June 2023 Agenda and Meeting Materials

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Public Participation Deadline: NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

The Natural Resources Board will meet in-person. Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely, in person, or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube here:

https://youtube.com/live/UfFCdgkUgHA?feature=share

WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD

AGENDA

For meeting at:
Department of Natural Resources Southeast Region Headquarters
1027 W. St. Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53233

Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will tour and/or receive presentations at the following locations (NOTE: The public must pre-register with the Board Liaison to attend scheduled tours. Registration information is located on the last page of the agenda. Exact tour schedule is subject to change): 1) At approximately 12:00 p.m., the Board will arrive at the Department of Natural Resources Southeast Region Headquarters (SER DNR HQ), Harbor Room 107, 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 for lunch presentations related to DNR forest products, river flood management and Pulaski Park. 2) At approximately 1:15 p.m., the Board will arrive at Pulaski Park, 1819 W. Windlake Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215, for a walking tour. 3) At approximately 2:15 p.m., the board will arrive at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Great Lakes Water Institute / School of Freshwater Sciences, 600 E. Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204 for a tour and presentations on Great Lakes PFAS sampling, lead drinking water lines, wastewater surveillance and aquaculture. 4) At approximately 4:15 p.m., the board will stop briefly in front of Ascent mass timber building, 700 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 for a viewing. 5) At approximately 4:15 p.m., the board will return to the SER DNR HQ, 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233 for adjournment. No action will be taken.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the SER DNR HQ, 1027 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53233. The Board will act on items 1-4 as listed on the agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that matters concerning natural resource issues or the Department’s program responsibilities or operations specified in the Wisconsin Statutes, which arise after publication of this agenda may be added to the agenda and publicly noticed no less than two hours before the scheduled board meeting, if the Board Chair determines that the matter is urgent.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

   1. Calling the roll
   2. Secretary’s Remarks
   3. Approval of agenda for June 28, 2023
2. CONSENT
   1. Approval of brief of action from May 24, 2023
   2. Acknowledgement of Donation - The Ice Age Trail Alliance will donate projects valued at $100,000 for trail construction, interpretation, and land management at Cross Plains State Park and the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.
      (Steven Little, Department Deputy Secretary)
   3. Land Sale - Statewide Habitat Area, Towell Family State Habitat Area and Dorn Creek Fishery Area - Dane County.
      (James Lemke, Real Estate Section Chief)
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
4. ACTION ITEMS
   ADOPTION (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   1. Request adoption of Board Order WY-21-20, proposed rules affecting chapter NR 102 related to site-specific phosphorus criteria for Lac Courte Oreilles.
      (Kristi Minahan, Water Quality Standards Specialist)
   2. Request adoption of Board Order WM-18-22, proposed rules affecting chapters NR 10 and NR 45 related to the 2023 Wildlife Management Spring Hearing Rule.
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Policy Specialist)
   3. Request adoption of Board Order FH-01-22, proposed rules affecting chapters NR 20, 21 and 26 related to changes to fishing regulations on inland, outlying and boundary waters (the 2023 Fisheries Management Spring Hearing Rule).
      (Meredith Penthorn, Fisheries Management Policy Specialist)
   SCOPE STATEMENTS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   4. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Emergency Board Order FH 07-23 (E) and FH-08-23 (E) for proposed rules affecting chapter NR 20 related to Minocqua Chain walleye harvest regulations.
      (Meredith Penthorn, Fisheries Management Policy Specialist)
   OTHER APPROVALS(Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)
   5. Land Exchange - REM-Leer and Griffen Creek - Waupaca County
      (James Lemke, Real Estate Section Chief)
   6. Land Exchange - Extensive Wildlife Habitat (Locally known as Patrick Marsh) - Dane County - Exchange for Multiple Properties - Dane, Sauk and Iowa Counties
      (James Lemke, Real Estate Section Chief)
   7. Request approval of the 2023 Deer Season Recommendations
      (Jeff Pritzl, Deer Program Specialist)
5. OPEN FORUM (Testimony that pertains to topics not on the meeting agenda or not in litigation) – after items 1-4 or following morning break at approximately 10:15. Please refer to pages 3 and 4 of agenda for required pre-registration information and protocol.
6. INFORMATION ITEMS (Written Comment Welcome)
   1. Great Lakes Compact Briefing
      (Adam Freihoefer, Water Use Section Chief)
   2. Update on Wisconsin Air Quality
      (Gail Good, Air Management Program Director)
7. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY’S MATTERS
   1. RETIREMENT RECOGNITION – Action
      1. David J. Heath, Fisheries Management, 38 years
      2. Sharon L. Helt, Drinking Water and Groundwater, 46 years
   2. Acts of the Department Secretary - Real Estate Transactions
   3. Department Secretary’s Matters
8. BOARD MEMBERS’ MATTERS
   1. Board Member Matters

The public is welcome to view the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting via YouTube.  The NRB also provides opportunities for citizens to testify and to submit written comment about issues that come before the NRB. See complete information on public participation at Board meetings at http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/public.html.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube here:
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The following meeting resources also are available:  Agenda Item Packets (also known as green sheet packages are linked to the corresponding item on the website/html meeting agenda at https://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/ -- click on the blue “View agendas” button then scroll down.), supporting documents, and public comment.

Live transcription of the webcast is autogenerated and not a legal record of the Board Meeting. The approved Brief of Action and meeting recording constitute the official Board’s minutes.

Public Appearance protocol: Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration.  You must be pre-registered to testify.  Please include your name, daytime phone number, email address, city of residence, agenda item you request to testify on (include topic for item 5-Open Forum), and name of organization you will represent (if none, state “self”). Confirmed speakers will receive meeting logistics via email.  Those confirmed to testify on a specific agenda item will testify on that item prior to vote.  Please review:  https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/NRB/public.html.

NOTE: The Board welcomes citizen input on matters of natural resources management and Department programs and policies.  Comments concerning any individual’s personal information or personal business are not appropriate and will not be allowed.

The time for item 5. – Open Forum - will be after items 1-4 or immediately following morning break at approximately 10:15.   If you request to testify during Open Forum, please be ready to speak when the Board takes up this item.  Each speaker will have three minutes to give their testimony; however, the Board Chair has final discretion on time limit.

The following is from the Board’s meeting guidelines: Only one speaker per organization.  Testimony that threatens, intimidates, or includes disparaging comments about Board Members, department staff, and other members of the public will not be allowed.  Those that do so may be removed from the meeting or remote location. 

Please contact Ashley Bystol, NRB Liaison, at 608-267-7420 or by email at dnrnrbliaison@wisconsin.gov with NRB related questions, to request information, to submit written comments, and to register to testify at a meeting.

Public Participation Deadline: NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

The NRB and Department of Natural Resources are committed to serving people with disabilities. Please contact the NRB Liaison to request NRB information in an alternative format.