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December 2025 Agenda and Meeting Materials

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board

December 2025 Natural Resources Board agenda. This is the official agenda.

WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD

MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Location:
Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF2)
101 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

The meeting can be streamed live on YouTube: Dec. 10, 2025 NRB Meeting Broadcast

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The Board will act on items 1-4 and 7 as listed on the agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that public testimony will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for this meeting. The deadline to request to testify and/or submit written comments for board consideration is 11 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2025.

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 Dec. 10, 2025
  2. CONSENT
    1. Approval of brief of action from Oct. 22, 2025
    2. Acknowledgement of Donation – The Richard Bong Field Trial Association donated a 1.5-acre Technical Dog Training Pond valued at $38,000. This donation will be used to expand dog training and trialing opportunities at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area
      (Karen Hyun, Ph.D., Secretary)
    3. Acknowledgement of Donation – Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin donated $37,596 to the Bureau of Wildlife Management. This comes from the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Fund, an endowment fund held by the Natural Resources Foundation, to protect and restore native plant communities and enhance habitat for wildlife species in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
      (Karen Hyun, Ph.D., Secretary)
    4. Request that the Board authorize a preliminary public hearing and comment period for the Statement of Scope for Board Order WM-16-25(E) and WM-17-25, for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 10, related to administering the elk hunting license drawing
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)
    5. Request that the Board authorize a preliminary public hearing and comment period for the Statement of Scope for Board Order AM-15-25, for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 419 to 425, related to incorporation of reasonably available control technology requirements for sources of volatile organic compound air emissions
      (Brianna Denk, Air Quality Planning and Standards Section Manager)
    6. Request approval of department recommendations for the prohibition of hunting to protect public safety on land to be purchased with Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant assistance: City of Hurley, Iron County
      (Luke Roffler, Stewardship Grant Manager – Bureau of Facilities and Lands)
    7. Request approval of department recommendations for the prohibition of hunting and trapping to protect public safety on land to be purchased with Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant assistance: Village of Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, Walworth County
      (Luke Roffler, Stewardship Grant Manager – Bureau of Facilities and Lands)
  3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

  4. ACTION ITEMS
    ADOPTION (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)

    1. Request that the Board adopt Board Order DG-04-24, proposed rule affecting chapter NR 809, related to updating lead and copper requirements for public drinking water in order to be consistent with revised federal requirements, and affecting small businesses
      (Ann Hirekatur, Lead and Copper Section Manager)
    2. Request that the Board adopt Board Order WM-03-25, proposed rules affecting chapter NR 10 related to revising sharp-tailed grouse management zones
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)

    SCOPE STATEMENTS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)

    1. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order WM-11-25 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chapter NR 10, related to turkey management
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)
    2. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Emergency Board Order WM-13-25(E) and Board Order WM-14-25 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice for WM-14-25 and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chapter NR 10, related to establishing the 2026-2030 migratory bird season framework and regulations
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)
    3. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order NH-08-25 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chapter NR 40 related to invasive species
      (Scott Karel, Wildlife Regulation Policy Specialist)
    4. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order FH-10-25 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chs. NR 20, 21, 22, and 23 related to interpretation of possession limits between the boundary waters between Wisconsin and neighboring states and the inland and outlying waters
      (Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Fisheries Regulations & Policy Specialist)
    5. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order WA-09-25 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chs. NR 660 to 679, relating to technical corrections, clarifications, and minor modifications to hazardous waste regulations, and repeal of superseded NR 187 household hazardous waste grant program regulations
      (Kate Strom Hiorns, Waste and Materials Management Bureau Director)

    OTHER APPROVALS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome) 

    1. Request approval of department recommendations for Lake Michigan and Green Bay Lake Whitefish quotas
      (Scott Hansen, Fisheries Biologist-Senior)
    2. Easement Acquisition – Forest Legacy Program – Iron County
      (Terry H. Bay, Director, Bureau of Facilities and Lands and Ron Gropp, Forest Legacy Program Coordinator, Forestry)
    3. Acceptance of Donation – Dairymens Foundation Inc. donated $15,000 to the Bureau of Fisheries Management, Office of Applied Science to support the M.S. research of Max Wilkinson at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to better understand fish community production dynamics in lakes with sustained and declining walleye natural recruitment
      (Karen Hyun, Ph.D., Secretary)
  5. OPEN FORUM (Citizen testimony and written comment on topics not addressed in other agenda items welcome)
  6. INFORMATION ITEMS (Written Comment Welcome)
    1. Master planning updates
      (Erin Rieser, Property Planning Section Manager)
    2. Update on the state of chlorides in Wisconsin’s waters
      (Laura Dietrich, Water Evaluation Section Manager; Shannon Haydin, Stormwater Section Manager; Carla Romano, Groundwater Section Manager)
    3. Introduction of Enviro-Nav – A new business assistance tool
      (Lisa Ashenbrenner-Hunt, Environmental Assistance Coordinator)
    4. Recap of the 2025 nine-day gun deer season
      (Jeff Pritzl, Deer Program Specialist, Bureau of Wildlife Management)
  7. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY’S MATTERS
    1. Retirement Recognitions
      1. Bill Clark, Bureau of Environmental Analysis & Sustainability - 45 years
      2. Shawna McDowell, Conservation Warden - 24 years
    2. Acts of the Department Secretary
      1. Real Estate Transactions
    3. Department Secretary’s Matters
  8. BOARD MEMBERS’ MATTERS
    1. Board Member Matters

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