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After the expiration of the decades-old Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program earlier this year, land trusts around the state are adapting to the funding challenges coming from the loss of a major source of state support.

Wisconsin land trusts continue preservation efforts, even without Knowles-Nelson funding

Whooping cranes were reintroduced to Wisconsin in 2001 to increase the eastern migratory population.

4 chicks from Wisconsin join the eastern migratory whooping crane population Whooping cranes --- creeping back from the brink of extinction through intensive conservation efforts --- only produce one to two eggs per year.

The Trump administration directed industry-funded promotion programs to halt all support for initiatives related to reducing emissions and sustainability.

USDA restricts spending on dairy marketing after lawsuit from Wisconsin producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture says industry-funded research and promotion programs cannot fund initiatives focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving environmental sustainability.

Wausau author Julianna Burmesch says her work in early childhood education helped her understand the lasting effects of her own upbringing.

Central Wisconsin educator’s memoir connects childhood trauma, career in schools Central Wisconsin author and longtime Wausau educator Julianna Burmesch explores childhood trauma, resilience and healing in her memoir, “Life with Less of Me.”

Beginning in December, new federal restrictions will make many h**p products illegal. Businesses in the industry are getting ready to close down most or all of their operations, while advocates hope there's still time to change course before the ban begins.

H**p sellers prepare for looming ban on most products Beginning in December, new federal restrictions will make many h**p products illegal.

Local farmers perform in the "Hay Rake Ballet."

'Farming with flair': Tractor ballet turns hay baling into art This September, five hundred people bought tickets and turned up at a family farm in southern Wisconsin, so they could watch hay being baled. The sold-out “Hay Rake Ballet” turned farm machinery into art.

According to KFF, a nonprofit health policy research organization, 30 percent of all direct care workers nationwide are immigrants.

Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say Policy changes by the Trump administration are weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin’s older adults and disabled population.

"Rascal," an autobiographical novel that takes place in Edgerton, inspired an animated series in Japan.

A children's novel about a boy and his pet raccoon brings Japan’s ambassador to Wisconsin Edgerton, a Wisconsin community of just over 6,000 people, has become a sensation in Japan for its ties to a famous pet raccoon.

The final rule would allow the DNR to more quickly change bag and size limits to help walleye.

Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in Wisconsin The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now pursue special bag and size limits to aid struggling walleye populations.

On a Saturday morning in August, a group of around 20 people gathered at the head of the Tara Lila Forest Bathing Trail. The 1 mile gravel path is located about a 10-minute drive from downtown Eagle River.

Tara Lila is the first certified forest bathing trail in Wisconsin. Studies have shown that forest bathing can reduce blood pressure, stress hormones and improve sleep.

Wisconsin's first certified forest bathing trail helps residents reset and find balance This summer, Wisconsin opened its first certified forest bathing trail in Vilas County. Forest bathing is the practice of getting immersed in nature to improve well-being, and one group took in the trail's restorative effects last month.