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A free application for iPhone, iPad and iPod users is now available to provide trail locations, maps and other information about the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest in far northeastern Wisconsin. More>>
Earth Day is this Friday. You can join others throughout the world to celebrate Mother Earth. Here in Madison, you can go to Forest Products Laboratory, for fun and education. More>>
Governor Walker wanted to scale back the rules in his original budget. More>>
Agricultural officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin are preparing their largest "air war" ever to protect forests from gypsy moths. More>>
Photo Courtesy of Associated PressBison are no longer recognized as an endangered species by the Fish and Wildlife Service due to insufficient data. More>>
A new report finds that more sea turtles were killed or injured in the Gulf of Mexico in the months following the BP oil spill than in any similar period during the past 20 years. More>>
Wisconsin residents will get a chance to sound off on whether they should be allowed to shoot problem cougars. More>>
Work begins this month on the D-N-R's new project, "Fish Sticks." Trees are being added to the lakes to help create habits and help prevent erosion. More>>
The battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is headed back to court. More>>
The plan builds on an unprecedented federal plan established in February 2010 which prevents the invasive species from developing self-sustaining populations in the Great Lakes. More>>
The Justice Department has sued BP Exploration and Production Inc. and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. More>>
Learn some basics about mercury and its effects on our environment. More>>
The EPA encourages individuals, organizations and businesses to use non-mercury alternatives and to recycle old or unused mercury-containing products whenever possible. More>>
Have left over mercury from a science project? Learn how to deal with it safely. More>>
Break your thermometer? Here's how to clean it up. More>>
Whether your CFL has burned out or broken, here is information on how to safely dispose of it. More>>
There are many books that celebrate the earth and show you how to keep the earth clean and healthy. If you want to learn more about Earth Day, check out these books at your local library or book store: More>>
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