Jim Falls dam plans protect migrating sturgeon
The Chippewa River near Jim Falls sees a massive NSP construction project to carve a 15 to 20 foot wide channel through rock to keep water flowing from the dam. DNR and NSP aim to aid lake sturgeon movement during runoff, with dynamite and draglines clearing rock and radio telemetry studies planned to track sturgeon.
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Jim Falls
Hippewa River
Northern States Power Co
Department of Natural Resources
NSP
Sturgeon
Sturgeon Tracking Study to Implant Tracking Devices
DNA biologists plan to implant electronic trackers in two subadult and two legal-sized lake sturgeon to map migration routes and wintering sites in the Chippewa River and Lake Wissota. The project includes a constant flow generator at the overflow dam to sustain 240 cfs in spring through fall, with 20 cfs in winter to feed invertebrates and support habitat.
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Mr. Erickson
Alma
NSP
Forest Service seeks comment on Chequamegon plan
The Forest Service invites public comments on the Chequamegon National Forest Management Plan and environmental impact statement. The plan emphasizes recreation, sawtimber and aspen with gradual changes over 10 years. comments are due by July 5. Public review locations include offices in Park Falls Medford Hayward Washburn Glidden Milwaukee and libraries in Eau Claire La Crosse Medford Marshfield Spooner.
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The
Forest Service
Chequamegon National Forest Management
Park Falls
Medford
Hayward
Washburn
Glidden
Milwaukee
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Marshfield
Spooner
Wrablee
Chequamegon
Chequamegon National Forest
North 5Th Ave
Wis
Fisher trapping season approved by Wisconsin Assembly panel
The 11 day trapping season for fisher, reintroduced to Wisconsin, was endorsed by the Assembly Tourism, Recreation and Forest Productivity Committee. Rep. James Halperin said the Dec. 1 11 period would take effect unless the Senate objects. The rule caps harvest at 300 animals annually with a maximum of one fisher per trapper.
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Wisconsin
Assembly Tourism, Recreation and Forest Productivity Committee
James Halperin
Eagle River
State Department of Natural Resources
State Senate
Beavers Targeted Again In Wisconsin Trapping Program
Licensed Wisconsin trappers may apply for subsidized beaver contracts this spring in Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Iron Polk Price Rusk Taylor or Washburn counties. The trapping season runs April 1 through September 30 with ten dollars paid per beaver. Trappers may keep the beaver in lieu of payment but must register the animals at a local DNR office. Interested trappers should contact Spooner Cumberland Brule Hayward Park Falls Medford or Ladysmith DNR offices by phone or mail.
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Wisconsin
Ashland
Barron
Bayfield
Burnett, Iron, Polk, Price, Rusk, Taylor
Washburn
DNR
Spooner
Cumberland
Brule
Hayward
Park Falls
Medford
Ladysmith
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Chippewa Falls
Doug Erickson
Bear
Bill Blears
State Assembly
Chippewa River
Lake
Wissota
Jim Falls Lake Sturgeon
Erickson
Jim Falls Dam
Lake Wissota
Steve Kinder
Jack Walter
Walter
Ent
John Wrablee
Vrablee
Aspen
Impro
Wisconsin Farm Care, Inc
P.O. Box
Barneveld
Eau Claire WI
Kevin Midthun
Lester's
Lester Prairie
Aina
Fisher
Madison
Beaver
Lorox
Ebate
Venco
ASK
ASK SK
Imumans
DAL, Ogel, Porter
Schuman & Sons, Inc
Galesville
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