As far as John Mathys is concerned, there’s nowhere he rather be than with his dogs and horses in a remote central Wisconsin marsh on a rainy Friday afternoon.
Mathys made the two-hour trip from Green Bay to the National Prairie Chicken Shooting Dog Championship, which has been held each year since the early 1970s at the Buena Vista Grasslands – part of the Buena Vista Wildlife Area – in Portage County.
Fish moving shallower, more active, as water temps drop
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A large solar farm under construction in Portage County’s town of Grant isn’t expected have a significant effect on Wisconsin’s largest population of greater prairie chickens, despite being built right next to the Buena Vista Wildlife Area.
A 2025 agreement between the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) and Vista Sands Solar is expected to protect Buena Vista’s greater prairie chickens from the solar farm project, said Andy Lewandowski, of Muskego, a member of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation board of directors.
Solar farm pact protects prairie chickens in Wisconsin’s Buena Vista Wildlife Area Read More »
It’s harvest season, and oh what a harvest it will be.
According to the federal government, America’s farmers will pick 16 billion bushels of corn this fall and 4.5 billion bushels of soybean from 173 million acres. The corn harvest is expected to be the second largest in history. The soybean harvest is forecast to be larger than those of recent years. Could a common insecticide that aids crop production be contributing to shrinking wild turkey populations? The National Wild Turkey Federation aims to find out.
A Quick Chat about new wild turkey research with Dr. Gabriel Hamer Read More »
Tim Lesmeister explains how to get the most out of
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I have been earnestly following the state and tribal efforts to put a stop to the decline in Great Lakes whitefish populations, not just because whitefish are near and dear to me, but because of what they represent to the Great Lakes region, its history, and its people.
In the Sept. 11 issue of Michigan Outdoor News, it was reported that the Michigan Legislature had approved $350,000 toward whitefish recovery, with efforts directed especially in northern lakes Michigan and Huron, where zebra and quagga mussels have severely diminished the population by filtering organisms that young whitefish need to survive.
Tom Pink: Is it too late to save Great Lakes whitefish? Read More »
State conservation funds are allowing the Tower area Minnesota DNR office to begin a series of improvements that officials hope will make the Darwin Myers wildlife management area more attractive to both wildlife and human visitors.
The WMA is located along the Embarrass River at the site of a former system of cultivated “wild rice” paddies that fell into disuse decades ago.
Reinvest-In-Minnesota funds help restore a complex wetland system Read More »
Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders is a boots-on-the-ground hero, deservedly so given his recent feat that casts fresh light on the noble outdoor pursuit of hiking.
Sanders, 91, officially reclaimed the record as the oldest person to through-hike the entire Appalachian Trail (AT) on Aug. 31. It took him 359 days, weathering 71 falls, and a temporary health scare that put him in a hospital in Maine. Not to mention something like 4 million-plus bootsteps.
Steve Pollick: Take a hike. It just might clear the mind Read More »
It was a big project for a small fish. The emerald shiner, arguably one of the most important fish in the Great Lakes, received a significant amount of funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – $13.4 million to be exact – to help the tiny baitfish overcome the strong currents of New York’s Niagara River.
Fish passage project in New York helps Great Lakes emerald shiners Read More »
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