Classes offered to create a safer snowmobile season MADISON - Snowmobile safety training taught by certified safety instructors gives new snowmobilers basic information on snowmobile safety, responsibilities, ethics, laws and mechanical functions....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1299Kids' TV Show wins Emmy MADISON - A Wisconsin television show for children has won top TV honors for its special episode on aquatic invasive species....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1298Watch out for invasive species in adornments to wreaths and dried arrangements MADISON -- When decorating for the holidays, many people look to nature for raw materials: colorful berries, dried flowers and seed heads can provide for simple but beautiful adornments. But state environmental officials are cautioning that some plants used for wreaths and dried arrangements are actually invasive weeds ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1297Gift ideas to make the most of the outdoors MADISON - Give like you mean it. In Wisconsin, that means giving family and friends the gift of the outdoors. These eight gift ideas will help you, your family and your friends make the most of the state?s beautiful lakes, rivers, state parks and other special places....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1296DNR to reduce service center walk-in counter service hours MADISON - The Department of Natural Resources will be reducing walk-in service hours at its 30 service centers statewide starting January 4, 2010....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1295Great Lakes photo contest underway MADISON - Shutterbugs, warm up your trigger fingers. The second annual Great Lakes Photo Contest is now underway, with a Feb. 1, 2010, deadline ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1294Commercial harvest of whitefish allowed to increase MADISON - Commercial fishermen can increase their harvest of whitefish from Lake Michigan under changes approved Dec. 14, 2009, by the state Natural Resources Board....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1293Timber wolf tracking and ecology clinic offered BABCOCK, Wis. -- The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center and Timber Wolf Information Network are co-sponsoring the first of two Timber Wolf Ecology Clinics on Saturday and Sunday, January 23-24, 2010 ...
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