Migratory birds rely on Driftless Region to refuel
Tim Eisele
June 2, 2023
Thompson said the Driftless Region stands out from an aerial view of the forest biomass of the United States.
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Wisconsin’s Lac du Flambeau tribe charges public for boat-landing permits
Doug Etten
May 30, 2023
Anglers, water skiers, business owners, and lakefront owners who are not Lac du Flambeau (LdF) tribal members are being told by LdF leaders they will have to buy a permit to launch watercraft within the
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: CWD confirmed in second wild Wood County deer
Staff Report
May 30, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related news items published in the June 2, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board gets a look at past year’s DNR CWD efforts
Tim Eisele
May 30, 2023
The DNR gave the Natural Resources Board a general update on what the agency called chronic wasting disease (CWD) accomplishments in 2022, but offered little actual news on any gains.
The report covered April
Wisconsin OKs $125M in PFAS pollution fight
Associated Press
May 30, 2023
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are man-made chemicals that don’t easily break down in nature.
Wisconsin’s tribal walleye spearing numbers down from 2022
Doug Etten
May 30, 2023
Preliminary Wisconsin DNR numbers show a historically low number of walleyes speared across the ceded territory by the six Wisconsin Chippewa tribes this spring.
Data collected following activity the night of May 23 show
Bite stops here: Fight Lyme disease with prevention
Alexandra McLaughlin / Penn State Writer
May 30, 2023
As spring temperatures rise, many people will spend more time on outdoor activities, increasing their risk of encountering pathogen-carrying ticks.
To help the public avoid tick bites, Penn State Extension experts are observing Lyme
Wisconsin DNR, Natural Resources Board debate earlier muskie opener for northern zone
Tim Eisele
May 27, 2023
The DNR told Wisconsin Natural Resources Board members that the agency plans to forward four statewide fishery questions that were on the DNR spring hearings questionnaire, but one board member suggested putting the brakes on
High court’s decision seen as blow to Clean Water Act
Associated Press
May 26, 2023
The Supreme Court on May 25 sharply limited the federal government’s authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of
