Why are most plants green? The answer is more complex - and unknown - that you might think.

The following is a snapshot of the weather outlook for the next 7 days for our area counties.

This week's featured outdoor article from Emily Stone of Natural Connections.

"These big, red-capped woodpeckers aren’t uncommon in the Northwoods"

"Sharp Eyes by William Hamilton Gibson is one of many old books we’ve been delighting over at the Cable Natural History Museum."

"My trail camera captured this wolf as it walked out of my driveway after taking a nap in the woods."

Washburn County Lakes & Rivers Association lost one of its best friends and supporters with John’s recent passing.

"I found myself a bit jealous of the “weasel of the snow” today as I ventured into a sparkling, -21-degree morning"

The early January snowfall has provided enough base to open the Trade River Ski Trail just south of Frederic.

"Even in adults, it’s likely that play can release tension, improve the immune system, and ward off disease. What do you say to that?"

"I know, for now, that I can trust myself, but I must trust others as well."

"Gazing out of my window, I imagined myself as a snowflake: tossed through the clouds, experiencing new environments, and growing up wild."

"I’m not going to put any ice cream at risk this winter, but I am going to watch eagerly as my experiment in the snow plays out."

"By fueling the birds’ metabolisms, the ants themselves are just as important to winter warmth in the wild as the logs they live in are to the cozy fires of people."

Comment Deadline Is December 23, 2021.

2021 Nine-Day Gun Deer Hunt Harvest Totals And License Sales Now Available

"Yep, I thought with a smile on my face, a phone call from a friend can be just the thing."

"A trip to New Zealand may be in order someday, but for now, I’m just happy to know that it wasn’t a pack of mosquitoes still trying to invade my house in November!"

First of two-year, $17.7 million interchange project to be completed this month

This week’s updates from WisDOT on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

This week’s updates from WisDOT on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

"Stink bugs have the tricks, flowers have the treats, and ambush bugs are those twisted people who love to jump out of the shadows and yell 'Boo!'"

This week’s updates from WisDOT on road construction projects for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

“Every year we have been witness to it: how the world descends into a rich mash, in order that it may resume.”