On Saturday, June 6, American Legion Post 93 and VFW Post 2687 joined forces to host the Veterans Youth Fish Classic at Veterans Memorial Park in Tomahawk.
This week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced preliminary totals for the 2026 spring turkey season.
"While staying in Boulder Junction, Wis. to take a Wilderness First Responder course last week, I made time for a bike ride on the Heart of Vilas County Bike Trail. This wonderfully curvy, scenic, paved trail is a favorite of mine. At this junction between spring and summer, I delighted in the profusion of flowers," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
Well, the warm stretch of beautiful weather we enjoyed last week is giving way to a more unsettled pattern, and honestly, that's not all bad news. We started the week cloudy and mild with some rain, and look to have another system moving through mid-week.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to take action to avoid spreading invasive species in June, which is Invasive Species Action Month, and all year long.
Well, we've made it to June, and the weather seems to want to celebrate right along with us. What a long, mostly cold and miserable spring we’ve suffered through!
This week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that it will be setting approximately 6,700 traps for the detection of spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) in 2026.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging the public to help turtles by slowing down on roadways, reporting crossings and protecting nests during turtle nesting season.
Last week, Lincoln County Emergency Management (LCEM) announced that it has led a countywide Wisconsin Disaster Fund reimbursement coordination effort in the wake of severe winter weather.
More than half of deer ticks tested as part of a citizen science study were found to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, according to the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute (MCRI).
Well, Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and now we find ourselves in that first real week of "summer" fishing.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding riders to earn their ATV/UTV safety certification by completing an approved course.
"Whether rare or common, Franklin’s ground squirrels have a reputation for being hard to spot – by some accounts they spend up to 90% of their lives underground, either hiding safely in the summer, or hibernating with friends in the winter. The one we saw nibbled on new shoots among the dried grasses beside the trail before vanishing into the brush that had grown up in a patch of forest hit hard by windstorms. We had to skirt a freshly fallen balsam fir while stepping over the dried trunks of past casualties," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
We're right at that in-between stretch, past the excitement of the opener but not yet into the summer grind – and the fishing is just starting to find its footing.
As warmer weather brings more outdoor activity, the Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) is encouraging the public to take precautions to prevent tick-borne illnesses.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is reminding the public to stay alert behind the wheel as deer activity increases in May and June.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recognizing Clean Air Month, emphasizing the importance of clean air and the impact it has on health and the environment.
The opener is behind us, and the lakes are settling into their quiet rhythms.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) last month announced that the 2026 Spring Hearing questions and results are now available.