An Arctic loon was spotted for the first time ever in Wisconsin when Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Biologist Ryan Bra…
If you want to know what kind of baits fisherpersons are using around Fifield, all you need to do is look at utility lines around fishing hole…
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress and partner organizations applaud the vote by the Joint Committee on Finance to include a $5 adjustment to…
We often enjoyed sitting outside at dusk or on a moonlit night watching bats dart around our house and barn catching their favorite food, inse…
If you come across a fawn this spring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources urges you not to touch it since there is a good chance it…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is now accepting artwork entries for the Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl Stamp design contes…
MADISON — Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board has again tabled proposed changes to the state’s 10-year elk management plan, which has drawn sh…
With turtle nesting season soon underway, state conservation biologists and highway officials are joining forces to encourage Wisconsinites to…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hosting the 9th annual Free Fun Weekend June 5-6. Park admission fees, fishing licenses and t…
MADISON (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources policy board started the process Wednesday, May 26, of revising Wisconsin’s wolf hunt rules…
In Part 1 (see May 5 edition), I discussed Jerry Apps new book, “When The White Pine Was King.” Part 2 continues the white pine discussion wit…
For the first time since 2015, new counties in Wisconsin have been added to state and federal gypsy moth quarantine, according to the Wisconsi…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced that the 2021 northern zone muskellunge season will kick off May 29 and run throug…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources awarded two hunters from central Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award for their acti…
When Rob Bignell thinks of spring wildflowers and Janesville, he thinks of the Devil's Staircase segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
I will be writing two columns on one of my favorite tree species, the white pine. Part 1 discusses a book published in 2020 by noted Wisconsin…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public that there are several operations updates at state parks and other DNR-m…
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced in April that new populations of some of Wisconsin’s rarest plants, including orchids …
The following is a news release from Caitlyn Schuchhardt, outreach coordinator for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (wisconservat…
Northern Wisconsin Early April Bird Report by Wisconsin DNR Conservation Biologist Ryan Brady:
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…