Ice season is here, and with the colder nights predicted, we should see steady progress on the ice formation-front, across the Northwoods.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced that the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council is accepting nominations for the 22nd annual Invasive Species Action Awards.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week released preliminary license sales, harvest registration and hunting incident numbers for the 2025 nine-day gun deer hunting season.
"Evening light shimmered on the calm surface of the Mississippi River backwater below the overlook, and a big white shape caught my eye. We had watched a trumpeter swan family with one cygnet feeding in Crex Meadows before the evening of cranes, and I chuckled at such elegant birds sticking their heads in the muck to feed," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
Let the ice fishing begin! We’ve started seeing folks come through for bait and out ice fishing on the really small lakes that locked up early. These are the desperate and brave anglers who are willing to go out on as little as an inch and a half, which we can’t recommend. Ice thickness throughout the area varies greatly, and a drive around to check out some lakes will show you that.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary deer harvest and license sales totals for the opening weekend of the 2025 gun deer season.
As we head into Thanksgiving, the rhythm of late fall continues to define conditions.
We’re now firmly settled into winter’s waiting room. The woods are quiet, skim ice shows up in the back bays some mornings, and lake temperatures have dropped solidly into the low 40s.
"Before my conscious brain could even get involved and dig a name out from the files, I looked up. Sure enough, there beside the trail stood a spreading shrub with a few rays of sunlight illuminating tiny yellow flowers that looked just like sunbursts themselves. Witch-hazel! The flower-dappled shrub twinkled like a reminder of spring," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Educations Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
Lincoln County is seeking grant funds aimed at maintaining the county’s waterbodies.
We’ve slipped deeper into the late-fall rhythm here in the Northwoods, and we're beginning to get a good taste of what’s to come.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering free tree seedlings to every fourth grade student in Wisconsin as part of its annual Arbor Day tree planting program.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging the public to report any black bear den locations across the state to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction.
We’re seeing typical late-fall weather here in the Northwoods, and we must say we don’t hate it – it’s about time!
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced preliminary results for the 2025 bear hunting season.
We’re finally getting the fall weather we were wishing for at the beginning of October. The leaves are mostly down, and the nights and mornings are cold.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to check fire danger before conducting outdoor burning activities, as the fall fire season is underway.
We’re finally settling into the kind of October conditions local anglers have been waiting for. The chill has arrived in earnest, with this week showing highs in the mid 50s at best, and we all know what’s coming!
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a proposed variance to the Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area Master Plan.
"'Just hold her like this,' Kurt told me. So I carefully nestled my first two fingers into the soft, warm feathers around the neck of this tiny northern saw-whet owl, cradled her soft, warm torso in the palm of my hand, and secured her brown and white wings with my thumb and other fingers. My heart stopped for a moment, but under those soft, warm feathers I could feel her smaller heart racing," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.