Return of Sandhill Cranes Signals Wisconsin Spring
Wisconsin sees the annual arrival of sandhill cranes as spring approaches with thousands settling in marshes and bogs. UW researchers track a second flyway from Manitoba through the Great Plains to the Gulf, using radio tags on 36 birds to map routes and stopover sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ontario
Scott Melvin
Uw-Madison
Upper Midwest
Canada
Mr. Melvin
Uw-Stevens Point
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Florida
Manitoba
Great Plains
Gulf of Texas
Melvin
Canadian Wildlife Service
Great Lakes
North Dakota
Platte River
Nebraska
Stanley Temple
Timber wolves ruled out for killing calves near Spooner
State and federal investigators ruled out timber wolves as the cause of two calf deaths at a Pokegama Junction farm south of Spooner. Warden reports say a farmer found two partially eaten calves, one killed March 12, the other March 13, after he observed a wolf near the property in December and January.
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Spooner
Joe Davidowski
Superior
Pokegama Junction
Jim Anderson
Davidowski
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Duncan
Duluth
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
Trappers Association Plans Sunday Meeting at Shell Lake
The Wisconsin Trappers Association will hold its spring meeting Sunday April 5 at 9 a.m. at the Shell Lake Community Center. The program includes discussion and voting on trapping rights and is open to all trappers and interested persons. For details call Ray Hanson at 715-822-4214.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Trappers Association
Shell Lake
Main Street
Calf Ray Hanson
Naturalists to Guide Summer at Area State Parks
Cornell Dan Edelstein, 23, joins Brunet Island State Park as one of seven naturalists in the DNR West Central District. He hopes to connect Cornell residents and visitors with nature through hikes, slideshows, and youth activities. Other parks in the district adding naturalists include Perrot, Interstate, Willow River, Wildcat Mountain and Lake Wissota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Edelstein
Brunel Island State Park
DNR
West Central
Mr. Edelstein
Cornell
Neal Kephart
Brunet Island
Edelstein
Marquette University
West Central District
Perrot
Interstate
Willow River
Wildcat Mountain
Lake Wissota
ORAP funding fight shapes Wisconsin outdoors policy
Former Gov. Warren Knowles and ex-DNR Secretary Earl urged the Joint Finance Committee to approve the ORAP 1981 83 funding, opposing a $9 million cut in Gov. Dreyfus 1981 83 budget. Besaday warned cuts could threaten 1990 land goals and tourism aided by boating programs. A tax check off for endangered species was floated but opposed by the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Knowles
DNR
Anthony Earl
Lee Dreyfus
ORAP
Earl
Madison
Wisconsin
C.D. Besaday
Dreyfus
Waterways Commission
Besaday
Colorado
Wisconsin considers bullwhip question in deer hunt survey
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board debated adding a bullwhip item to a deer hunting questionnaire at the Conservation Congress hearings. The board later withdrew the question after a procedural dispute, with Brogan Flaherty and Trainer dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Resources Board
John Brogan
Green Bay
Richard Hemp
Mosinee
Mr. Brogan
Daniel Flaherty
la Crosse
Daniel Trainer
Stevens Point
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jasper- Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
Mr. Temple
International Crane Foundation
Sam Robbins
Canada Goose
Trappers Association
Anderson Farm
Dick Thiel
Fred Strand
Steve Fritts
USFWS
Thiel
Duncan
Mr. Thiel
Douglas County
Wenomonie
River Caton and Equipment
Western Ave
Bau Claire
John Petto
Rice Lake
Dim Ruckman
Eau Claire
Dick McGee
Mordovi
Knowles
Mr. Besaday
Apostle Islands Lakeshore
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
Ion-The-Farm Tire Service
CENEX
Brueggen
Rice Lake Farmers Union Co-Op
Kovar
Bloomer, Inc
Bloomer, WI
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