MILWAUKEE— Wildlife conservation and animal protection groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service today to ban hounding in Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Hounding is the practice of ...

Drink refreshing glacial spring water straight from the ground. Get lost on rustic tree-lined roads. Submerse yourself in the wilderness, or in a quiet lake. The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest ...

Five years after a devastating windstorm leveled about 130,000 acres of forest, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has fully reopened. Downed trees forced the closure of popular recreation areas, ...

The Trump administration plans to revoke the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has protected nearly 60 million acres of national forests from industrial development for over two decades. Revoking ...

(WLUK) -- People from Wisconsin know that "up north" is synonymous with outdoor fun and relaxation, but the Northwoods is also gaining some national attention for a different kind of outdoor activity ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - Certified USDA Forest Service fire specialists are preparing to conduct restorative prescribed burning in parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Prescribed ...

Discovery of the emerald ash borer in southeastern Wisconsin counties earlier this month has spurred the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to ban firewood from anywhere south of U.S. Highway 29.

And that’s a wrap. Snowmobile trails in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will close starting Friday, March 31, according in the USDA Forest Service. “While we have enjoyed a generous snowpack this ...

When federal budget cuts to the United States Forest Service closed Green Lake Park about a decade ago, the decision never sat well with the people of nearby Mountain in Oconto County. Now they're ...

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will be lifting the closure order for boat landings (except for some within closed campgrounds) Thursday. Also both motorized and non-motorized trails on the ...

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, which covers more than 1.5 million acres in northern Wisconsin, announced Thursday it was delaying the opening of all recreation sites and campgrounds until ...