UW-Madison’s Kemp Natural Resources Station will hold a field day this Friday, June 12, beginning at 1 p.m., featuring three sessions about northern forests and some of the plants that call the …
Boulder Junction fishing guides are ready to share some of their best fishing secrets throughout the summer at the free fishing seminars. These seminars are free to the public and no …
State and tribal fish hatcheries have been producing walleyes for more than a decade with sex ratios skewed toward females, hurting efforts to re-establish natural reproduction through stocking. …
It’s just the beginning Depending on which way you look, most lakes are already wide open, dark water from shore to shore, moving again like winter never happened. Others are still locked in, white, flat, quiet, holding on …
DNR sampling finds five new CWD cases in Oneida No new positives in Vilas By Michelle Drew Editor Chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling totals for 2025 completed through the …
Donations on income tax form are matched The Wisconsin DNR is asking nature lovers to consider a donation to the Endangered Resources Fund on their Wisconsin income tax form. …
The Sayner-Star Lake Lions have announced that Saturday, Feb. 14, will mark the 25th anniversary of the Plum Lake Ice Fishing Tournament. Fishing on Plum Lake will begin at 6 a.m. and continue …
The deadline to apply for Federal Recreational Trail Program (RTP) grants has changed from May 1 to March 1 annually. This change is occurring because the RTP grant program guidance and …
After another stretch of very cold weather and more to come, ice conditions around the area are continuing to improve for hardwater anglers. Continued small snowfalls and wind-driven snow …
Away from the lakes, Vilas County’s forests take on a different character in winter. Snowshoe and cross-country ski tracks weave through the pines of the Northern Highland–American Legion State …
What a winter we’re having! A stretch of really cold weather has helped firm things up across the Eagle River and Vilas County area, and the cold has continued and intensified into this …
Woodpeckers are often the first to know that a hemlock tree is being attacked by hemlock borer. Woodpeckers will flake off the outer layers of bark to get at the tasty hemlock borer larvae under …
Oneida County contains an astounding number of lakes. They are a central part of our North Woods culture, from fishing tournaments to fish frys. Even more amazing is the high quality of …
By News-Review Staff Donations are ramping up and registration is still open for the upcoming Battle on St. Germain Lakes fishing tournament set for Saturday, Jan. 17, sponsored by the …
The Wisconsin DNR is accepting award nominations for the 2025 Wisconsin Ethical Hunter Award. Nominees are selected based on exceptional moral actions and character while out in the field. …
We’ve officially turned the calendar to 2026, and winter is starting to show a little more consistency here in the North Woods. After the snow that arrived late last week, followed by …
In a move that could help the tourism industry in April, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to change the trout season opener to the first Saturday in April, a full month earlier …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the Angler Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (Angler R3) grant program. Funding from the grant program …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced the implementation of the Brook Trout Reserves program, a new initiative to protect Wisconsin’s native brook trout populations …
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input on the draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) through Sunday, Dec. 15. The SCORP describes the …