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© ANDY MANIS Before heading to the U.S. Senate and initiating the first Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson spent a pair of two-year terms as governor of Wisconsin, 1959-62. He championed the state’s natural resources and public lands.
Kyle Cherek © LINDA FRESHWATERS ARNDT There have been many things said over the eons about spring — ephemeral and more mercurial of a season than any other.
Story and photo by Larry Yellen I had hit the road early on this frosty March morning, heading out from my vacation home in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region, where I escape Illinois for some first-class fly fishing. My plan was to drive just beyond…
Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine encourages reader photos and feedback. On this page, you will find letters that appeared in the last two years. Older letters from recent past issues may be found online here. Other magazine issues, including…
© MIKE GORSKI This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — a milestone certainly worth celebrating.
EARTH DAY AT 50: EXPANDED COVERAGE Environmental awakening Tia Nelson, environmental activist and daughter of Earth Day founder Apostle Islands lakeshore celebrates its own 50th 1970 snapshot This is the dawning
Michele Witecha Unlike intense wildfires, controlled burns in forested areas feature flames usually no higher than a fire hydrant.© DNR FILES The relationship between fire and our landscape has always been complicated.