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While the amount of invasive Eurasian Water Milfoil has drastically fallen, the Eagle River Chain of Lakes has also employed a technique called Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting to get rid of the plants.

Association President Dave Tidmarsh says using chemicals, they've reduced the invasive milfoil to what he term maintenance mode.

He says once the invasive milfoil is located a diver goes into the water and the plants are sucked up into the boat....

With the bow hunting season for deer underway and the gun hunting season approaching, the DNR is again asking for businesses and hunters to help out by donating deer heads to test for Chronic Wasting Disease.

The efforts are in response to finding CWD in a deer harvested from a Three Lakes preserve in 2015.

Wildlife biologist Jeremy Holtz in Rhinelander says following the discovery, special deer rules are in effect in Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties....

This is Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Next we hear from Mick Fiocchi, President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Northern Lakes chapter. Fiocchi says a surprisingly large number of people have some form of mental illness, but many are afraid to seek treatment...

Fiocchi says there are providers in the area that will provide help, including a number of providers not affiliated with large organizations. He says the main thing to remember is to just start seeking help if you are having problems. He says the earlier you seek treatment the better off you will be.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, a local health professional says people with mental illness are known to have a significantly higher rate of tobacco use.

Corie Zelazoski of the Oneida County Health Department and Northwoods Tobacco-Free Coalition details the studies...

As the growing season is concluding, we sometimes forget the role pollinators play in having the food we eat.

Advocates are pointing to a new website that provides information about the rapidly diminishing populations of some pollinators.

Oneida County Conservationist Michele Sadauskas talks about Bumble Bee Watch, a citizen science project to help monitor bumble bee activity...

The state Senate's mining panel endorsed a bill Wednesday from its Republican chairman Tom Tiffany of Hazelhurst who said that if opponents had their way, the miner should be taken off the state flag because, quote, "he's not going to work here anymore." (end quote) The vote was 3-2, with Democrats voting no, to send the bill to the full Senate.

If you own a property with some trees or brush and would like to tinker with wildlife management, take note of today’s episode of Wildlife Matters. The Masked Biologist talks about brush piles for small mammal habitat.