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You might not expect a small Wisconsin town to have deep circus roots, but Baraboo proudly wears the title “Circus Capital of the World” like a badge of honor. This unassuming town was once the winter ...
Deputies say the man did not have a valid driver’s license and was arrested on two active warrants out of Milwaukee County ...
Despite a goal in the 2004-14 plan to add 15,000 acres to the Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area, the state only managed to acquire 3,488 acres and obtain leases on 1,636 acres.
As a citizen of this nation I am a public land owner, and you are too! Public lands are held in trust for the benefit of all ...
Voters will decide whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to require photo identification to vote. Wisconsin law already requires voters to show identification, but passage of this Republican ...
In the office where she worked, projects included helping the Sand County Foundation to restore southwest Wisconsin grasslands, and reducing phosphorus runoff from farmland to keep the chemicals out ...
Grassland Dairy Products Inc. has been ordered to pay a $300,000 penalty to Wisconsin for violating state water pollution laws. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced the settlement ...
Grasslands are vast areas of natural vegetation that might include lush green grass running across miles and miles. They are seen as intermediaries between forests at one end and deserts at the other.
A lone pronghorn in sage brush. Photo by Tobiason / NPS A bipartisan quartet of U.S. representatives today introduced the North American Grasslands Conservation Act which, if passed by Congress, would ...
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a "conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds. The crisis is illustrated in a new State ...
From the Northwoods to the Driftless Area, Wisconsin’s abundant natural resources are downright postcard-worthy. We treasure our plentiful lakes, rivers and streams, lush forests, ...
But one of our most essential resources often goes unnoticed and underappreciated – Wisconsin’s grasslands. Also known as prairies, grasslands once were everywhere across the Midwest. But their ...