Loon Appreciation Day draws crowds in Eagle River area
On July 6 Wisconsin Project Loon Watch held the first Loon Appreciation Day at Eagle Waters Resort near Eagle River. Observers surveyed designated lakes from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., reporting on Richter Lake and Chelsea Lake amid heavy cottage and boat traffic. The event highlighted loon nesting challenges and local efforts to protect nesting sites through warnings and public signs.
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Eagle Waters Resort
Eagle River
Wisconsin Project Loon Watch
Wisconsin
WPLW
Taylor County
Richter Lake
Richter
Ron Nicotera
DNR
Bureau of Endangered Resources
Tom Klein
Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Wisconsin DNR and hunters boost wild turkey program
The Wisconsin DNR has released about 600 wild turkeys at 30 southern locations since 1980 from Missouri. Open hunting grew from 1982 to 1984 with harvests of 180, 308, and 497. Landowner cooperation boosts the program, with 20 percent permits reserved for owners. Territorial expansion includes Grant Iowa Vernon Crawford and La Crosse counties, plus Sauk Richland Monroe. Landowners host appreciation days with gifts funded by hunters and the Turkey Federation.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Missouri
Grant
Iowa
Vernon
Crawford
la Crosse County
Sauk
Richland
Monroe
Batha
Turkey
DNR
Wild Turkey Federation
Hunters
The
Turkey Federation
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Ed Miller
Governors State University
Cari Batha
Blackhawk Lake Recreation Area
Iowa County
Turkey Hunters
Carl Batha
Wildlife Management
Viroqua
Blackhawk Lake
Cobb and
Highland
Crest Precast Inc
Permentry
Cedar Drive
la Crescent
Jeff Fair
New Hampshire Loan Preservation Committee
Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Dorchester
Milwaukee Public Museum
Eau Claire
OMC Mustang
Mustang
Owatonna Manufacturing Company, Inc
Owatonna
Vanderloop
Scheidegger
Waumandee
Lindevig Sales & Service
Vestby
ST. Joseph Equipment, Inc
LaCrosse
Buetsch
Peterson Implement CO
Whitehall
By Sam Robbins
Bob Logan Tractor Company
Franklin Grove
Illinois
Beefalo
Philli Yeager
Dodgeville
Edlbeck Communications
Evergreen Drive
Green Bay
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