Although African swine fever has not officially reached the CNMI, the Department of Lands and Natural Resources is not taking any chances, warning that the disease has made its way from China to the Philippines and has the potential to spread toward Micronesia. This early, DLNR,...

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources’ Sea Turtle Program in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center recently conducted in-water sea turtle surveys around the island of Saipan.  Public Outreach...

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources is planning to build a boating safety warehouse and a ramp using a federal grant. DLNR informed the Commonwealth Ports Authority recently that the warehouse and ramp will be used for rescue operations by the Division of Fish and...

An official of the Saipan Agricultural Fair Association is confident that Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, who is acting in Gov. Ralph DLG Torres’ stead, will enact a bill that allocates $23,000 to SAFA, just in time for this Saturday’s agricultural fair. The 36th Annual Agricultural...