by Greg Schmitz | Jan 9, 2025 | Conservation Corner
Did you know that aquatic invasive species (AIS) can still be spread even during the winter? Invasive species are non-native plants, animals and diseases that cause great ecological, environmental, or economic harm. Aquatic invasive species can crowd out native plants...
by Greg Schmitz | Jan 2, 2025 | Conservation Corner
Every 5 years Forest County partners with the Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium (WROC) to update the county’s orthoimagery. Orthoimagery is a geometrically corrected aerial photograph. Orthoimagery has been the foundation of regional mapping efforts in...
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...
