MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to sign up for the upcoming Run for the Trees: Happy Little 5K. The race, inspired by artist Bob Ross, is a virtual event with proceeds benefiting tree health and protection across the state. All skill ...
A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden who served on the agency’s committee to create a new wolf management plan for the state is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for killing a wolf in his yard in December. He has claimed self-defense, but he ...
LANSING — The state of Michigan announced Friday that 31 projects will share $3.6 million in grants through the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. This cycle marks the MISGP’s 10th anniversary. To date, over $36 million has been awarded to support 269 projects undertaken by units ...
In a forthcoming report, a conservation group warns that the use of wake boats on the state’s lakes can pose harmful risks to aquatic plants and animals, increase erosion and transfer invasive species. The report, released by Wisconsin Green Fire, is a review of the literature studying the ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97. Estella Leopold, a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father, died on Sunday in Seattle after several months in hospice, ...
We humans, I think, tend to favor sight among our senses — “I’ll believe it when I see it.” But in the natural world, sound so often can be more revealing of what’s out there for those who pause to listen. This past week, trumpeter swans demonstrated why they are so named from a ...