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Environmental Protection | Waterways

Reduce Salt Use This Winter

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Wisconsin Salt Wise invite the public to learn more about the impacts of road salt on the state’s drinking water, pets and freshwater ecosystems during Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week, Jan. 24-28, 2022.

Environmental Protection | Green Tier

DNR Welcomes Phillips-Medisize Oaklawn & St. Croix Meadows Facilities To State’s Green Tier Program

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, and its Oaklawn and St. Croix Meadows facilities to the state’s Green Tier program. With the addition of the two facilities, all 13 Phillips-Medisize Wisconsin facilities are now Green Tier participants.

Environmental Protection | Monitoring | Public Health | Fishing

New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisory Issued For Bay Of Green Bay And Associated Tributaries

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new PFAS-based consumption advisory for the Bay of Green Bay and its tributaries following results of fish sampling conducted in 2020.

Environmental Protection | Financial Assistance | Stewardship

Grants From Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Will Help Improve Public Lands In Bayfield And Walworth Counties

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that funding from the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund will help improve public lands in Bayfield and Walworth counties thanks to a successful partnership between the department and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

Public Health | Safety | Lakes

DNR Urges Public To Exercise Caution When On The Ice On Bay of Green Bay

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to exercise caution while on the ice on the Bay of Green Bay to avoid becoming stranded on free-floating sheets of ice.