Most of the time we take clouds for granted. They are so commonplace in our lives that we don’t think much about them — until they bring storm…
Pretty much everyone who lives or vacations in the northern parts of the Midwest or New England is familiar with the otherworldly call of the …
A rare carnivorous plant last documented in Ashland County along with 59 never-before-seen populations of other rare plants in Wisconsin are a…
Recently I wrote about the rich variety of birds that are coming and going around my neighborhood, most of them in an area as small as 10 acre…
A few weeks ago, we got 3.7 inches of rain in Fifield from a tropical storm originating in the Gulf of Mexico. This was only the fourth time a…
While mowing our lawn, I decided to leave a small patch of orange hawkweed that was beginning to bloom. Orange hawkweed is an invasive species…
Something pretty unusual happened last week when on Tuesday, the Bay Area was the hottest location in the state. Not being one to stay cooped …
Brick chimneys may be a key component to conserving acrobatic, fast-flying chimney swifts, so Wisconsin residential and commercial property ow…
We heard a “thud” at the window. We thought it might have been a bird hitting the window. We looked down to see a small, fiery orange warbler …
It was 1 a.m. when I groggily sat up in bed. Was that my phone ringing? It was.
Following a three-month application period, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources randomly drew four Wisconsin residents who will have…
Preliminary totals show Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 44,963 birds during the 2020 spring turkey hunting season, nearly a 17% increase f…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has confirmed that two deer at a Trempealeau County hunting ranch have …
Why do turtles cross the road? The answer, of course, “to get to the other side.” While that is true, the reasons are much more complex than that.
The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a member of the woodpecker family and is the most migratory of all woodpecker species. It winters in the south…
For a time, thousands of brook trout spawned in the Portage County creek known as the Isherwood Lateral.
We have a four-year-old son. So dinosaurs are currently a really big deal in our house. Styracosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Parasaurolophus (and …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proud to host the 8th annual Wisconsin Free Fun Weekend. Park admission fees, fishing license…
There’s a very crafty sign just inside my door that says “Everybirdie’s Welcome.”
Many black bears have begun to emerge from their dens throughout Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources encourages residents to take p…
An empathetic 29-year-old Oshkosh man, fueled by a personal loss, took the extra steps to reunite the owner to his treasured crossbow found in…
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress received a record-setting 64,943 responses to the 2020 Spring Hearing Questionnaire featuring topics rangi…
Sponsors and landowners interested in hosting a unique hunting opportunity for disabled hunters are reminded of the fast-approaching June 1 de…
Seasoned birdwatchers and casual nature observers have probably noticed that we have all kinds of new arrivals here in the Northland and aroun…
As Wisconsinites head to favorite streams and recreate outdoors during the “safer at home” order, River Alliance of Wisconsin reminds anglers …
This winter, John Brylski joined approximately 100 other people who volunteer for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, tracking wolv…
Every spring hundreds of bird-loving Wisconsinites participate in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon, the largest bird conservation fundraiser in t…
Here’s the scenario: You must scramble across slippery rocks without falling into the cold water. Then you have to chase down large prehistori…