Fish hatcheries may close, New Wisconsin novel by James and Susan Patterson

About this episode

The episode discusses potential closures of fish hatcheries in Wisconsin, the impact of recent tornadoes and floods, and a new novel by James and Susan Patterson.

Wisconsin may have to drastically reduce musky stocking and close fish hatcheries. It's part of a standoff over spending authority. Last week's tornadoes and floods have closed schools in several parts of the state. And, a pair of bestselling authors, married to each other, have a new novel set in Wisconsin.

Topics covered

• fish hatcheries
• musky stocking
• tornadoes
• floods
• Wisconsin novel
• James Patterson
• Susan Patterson

Keywords

• fish hatcheries
• musky stocking
• Wisconsin
• tornadoes
• floods
• James Patterson
• Susan Patterson
• novel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wisconsin Public Radio

Places: Wisconsin

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