OUTDOORS
Fish Like a GIRL
Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to talk with the Lakeland Gardeners about bees and gardens. They were such a fun group - and if you cannot be out gardening, what better way to pass the time than to talk with other gardeners? (subscriber access)
The Lake Where You Live
We've had 18 inches of snow in the three weeks since I last shoveled the stairway to Birch Lake. I can see no sign of the 57 steps - just a smooth white slope. I venture down, grasping the two-by-four handrail, stumbling now and then as a boot heel catches …
DNR: Keep ice safety a top priority during changing winter weather
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that as March's warmer temperatures and spring showers move in, Wisconsin's winter ice cover on lakes moves out.
Final details set for musky seminar March 25 and April 1 at Nicolet College
The many tactics to catch one of the most prized gamefish in northern Wisconsin will be the focus when the Outdoor Adventure program at Nicolet College holds its musky seminar March 25 and April 1.
Fishing and Faith Seminar set for March 11
The Christian Musky Fellowship Club will be holding their Fishing and Faith Seminar from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Saturday, March 11 at the Quality Inn Rhinelander. Admission is free, with a goodwill offering taken to benefit the Rhinelander Food Pantry.
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Seed saving makes for sustainable gardening
Lisa Johnson, horticulture outreach specialist with UW-Madison Division of Extension in Dane County, spoke recently about how to save seeds from the garden. She started with an explanation of pollination. (subscriber access)
Oneida County land and water poster contest winners announced
The Oneida County Land and Water conservation department announced the winners of its annual poster contest last Monday at the Oneida County Courthouse.
Spring hearings take different format
Each year the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) holds their spring hearings on the second Monday in April. This year that will be April 10.
Fish like a girl: Gardening with kids can be eye opening
This week I had two different opportunities to talk with some home school kids groups about gardening. The first group was fairly small, but totally engaged. I talked to them not only about planting food, but about the sensory garden project we wanted to undertake for them this spring.
The Lake Where You Live
Some of us lucky souls don't have to wonder what it's like to live on a small lake in Wisconsin. Those who do not enjoy such settings, and those of us who do, will likely enjoy a book released last fall by Wisconsin Historical Society Press.
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Rhinelander Area Silent Sports Association shares 2022 year in review
The Rhinelander Area Silent Sports Trails Association viewed 2022 as a year of trail maintenance. Four of the trail systems RASTA takes care of are on county property. Those are The Cassian, Washburn, Nose Lake and Enterprise trail systems. The group also maintains the Mud Lake Trails. (subscriber access)
Nicolet College Outdoor Adventure Winter classes
Nicolet College Winter 2023 Outdoor Adventure program with more than two dozen different classes for a growing number of people to pursue a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Public weighs in on proposed wolf plan in listening session
Earlier this month the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) held an online listening session to gather information on the state's proposed wolf management plan. (subscriber access)
The Lake Where You Live
For decades rusty crayfish were a scourge of lakes in the Northwoods, including Birch Lake where I now live. (subscriber access)
Fish Like a GIRL
Warm weather in February always seems nice. It does. Until it turns to winter again, which I am sure it will. It does every year. But that first warm blast brings hopes of spring. And sometimes, it even makes us move a little too quickly. I cannot be the only …
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