Lumberjack event returning
Beware of possibly fragile fawns
Fishing contest rules announced
NRB’s monthly meeting approaching
Ruffed grouse report released
The white pine was planted in 1883, the man said. It’s at the end of his driveway, and David is quite sure of the year because an older neighb…
Help with invasive plant sought
What is the comfort in the return to something familiar? Why does it feel good to return to what we know, what we like, what we expect, what w…
It’s finally late April and while readers downstate have little bursts of green here and there, those of us in northwestern Wisconsin have lit…
They’re out of hibernation and back in circulation. Bears are roaming again, and if you’re unlucky or untidy in the matters of garbage and bir…
DNR updates spring operations
I spent most of the winter complaining to anyone who would listen — including all you readers — about the almost total absence of birds in my …
Turkey hunt nears in state
Knowing I’m not invited, I attempt to stay on the edges, blend in where I can, and always be quiet. I am the interloper here in the dimness of dawn.
While most of the focus of this column is on birding and hiking, there are, of course, a lot of other creatures we encounter when we’re doing …
So we want spring now. It showed up on the calendar two weeks ago, but has it really arrived in the backyard and down the road? We want warmer…
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MADISON — The state Department of Natural Resources announced this week that nearly 38,000 acres of private land will be open for public acces…
MADISON — Frogs will soon begin chorusing throughout Wisconsin and the Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to lend their…
Since I wrote last week’s column, most of the snow has melted along the South Shore and signs of spring are everywhere. The robins who were be…
The swamp is about 300 yards away, down the street hill and across the highway. Shaped like a piece of pie, it stretches for about a quarter o…
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