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Beat the crowds and check out these Wisconsin State Natural Areas this summer Jake Prinsen, Appleton Post-Crescent © Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Skunk and Foster Lakes State Natural Area on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Waupaca County near Waupaca, Wis. As spring temperatures return across the state, so does the demand for outdoor recreation. Wisconsin residents set visitation records last year when they flocked to state parks as COVID-19 restrictions prevented people from gathering indoors. While vaccinations continue, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offi...

As spring temperatures return across the state, so does the demand for outdoor recreation. Wisconsin residents set visitation records last year when they flocked to state parks as COVID-19 restrictions prevented people from gathering indoors. While vaccinations continue, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials anticipate similar visitation numbers at popular state parks. To beat the crowds, we talked to DNR State Natural Areas Director Thomas Meyer to find some hidden gems across the state. Here’s a closer look at some of the properties he recommended. Skunk and Foster Lakes Sta...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — Conversations among deploying members of the Vermont National Guard and family members grew perceptibly more animated as the 6 p.m. departure hour loomed Monday night. With five minutes to go, Sgt. First Class Justin Laramie, of Castleton, standing on a stair landing at the Bennington Armory building, shouted, “All right — load up!” About 40 members of Bravo Troop (Black Jack) of the 1st Squadron, 172nd Calvary Mountain Regiment headed for vans, trucks and other vehicles, amid last-minute hugs and words fro...

28 April 2021 MissionGO Unmanned Systems announced today that the FAA certification office has approved MissionGO’s MG Velos 100 airworthiness criteria as part of MissionGO’s Type Certificate application, a milestone marking the brand’s next big step in pushing the boundaries of Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities. It is also expected that the FAA will soon be issuing industry guidelines for certification testing.  This crucial progress towards Type Certification of the MG Velos 100, manufactured by MissionGO; coupled with the meticulous testing, documentation, and real-world pr...

Kevin Doyle, the program’s coordinator, describes it as a fairy slipper. “It has a lady slipper-like flower, an inflated pouch that kind of looks like a moccasin or a slipper. Then there’s light magenta petals that hang above it like a sun umbrella,” he said. Doyle said one volunteer thought she had seen calypso orchids while working as a private contractor in 2017, so she and another volunteer returned to the site on a search mission. “They got back there and they found one and it wasn’t in flower, but then as they were walking out they found about five flowering orchids and thes...