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04.072022July 5, 2022
Prepare for Ticks with the Experts

Prepare for Ticks with the Experts

By Catie GeibIn Ask the Expert, Safety, Uncategorized

By Denise Thornton If you are going into a wooded area anywhere in Wisconsin, you need to be taking tick precautions. According to Rebecca Osborn,...

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27.052020June 15, 2020
How to Co-exist with Wisconsin’s Ticks

How to Co-exist with Wisconsin’s Ticks

By Jen SimoniIn Ask the Expert, News, Safety

If you plan to be out in the woods or live next to woods, don’t be too quick to trade long pants and long sleeves...

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19.112014February 27, 2018
Felling Dead Trees: Listen and Watch Out

Felling Dead Trees: Listen and Watch Out

By Jen SimoniIn Ask the Expert, Firewood, News, Safety

By Nathan Stanford, Forest Safety Instruction, Wisconsin Dells, WI Standing dead trees are coveted by landowners for firewood. But they are also one of the...

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03.112014February 27, 2018
Quiz: Most Common Chainsaw Injury?

Quiz: Most Common Chainsaw Injury?

By Jen SimoniIn Firewood, News, Safety, Tree care

The chain on your saw moves at 70 mph! This speed makes the chainsaw one of the most efficient and effective hand tools that a landowner...

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