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Opting for Coexistence: Some Wisconsin Landowners Learn To Live With Beavers

Beavers can cause property damage, but research shows they positively impact the environment. Some landowners are ditching traps and dynamite to peacefully manage the nuisance.

By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch

Katie McCullough, 55, paddles across a pond on her property near Rio, Wis. McCullough installed a pond leveler on her property after discovering an active beaver lodge and dam. Credit: Joe Timmerman/Wisconsin Watch

An Enbridge Oil Spill in Wisconsin Is Eroding Trust as the Fight Over Line 5 Continues

By Kristoffer Tigue

Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, peers into a tall wild rice bed on the river in the summer of 2023. Credit: Alicia Carhart/Wisconsin DNR

Decades After It Disappeared, Wild Rice Is Booming Again on the Upper Mississippi River

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

After Initial Permits Are Granted, Activists Worry About Impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute in Northern Wisconsin

By Lydia Larsen

The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing

By Kristoffer Tigue

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue

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