Phalaropes amble and spin in Wisconsin wetlands
An observer details Wilson's phalaropes foraging at muddy pond edges and spinning in the water, noting female plumage leads and male incubation. He recalls Massachusetts sightings, outlines migration timing April to May and peak May 10 20, and contrasts with other shorebirds. Also mentions local loon monitoring and early May unusual birds including owls and gulls in Barron area.
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Dorchester
Wilson
Wisconsin
Great Plains
Canada
Prairie
D.H., Barron
Phone advisory warns Wisconsin anglers before Ontario fishing trip
Dozens of Ontario forest fires keep burning as officials restrict entry to high risk areas. Only scattered rain has fallen, and a multi day downpour is seen as needed to ease the danger. Lightning from storms has sparked new fires while Wisconsin fishermen are urged to call 1 705 942 1800 in Sault Ste Marie before heading into Ontario to get entry guidance.
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Canadian
Ontario
Wisconsin
Sault St. Marie
Canada
Lead and steel shot similarly cripple ducks and geese
A U S Fish and Wildlife Service study with Missouri Conservation tested 1300 hunters at Schell Osage Wildlife Area in Nov Dec. About 11 000 shots yielded 2000 ducks. observers blinded to load found no significant difference in crippling rates between lead and steel shots. Two more ducks were bagged per 100 shots with lead.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS
Missouri Department of Conservation
Schell-Osage Wildlife Management Area
Missouri
Wetlands rule softened by state board approval
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously approved modifications to NR 115. The changes ease protections to appease farmers while risking environmental group support. Exempts cranberry growers and lets drainage, roads, and limited utility work through wetlands with erosion safeguards. Public hearings will review county maps before final designations.
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State Natural Resources Board
DNR
Senate Natural Resources and Tourism Committee
Assembly Committee On Environmental Resources
State Agriculture Board
North Area Lacks DNR Board Representation
The state Senate unanimously confirmed Ardell Ladd, a Lone Rock farm wife, to the Natural Resources Board, despite northern legislators warning the north would be unrepresented on the panel.
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State Senate
Ardell Ladd
Lone Rock Farm
Natural Resources Board
Senate Natural Resources and Tourism Committee
North
DNR
Ginseng licensing begins July 1 under new DNR rules
The State Natural Resources Board set temporary rules requiring a $5 harvester license for ginseng diggers and a $100 dealer license for dealers and agents, with digging allowed Aug 15 to Nov 15 and selling anytime with proper licensing. Rules run for one year while hearings on permanent rules proceed.
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Department of Natural Resources
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Green Bay
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Great Lakes
Wisconsin Project Loon Watch
Rick Newton
Sigurd Olson
Bonaparte
Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Milwaukee Public
Robbins Nest
St. Paul, Minn
United States
Madison
The
Anthony Earl
Art Kurtz
State Agriculture Department
Country Today
Department
Agriculture
Hwy. 8
DNR Board
Ladd
Senate
Ashland
Daniel Theno
Rep
David Kedrowski
Washburn
Steve Pavich
Mason
Bayfield County
Kedrowski
Rice Lake
Patricia Smith
Crandon
Lloyd Kincaid
Rep. Kedrowski
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