by Steve Kircher | Jan 15, 2024 | Conservation Corner
The soil under your feet is still teeming with life, even in the frozen temperatures of winter. Soil is essential to life. One reason is that soil protects plant roots, animals, and microbes from freezing in the winter. As air temperatures drop below 32° F, water...
by Steve Kircher | Jan 8, 2024 | Conservation Corner
New PFAs Grant Program for Small Public Water Systems Opens in 2024 https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/86001 The WDNR has announced the opening of a new grant program in 2024 that will help Other-Than-Municipal Community and nonprofit, Non-Transient...
by Steve Kircher | Jan 1, 2024 | Conservation Corner
Last week, I wrote that Lake Metonga had finally froze up. Well, this past week, there was a fishing boat out on the lake. They must have been catching fish because they were there most of the afternoon into the early evening. This event made me think of how...
by Steve Kircher | Dec 25, 2023 | Conservation Corner
I noticed this morning that Lake Metonga finally froze over. Soon, we’ll be back out on our Northwoods lakes to begin the Hardwater Season. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to practice ice safety on all of Wisconsin’s waterbodies as...
by Steve Kircher | Dec 18, 2023 | Conservation Corner
It is an age-old question; how many trees are there? In recent years some have asked, Are there more trees on earth than stars in the Milky Way? NASA estimates that the Milky Way has approximately 100 billion stars. So let’s see how trees stack up. In the United...
by Steve Kircher | Dec 11, 2023 | Conservation Corner, Invasive Species
Our neighbors to the East in Michigan have reported an outbreak of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. These insects are considered invasive because they are not native to the state and can cause significant harm to Michigan’s estimated 170 million hemlock trees. As they feed,...
