Wisconsin DNR

For WUWM's "Beats Me" series, a listener asked which plastics are recyclable in Wisconsin. Turns out, it varies depending on your community.

We all know Smokey Bear, but do you know about Torchy Timberloss? He’s Wisconsin’s very own fire mascot, and the Wisconsin DNR recently brought him out of retirement.

The Wisconsin DNR has finalized an agreement to expand the state's most visited state park.

Food waste accounts for 20% of all waste going into Wisconsin landfills. The state wants to reduce it by half.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is about to settle a lawsuit in a PFAS contamination case in northeastern Wisconsin. Affected residents wonder if the settlement will lead to PFAS-free drinking water.

The Wisconsin DNR says over 212,000 deer have been harvested so far this hunting season.

The Wisconsin DNR is looking for Wisconsinites to become community scientists by reporting any sightings of deer and game birds to track reproductive capacities.

A Bubbler Talk listener sent us a question asking why Wisconsin's only urban state forest, Havenwoods, was created.

For avid hunters the nine-day gun deer season is a cherished ritual. But some people want to increase awareness that lead ammunition used by many hunters could contaminate the venison they harvest.

At least 30 people have died in ATV and UTV crashes so far this year, putting Wisconsin on track to surpass the 32 deaths reported last year.