Wisconsin birders gather for 40th annual Wisconsin Society for Ornithology event
Wisconsin ornithologists from Ashland to Racine, Green Bay hosts 40th annual WSO convention. The gathering mixes professors and amateurs with field trips to observe diverse shorebirds and ducks, plus 20 minute research papers on endangered species and Wisconsin avifauna. Attendees visit an art exhibit and WSO supply dept offering publications and gear.
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Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wisconsin Society For Ornithology
Ashland
Racine
Peshtigo
Platteville
WSO
Manitowoc
Myrick Marsh
la Crosse
Noel Cutright
Wisconsin hatches lake sturgeon in Red Cedar River first in US
Wisconsin DNR reports a pioneering effort as 300 000 inch long lake sturgeon were planted upstream from Menomonie after the Wild Rose Hatchery hatched eggs with a 90 percent survival rate. Eggs were stripped from three large females on the Wolf River near New London using two inch incisions. Fry were released above and below Cedar Falls Dam with aims to boost Wisconsin populations and inform management.
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DNA
Red Cedar River
Menomonie
John Klingbiel
DNR
Bureau of Fish Management
Don Czeskleba
Wild Rose
Wolf River
New London
Wild Rose Hatchery
U.S
Lake Sturgeon
Cedar Falls Dam
Lake Menomin
Tainter Lake
Cedar Falls
Lake
Winnebago
Poygan
Black River Falls native named to key DNR position
West Central District information officer is a former Appleton reporter with deep DNR ties. The move follows his UW River Falls education and local Roots. He will coordinate with media and officials for DNR publications across the district.
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Black River Falls
Appleton
Department of Natural Resources
West Central District
James Lissack
Mr. Weitz
Chauncey
Luck
Frederic and
Pepin
The
DNR
Christine DeBoer
Stan DeBoer
Green Bay
St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa County
Clark County
Weitz
Indian sturgeon speared near Woodruff may break records
A 195 pound lake sturgeon, reportedly the largest game fish ever taken in Wisconsin, was speared on Lac du Flambeau near Woodruff by Henry St Germain with help from Kenneth Doud. The fish, a female with 45 pounds of eggs, measured seven feet. State officials question whether to recognize it as a state or world record due to unequal access to year round spearing. Current world record weighed 193 pounds. Wisconsin records include 180 pounds by Elroy Schroeder in 1953.
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Lake of the Woods
Ontario
Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation
Woodruff
Wisconsin
Henry St. Germain
Lac du Flambeau
Lake Pokegama
St. Germain
Kenneth Doud
Gary Scoval
DNR
Madison
Elroy Schroeder
Appleton
Lake Winnebago
Lowell Ingalls
Webster
St. Croix
DNR edits snowtrail plan amid title issues on abandoned line
The DNR Spooner district office dropped plans to build a snowmobile trail on an abandoned Chicago and Northwestern line from Hayward to Bayfield due to half of the property lacking clear title in the railroad’s name. A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling suggested possible land reversion to adjacent owners, and the state transportation department also withdrew its offer.
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DNR
Spooner
Chicago and Northwestern
Hayward
Bayfield
Don Jerabek
DNR Recreation and Parks
Eagles Shot in Wisconsin Still Over Random Year
Wisconsin reports ongoing eagle shootings with half of premature deaths attributed to gunfire. The state agency notes federal penalties are stiff, while rewards total up to 3,000 dollars from federal and national groups for information leading to convictions.
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Wisconsin
State Office of
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Federation
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Carla Kruse
Sauk County
Alex Kailing
West Shore Drive
Hartland
WSO Supply Department
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Randolph
Rice Lake
Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Dorchester
Milwaukee Public Museum
Eau Clairé
United States
Michigan
Russia
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Eau Claire
David Weitz
Ed Forrester
Chippewa Falls Herald-Telegram
Uw-River Falls
Appleton Post- Crescent
Ridgeway Stables
Neenah
Polk County
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Mississippi River
Hudson Bay
Canada
Lake Winneconne
Big Lake
Butte Des Morts
Chippewa
Uw-Milwaukee
Klingbiel
Red Cedar
Carter
Federal
Thomas Foley
House Agriculture Committee
U.S. Forest Service
USDA
Natural Resources Agency
Interior Department
Foley
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