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NRB approves wolf management plan
Late last month the Natural Resources Board (NRB) gathered to decide whether to pass the state’s draft wolf management plan. The plan has been contentious, at best, since the earliest drafts were produced. Complicating matters further was the fact that the state Senate rejected four of Gov. Evers’ appointees to …
The Lake Where You Live
Fall isn’t complete until the tamaracks turn. Driving Highway 47 south toward Rhinelander I pass stands of them growing in marshy areas — tamaracks like having their feet wet. When their needles display what naturalist Aldo Leopold aptly labeled smoky gold, they add one last splash of brilliance to the …
Fish Like a GIRL
When I was thinking about what to write this week, it was not lost on me that the seasons are changing.
The Lake Where You Live
Early in our Birch Lake tenure I thought the 57 stairs to the lake would be what finally drove us back to city life and civilization. It turns out the driver might be the pier. After taking the cedar deck sections off the frame and storing them on land, I’m …
Fish Like a GIRL
Earlier this year the Lakeland Gardeners asked me to talk with them about prairie gardening, and last week I did just that. They are a really fun group and it is always a pleasure to hang around with them and to present topics in which they are interested.
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Safari Club International donates to NYDHC
The Safari Club International recently donated $1,000 to the Northwoods Youth Deer Hunt Challenge. The Safari Club International has been a leader in defending the freedom to hunt and promoting wildlife conservation worldwide for 50 years.
The Lake Where You Live
Do you go into a kind of mourning when your season on the lake ends? Near the close of the 1981 movie “On Golden Pond,” the elderly Norman and Ethel Thayer go down from their cabin to “say goodbye to the lake.” It’s autumn, the leaves have turned, and it’s …
Fast track: Council approves westside pedestrian/bike path
The Rhinelander Common Council has signed off on the addition of a pedestrian/bicycle path that will connect westside residents to the rest of the city.
Fish Like a GIRL
Welcome to London. Not really, but it has been a bit gloomy here and there. Who am I kidding? It was almost monsoon-like conditions the day the concrete was finally going to be poured at our house.
The Lake Where You Live
Grandson Tucker insists that Noelle and I live in paradise here on Birch Lake. We’re so used to it that usually it doesn’t feel that way — it’s just home.
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DNR seeks hunter participation in statewide wildlife survey
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters to participate in this year’s Deer Hunter Wildlife Survey. This survey is an opportunity for hunters to report which animals they observe while deer hunting, according to a DNR press release.
Johnson presents wolf plan to NRB
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) large carnivore biologist Randy Johnson presented the state’s updated draft wolf management plan to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) at their meeting last week in Manitowish Waters. The plan, he said, has taken approximately 2 1/2 years to compile.
The Lake Where You Live
It seems the invasive species just keep coming. We get one or two under control, and another one shows up on the state’s watch list or in an actual infestation.
Plan highlights management strategies for walleye lakes of special concern
The Walleye Lakes of Concern Management Plan was created for Clear and Katherine Lakes in Oneida County as well as Anvil and Laura Lakes in Vilas County.
The Lake Where You Live
Near the end of the movie “The American President,” the lead character played by Michael Douglas says, “I can tell you without hesitation: Being president of this country is entirely about character.”
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