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ATV/UTV riders: ride safe on public and private lands
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges youth users of recreational vehicles and their parents to operate responsibly, including on private lands.
Fish Like a GIRL
It would be remiss of me to not mention that this week was National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Invasive Species are a topic about which I have written quite a bit.
The Lake Where You Live
Here in the lake country we worry a lot about invasive species, some that we can easily see, like varieties of snails, crayfish and aquatic plants, and others less visible, more insidious, like the spiny water flea.
Northwoods Yard & Garden
With the arrival of March, yard and garden thoughts start looking ahead to spring. Pruning trees is one of the first items on the spring gardening calendar. Apples top the pruning list. Apple trees pruned on a regular basis produce better fruit and are easier to care for than un-pruned …
Northwoods Almanac
As one would expect given this exceptionally warm winter, researchers at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory report that ice coverage across the Great Lakes has reached a historic low.
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Wisconsin Wildlife Federation to head coalition to address fish and wildlife fund deficit
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced it expected a $16 million deficit in its fish and wildlife account by 2026.
Land use affects stream and river health
Every angler understands the need to keep streams and rivers healthy. A recent presentation from The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, in combination with Water Action Volunteers, looked at the factors that affect stream and river health.
Northwoods moose no longer on the loose
For the last three years, a moose has been wandering through the Northwoods. On June 25, 2020, Keith Warning said he saw the moose’s tracks for the first time on his property near the western side of Minocqua. The last time he saw the moose, he said, was Oct. 28 …
Changes in climate affect biocontrol efforts
Recently Carrie Brown-Lima spoke at a Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network presentation regarding changes in climate and how those changes may affect biocontrol agents and their hosts.
Fish Like a GIRL
This week I wrote about the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation heading a coalition looking to address the deficit in the Department of Natural Resources fish and wildlife account.
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The Lake Where You Live
This lake country we live in includes two Great Lakes, each within a reasonable driving distance. I’m a Lake Michigan boy, but I find something even more captivating about Lake Superior.
DNR now accepting submissions for Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting entries for the 16th annual Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project through April 1. The top photographs and writing submissions will be featured in the DNR’s Office of Great Waters next calendar.
ICORE Bike Mercer expansion project
The town of Mercer approved a bike trail feasibility study at its Feb. 8 town board meeting. The vote to approve was unanimous by all town supervisors.
Help protect Wisconsin’s endangered resources this tax season
Tax form donations to the Endangered Resources Fund have helped the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) restore bald eagles, trumpeter swans and osprey to Wisconsin skies and have kept more than 400 other endangered wildlife species and 300 plant species from vanishing from Wisconsin.
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Beneficial insects can play a significant role in managing yard and garden pest insects. This does not mean just order ladybugs and release them in your plantings this coming season, however. Instead, consider what these insects can and cannot do along with how to attract them to your yard and …
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