Madison – The DNR Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the death of one person on Monday, March 18, at Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk County. DNR law enforcement officials said the person died by suicide at the park.
The DNR said in a statement that there is no threat to the public and the park remains open, but local emergency responders are on the scene as the investigation continues.
Devil’s Lake State Park is the largest park in the state, located in Sauk County, near Baraboo.
David Van Dyke will lead a session on making handmade bows and arrows on April 11 in La Crosse
La Crosse, Wis. – The public can attend a free presentation to learn from David Van Dyke how he crafts established bows and arrows from materials harvested from his farm in Vernon County at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 11 April at the La Crosse Public Library.
Van Dyke hunted deer, caribou, and bears using bows and arrows he constructed – some of which did not require up-to-date tools. The session is part of the Mississippi Valley Conservancy Linked to the Land series of tours and workshops sponsored by Olson Solar Energy with media support from WXOW News 19.
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The 49 fish and wildlife questions will be assessed April 8 during Wisconsin’s spring hearings
A Wisconsin bill that would end harvesting of antlerless deer for four years in the Northern Forest Zone is now on Governor Evers’ desk
The public was asked for comment on the Wisconsin DNR’s updated elk management plan
Volunteers needed to plant trees on May 4
On Saturday, May 4, staff at the Mississippi Valley Conservancy in La Crosse, Wisconsin, plan to plant 500 trees in the Plum Creek Conservation Area near Wauzeka in the Lower Kickapoo River Valley.
Volunteers are needed to lend a hand plant trees in an area that has been used for row crops and is prone to erosion. Volunteers will be needed from 10 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m
