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Hardwoood Hearings
A lot of the nooks and crannies in my frictionally wrinkled life are filled with duck calls. They call to me and I hear their voices between the spinning helter skelter as I wait for fall every year.
The Lake Where You Live
They were sitting around in the American Legion Bar in up Three Lakes the other night – “just topping off the tanks” is the way Steady Eddy puts it…
Bugles in the Badger State
As within the last couple years, roughly 25,000 state residents recently submitted an elk tag application before the May 31 deadline. To remember a time when elk were on Wisconsin’s landscape prior to successful reintroduction, you have to go all the way back to 1886. That year, the last known …
‘Walk on the Wild Side’ series this summer at Minocqua Winter Park
Minocqua Winter Park announces a full season’s worth of its “Walk on the Wild Side” series! In addition to the June 28 event, “Explore the Secret Lives of Northern Wisconsin’s Most Popular Fishes,” the series will offer presentations on a number of Northwoods wonders.
Take action on invasive species this June
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to take action to avoid spreading invasive species in June, which is Invasive Species Action Month, and all year long.
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Lakeland trap team fires off awards from season
The Lakeland trap team distributed season awards to athletes on June 1 at the Minocqua Gun Club. Amelia Wigant and Tyler Fadroski received Top Gun awards for having the highest individual conference score of all team members. Wigant scored a 181/225 throughout the nine week season, and Fadroski tallied 209/225. …
Kids Fishing Days in Minocqua
The Northwoods Chapter of Muskies Inc. presents Kids Fishing Days in Minocqua from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 16, July 14 and Aug. 11.
Kemp Station Field Day set for June 12
Kemp Natural Resources Station will hold a series of educational sessions on northern forests and regional plant life June 12 at the Connor Forestry Center, according to a press release. The event is open to the public, and no registration is required. Attendees may join any of the three sessions.
Traditional hunter safety course at Boulder Junction Shooting Range
The Boulder Junction Shooting Range is offering a traditional hunter safety course. The course will be offered in four sessions. The sessions will be held on Sunday, July 12, Wednesday, July 15, and Friday, July 17, from 5 to 8 p.m.; and on Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to …
Oneida County land and water summer events
The Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Department (LWCD) invites you to join them for events happening this spring and summer beginning in June and running through August kicking off the Fourth Annual Lights Out! (June 12-14 and Aug. 14-16) and other events.
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Slow down and give turtles a break during nesting season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to help turtles by slowing down on roadways, reporting crossings and protecting nests during turtle nesting season.
Lakeland Gardeners hosting pant sale and GardenFest this summer
The Lakeland Gardeners announced its June 20 plant sale. The plant sale is at JJ’s Acres, 9436 County Highway J, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plants are sourced from Lakeland Gardeners’ personal gardens and also from divisions and cuttings from the Seasons of Life Hospice Garden.
A look at prehistoric animal life presentation June 17 in St. Germain
The Sayner - St. Germain Fish and Wildlife Club will host the presentation, “Those Who Once Roamed – A Look at Prehistoric Animal Life,” by naturalists Licia Kuckkahn Johnson and Jenna Richardson on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m. at the St. Germain Community Center.
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Yellow leaves appearing on green plants raise concerns for gardeners. It could just be a simple normal process, or it may signal a more complex problem needing to be addressed. Taking a closer look by analyzing the situation is suggested.
Hardwoood Hearings
An outdoor classroom like no other, the duck blind is a place where wonder and thought can roam free with whatever else shall cross its path. Within it’s uncharming and nonconforming walls, made of a melting pot of natural things, a student can hide from avian detection, but never from …
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