By Howard Weiss-Tisman, Brattleboro Reformer, Vt. Jul. 29--BRATTLEBORO -- A proposed ban on water skiing on the Retreat Meadows will be the focus of a public hearing scheduled for tonight by the Vermont Water Resources Panel.

By LEE BERGQUIST Since 1995, the power to appoint the Department of Natural Resources secretary has been in the hands of the governor. And environmentalists have complained about it ever since. Now there appears to be a new-found momentum to return the authority to a citizens board.

By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb. 2--Since 1995, the power to appoint the Department of Natural Resources secretary has been in the hands of the governor. And environmentalists have complained about it ever since.

By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ The Hank Aaron State Trail in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley, the Big Muskego Lake Wildlife Area and the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest near Eagle are all poised to expand as a result of recent state action.

By Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct. 26--The Natural Resources Board wants to step up the fight to stop the spread of a fish-killing virus to Wisconsin's inland lakes.