Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up.
Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt. As executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, she’s leading a campaign to map every meter of the lakes’ bottom.
Effort under way to map entire bottom of Great Lakes Read More »
The captain’s chair at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sits empty a year after former DNR Secretary Adam Payne gave 10 days’ notice before retiring Nov. 1, 2023.
Payne served only 10 months after accepting Gov. Tony Evers’ appointment on Dec. 27, 2022. His Oct. 20, 2023, resignation letter cited neither job dissatisfaction nor age or health concerns. He was 55 when accepting the job. Evers, meanwhile, has said little about this cabinet vacancy, even though the DNR is Wisconsin’s most visible and publicly engaged agency.
Wisconsin DNR fisheries biologist Max Wolter recently wrote about fish
WI Daily Update: Some important fish species spawning right now in the fall Read More »
New York’s hunting community contributed $2 billion in 2022 through hunting related purchases while target shooting-related purchases accounted for another $1.6 billion.
The figures are derived from a recently released report by the Sportsman’s Alliance Foundation providing the latest data concerning the economic impact and importance of America’s hunters and sport shooters to national and state economies.
Report shows hunting, target shooting worth $133 billion nationally Read More »
A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation fishing pier/boat launch project on the southwest end of Skaneateles Lake has been delayed for nearly a decade – primarily because of a nearby bald eagle nest.
Work finally started late last year, but stopped this year. Nevertheless, DEC officials say the project is still a go.
Work on New York’s Skaneateles Lake boat launch and fishing pier slated for 2025 Read More »
Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac should be considered the environmental primer of the 20th century.
Oct. 27 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of this literary classic. The book, printed in 15 languages, with more than 2 million copies sold, involves a look at events in the natural world as the calendar turns each month. Its following series of essays help to unlock secrets of the natural world.
Commentary: Reflecting on Leopold’s Sand County Almanac on its 75th anniversary Read More »
The Minnesota DNR confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in
MN Daily Update: Zebra mussels discovered in two more lakes Read More »
A new law in neighboring Missouri is allowing hunters there to use drones to recover wounded deer, turkey, and other wildlife this fall.
Illinois wildlife officials have not given in to the new technology, as noted in the 2024-25 Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations: “It is unlawful to take, pursue or intentionally harass or disturb in any manner any wild birds or mammals by use or aid of any vehicle, conveyance, or unmanned aircraft (drone) . . .”
Illinois DNR even went a step further when asked by a St. Louis TV station about Missouri legalizing drones to recover game animals.
Missouri allows drone use in recovery of wildlife – will Illinois join? Read More »
For the first time in nearly 120 years, researchers confirmed the presence of live individuals of the state-endangered salamander mussel in Illinois, marking a major biodiversity milestone for the state.
Conservation biologist Mark Davis and malacologist Sarah Douglass of the Illinois Natural History Survey, combined environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques with conventional mussel surveys to detect both the salamander mussel and its host, the mudpuppy in the Sangamon River in central Illinois.
Endangered salamander mussel found for first time in Illinois in 120 years Read More »
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