Dept. Natural Resources: Seeking volunteers to teach new hunters

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers to teach and certify basic hunter education students and teach hunters of all experience levels practical outdoor skills. Volunteer opportunities are available in all parts of the state. Hunter education has a strong history in Wisconsin. Since the

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Second Harvest Foodbank: 13% increase in the number of people considered food insecure in Southwestern Wisconsin

Madison, WI, July 15, 2025 – Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin recently launched a new resource for hunger-related data in southwestern Wisconsin. The resource can be found at SecondHarvestSW.org/HungerInfo. According to the data: “It’s critical that community members understand how widespread the need is throughout southwestern Wisconsin,” said Michelle Orge, Second

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Wisconsin Farmers Union & Wisconsin Agroforestry Network: To workshop, potluck & farm tour at Good Trouble Grove

GREEN LAKE — The Wisconsin Agroforestry Demonstration Farm Network (Savanna Institute and NRCS-WI) and Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) invite farmers, land stewards, and community members to gather in Green Lake, WI, on Tuesday, July 29, for an inspiring, tree-focused event at Good Trouble Grove, the agroecological home of WFU members Shelly Rothman and Jorg Diekmann. This

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