by Brandon Quig | Feb 15, 2023 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Events, Invasive Species
2023 FLOW AIS Poster Contest The FLOW AIS Program (Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Waterways Aquatic Invasice Species Program) is seeking entries into their 2023 Invasive Species Poster Contest! Contest is open to students in grades 4-8 attending any school...
by Katherine Babcock | Dec 20, 2024 | News
By Katie Thoresen, WXPR – Published November 11, 2024 Many people are getting out on the water before the ice sets in. WXPR’s Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Austin Babich about safety concerns this time of year. LISTEN ON...
by Katherine Babcock | Dec 20, 2024 | News
By Gretchen Gerrish – Published October 11, 2024 This summer, plant and algal blooms in northern Wisconsin lakes have been a hot topic of discussion. At UW Trout Lake Station, we have received reports of surface-covering purple bladderwort, heard stories of...
by Katherine Babcock | Dec 20, 2024 | News
By Lonnie Parry Gillis, WXPR – Published December 10, 2024 Hi my name is Lonnie Parry, I am a Masters Student at the University of Wisconsin- Madison studying fisheries science. Today, I am going to guide us on an exploration of the fish of Vilas County,...
by Katherine Babcock | Dec 20, 2024 | News
By Judith Ruiz-Branch/Wisconsin News Connection via WXPR Patty Loew attended five screenings of a new film this year. She wasn’t joining box office masses at Wicked or Inside Out 2, but Bad River: A Story of Defiance. The independent documentary, directed by...
by Katherine Babcock | Dec 20, 2024 | News
By Katie Thoreson, WXPR – December 19, 2024 Strapping his canoe back into his truck bed, Brian Biermier remembers Spur Lake in the 70s when wild rice grew thick on the Oneida County lake. “It was solid rice, shore to shore, you could not see the water,” said...
by Kayla Littleton | Nov 14, 2024 | Conservation Corner
Buckthorn in our Forests This week I’d like to talk about an invasive species that can be easily seen in the fall. Buckthorn is an invasive plant that most commonly looks like a shrub, but once mature can form into a small tree. There are two main varieties of...
