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The Lake Where You Live

I can’t remember how old I was when I first caught a fish on an artificial bait. I don’t even remember the kind lure or the species of fish.

Kids Fishing Day Aug. 8 in Minocqua

All kids are invited to come out and fish for the Kids Fishing Day in Minocqua on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Boulder Junction Public Library presents Mary Burns and John Bates Aug. 10

The Boulder Junction Public Library presents award-winning weaver Mary Burns and local author, naturalist and educator John Bates on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Boulder Junction Community Center.

An evening with the executive director of NLDC

Join us at the North Lakeland Discovery Center (NLDC) on Aug. 9 for an informal and personal gathering where you’ll delve into a specific aspect of our state’s ecology, while also having the chance to interact directly with our director, John Heusinkveld, as he shares insights into the latest developments …

Surface Water Grant Program guidance document updated

The Surface Water Grant Program provides over $6 million in funding for eligible projects each year.
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Fish Like a GIRL

Last week I had the opportunity to teach a stream camp we called Riparian Rangers. My friend Linda and I took five kids to a small local stream to gather some data and check out the critters that lived there. I took my WAV Stream Monitoring gear along and we …

One too many

First of all, I am not writing this article to create enemies nor am I attempting to create friends. The reason I am displaying a backyard winter scene in a typical neighborhood up north, is to point out a slowly progressing problem that is developing amongst our communities and neighborhoods …

Public asked for input on game bird broods

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to assist with game bird reproduction monitoring throughout the state.

Wisconsin Bass Team Trail anglers fish Lake Nokomis

The third stop of the Wisconsin Bass Team Trail (WBTT) presented by Arbor Vita Marine was at Lake Nokomis on July 17.

The Lake Where You Live

All things by immortal power, near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. — Francis Thompson
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Join Northwoods Land Trust for Wisconsin Land Trust Days

Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) is delighted to announce it will host a Hike and Bog Investigation at Tower Nibiiwan Conservation Area on Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The event will start at the access point near the intersection of Arbutus Drive and Saari Point Drive.

Additional funds eaermarked for Well Compensation Grant Program

Recently the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Governor Tony Evers invested $10 million to expand eligibility for the Well Compensation Program.

Wisconsin Bow Hunters Association, others, file petition with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist wolves

According to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association website, the organization has joined with other national and Midwest groups to petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the gray wolf in the Great Lakes Region.

Third wolf listening session brings sides together

The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Sporting Dogs Association and Wisconsin Wolf Facts held a third listening session last week in Clintonville.

Wisconsin Trails Network Plan ready for public comment

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recently released the draft update to the state’s Trails Network Plan.
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