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A small plot of woods with a mountain biking trail in Whitnall Park has led to a potentially big change for how Milwaukee County manages trails in county parks. A new ordinance before the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors would require Milwaukee County Parks to get approval from the board to establish new bike trails or alter 20% or more of an existing trail. “This is not an anti-mountain-biking resolution. … All we’re saying is the parks committee and the board should have oversig...

A proposed ordinance before the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors could change the way bike trails are managed in Milwaukee County Parks.  The resolution/ordinance, 21-207, would add the bolded statement to the end of Chapter 47.11 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances: "No person shall ride a bicycle upon the lawns, walks or foot trails in the parks or parkways except in areas designated for such use by the director of the department of parks, recreation, and culture and ap...

Top 10 Unexpected Deadly Animal Attacks Many animals can be great companions to humans, but in some cases they can also be killers. Several people on this list knew the risks when they decided to spend time in wild places. Others were surprised by danger where they least expected, like on a sunny vacation or on their own balcony. A few of them were even experts who devoted their entire lives to animals. But all of them faced deadly consequences when these particular creatures turned violent. 10...

County Board Debates Expansion of Trails in Mangan Woods Photo Credit: Virginia Small A Milwaukee County Parks woodland with rare old-growth trees is the focus of heated debate over new trail development meant to serve both mountain bikers and hikers. The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors role in oversight of parks is also at issue. Mangan Woods’ undulating hills and ravines were formed thousands of years ago by glacial events. Strolling its rustic trails offers spectacular vistas year...

DNR pushes for new respect of Minnesotas rough fish Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune This years booklet of Minnesota fishing regulations carries a new half-page message that departs from the age-old public view that our lakes and rivers are better off without suckers, bullheads, dogfish, gar and other nongame species. "Dont kill and dump rough fish, the Department of Natural Resources admonishes in its public service advertisement. The information campaign, launched recently on the DN...

Get our free mobile app Just 45 minutes from Rochester, Minnesota theres an underground river! What?! I didnt even know anything like this existed. The underground river is at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park in Preston and the river is the Root River. Of course Ive heard of the Root River but I had no idea it went underground anywhere. Thats where the mystery cave comes in, thats the underground portion of the Root River. Thanks to Only in Your State I learned about this underground portion...

Wed March 03, 2021 - Midwest Edition #5 Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent The first project to break ground was the phosphorous enhancements at the clean water plant. (Waukesha Water Utility) Construction crews in Wisconsin are working on a $286 million project thats designed to provide safe, sustainable and reliable water for years to come. The city of Waukesha is under a court order to be in full compliance with federal drinking water standards for radium by September 2023. "Waukeshas cu...

Southeast Minnesota Outdoors TV Show to Air Nationwide Get our free mobile app Its not every day that a TV show produced right in southeast Minnesota gets picked up by a national network, but thats just what happened with this outdoors show-- and itll be on TV across the country starting Monday. Minnesota has been home to several different national home improvement and reno shows over the years on HGTV (like Stay or Sell with Foxes or any of Nicole Curtis shows-- before she got into a spat with...

Areas of Concern: Benthos Toxicity at Wisconsins AOCs Science Center Objects USGS is assessing sediment toxicity at Wisconsins Sheboygan River and Milwaukee Estuary areas of concern (AOCs) on Lake Michigan. The study will assess if sediment toxicity from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), selected metals, ammonia, or low dissolved oxygen is present at either acutely toxic or chronically toxic concentrations. Sediment toxicity tests are being con...

Flood From left, Ryder and Stevie Neu look out over the Fox River that has risen to touch the leaves of the trees at the Veterans Terrace lawn Wednesday. JACK ZELLWEGER, Flood Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, County Executive Jonathan Delagrave and South Shore Fire Chief Robert Stedman sit on Wednesday in the countys emergency operations center at Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Ave., Yorkville, coordinating efforts to deal with historic flooding in the count...