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Wolf predation shaped by prey availability, pup-rearing demands in summer
Thomas Gable of the University of Minnesota and his research team conducted a study from 2015-24 on the summer predation behavior of more than 500 wolves. The team searched over 40,000 clusters of GPS locations and identified over 1,900 kill sites in an effort to see how the temporal dynamics …
Healthy Watersheds High Quality Waters viewers show valuable lake information
Wisconsin, and the Northwoods in particular, is home to some high quality waters. This recent webinar, presented by Lauren Haydon of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), looked at what can be done to protect those waters.
Hunters can help stop the spread of terrestrial invasives this fall
As hunting season approaches, there is always an uptick in the number of people who are in the woods. Hunters hike in to their stands breathing in deep the crisp morning air and leaving crunching under their feet.
Trees For Tomorrow honors GLTPA and Henry Schienebeck for dedication to natural resources education
Trees For Tomorrow (TFT), a leading environmental education center based in Eagle River, is thrilled to announce the presentation of its prestigious TFT Award for outstanding service in natural resources education to the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) and its executive director Henry Schienebeck.
Fish Like a GIRL
Last week, I mentioned that this week I would talk about some of the grant applications that came through for the Besadny Grant Program. I am a member of the Natural Resources Foundation board, and through that, I was able to grab a seat in the Besadny Grant committee. Having …
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The Lake Where You Live
Three weeks ago after handing the pontoon off to the dealer for storage, I took the cedar deck sections off the pier and stacked them on the platform next to our lakefront stairway. I left the metal frame in the water until today. Now, wearing hip boots and carrying a …
Chew on this!
Before we know it, the holidays will be here. Many of us are already getting ready for deer camp and all the fun, food and camaraderie that comes along with that. All of these things can mean we need to bring a dish to pass, or bring something to add …
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Most people will agree that shade trees provide their maximum benefits when covered with foliage during the growing season. Now that they have dropped their leaves until next spring, trees can still be aesthetically pleasing, and this is also valuable time to assess the overall condition of your shade trees.
Trees for Tomorrow gets funding to help with outdoor classroom
Founded in 1944, Trees for Tomorrow in Eagle River is the state’s oldest natural resources based school. The school uses transformative educational experiences to promote sustainable use of natural resources.
Preliminary deer harvest numbers available
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has preliminary deer season numbers available on their website through Oct. 29. So far, in the Northern Forest Zone, the DNR website shows 6,680 deer had been registered. Of those, 3,998 were antlered deer and 2,682 were antlerless.
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Alleged deer poaching near Sugar Camp results in two arrests
Deputies with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an alleged deer poaching near the town of Sugar Camp in the early morning hours of Oct. 19. Deputy Walker Hartman and deputy Ian Conkey were notified by dispatch of the incident just before 4 a.m. after the …
Wolf kills of deer fawns near human infrastructure more dependent on deer movement than building density, study finds
The Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem (GVE) is an ecosystem in Northern Minnesota in which many studies of wolves have been done. That research continues today. The ecosystem boundary was set nut by any geologic or hydrologic landscape features, but in order to bound the study area and therefore the research efforts.
Phenological extremes could jeopardize walleyes in north-temperate lakes
A 2024 study by Martha E. Barta et al. looked at phenological extremes and how those might affect walleye in 194 Midwestern lakes. Growing variability in things such as ice off and on could be causing trophic mismatches, or mismatches in the timing of peak predator and prey abundance.
Wayne Plant retires from Lumberjack RC&D
Wisconsin’s Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (RC&Ds) was established in 1962 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Lumberjack RC&D was established as a local council in the Northwoods in 1968.
DNR asks public to report bear den locations for research study
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report any black bear den locations across Wisconsin to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction. The Black Bear Litter and Diet Survey will generate new estimates of black bear reproductive rates within each bear management zone, …
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