Backyard and Beyond: Winter’s owls
Val Cunningham
March 3, 2026
With no leaves on the trees, and the need to hunt frequently, owls tend to be more visible in winter, sometimes even in daytime.
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Patrick Durkin: City dwelling red foxes face endless challenges
Patrick Durkin
March 3, 2026
If a red fox tunnels under your tool shed or burrows beneath putting greens on golf courses, you won’t guarantee it a long, healthy life by hiring a trapper to have the fox moved to
Wisconsin bear in Shell Lake forced to exit den after early melt
Dave Zeug
March 2, 2026
The bear that made an early appearance in Shell Lake recently must have missed the Groundhog’s Day memo. Or does a bear in a tree mean the arrival of an early spring? For whatever reason,
The Nature Conservancy adds nearly 1,000 acres to Wisconsin’s Colburn Wildlife Area
Staff Report
March 1, 2026
In a major boost for one of Wisconsin’s most ecologically significant regions, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has secured nearly 1,000 acres of jack pine/oak forest and wetlands in the Central Sands Region, linking protected habitat
Illinois budget has few lines for sportsmen
Ralph Loos
February 27, 2026
Illinois DNR offices that involve hunting, fishing and recreational shooting would see just a handful of new workers under the recently-proposed state budget.
Headcounts in the Office of Resource Conservation would go from 236
Wisconsin Senate passes resolution honoring George Meyer
Tim Eisele
February 27, 2026
The Wisconsin State Senate recently passed a resolution honoring the life and work of the late George Meyer, who passed away Dec. 10, 2025.
In making the resolution, Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), the primary
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Leopold Nature Center to host Maple Syrup Fest March 14 in Monona
Staff and News Reports
February 27, 2026
Anyone interested in learning how to turn maple sap into maple syrup may attend Maple Syrup Fest March 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Monona.
Commentary: Now is the time to move forward with federal wolf delisting
Laurie Groskopf
February 27, 2026
After 35-plus years of contentious actions and no permanent action on federal wolf delisting, it is time to move forward. Wisconsin has more wolves in developed areas than any other location in the hemisphere. Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s sandhill crane hunt bill goes to Senate, while competing wake boat bills put on hold
Larry Polenske
February 27, 2026
A bill to enact a Wisconsin sandhill crane season passed by voice vote in the State Assembly on
Feb. 19 and moves on to the State Senate for consideration, while two bills addressing wake
