local features

Local libraries have always been more than buildings with books, they’re the beating heart of a community. They preserve our stories, protect our history, and give every generation a place to learn, gather, and grow.

Ice is starting to form on some waterbodies in the Northwoods. What to know to stay safe.

The entirely volunteer-run light display at Hodag Park starts December 1st.

Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto talks with WXPR's Katie Thoresen about the changes for this season and what hunters need to know to stay safe.

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.

The Northwoods of Wisconsin, with its rough logging boom towns and frontier justice, saw its own share of gun smoke and violence in the early 1900s.

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

For three decades, The Table has been a place for people to gather and share a meal.Run out of St Augustine's Episcopal Church in Rhinelander, The Table has gone through some changes over the years but its commitment to community remains.

Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth for 450 million years and have scarcely changed in all that time.

In this episode of All Things Outdoors, Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto talks with WXPR's Katie Thoresen about the "king of the game birds."