Wild rice harvest may be down by a third this year
Outdoor News
- A long-term study of Wisconsin’s wild rice shows that this year’s harvest might be only a third of last year’s.
Oak wilt disease found in northern Wisconsin
Outdoor News
- A deadly tree disease known as oak wilt was discovered for the first time in Oneida County this July and confirmed in the laboratory by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource forestry officials.
Grant will help preserve Totogatic River area
Outdoor News
- A $4 million state grant will help preserve land near the Totogatic River just south of Superior.
Wild Side: Weather gives cautionary tales
Carol and I took a walk along the South Fork of the Flambeau River with our friends John and Jane Barko from Trempealeau last weekend.
RELATED CONTENTCenter gets $2,000 grant from Xcel
The Friends of Freedom Park has announced a grant of $2,000 from the Xcel Energy Corporate Citizenship Foundation for the Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center in Freedom Park.
RELATED CONTENTHunter ed classes begin Sept. 7
Hunter education classes will be sponsored by the Ellsworth Rod and Gun Club and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) starting Tuesday, Sept. 7.
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Barrett offers free hunting, fishing and state park admissions on two weekends each year
Wisconsin News
-- Democrat Tom Barrett says Wisconsin would have free hunting, fishing, and state park admissions on two weekends each year if he’s elected governor.
DNR officials get training to deal with cougars 
Outdoor News
- Now that the cougar is making a comeback, Wisconsin wildlife experts are getting new lessons on how to deal with them
A bold bruin
Trygve and Vicki Aarsheim were visited by a bear at their home along Hwy. 10 near Ellsworth Thursday. The bear wasn’t afraid to come right up to a fence bordering the property in the Town of Salem. The Aarsheims photographed the animal early in the afternoon.
RELATED CONTENTMarijuana growing operation may have caused environmental damage
Outdoor News
- The U.S. Forest Service will try to figure out how much environmental damage was caused in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. That’s where an alleged marijuana-growing operation was broken up last week.
Two types insects turning leaves brown in northern Wisconsin
Outdoor News
- Two types of insects are turning leaves brown on trees throughout northern and northwest Wisconsin.
DNR advises holding off pruning trees until October
Outdoor News
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the state's oak trees shouldn't be pruned until October due to an attack by a fungal disease.
VHS fish virus hasn't spread to inland lakes and rivers
Outdoor News
- The DNR reports the deadly fish virus VHS has not spread to inland lakes of the state.
Wild Side: Couple survives tornado
When I first came to Wisconsin in 1970, I was attracted to the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage like a moth to a light bulb. The flowage is a jewel of a place; one of the wilder areas in Wisconsin.
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