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Environmental Protection | Lakes

DNR Awards $6 Million In Grant Funds To Protect Surface Water

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded more than $6 million in grant funding for lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments throughout the state.

Safety | Drinking Water

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of North Fond Du Lac Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of North Fond du Lac is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system.

Events | Monitoring | Fishing

Learn Where Fish Go: Peshtigo River PIT Tag And Acoustic Telemetry Project Highlights On Feb. 19

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the DNR’s Peshtigo Field Office in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, for the sixth meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin.

Monitoring | Public Health | News

DNR Reports Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Wild Merganser Collected From Milwaukee County

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that laboratory tests have identified the H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) in a wild merganser collected from Milwaukee County last week.

Environmental Protection | Endangered Resources

Support Threatened And Endangered Species Recovery With The Endangered Resources Tax Checkoff

Show your love for nature by donating to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Endangered Resources Fund. All donations made through your Wisconsin income tax form are matched and go directly to conserve rare plants, animals and state natural areas.