Outdoors

Head to an open house at Sandhill Wildlife Area April 28 and learn more about the outdoors News Release

[ad_1] Contact(s): Carrie Milestone, DNR Wildlife Technician, 715-884-2882; Vicki Palen, Friends of Sandhill, 715-652-3131 BABCOCK, Wis. – The Friends of Sandhill, in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, will host its annual open house for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. …

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Stocking of 740,000 catchable size trout underway to provide more fishing opportunities – Weekly News

[ad_1] Contact(s): Jeff Mosher, DNR Fish Production Manager, 608-267-7613 MADISON – Stocking trucks are rolling from state fish hatcheries now and will deliver about 740,000 catchable-size trout to inland waters in time for opening day of the 2018 regular inland trout season. Catchable-size trout provide a variety of angling opportunities. …

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Wisconsin officials celebrate proposed removal of Kirtland’s warbler from federal endangered species list News Release

[ad_1] Contact(s): Drew Feldkirchner, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation program director, 608-235-3905 EDITOR’S ADVISORY: An earlier version of this release noted that USFWS has removed Kirtland’s Warbler from the federal endangered species list – as a correction, it is important to note that USFWS has proposed removing the species from this …

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