PFAS and nitrates were among the concerns as the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board got an update on challenges for drinking water in the state. At a recent meeting, the board heard from Steve Elmore, ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Licenses can be purchased from the Wisconsin DNR. As the vast majority of license fees have remained stagnant since 2005, costs to the DNR ...

The following are the latest results of Wood County Health Department inspections on licensed food establishments and other types of businesses, which the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune and ...

Wood duck and bluebird houses are being given out to conservation-minded individuals. Here's how to get one, plus more ...

Wake boats, designed to create large waves for surfing, are ill-suited for Wisconsin's lakes, which have defined shorelines and existing infrastructure. The large waves generated by wake boats ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — Meet Rupert, an eastern box turtle you can find at the Tanglewood Nature Center! At 28 years old, Rupert is a seasoned resident of the Tanglewood Nature Center, serving as one of ...

Bill Smith will serve a second term as chairman of the NRB. (File photo) Bill Smith was re-elected to serve as chair of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB). Smith, of Shell Lake, has served as ...

(Stock photo) Wisconsin deer hunters who have been begging and pleading for the DNR and Natural Resources Board (NRB) to dump the Dr. James Kroll county deer unit system and go back to habitat-based ...

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously passed changes to deer advisory councils at its meeting last week. The change will allow deer management units to be based on habitat rather than ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' fire danger dashboard on Saturday listed Jefferson and Walworth counties, where Friday's fires took place, as under moderate risk – the department ...

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced the application period for the 2025 elk hunt opens March 1 and continues through May 31. Wisconsin residents can purchase an ...