Carrie Trousil Becker Think you have to be an expert to help the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II project? Think again. With more than 1,500 participants in the comprehensive bird survey now underway, the truth is there is no single "type" of…
Sawyer Briel Choose a direction — left, right, up, down. Look in that direction and chances are you'll see someone using a smartphone, tablet, laptop or some other type of technology. Like it or not, the world we live in today is dominated…
Story by Andrea Zani and photos by Tim Sweet Don't look now but winter is at our doorstep. That means literally, in the case of the incredible photo of ice shoves featured with this story. The other photos show winter all around and at its…
Story by Brian Wettlaufer and illustrations by Jim McEvoy After years of dodging invitations, I reluctantly joined some colleagues on a pheasant hunt in September 2017 at Wild Ridge Game Farm near Watertown. Having little practice with shotguns,…
Andrea Zani © BEN PIERSON At one time in the DNR's half century of history, using computers was an exciting new way to collect data, monitor our environment and store information. Other developments such as the new wave of satellites suddenly…
Story by Ron Weber and illustrations by Jim McEvoy I was 7 years old the first time I ever laid eyes on my buck. He was a 10-pointer with a wide, sweeping rack. The tips curled toward each other in front, leaving a gap of about 6 inches between…