I could hear the storm approaching as darkness fell. Low rumbles in the distance provided a bassline for the gentle, percussive music of the f…
Northern Wisconsin Early April Bird Report by WI 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.…
Spring in Wisconsin means warmer weather, melting ice and the start of the 2021 Ojibwe spring harvest season.
The soft but sickening thud sent out a wave of impacts. Conversation, typing, and higher-level thinking stopped. From four corners of the offi…
The Fifield Nature Education Center (NEC) recently awarded its first $1,000 scholarship to Ashley Hilgart, daughter of Bonnie and Chris Hilgar…
Call me old-fashioned, but I still use a wall calendar to keep track of schedules and appointments. I find it more convenient to be able to gl…
The metal studs on my fat bike tires crunched noisily on the trail as I pedaled furiously toward the top of a hill. Reaching the crest, I size…
Almost every time I see a beautiful stand of white birch, two names come to mind, Hugh Iltis and Robert Frost.
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the application period for the 2021 elk hunt is open throug…
The snow is melting, the soil is warming…and I can’t decide if that’s good or bad. The classic tracks on my favorite ski trail were in fantast…
Spring is in the air and local birds are giving notice! Back-capped chickadees and northern cardinals are singing their spring songs. Pine gro…
Despite an early morning temperature at 15 degrees below zero, bright and sunny skies quickly warmed temperatures up to the low 20s on Buttern…
According to the American Meteorological Society, the snow garland is a rare and beautiful phenomenon in which snow is festooned from trees, f…
As I've mentioned before, February is my favorite time of winter, the frigid two weeks we had this year notwithstanding. The days are long eno…
Once upon a time, in the cool, dark air of his own backyard, a forestry professor swept the beam of a UV flashlight through the trees. He want…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It may be no surprise that outdoor activity in Wisconsin increased last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters and trappers have exceeded the state's wolf kill target by almost 100 animals, according to registration data the…
There’s a space kid inside almost every one of us. That fact is made clear to me by the nation’s giddy response to NASA’s most recent accompli…
Most of us are thrilled when we see an American bald eagle flying overhead or perched on a big white pine overlooking a lake or river. In fact…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials plan to end the state's wolf season after just three days after hunters and trappers killed …
The northern goshawk is an uncommon winter visitor and summer resident in northern Wisconsin. However, every ten years or so when their favore…
The Price County Deer Advisory Committee’s unanimous recommendation to increase the county’s deer herd by 20% over the next three years will g…
Kerflumpf. Mumpf. Fump. It’s difficult to describe exactly the sound that snowshoes make in 18 inches of fresh, fluffy snow. I can tell you th…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's wolf hunt will begin next week with up to 200 animals to be harvested, the state Department of Natural Resour…
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest expects a new snowmobile trail to open this winter on the Medford-Park Falls Ranger District. The 13.5…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources said it will propose a harvest quota of 200 wolves when the the group's policy …
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ordered the state Department of Natural Resources on Thursday to start a gray wolf hunt this month ra…
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