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PLOTS Guide Online The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for 2020 is now available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. In addition, the free printed PLOTS guides will be available in mid-August at most license vendors and other locations throughout the state. The guide will feature about 800,000 PLOTS acres. Because the guide is printed in mid-August, some PLOTS tracts highlighted in the guide may have been removed from the program since the time of printing. There will also be some P...
The recruitment, retainment and reactivation (R3) efforts underway across the hunting and fishing world are notable, monumental and ultimately important to the future of the outdoors and conservation. States across the map have created special youth hunting weekends ahead of the general openers and agencies sponsor dedicated programs for facilitating time in the field for young and inexperienced hunters in conjunction with non-profits like Pheasants Forever, the Ruffed Grouse Society and local...
Where once Canada geese were a rarity in North Dakota, populations now continue to climb, leading to liberalized bag limits and more opportunities for hunters to start after these popular waterfowl. With the August Management Take/Early September Season kicking off on Sat. Aug. 15, hunters will have an even greater chance to harvest their share of Canada geese this year, as numbers in the state have increased over 2019, thanks to an abundance of water and habitat and good recruitment this...
The North Dakota Game & Fish Department's (NDG&F) Private Land Open to Sportsmen (PLOTS) program has regained an important benchmark in its efforts to open access to high-quality habitat for hunters each fall, as this year, according to Keving Kading, NDG&F Private Lands Section Leader, the program has topped 800,000 acres for the first time in many seasons. Kading also stresses that the quality of those acres enrolled in PLOTS is also up, and many of the additions in 2020 sport brand new...
John Christiansen says he will be prepared for his first day of teaching at New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary. He comes to NR-S with five years of experience teaching both fifth and sixth grade at Bowbells Elementary. If his experience has taught him anything, it is that fifth grade students have some very special characteristics. Fueled by curiosity, these young learners are quick to use their advanced communication skills and abstract thinking to make for some pretty dynamic problem-solving. Th...
As the new school year approaches, Megan Thompson has been busy preparing her classroom at New Rockford-Sheyenne School. This marks a huge milestone for the recent Valley City State University grad: she has her very own classroom, with her name on the door. Thompson is employed by East Central Center for Exceptional Children to deliver special education services to the students at New Rockford-Sheyenne Elementary. She brings to the job a specialized dual degree in elementary education and...
Back to school season can be filled with excitement but also stress. If you or a loved one is struggling during these times, please call FirstLink. They are available here 24/7. FirstLink can help you get connected with local resources for the back to school season. Our database has resources relating to school supplies, school clothing, childcare and much more that may be helpful for the transition into the school year. FirstLink also offers listening and support. We can be reached by dialing 211 or (701) 235-7335 and by text at 898-211...
State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler joined Burgum at a press briefing on Monday, August 10 to announce that the Governor’s Office and Department of Public Instruction are partnering to make available a next-generation precision online learning tool for reading, language arts and mathematics during the 2020-21 school year. Exact Path, an award-winning program of Edmentum, will provide precise and actionable academic pathways for students based on their current progress and create a road map to guide them to grade-level proficiency and North D...
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