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Environmental Protection | Endangered Resources

DNR Celebrates 85 Years Of Bald Eagle Protection And National Eagle Day

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating National Eagle Day (June 20, 2025) and the 85th anniversary of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Wisconsinites can support the next species' comeback in Wisconsin with an Endangered Resources license plate.

Environmental Protection | Monitoring | Wildlife Habitat

Help Butterflies, Bees And Other Pollinators During Pollinator Week

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to help native pollinators during Pollinator Week, June 16-22 and year-round with a few simple lawn care habits, volunteering and supporting the Endangered Resources Fund.

Recreation | Regulations | Fishing

Northern Zone Smallmouth Bass Harvest Season Opens June 21

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2025-2026 smallmouth bass fishing season will open in the Northern Bass Management Zone on June 21, 2025, and run through March 1, 2026.

Events | Invasives

Join The Second Annual Invasive Species Awareness Weekend

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the return of Invasive Species Awareness Weekend on June 21-22, 2025.

Monitoring | Permit | Endangered Resources

Incidental Take Notice For Marathon County

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare fish, which may result from the Rothschild Dam – Timber Crib Spillway Reconstruction Project in Marathon County.