Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – Jan. 9, 2018
2018 Wisconsin Public Lands Access is now available.
January 9, 2018
Study: Salt levels in U.S. rivers becoming dangerous
Many of the nation’s rivers and streams have levels of salt that are becoming dangerous, posing a threat to drinking water sources, infrastructure, and marine ecosystems and organisms of all kinds, according to a study published Monday, Jan. 8 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some of the major changes in salinity were noted
New bill aims to loosen restrictions on developing Wisconsin-managed wetlands
Law change would not impact federally-owned wetlands under Corps of Engineers management.
Your Daily Minnesota Outdoor News Update – Jan. 9, 2018
Up your ice-angling odds with a tip from Chris Kuduk.
Gander Outdoors says it will open 69 stores by May – 39 in Great Lakes region
Gander Outdoors, formerly known as Gander Mountain, recently released a list of 69 stores that new parent company Camping World Holdings, Inc., said will reopen by May – with the majority of those stores in the Great Lakes region. The stores, along with a number that won’t reopen, were originally closed because of last year’s
Ohio bans sale of dozens of invasive plants under new rules
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has banned the sale of more than three dozen invasive plant species under new rules that took effect Sunday. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the state now prohibits the sale of destructive species including certain types of honeysuckles, autumn olive shrubs and Bradford pear trees. Officials say the plants can spread
Ann Arbor’s expanded deer hunt runs through end of month
It could be the city’s biggest hunt if it goes according to plan.
West Nile virus not thought to hinder Wisconsin ruffed grouse numbers
WNV has been confirmed in a handful of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula ruffed grouse, but not yet in Wisconsin ruffies.
Minnesota may see smoky skies due to western wildfires – next summer
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota could see a repeat of smoky skies next summer as huge fires continue in the western United States. Daniel Dix, an air quality meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, told Minnesota Public Radio that wildfires, such as the recent blazes in California, are becoming more common. Climate change and
