A couple of springs ago Mary Lou and I visited the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge located along the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
Pileated woodpeckers are non-migratory residents of mature, dense forests of the eastern and northwestern United States. Pileated woodpecker h…
On March 20, we celebrated the return of spring and the spring equinox. That is when the sun crosses the equator line, heading toward the nort…
Almost every time I see a beautiful stand of white birch, two names come to mind, Hugh Iltis and Robert Frost.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources identified a potential issue with a disproportionate amount of female hatchery-reared extended g…
The application period for the 2021 elk hunt is open through May 31.
Spring is in the air and local birds are giving notice! Back-capped chickadees and northern cardinals are singing their spring songs. Pine gro…
According to the American Meteorological Society, the snow garland is a rare and beautiful phenomenon in which snow is festooned from trees, f…
Fire-management crews plan to conduct prescribed burns on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ properties throughout the state from Marc…
The Department of Natural Resources announced the open application period for a newly formed Wolf Management Plan Committee. Beginning this mo…
Hunters will need to hustle to fill the quota set by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of 200 wolves before the season ends at the…
The northern goshawk is an uncommon winter visitor and summer resident in northern Wisconsin. However, every ten years or so when their favore…
One of the things I like to do while leading natural history safaris to Africa is to watch the behavior of similar animals, but of different s…
Artists hoping to have their artwork featured on a piece of history and contribute to environmental restoration efforts can enter the Wisconsi…
EAU CLAIRE — This should be a fish story about the one that got away.
Gather your family and get outside to enjoy the winter beauty of the St. Croix River valley on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. with St…
Eagle-eyed Wisconsinites reported dozens of new bald eagle nests in 2020, while volunteers from Madison Audubon Society monitored known nests …
Wisconsin’s annual sturgeon spearing season begins Feb. 13 and runs for 16 days, or until any of the pre-determined harvest caps are met. This…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hosting a virtual open house for the public to learn about the Deer Management Assistance Program.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Jan. 26 that the five Wisconsin elk hunters filled their tags during Wisconsin’s third…
Gail Good, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Air Management Program director, received the 2020 Rebecca Wallace Memorial Award during …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources completed a record number of prescribed burns within state natural areas in the fall to maintain…
Price County has hosted some unusual rare bird visitors this winter. First it was a brown thrasher on Berry Patch Road in Fifield; a rare grea…
After almost three decades of trail building and maintenance, Dean and Jayne Paynter are experts at cutting and removing buckthorn and other i…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its annual Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award. Nominees are selecte…
Early January, usually one of our coldest winter months, was uncharacteristically mild with daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 20s and l…
Reduce salt usage this winter and help improve Wisconsin’s freshwater ecosystems.
Every year, thousands flock to Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes to participate in the sturgeon spearing tradition. With the 2021 sturgeon spea…