Eurasian water milfoil, curly leaf pondweed, and spiny water fleas are a couple aquatic invasive species known to have found their way into some lakes in the Northwoods. “It's definitely not a losing battle,” said Emily Heald, the Rivers Educator with UW Madison...
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A Guide to America’s 11 National Scenic Trails
In 1968, the U.S. government passed the National Trails System Act, which called for the creation of publicly accessible trails in urban and rural settings across the country in order to promote appreciation and enjoyment of the great American outdoors. These trails...
Snapshot Wisconsin celebrates 10 years of capturing wildlife
Snapshot Wisconsin is celebrating two major milestones. This year marks the 10-year anniversary and the collection of 100 million photos. Snapshot Wisconsin is a wildlife photo collection project through the Wisconsin DNR. It utilizes a statewide network of...
The Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence is coming to Rhinelander. Here’s what to know
As a homesteader and manager of the Northwoods Community Garden and Permaculture Training Center, Mike Haasl has incorporated permaculture in a lot of different ways. “Like in my homestead, I've got chickens, so my food scraps go to the chickens, the chicken outputs...
Green Bay collaborations help restore wildlife, wetlands
An effort to restore Northern pike habitat in Green Bay is also benefiting other wildlife species and raising local awareness about the effects of climate change. The primary goal of the multicounty collaboration was to create fish passage openings by building...
2025 Minocqua Dragon Boat Festival
Event Details Paddles Up! The Minocqua Dragon Boat Festival is a fun, free, family event that has entertained thousands since it started in 2016. Over 152 teams have paddled from across 13 states and Canada. This excitement and energy have also had an immense impact...
Rhinelander’s Boom Lake Boat Races
There was a time when Boom Lake in Rhinelander wasn’t just a quiet, scenic waterway, it was a Northwoods’ racetrack. As Rhinelander’s sawmilling era declined, and the old log booms that gave the lake it's name were removed, Boom Lake gradually transformed from an...
Wisconsin group empowers women to restore prairies, pollinators
June is National Pollinator Month and a local agricultural group which aims to empower women in conservation is bringing awareness to how prairie restoration can aid the declining population of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Through its Wisconsin Women in...
Health officials encourage safe firework handling this holiday weekend
Firework displays are planned all across the Northwoods for tonight. Health officials are urging people that plan to light off their own to use caution. Every year, fireworks send thousands of children in the U.S. to the emergency department. Fireworks-related...
New Potawatomi Chairman selected
The Forest County Potawatomi Community has elected a new Chairman. A post on the Forest County Potawatomi Community Facebook page congratulated Chairman Brooks Boyd Sr. He had previously been serving on the Potawatomi Executive Council. Boyd follows James Crawford in...