Hearings and Meetings Calendar

Snowmobile Recreational Council | Events |

Snowmobile Council Committee Meeting

Start Date: 08/24/2026

End Date: 08/24/2026

Time: 12:00 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information

Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911

The Snowmobile Recreation Council carries out studies and makes recommendations to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation on all matters related to the snowmobiling program at DNR or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling in Wisconsin, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to funding grant applications. The Finance Committee, Infrastructure Committee, Law Enforcement & Safety Committee and Tourism Committee of Snowmobile Recreation Council will meet to discuss topics pertaining to the program, and make recommendations to the Department. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda and other meeting materials are available on the Snowmobile Recreation Council webpage. 

Join in person: 
Dales Weston Lanes & Mountain Bay Conference Center
5902 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI 54476

Join online via Zoom 

Off-Road Vehicle Council |

Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Council Meeting

Start Date: 08/26/2026

End Date: 08/26/2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Details for Information

Jillian Steffes, Jillian.Steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911

The Off-Road Vehicle Council provides advice and makes recommendations to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Department of Transportation, the governor and the legislature on all matters relating to all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes. This includes matters relating to activities conducted on all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes by all-terrain vehicle users and utility terrain vehicle users, and the council also makes recommendations to the DNR with regard to requests for funding.

The main focus of this meeting is to review grant applications and make recommendations to the DNR. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda and other meeting materials are available on the ORV Council webpage. 

Join this meeting via Zoom.

Join this meeting in person:
Dales Weston Lanes & Mountain Bay Conference Center
5902 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI

Water Permits | Regulations | Permit | Permits

Prehearing Conference On Contested Case Hearing In the Matter of the Individual Permit to Dredge on the Yahara River, Town of Dunn, Dane County, IP-SC-2025-13-00201

Start Date: 09/09/2026

End Date: 09/09/2026

Time: 2:00 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Susan Burns, Susan.Burns2@wisconsin.gov

On March 18, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Department) noticed the final determination to issue permit #IP-SC-2025-13-00201to Dane County (Permittee). On April 17, 2026, Alan Breed, Maura Donnelly, Robert Christlieb, David Barton and Marina Edwards (Petitioners) filed a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing with the Department pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 227.42 and 30.209. 

By letter dated May 18, 2026, the Department granted the Petitioners’ request for a contested case hearing on two issues. The issues for hearing are: 

1. Whether the Department and permit applicant complied with applicable procedural requirements in Wis. Stat. § 30.208 and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 300; and
2. Whether the public interest standard for issuing the permit is met, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 30.20(2)(c) and applicable administrative code rules, including Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 103.

On June 10, 2026, the Division of Hearings and Appeals received an original request for hearing from the Department. On June 25, 2026, an informal conference was held by ALJ Benjamin Jones with the preliminarily identified parties and dates for a prehearing conference and hearing were agreed. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals will hold a prehearing conference on the above-captioned matter pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.46(1) and Wis. Admin. Code § NR 2.08(5) and 2.12, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, via Microsoft Teams. Interested persons may request an email invitation to the Teams Telephone Conference by contacting the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709. In the alternative, those interested may participate by telephone by calling 608-571-2209 and entering Phone Conference ID 828 446 022#.

Any person, organization, or governmental unit wishing to become a party to this proceeding must attend the prehearing conference personally or by an authorized representative. The purpose of the prehearing conference will be to identify parties to the proceeding, to simplify or clarify the issues which may be contested at the hearing, identify witnesses, discuss the exchange of exhibits, confirm the scheduled dates for the hearing, and address any other matters as may aid in the disposition of the action. No testimony will be heard at the prehearing conference. 

The hearing in this matter is a Class 1 contested case pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.01(3)(a), and the fair play provisions of Wis. Stat. Ch. 227 will apply. The procedures relating to contested cases set forth in Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 2 will be followed. Said procedures will closely resemble those that are normally followed at a trial in state circuit court. All parties are advised that they have the right to seek the aid and assistance of legal counsel and to be represented by legal counsel at the contested case hearing.

Pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made to any qualified individual upon request. Please call the Division of Hearings and Appeals at (608) 266-7709 with specific information on your request prior to the date of the scheduled prehearing or hearing.