Yellow River Protection Conservancy

09/25/2026

Join us for a fun, family-friendly day at the Governor Tommy G. Thompson Fish Hatchery in Spooner!
The Fish Hatchery Open House will be held Saturday, September 26th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 951 West Maple St., Spooner, WI 54801.
Come behind the scenes and learn more about Wisconsin fish culture and hatchery operations. Visitors can enjoy hatchery tours, games, a hatchery movie, fish displays, a fish pump demonstration , a fish stocking truck display, and learn about the Adopt-A-Musky program, where participants can follow a PIT-tagged musky stocked in the Chippewa Flowage and see how it grows if it is recaptured in the future.
You'll also be able to see walleyes and muskellunge up close in the tanks.
This is a great opportunity for kids and adults to see how fish are raised and prepared for stocking in Wisconsin waters. Bring the family, ask questions, and enjoy a day at the hatchery!
Admission is free. We hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemXO57yedd_m2lGmvplfrmfxc3B9L7BDFn5dtP1tF66XQEVA/viewform

09/02/2026

Pre-register by September 14!

08/29/2026

Our friends at the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum have a fun evening planned! Join them for a FREE screening of Canoe Dig It?, an independent mockumentary comedy written and directed by Sam Dunning.

Follow a quirky group of competitors as they make their way to a national Freestyle Canoeing competition in Maine - with plenty of laughs and paddling along the way!

📅 Saturday, September 5
⏰ 7:30 pm
📍 Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum
🎟️ FREE!

Support a great local organization, enjoy an independent film, and settle in for a movie night that's sure to make a splash!

07/10/2026

The DNR encourages shoreline owners to recognize and protect wild rice growing near their properties.

Wild rice is important to the culture, identity and spirituality of many Tribal Nations in Wisconsin and provides a rich food source and habitat for wildlife.

Here are a few steps you can take to avoid impacting wild rice. Be aware that any removal or destruction of wild rice requires approval from the DNR.

– Maintain one direct path to your dock that avoids the thickest areas of wild rice.
– Operate boats at slow, no-wake speeds near wild rice beds with the motor raised as high as possible. Wild rice is especially vulnerable this time of year. The rice will likely have leaves growing above the water and become more visible as a grass growing out of the water.
– Avoid activities that disturb the shoreland and harm wild rice, such as installation of rip rap, boat shelters and dredging.
– Keep your dock as small as possible if you have wild rice along your shore.

Learn more about wild rice in Wisconsin: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/rice

07/01/2026

06/22/2026

The City of Spooner is updating its Comprehensive Plan, and we want your input!

📝 Take the survey: https://arcg.is/0G0nXO

Whether you live, work, own a business, or simply care about Spooner, we appreciate your feedback!

06/16/2026

Registration deadline is today!
Register with Lisa Burns [email protected] or call 715-468-4654.

05/18/2026

04/22/2026

Don't miss out...our Citizen Science: Frog Call Count is just around the corner! Join us for a fun evening of listening to and identifying frog calls while helping collect important data for conservation.

📍 Hunt Hill Nature Center
📅 Friday, April 24
⏰ 7:30–9:00 pm

There’s still time to join—come experience the sounds of spring after dark!