Susan Bence

If you've spotted sandhill cranes soaring across the sky or heard their haunting call, it's something you're not likely to forget.

The monarch butterfly, with its striking orange and black markings, has become a beloved species. But it's struggling to survive.

Some people mark the new year by making a resolution, others do the Polar Bear Plunge and jump into Lake Michigan, and some fly a kite. That’s what will be happening Jan. 1 along Milwaukee’s lakefront at Veterans Park. We meet the man behind the 36th Cool Fool Kite Festival and learn how he got swept into the kite world.

The Menominee Nation is reintroducing a sacred animal — the buffalo — on tribal land in Wisconsin to inspire the tribe's youth.

The Great Lakes don't readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that.

The Great Lakes don't readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that.

Updated January 13, 2025 at 09:59 AM ET Think 'surfing' and that might not prompt vision of people riding waves in the Great Lakes.

There are more than 40 land trusts in Wisconsin. Their shared goal is to serve as environmental stewards by preserving natural spaces. One land trust, Tall Pines Conservancy , based in Waukesha County, pays special attention to protecting farmland.

After years of wondering what will happen to the deteriorating Mitchell Park Domes, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has committed $30 million to "The Domes: Reimagined" project. The plan includes expanded classroom space, a café and a nature learning center. The effort is being spearheaded by the Friends of the Domes group.

Jeffrey Boldt spent 24 years working as an administrative law judge for Wisconsin. He's since shifted his energies to writing, releasing his first novel Blue Lake in 2022.