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Outdoors

Spring Hearing results available

MADISON, Wis. — The 2022 Spring Hearing results are now available, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress said. More than 28,000 people responded to the questionnaire available April 11-14. The results and questions are available on the Department of Natural Resources website. The annual ...

DNR approves land gift expanding Craig Lake State Park in the UP

MICHIGAMME — The U.P. Land Conservancy has gifted nearly 1,300 acres of pristine highlands wilderness in Marquette County to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the property from degradation and maintain public access. “We are please to have this wonderful legacy ...

Walleye rules adjusted in northern Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — New regulations will go into effect on numerous northern water bodies for the 2022 fishing season, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. The walleye regulation for multiple water bodies in the Flambeau River, South Fork Flambeau River and Elk River watersheds ...

Historic Wisconsin park to be managed by state

FARMINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Management of a Wisconsin park listed on the National Register of Historic Places has been returned to the state in hopes of better preserving more than two dozen Native American effigy mounds. The 22-acre Lizard Mound Park in Washington County was first designated ...

DNR education events offered

LANSING, Mich. — After nearly two years of pandemic uncertainty, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ teacher education events will return to a full schedule this summer. The DNR’s Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, on the north shore of Higgins Lake in Roscommon, has hosted ...

Enrich local habitat by planting native

MARQUETTE — Pollinators are facing a lot of challenges, but you don’t need a yard to help them. Whether it’s a backyard patio, an apartment balcony or even a high-rise roof, create a little slice of heaven by planting native wildflowers to give insect neighbors a boost. If you have ...