Sun-blocking barriers helping fight invasive weeds in Lake Tahoe lagoon
The installations are the beginning of the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association’s multi-year plan to wipe out the plants.
July 31, 2017
In Oregon, Rogue River’s summer steelhead returns above 10-year average
Early freshwater return has allowed the fish to avoid the drought and poor ocean conditions of the past few years that have impacted its species elsewhere.
Rare CWD elk case in Sheridan, Wyo., area
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says a cow elk in southeast Washakie County has been diagnosed with chronic wasting disease. Agency spokesman Renny MacKay says the elk had been previously collared as part of the elk movement study that evaluated the migrations and behaviors of elk in the Bighorn Mountains. Sheridan
Eat more (red swamp) crayfish?
Perhaps the best tactic for defeating an invasive species is to market them as edible and encourage people to catch and eat as many as possible.
Blueberries the ultimate wild food experience while camping in BWCAW
After a day of paddling and portaging, blueberry season in a north country wilderness delivers a tasty treat for kids and adults alike.
Survey of New York’s Chemung River shows solid fishing
Elmira, N.Y. — If you’re fishing the Southern Tier’s Chemung River, you’re likely not picky about what you catch. You’re fishing from shore and, on average, you’ll catch something about every half hour. And you’ll have better luck, overall, between Corning and Elmira than you will from Elmira to the Pennsylvania state line. But even
Wisconsin’s Flambeau River State Forest new home to 31 Kentucky elk
Winter, Wis. — After another successful winter trapping effort in Kentucky, 31 elk were released recently from their quarantine pen in northern Wisconsin and are now roaming their new home in the Flambeau River State Forest. This year’s “release herd” represents the third year of Wisconsin’s elk translocation efforts from Kentucky and the first year
Southeast Minnesota trout streams are hit or miss
Prescott, Wis. — The Xs on Andy Roth’s fly-fishing guide calendar have been accumulating like the rainfall totals in the Driftless Area this summer. At least the big rains that hammered parts of southwest Wisconsin last week – but into southeast Minnesota a bit, too – narrowly missed the two main streams Roth has been
Southern Illinois University carp investigation aiming to trace fish’s movements
Carbondale, Ill. — The Asian carp caught last month a mere nine miles from Lake Michigan is still undergoing tests at Southern Illinois University to determine its origin. Greg Whitledge, an SIU zoologist, said a team has been examining the fish’s DNA and such things as calcium deposits in its ear bone to trace the
