John Myers

John Myers

Outdoors reporter

John Myers reports on the outdoors, natural resources and the environment for the Duluth News Tribune. He's been at the News Tribune since 1986, reporting a variety of topics, including eight years covering state and national government at the state Capitol in St. Paul. He's also covered the environment, mining, forest fires, climate, weather, crime, science, local government and general news. You can reach him at jmyers@duluthnews.com.

The EPA project has 300 swallow houses up around Duluth and Boulder Lake to study PFAS impacts.
Lawmakers adjourn after making “historic” improvements for the environment and outdoor recreation.
Many of the highest-rated national parks are not exactly well-known or highly visited.
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The case has inspired state lawmakers to seek double restitution for malicious killing of wildlife.
Water temperatures now can render you unable to function within minutes — if you even live that long.
Saturday's opener will be breezy but the ice is out of nearly all lakes -- except in the far northern Arrowhead region.
Grab your nets, a big bucket and a fishing license, smelt are in town.
License sales reached a recent peak during the 2020 pandemic and have dropped some since then.
Ice on northern lakes, bait shortage predicted, new limits on some waters and places you aren’t allowed to fish.