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A walk in Rhinelander’s Holmboe Conifer Forest requires a stop every few steps to hear or see a new amphibian.On a recent stroll, Ted Anchor of the…
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Right now, there is a lake in Vilas County that has no snow on it.Researchers based out of UW-Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction use shovels,…
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Pete McGeshick II looked out upon Spur Lake and thought about what used to be.“The lake was full,” he said. “The rice bed was full all the way…
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The construction on Stevens Street on Rhinelander’s north side is nearly complete as heavy machinery rumbles by the auto dealerships that line the…
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Walking out onto a muskeg, or wetland, the first things most people notice are the sensation of sinking and sound of suction.Saturated sphagnum moss, or…
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In this line of work, projects don’t start with a bang.They end with one.With a booming explosion on Tuesday morning, a portion of stream at the…
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A walk to the end of the Ashland Oredock feels like a walk out onto Lake Superior for Ed Monroe.“We’re out amongst the buoys and the shipping lane,” he…
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The water flow on a little creek in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is modest.In fact, the stream is small enough that it has no name. Officially,…
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On a sunny day in a shaded forest, Don Waller and Dave Zaber, two environmental professionals, came across an orchid growing on the forest floor.This part…
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On a hot, sunny day last week, Jim Montgomery pulled a 1958 Evinrude Lark outboard motor outside his repair shop for a tune-up.Montgomery pointed to the…