In this image provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the neck of a black bear is shown after a lid was removed after two years on June 3, 2025, near Hillman, Mich. ( Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP)
In this image provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, DNS staffers, from left, Angela Kujawa, Sherry Raifsnider and Miranda VanCleave work to remove a lid from the neck of an immobilized black bear near Hillman, Michigan, on June 3, 2025. ( Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP)
In this image provided by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, wildlife biologist Angela Kujawa collects data from an immobilized black bear after a lid was removed from the animalÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ neck near Hillman, Michigan, on June 3, 2025. ( Michigan Department of Natural Resources via AP)
It may not impact overall plans to pave over a 4 1/2-mile stretch of Peace Trail in Rock County with new asphalt later this year, but the state Department of Natural Resources says it considers the stretch to be habitat for a rare and endangered type of turtle.
If you notice a neighborÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ lawn is starting to look a bit shaggy over the next couple of weeks, it may not be because they’ve become too lazy to mow their grass. It could be they’re leaving the grass in their yard longer to boost bees as part of “No-Mow May.â€
After a two-year hiatus, The Lake Koshkonong Wetland Association is ready to resume its in-person meetings and educational programs, starting with two events this spring.