The construction of the Mitchell Park Bike and Walking Trail Project, which includes the Fox Brook Park Connector Trail and the Mitchell Park Scenic Loop Trail, in the City of Brookfield, may result in the incidental take of a rare snake, under an authorization the Department of Natural Resources is proposing for the project...

Hunters and others who observe someone out hunting who does a good deed or sets a positive example for other outdoor uses are being encouraged to nominate the individual for the 11th annual Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – La Crosse Tribune Ethical Hunter Award...

The Wisconsin wolf program is looking for a few good trackers. People interested in volunteering to locate gray wolves and other forest carnivores in the coming year and to help keep count of the elusive animals can learn how to track wolves during a series of upcoming training sessions...

Wildlife watchers and hunters who feed or bait deer should be aware that new rules took affect Oct. 1 to help protect wildlife, including deer, bear and elk, from infectious disease and reduce risk of automobile-wildlife collisions...

Hunters and others interested in the white-tailed deer will want to tune in to Deer Hunt 2007 on public television stations statewide at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8. Familiar deer show and Outdoor Wisconsin television host, Dan Small, will interview new Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank, along with other experts on deer management, hunting history, traditions and culture...

Residents in central Wisconsin and in Marinette County who have noticed rapid increases in gypsy moth populations this year and who would like to be considered for spray treatment next spring should be contacting their county or municipal gypsy moth coordinator now, if they have not already...

Breeding populations of double-crested cormorants – a once rare colonial nesting water bird that is now common along the Great Lakes and other costal areas – would be reduced by half along Green Bay and Lake Michigan, under a proposed management plan that will be the subject of three upcoming public meetings...

The blue-wing teal migration is near peak along the Mississippi River. Green-wings will not peak until well into October. Each passing cold front brings more Canada geese to Horicon Marsh and numbers are growing. The fall population tends to peak around late October. Fall naturalist programs are going on each weekend at the marsh...

Fall colors are at or very near peak now in northern Wisconsin, and despite the dry conditions this summer, colors are reported as very vibrant in many areas. There is a hint of fall color in the south, with some sugar maples having patches of bright orange, ash trees turning yellow and staghorn sumac turning a deep scarlet. Check the Wisconsin Department of Tourism Fall Color Report for current updates...

Waterfowl hunters currently in the field hunting geese and heading out this month to hunt ducks need to be especially careful in identifying all birds before shooting. With more than 100 pairs of endangered trumpeter swans nesting in Wisconsin this year, state wildlife officials estimating the total population of free-flying swans in the state with close to 600, many of which are immature, so they have a not yet developed their signature white feathers and have a more grayish plumage...