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While most people enjoying Wisconsin's natural resources do so responsibly, that's not always the case

Downtown Rhinelander traffic control, Line 5 reroute, keeping medicine away from kids

WXPR News for 10-30-25

Many people are aware that trees can be dated by counting the layers of tree rings in a cross section. But, less folks know that fish, snails, mussels, and the teeth of many local mammal species build seasonal growth rings that are used to age individuals.

Increase in suicides, food pantries see more families, and tree stand safety

Local news for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.

Winter outlook, solar energy and farmland, and a lot more opossums

Local news for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.

Big early snow gets winter recreation started, Oneida County shop building future, ski resort bankruptcy

WXPR News for 12-2-25

Holiday grief, Festival of Trees, energy emergency declared

WXPR News for 12-8-25

Blue tubing and assorted tools used to collect maple sap a Kemp Station.

Field Notes: Modern maple sap collection

Every spring, Kemp Station taps maple trees and produces a few gallons of maple syrup. In March 2026, we are planning a public demonstration project—moving beyond the simple sap buckets and sap bags—to a modern tubing system for gravity-flow sap collection.

Clearing trails of trees and branches, Iron County snowmobile trails open, Bradyn's law signed by Governor

WXPR News for 12-9-25

Deer season numbers, making trails ready, ice rescue

WXPR News for 12-3-25

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