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Rod Gaskill Memorial Bass Tournament set for Aug. 27
Rod Gaskill was an avid bass angler who moved to the Northwoods from Las Vegas in the early 1990s. He was one of the founding members of the Hodag Bassmasters bass club and was active in introducing kids to the sport of fishing. (subscriber access)
UMBCS teams take on Boom Lake
Last Sunday, the Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series (UMBCS) was on Boom Lake for their second stop of the year for the Central Division. (subscriber access)
Oneida County Land and Water Committee learns about purple loosestrife control
Oneida County aquatic invasive species (AIS) coordinator Stephanie Boismenue updated the land and water conservation committee on purple loosestrife control efforts in Three Lakes during the panel's most recent meeting on June 13. (subscriber access)
Getting to know Lumberjack RC&D: What is a Resource Conservation and Development Council?
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) is "a rural development program focusing on conservation, development and the use of area natural resources to improve social, economic, and environmental conditions for area citizens," according to the Lumberjack RC&D website. (subscriber access)
Clean Boats Clean Waters training underway across Northwoods
Clean Boats Clean Waters volunteers can be found at most boat landings in the Northwoods. Some volunteers have been with the program for years while others are stepping into their first year. No matter their level of experience, all are invited to trainings each spring, put on at various launch …
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Fish Like a GIRL
One of the things I truly enjoy about container gardening is that I can push the season a bit. Last year I had my plants out fairly early and I remember having to bring them all in several times when there was a frost warning. (subscriber access)
Webinar focuses on tick-borne illnesses in Wisconsin
May is National Lyme Disease Prevention Month. For that reason, the University of Wisconsin Extension system has rolled out a series of tick webinars, the first of which took place last week. Dr. Susan Paskewitz is the director of the UW-Madison Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease. She spoke …
Fish Like a GIRL
The tournament trail I run, Wisconsin Bass Team Trail, was on the Stevens Point Flowage for the first weekend of the fishing season. (subscriber access)
Opening fishing weekend brought mixed results
Winter seemed to linger longer than normal this year, with many anglers wondering whether their favorite fishing lake would even be free of ice by opening weekend. Rain and warmer temps did finally arrive, though, and many lakes were fishable by opening weekend. (subscriber access)
WHIP annual meeting held in Tomahawk
The Wisconsin Headwaters Invasives Partnership (WHIP) is one of 14 Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) in Wisconsin. The partnership focuses on fighting terrestrial invasive species in Vilas, Oneida and Lincoln counties. With Lincoln County being the most recent addition, the annual meeting was held in Tomahawk, at the Town …
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Fish Like a Girl: What does 'farming the woods' mean?
I have recently become interested in topics such as permaculture, homesteading and self-sufficiency. I suppose a lot of people have an eye on that after seeing how easily our supply chains were disrupted during the pandemic and how long it is still taking them to heal. (subscriber access)
Oneida County project looks at effectiveness of shoreline improvement techniques, property owner compliance
At this month's Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Committee meeting, lakeshore restoration specialist Baerbel Ehrig reviewed a project she completed last summer regarding certain shoreline restoration practices implemented using the county's cost share program. (subscriber access)
2022 spring hearings results are in
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spring hearings were held virtually this year. The online survey opened at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022 and remained open for 72 hours. (subscriber access)
Fish Like a Girl: Skawinski explores the fascinating world of underwater forests
The Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention is one of the highlights of spring for me. I always enjoy getting together with other water lovers and learning about recent studies, ongoing projects and hearing all of the other talks at the convention. (subscriber access)
Getting to know Oneida County conservationist Michele Sadauskas
Michele Sadauskas has been with the Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Department since 2011, but her love of the outdoors started well before that. (subscriber access)
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