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Outdoors

Panfish biting; derby set for Jan. 21

IRON MOUNTAIN — Panfish action has been good and anglers were reporting 8 to 12 inches of ice as of Friday on most area waters. “Bluegill are hitting hard on waxworms,” said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. The walleye bite has been fair, with shiners and suckers under ...

Nature offers a map to understanding what matters

“I’m traveling light because I might be going far, taking nothing but the clothes on my back and this big red guitar, I’m just restless.” — Carl Perkins Michigan Department of Natural Resources In the darkness of this place, I can hear the clock ticking from the adjacent room. ...

Study: Climate change affects boreal forest trees

A new study by researchers from the University of Michigan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities and their collaborators shows the deadly effect global warming is having on some North American tree species growing in similar habitats. They looked at balsam fir, white spruce, jack pine, ...

Successful hunt

Kalee Cayemberg of Vulcan harvested this buck with a compound bow Oct. 3 in Dickinson County. The eight-point buck had a 15-inch spread. (Submitted photo)

Trees for Tomorrow offers education programs

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — Trees for Tomorrow Environmental Education Center is seeking high school classes in Wisconsin and surrounding states to attend its multi-school programs for high school students. Trees for Tomorrow offers overnight, outdoor learning experiences for kindergarten through ...