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The Lake Where You Live
Tomorrow I leave for a four-day fishing trip with my two brothers on a lake north of Thunder Bay in Ontario. And I have mixed feelings.
Sign up for fall gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities by Sept. 15
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding eligible hunters hoping to participate in the Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities to contact and confirm their location with a hunt sponsor before Sept. 15.
Fish Like a GIRL
For those who do not participate in fishing tournaments, fishing can be a relaxing way to spend the day. Getting in the boat with family and friends and floating around the lake, or even grabbing a cane pole and fishing from shore, can make for a perfect day.
Koele provides overview of Wisconsin wildfire program
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildfire prevention specialist Catherine Koele recently spoke to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) about the department’s wildfire department.
The Lake Where You Live
In the words of Minnesota DNR researcher Paul Radomski, “You would have to be living under a rock” not to know about the need to inspect and clean your boat on entering or leaving a lake to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.
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DNR releases statewide drought resource webpage
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the recent launch of a Drought Resource webpage as a new public source for information related to the drought conditions experienced by 82% of the state.
Public comment period now open for proposed permanent wolf rule
Scott Karel, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) policy specialist, appeared before the state Natural Resources Board (NRB) in August to review the gray wolf harvest rule.
UMBCS anglers fish on dangerously low Willow Flowage
It is no secret that water levels on the Willow Flowage vary over the course of the summer, but neither organizers or anglers expected the flowage to be over eight feet low by the morning of July 30 when the Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series (UMBCS) tournament commenced.
What is in the water, besides fish?
Several recent talks, studies and webinars have focused on the various chemicals and compounds that are found in Wisconsin waters and their varying effects on fish.
The Lake Where You Live
We know about the annual migration of loons, of ducks and other waterfowl, of monarch butterflies, even the movements of fish within out lakes at different times of year.
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The Lake Where You Live
I can’t remember how old I was when I first caught a fish on an artificial bait. I don’t even remember the kind lure or the species of fish.
Fish Like A GIRL: Garden Fest brings an afternoon of fun
I had an opportunity this year to not only attend Garden Fest at Seasons of Life, but to have an educational booth at the event.
Wisconsin Bass Team Trail anglers fish Lake Nokomis
The third stop on the Wisconsin Bass Team Trail (WBTT), presented by Arbor Vitae Marine, took place July 17 at Lake Nokomis.
Fish Like a GIRL
Last week, I had an opportunity to teach a stream camp we call Riparian Rangers. My friend Linda and I took five kids to a small local stream to gather some data and check out the critters that live there. I took my WAV Stream Monitoring gear along and we …
The Lake Where You Live
All things by immortal power, near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star. — Francis Thompson
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