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In this week’s All Things Outdoor, we discuss the life of conservationist Frances Hammerstrom.

Rivers and Lakes are beginning to open up in the Northwoods. During the logging boom in Northern Wisconsin, that meant it was time to start the river drive. Moving tens of thousands of logs by water to sawmill towns was a deadly business. And so it was on the first log drive north of Grandfather Falls on the Wisconsin River, 165 years ago.

By the end of last month, northern Wisconsin had already reached the ‘severe or ‘very severe’ annual winter index thresholds set by the Wisconsin DNR for the first time since 2013

Turkey hunting season starts in Wisconsin this week. Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto talks with WXPR’s Katie Thoresen about best practices for a successful hunt.