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2025 spring hearings are just over a week away
Each year the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) partners with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the state’s spring hearings. This is an opportunity that is unique to Wisconsin residents. Wisconsin is the only state that asks for public opinion in this open forum type of way regarding various issues …
Cyanobacteria presentation looks ahead to warmer weather
While it is still quite cold in the Northwoods and winter does not want to seem to loosen its grasp, soon some lakes in the Northwoods may see algal blooms as temperatures rise. At Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention this year, Gina LaLiberte, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) water resources …
Fish Like a GIRL
As I write this, I am staying in a hotel in Ashland, watching the wind whip the rain/snow/ice mix across the bay of the big lake. It reminds one of the power of water, for sure. As I checked in last night, before the storm, it also gave me some …
The Lake Where You Live
We don’t fish for them. We rarely see them. We don’t know their names; if we encounter them at all, maybe we just call them “minnows.”
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Apple scab is one of the more common foliar diseases of trees and was a widespread problem across Wisconsin in 2024. Flowering crabapples and apples grown in orchards are prone to infection, which can cause most leaves to drop off the tree early. Managing this disease involves planning before the …
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Mosquito management aims for fewer bites, not just fewer mosquitos
With melting snow comes standing water. With standing water comes mosquitoes. But those mosquitoes that need the melting snow to turn into adults are not around all summer long.
New fishing license year has begun
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DIRA) reminds anglers that 2024-25 fishing licenses expire on March 31. All residents and nonresidents over 16 must possess a valid 2025-26 general fishing license to fish in Wisconsin’s inland waters. Along with the new licenses, the new fishing regulations are now available for …
DNR seeking public comment on variance to NHAL state forest master plan for bicycle touring trails, vault toilet
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a proposed variance to the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest Master Plan. As described in Chapter NR 44 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, a master plan variance is a change in the use or management of an area …
DNR seeking volunteers for help with frog and toad calling surveys
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers for the annual Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey to help document frog and toad breeding calls throughout the state this spring and summer.
Wild cougar cubs spotted in the UP
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on March 13 that for the first time in 100 years, cougar cubs were spotted living in the wild. State biologists, the Michigan DNR said, confirmed the felines caught on camera were indeed cougar cubs. The infant animals were seen on private …
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Autism expert offers emergency response training April 8-9, public invited
Miscommunication can be deadly in any emergency situation, and may be more likely to arise when assisting someone on the autism spectrum. Fortunately, local law enforcement and first responders have the opportunity next week to listen to one of the leading experts on how to interact with people with autism …
What is the deal with shed hunting?
For the uninitiated, shed hunting is not spending a day in the spring at a big box home improvement store or an Amish village looking for a building in which to store the lawn tractor. Sheds, in this case, are antlers that are shed from buck white tailed deer or …
Study shows metal and plastic surfaces can be contaminated with CWD when processing venison
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an always fatal neurological disease affecting cervids such as white tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. CWD is prion disease, which are misfolded proteins. These prions have the propensity to actually bind to surfaces. A recent study looked at their ability to bind to …
Get ready to fish a Neko rig this spring
The Neko rig has truly been around a long time. But it has not gained popularity, perhaps due to its previous lack of a name, until the last few years. The Neko rig is a finesse fishing tactic that can be deadly any time of the year, but works especially …
Fish Like a GIRL
There’s been a lot of talk lately in the bass fishing world about a thing called the “no information rule.” I totally understand the rule, at its heart, but I also feel like it is being carried a little too far in some instances.
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