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The City of Rhinelander will be planting 100 trees this year.It’s part of an effort to replace dozens of trees that have been taken down over the years due to disease, infestation, or construction.

Some towns and counties in the area are voicing their position on the Pelican River Forest Project.The Pelican River Forest is a 70,000-acre conservation easement project in eastern Oneida County and parts of Forest and Langlade Counties.

For the Star Journal The Rhinelander Tree Board has received a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry grant totaling $25,000. “Urban trees clean the air we breathe and the water we drink, they cool our homes in summer and increase our property values and they provide homes fo

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) - Its that time of the year. With the holiday season almost here, locals will start seeing bell ringers at community locations.

One third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten.Instead, it often winds up in landfills where it produces methane gas and contributes to climate change.

One third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten.Instead, it often winds up in landfills where it produces methane gas and contributes to climate change.

Rhinelander, Wis. (WJFW) - Recent years have been tough for the tree population within the city of Rhinelander. Diseases like oak wilt and pests such as the emerald ash borer

The City of Rhinelander wants to establish an Urban Forestry Fund.It will be a non-endowed fund within the Rhinelander Community Foundation to support the planting and management of trees on public spaces within the City of Rhinelander.

For the Star Journal RHINELANDER – An effort is underway to establish a Rhinelander Urban Forestry Fund that would be used to plant trees in the city.  The goal, according to a press release, is to ensure a strong heritage of urban trees for current and future generations. The announcement was ma

Holiday lights are going up around town, garland is being wrapped around lamp posts, and red kettles and bell ringers greet you at the entrance to stores.