Bad fire season risks loom in Wisconsin drought
DNA fire control specialists warn of an early and severe spring fire season due to snow and soil moisture shortages. Don Jerabek notes February moisture failed to offset fall drought, leaving tinder dry fuels as sun and wind quicken fire risk. DNR cautions that conditions resemble a year with massive fires.
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Wisconsin
Northwest District Dna
Don Jerabek
DNR
Northwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Tax workshop set for small loggers
A March 25 tax planning workshop for small loggers runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Sawyer County Courthouse in Hayward. The Burnett County Extension Office organizes the event with regional offices. The $10 fee covers instruction and materials, and the session focuses on tax incentives and planning techniques to reduce income tax, not form filling.
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Sawyer County
Hayward
Burnett County Extension Office
Fur prices slip as economy tightens fur market in region
Spring Valley fur buyer Elmer Miller calls the 1980 81 trapping season peculiar with declining fur supply and lagging prices despite some species hitting records. Muskrat prices fell from over 10 dollars to about 7 40 7 65 per pelt while beaver and otter show weaker demand and rural buyers face high interest rates. Local buyers report selective purchasing and caution as buyers hold cash in money markets rather than invest in pelts.
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Elmer Miller
Mr. Miller
Midwest
Wisconsin
Lake Superior District Power seeks higher Ladysmith Flowage drawdown
The Lake Superior District Power Co seeks DNR permission to raise Ladysmith Flowage daily water removal. They request a 2 percent feet drawdown from Nov 1 to Mar 31 and 1 percent feet from Apr 1 to Oct 31, up from the current year round 1 percent. The DNR will not require an environmental impact statement. Copies of the assessment are available from Roger Jasinski, Park Falls ranger station. Comments accepted until Friday.
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Lake Superior District Power Co
The
DNR
Ladysmith
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Roger Jasinski
Park Falls
Jasinski
Woodlot management help offered in west central Wisconsin
Private woodlot owners in nine counties will receive timber management assistance this spring and summer from two temporary forestry employees funded by the U S Forest Service through River Country RC D. One worker will serve Dunn County and the other the Barron Polk area from April to September and June to August respectively. The D N R reports over 400 private woodlot help requests as of February 1. Applications are being taken. contact Bud Wandrey at the DNR or Bob Feldt at River Country RC D and.
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Wisconsin
The
U.S. Forest Service
Forestry Plan of River Country Rc&d
Dunn County
Barron-Polk County
DNR
Barron
Chippewa
Clark
Dunn
Eau Claire
Pepin
Pierce
Polk
St. Croix
Bud Wandrey
Bob Feldt
River Country Rc&d
DNR Buys Dunn County Land For Wildlife Area Expansion
The Wisconsin DNR board approved a 320 acre purchase from Merle Larrabee near Menomonie for inclusion in the Dunnville Wildlife Area. The $139,000 deal adds habitat diversity including small fields and brush. Larrabee retains rights to harvest up to 10 standard cords yearly and crop 151.2 acres this year.
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State Natural Resources Board
Dunn County
Merle Larrabee
Menomonie
Dunnville Wildlife Area
DNR
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Oldham-Weyer Refrig
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