[Reprinted from WDNR News Release] MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new guidance document, “Phragmites australis: A Statewide Management Strategy,” that lays out a…
Cool and hot, not just from one day to the next. Drastic swings in the time it takes to walk inside and eat lunch. No month jumps so merrily from…
Right now is the best time to tackle problem garlic mustard because invasive plants are best attacked early days of spring, Wisconsin native plants are still dormant. Garlic mustard, however, has is…
[Reprinted from Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association] The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the application period for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The application period…
Ask most folks what they think of when you say Wisconsin and they will say cheese, Green Bay Packers and forests. While the white pine trees no longer form…
Liability insurance for prescribed fire has been a huge problem for decades. Multiple surveys land managers, contractors and landowners consistently put the lack of affordable liability insurance among the top…
[Editors Note: This post begins a series on Wisconsin conservation groups that work with private landowners to improve habit on their property. Many also perform conservation practices on their own…
Those who are serious about prescribed fire, especially those who want to build a career in habitat restoration know how important it is to complete National Wildfire Coordinating Group certified…
[Reprinted from Wisconsin River Alliance Word on the River e-newsletter] Some relief is on the way to families who have contaminated drinking water wells in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers recently…
[Reprinted from the Wisconsin DATCP webpage] Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle introduced from Asia, first detect Wisconsin in 2008. It now exists in 58 of Wisconsin’s 72…