Hearings and Meetings Calendar
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August 2026
Tuesday
August
11
Wellness, Inclusion, Support, and Engagement (WISE) Team Monthly Meeting
Start Date: 08/11/2026
End Date: 08/11/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Emma Cleveland, Emma.Cleveland@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-0806
Details
This is a monthly meeting of the WISE Team.
Agenda:
2-2:15 p.m.: Connection activity
- 2:15-2:45 p.m.: Email Feedback Survey, shared understanding and input
- 2:45-3 p.m.: Break
- 3-3:30 p.m.: WISE Team report out strategies to divisions, update and discussion for shared awareness
- 3:30-3:45 p.m.: AEILI next steps, sharing for awareness
- 3:45-3:55 p.m.: Next year WISE Team membership planning
- 3:55-4 p.m.: Meeting close out
Join this meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 291 452 791 334 81; Passcode: UJ7Q5nJ6
Published on
2026-08-11T13:00:00 - 2026-08-11T16:00:00
Tuesday
August
11
Standards Oversight Committee | Events |
Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council Q3 Meeting
Start Date: 08/11/2026
End Date: 08/11/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: In-Person; See Details for Information
Contact
Carl Wepking, Carl@wisconsinlandwater.org
Details
This meeting will discuss the operation of the Wisconsin Standard Oversight Council.
Fitchburg DNR Service Center
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg WI, 53711
Published on
2026-08-11T13:00:00 - 2026-08-11T16:00:00
Tuesday
August
11
Water Regulation/Zoning | Events |
Spider Lake Dredging Informational Hearing – Sawyer County
Start Date: 08/11/2026
End Date: 08/11/2026
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Dan Harrington, Dan.Harrington@wisconsin.gov or 715-733-0019
Details
Discussing two public navigational channels, which are proposed to be dredged.
Join online via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 290 398 985 938 475
Passcode: 4ej36h34
Join via phone:
608-571-2209,,448824421#
Published on
2026-08-11T13:30:00 - 2026-08-11T14:30:00
Wednesday
August
12
Environmental Protection | Industry | Regulations | Regulations
Lower Fox Total Maximum Daily Load Agricultural Implementation Committee
CANCELED
Start Date: 08/12/2026
End Date: 08/12/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Keith Marquardt, KeithA.Marquardt@Wisconsin.gov
Details
The Lower Fox River Basin TMDL Agriculture Implementation Committee is a stakeholder group that addresses agricultural implementation of the Lower Fox Total Maximum Daily Load. This meeting will take place virtually via Teams and will consist of representatives from cooperating agencies and organizations who are involved with the Lower Fox TMDL.
Join this meeting on Microsoft Teams.
Join by phone: 608-571-2209; 123063963#
Published on
2026-08-12T09:00:00 - 2026-08-12T10:30:00
Wednesday
August
12
Lower Fox TMDL Agricultural Implementation Committee Meeting
Start Date: 08/12/2026
End Date: 08/12/2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Keith Marquardt, KeithA.Marquardt@wisconsin.gov
Details
The Lower Fox River Basin TMDL Agriculture Implementation Committee is a stakeholder group that addresses agricultural implementation of the Lower Fox Total Maximum Daily Load. This meeting will take place virtually via Teams and will consist of representatives from cooperating agencies and organizations who are involved with the Lower Fox TMDL.
Join via phone:
608-571-2209; 123063963# #
Please contact KeithA.Marquardt@wisconsin.gov for the virtual Microsoft Teams link.
Published on
2026-08-12T09:00:00 - 2026-08-12T10:30:00
Wednesday
August
19
Fisheries Management | Events |
Public Hearing On Permanent Rule Possession And Bag Limit Related To Round Gobies And Other Detrimental Species, Ch. NR 20
Start Date: 08/19/2026
End Date: 08/19/2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Kari Lee-Zimmerman, Kari.LeeZimmermann@wisconsin.gov or 608-316-0080
Details
This is a public hearing on a proposed rule, Board Order FH-22-25, relating to ch. NR 20 and possession and bag limits for round gobies and other detrimental species on waters of the state. These rules will allow anglers to keep in their possession any harvested round gobies or ruffe provided that the fish are eviscerated or decapitated or their gills removed, in alignment with management goals to control the spread of prohibited fish. It also continues to allow anglers to harvest an unlimited number of white perch, however, it requires white perch harvested on inland waters to be eviscerated, decapitated or have its gills removed, to reduce the chance of spreading white perch to inland waters where they are not yet established.
Preregister for the meeting.
View the hearing notice, proposed rule and hearing appearance form on the DNR's website.
Join online via Microsoft Teams.
Join via phone:
608-571-2209,,758943386#
Published on
2026-08-19T11:00:00 - 2026-08-19T12:00:00
Wednesday
August
19
Public hearing on permanent rule relating to possession limits for various fish species, chs. NR 20 to 23
Start Date: 08/19/2026
End Date: 08/19/2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Kari Lee-Zimmerman, Kari.LeeZimmermann@wisconsin.gov or 608-316-0080
Details
This is a public hearing on a proposed rule, Board Order FH-10-25, affecting chs. NR 20 to 23 and relating to possession limits for various fish species. This rule evaluates statewide fish possession limits and improves consistency in interpretation of possession limits between the boundary waters between Wisconsin and neighboring states and the inland and outlying waters. It also updates the description of possession limits so that it is clear that the possession limit for each specific species applies to all fish of that species harvested from all Wisconsin waterbodies collectively. The rule simplifies regulations by eliminating the total daily bag limit and allowance for the possession limit to be twice the daily bag limit. It clarifies that each waterbody has a daily bag limit and each species has a possession limit, and there are no other variances of those respective restrictions to confuse anglers.
View the hearing notice and proposed rule and hearing appearance form on the DNR website.
Join this hearing via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 210 224 119 303 47; Passcode: H4To9qg3
Join by phone: +1 608-571-2209; Phone conference ID: 29368503#
Published on
2026-08-19T14:00:00 - 2026-08-19T15:00:00
Thursday
August
20
Remediation and Redevelopment Program | Events |
Deep Dive Into Vapor Intrusion: Application Of RR-800
Start Date: 08/20/2026
End Date: 08/20/2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Coreen Fallat, Coreenr.Fallat@wisconsin.gov or 608 910-0581
Details
Register now to attend the rescheduled training designed to dive deeper into the steps to address a site with vapor intrusion or the potential for vapor intrusion. The session focuses on the publication Vapor Intrusion Guidance (RR-800). The presenters will share scenarios that explain how to investigate the vapor intrusion pathway and explore the considerations and actions needed after vapor intrusion is identified.
Join online via Zoom.
Published on
2026-08-20T11:30:00 - 2026-08-20T13:00:00
Thursday
August
20
Fisheries Management | Events |
Public Hearing On Permanent Rule Relating To Alternate Size And Bag Limits For Walleye, Ch. NR 20
Start Date: 08/20/2026
End Date: 08/20/2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: Virtual
Contact
Kari Lee-Zimmerman, Kari.LeeZimmermann@wisconsin.gov or 608-316-0080
Details
This will be a public hearing on a permanent rule to revise ch. NR 20, to allow for alternate size and bag limits for walleye under specific conditions for the rehabilitation of walleye fisheries, Board Order FH-20-25.
It will outline specific conditions that, if met, will allow the department to implement alternate size and bag limits for walleye on specific waters where a quick regulation change is needed to preserve or rehabilitate a walleye fishery in which natural reproduction is experiencing sudden decline to numbers insufficient to support a healthy walleye population.
Preregister for the meeting and view the hearing notice, proposed rule and hearing appearance form on the DNR's website.
Join online via Microsoft Teams.
Join by phone:
608-571-2209,,478568083#
Published on
2026-08-20T13:00:00 - 2026-08-20T14:00:00
Friday
August
21
DNR PFAS External Advisory Group |
DNR PFAS External Advisory Group
Start Date: 08/21/2026
End Date: 08/21/2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Contact
Meaghan Cibarich, MeaghanE.Cibarich@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-4166
Details
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the next PFAS External Advisory Group (EAG) meeting virtually from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Aug.21, 2026.
Agenda items include a presentation from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on PFAS in Agricultural Systems and updates from the DNR and working groups.
This is a working meeting of the EAG. While the public is invited to attend, there may not be opportunities to engage in the discussion. Questions may be submitted in advance to DNRPFASInquiries@wisconsin.gov. More information about this meeting, including an agenda, will be available on the PFAS External Advisory Group webpage.
Register to join the meeting on Zoom.
Published on
2026-08-21T11:00:00 - 2026-08-21T13:30:00
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