As Wisconsin approaches the time of year when most deer crashes occur, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of State Patrol is reminding drivers to stay alert behind the wheel.

Last week finally felt like October. The Monday front knocked summer out of the air, a round of wind and rain came through Thursday night into Friday, and then Saturday morning brought a hard frost to most of the Northwoods.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is joining the nation in celebrating Forest Products Week from Sunday, Oct. 18 through Saturday, Oct. 24.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is (DNR) encouraging Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week and throughout the year.

Residents who hike, paddle, bike or hunt in Lincoln County, or who want to see more activity downtown, can help plan the future of both at a free two-day community workshop Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22, in Tomahawk and Merrill.

Well, it looks like a bit of a fall weather rollercoaster this week.

Last week we had the first real frost of the season, and now we get a softer stretch. The fishing was a bit tricky, with all species moving around to set up for fall.

With autumn setting in across the state, Travel Wisconsin is encouraging the public to check out its Fall Color Report.

While many people are ready to enjoy the cooler weather while hunting, hiking or pumpkin picking, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute research has shown an autumn surge of deer ticks, which transmit Lyme disease. In a release, Marshfield Clinic said that means being tick aware and taking preventive measures while outside this fall.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging the public to report when and where they see frogs, salamanders, lizards, turtles or snakes, known collectively as herptiles, crossing the road during the late summer and early fall.

"I’ve been admiring the rich colors of dying ferns in the road ditches, for example. But only this year’s growth is dead. Just like the trees, the ferns are allowing fragile, ephemeral parts of themselves to whither in order to protect their main roots and rhizomes under the soil. These hardy, perennial structures will send up a new ensemble of fiddleheads in the spring," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.

The cooldown everybody's been talking about has finally showed up.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding waterfowl hunters to take extra precautions when heading out on the water this fall.

"Initially, iNaturalist helped me identify one species as the spurred ridgeback isopod, Haplophthalmus danicus. While they are native to Europe and Asia, entomologists believe they were brought to this continent during the original European settlement—stowed away in the pilgrims’ potted plants and ship ballast, perhaps? When I went back to my observation a few days later, though, two different people with specialties in isopods had made much more educated IDs. This is one of the benefits of posting observations to iNaturalist!" writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently provided information on the County Notice of Intent to Cut and how it may pertain to Lincoln County residents who plan to harvest forest products on their property.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding hunters that the 2026 bear hunting season is open as of today (Wednesday, Sept. 9).

Summer's showing no signs of packing it in around here just yet.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced the winners of the 2027 Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contest. 

"My hands moved slowly over the pebbled beach as the waves of Lake Superior gently lapped the shoreline. I had found myself a nice spot to sit on the beach, close enough to the waterline to gaze at the rocks being gently tumbled by the waves, but far enough back to have a dry place to sit. As I surveyed the pebbles around me, I spotted what I was looking for. The waxy, red-banded surface of an agate poked out from the shore, beckoning me to pick it up. And though I had found the treasure I was seeking, I was determined to find more during my time along the beach," writes Heaven Walker, Educator/Naturalist at the Cable Natural History Museum.

We’ve flipped the calendar into September, and the weather this week is giving us one more solid stretch of summer before fall really digs in.