Outdoors

Wild rice harvest season outlook for 2018 now available – Weekly News

[ad_1] Contact(s): Jason Fleener, DNR wetland habitat specialist, 608-266-7408 MADISON — Wild rice harvesters will find opportunities for harvest in Wisconsin this year–many ricers have begun harvest on some early maturing waters. “After relatively poor rice crops in consecutive years, the 2018 crop generally appears to be faring better in …

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Dane County Conservation League assisting Wisconsin DNR

[ad_1] Plainfield, Wis. — As the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reduced its efforts at working with non-game wildlife, the state is fortunate that conservation groups have taken a broader view of natural resources, including non-game. The Dane County Conservation League (DCCL) has long been interested in preserving native …

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Sept. 11 public meeting set on regulation change options for a stretch of Black Earth Creek News Release

[ad_1] Contact(s): Dan Oele, DNR fisheries biologist, 608-275-3225; [email protected] MADISON – Trout anglers and others interested in Black Earth Creek are invited to attend a public meeting Sept. 11 to hear about and provide input on possible regulation changes for the river from South Valley Road downstream to Highway 14. …

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