by Kayla Littleton | Oct 3, 2024 | Conservation Corner
On Thursday, September 26th, high school students from Forest County schools gathered at the City Beach in Crandon for the annual Forest County Association of Lakes (FCAL) – Fall Environmental Day. Students spent a few hours in the morning learning about various...
by Kayla Littleton | Sep 24, 2024 | Conservation Corner
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to hunt on public land this hunting season. The WI DNR purchases land and conservation easements to manage and protect our natural resources to provide recreational opportunities for many....
by Katherine Babcock | Sep 20, 2024 | Wake Boats
By Bryan Polcyn and FOX6 News Digital Team JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. – Summer may be winding down, but a water war is still heating up in Wisconsin. A new kind of powerboat is prompting a wave of local ordinances all over the state. There is hardly a more sensitive...
by Brandon Quig | Sep 20, 2024 | Wake Boats
By WAOW Television Jimmy Sadowski Several places around North Central Wisconsin have adopted wake boat ordinances including Newbold, Presque Isle and Lake Tomahawk. They do not ban wake boats, but ballast tanks on them. Those are located beneath the boat and create...
by Katherine Babcock | Sep 20, 2024 | Aquatic Invasive Species News
Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems can serve as model systems that reveal insights into biological invasions. In this article, we summarize nine lessons about aquatic invasive species from the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research program and affiliated...
by Katherine Babcock | Sep 20, 2024 | Lake news
The MGLP is one of twenty partnerships that span the nation under the umbrella of the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP). The MGLP area of focus is glacial lakes and their watersheds (see figure). Nine Midwestern states, numerous federal agencies, tribal...
