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Trees for Tomorrow taps into spring with a maple syrup basics workshop
The basics of maple syrup — from tap to sap to syrup — offer a world of flavor waiting to be unlocked. On March 21, Trees For Tomorrow (TFT) environmental educator and maple syrup aficionado Todd Starling will lead participants on a hands-on maple syrup–making adventure.
2026 Public Access Lands Atlas now available
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2026 Public Access Lands Atlas is now available for purchase.
DNR cautions to be extra careful on frozen waterbodies
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages all heading out on ice to use caution and remember that no ice is safe ice. Recent warmer temperatures can cause ice to thin. Snowmobiles, UTVs and vehicles can weigh thousands of pounds, increasing the risk of falling through the ice.
Support Wisconsin’s rare wildlife with the Endangered Resources Tax Checkoff
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to consider donating to the Endangered Resources Fund on their Wisconsin income taxes. Donations made through the Donations section of tax forms are matched and go directly to conserve rare plants, animals and state natural areas.
DNR now accepting entries for Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting entries for the 18th annual Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project now through April 1. Top photographs and writing submissions will be included in the next Wisconsin’s Great Waters Calendar.
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2026 ice shanty removal deadlines approaching
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that ice shanty removal deadlines are approaching. Today, Feb. 20, is the first in a series of deadlines for ice anglers to remove shelters from inland and boundary waters around the state.
Harshaw Sports Club Banquet coming up in March
The Harshaw Sports Club is known for its distinct sporting clays course. It also has a Wednesday trap league, runs hunter safety education and heavily supports youth shooting sports.
Ice fishing south
I grew up in southeastern Wisconsin in the suburbs of Milwaukee and an area referred to as Lake Country. We ice fished a little bit on a few lakes nearby while growing up and there are great memories from that time. One thing, however, is I never got to experience …
Waterfowl Congregate at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
As waterfowl in the Pacific Flyway prep to leave the wintering grounds and spread their wings for a migration northward, they rest and refuel at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Colusa, Calif. The Colusa NWR is a subunit of the combined Sacramento NWR, which includes other units like …
The Lake Where You Live
A fellow Birch Lake resident wrote lately to ask if Birch Lake still has bullheads. He’d seen schools of black bullhead fry in the shallows near his dock, but not in recent years. In the teeth of a long cold front, I enjoyed getting a question about a liquid-water, summer-ish …
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MLF’s Fishing Clash Team Series Heritage Cup in Minocqua premiered on Outdoor Channel
The first episode of the Major League Fishing’s (MLF) Fishing Clash Team Series Knighten Industries Heritage Cup Presented by Bass Boat Technologies from Minocqua premiered on Outdoor Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on Outdoor Channel, with re-airings available on the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Green houseplants enhance our indoor winter environments in many ways. All growing plants, including those green houseplants, are very efficient systems of specialized tissues and processes that collectively work together with some basic essential inputs.
Sleeping Away the Winter Months
Sometimes during the winter months you have to be somewhat envious of the black bear. Can you imagine for a second, that we would have the physiological capability to simply enter into a deep sleep from the month of November and gradually wake up in early spring.
Vilas County LWC hosts regional speaking, poster competion
“Essentially, all life depends upon the soil ... there can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.”
Minocqua Forest Riders Vintage Snowmobile Day set for Feb. 21
Last year’s Minocqua Forest Riders Snowmobile Club’s Vintage Snowmobile Day drew almost 1,000 people. Organizers say this year’s program is shaping to draw even more people to the event. The event will take place at the Area 31 complex at 13050 Gilbertson Road, Minocqua.
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