ENVIRONMENT
Too much water flowing into Devils Lake
Devils Lake in North Dakota is given a 10 percent chance by 2019 of overflowing its natural outlet and spilling into the Sheyenne River.By Patrick Springer , March 10, 2010
OUTDOOR HAPPENINGS: Simple postcards helped compile harvest data 
A few columns ago I wrote about a set of hunting regulations I came across from 1938. Deer harvest was limited to a forked buck and was open in only 30 of our 72 counties.
February 25, 2010
Earthquake tremor felt in Wisconsin
Wednesday morning's earthquake in northern Illinois is the eighth tremor in the last 15 years to be felt in southeast Wisconsin, according to the UW-Milwaukee Seismic Center.
February 10, 2010
Bird count volunteers sought nationwide
Bird watchers coast to coast are invited to take part in the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Friday, Feb. 12, through Monday, Feb. 15.
February 04, 2010
Low-radiation tools missing from Minnesota nuclear plant
Prairie Island nuclear plant’s annual inventory identified six missing low-level radioactive tools and devices.
January 20, 2010
Tags, stamps and permits are collectable
Wisconsin has a rich history of providing hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational opportunities to its residents and visitors.
January 15, 2010
Cougar from Stillwater ends up in western Wisconsin
Biologists with the state Department of Natural Resources have tracked what could be the same cougar through parts of St. Croix, Pierce and Dunn counties in western Wisconsin.
December 23, 2009
NR recycling program goes a little more green
Green recycling bins will start popping up along New Richmond curbs in the near future.
By Jeff Holmquist , December 18, 2009
Winter severity index shows few real trends
In 1975, Wisconsin began to keep track of the severity of winters in the northern third of the state. Our severity index was arrived at after testing several different procedures.
December 18, 2009
PCA passes haze rules for northern parks
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency board approved new regulations to curb haze air pollution over northern Minnesota.
By By John Myers , December 16, 2009
Woody vegetation becomes fuel for generation plant
On many of our local Waterfowl Production Areas there is a concerted effort by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove much of the encroaching woody vegetation, trees and brush on the landscape and restore the type of prairie and oak savannah that was once present before humans made their mark on the terrain.
October 23, 2009
Wisconsin trout programs share success stories
On Sept. 18 I attended the Wisconsin Conservation Congress Trout Committee meeting held in Viroqua.
October 09, 2009
Taking a tour of southern Wisconsin includes stop at wildlife area
Every few months Sal and I drive down to northern Illinois to visit our twin grandsons, Garrin and Brady.
September 11, 2009
Stillwater Bridge plan to have day in court
After months of waiting, the Sierra Club’s lawsuit aimed at stopping the construction of a new St. Croix River crossing at Stillwater is almost here.
By Jeff Holmquist , September 11, 2009
Wisconsin garbage tax more than doubles
Wisconsin residents may be thinking twice before tossing things into the trash.
By Laura Kruse , September 04, 2009
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