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DNR Publishes Annual Report Card On Efforts To Protect Wisconsin’s Drinking Water Supplies

The Department of Natural Resources recently published its 2019 Annual Drinking Water Report which summarizes compliance with the drinking water requirements and highlights statewide efforts to help public water systems provide safe and adequate drinking water supplies.

About/General | Hunt

Archery And Crossbow Deer Hunting Seasons Open Sept. 12

Deer hunters throughout the state will have their first opportunity to enjoy the woods this fall with the opening of the 2020 archery and crossbow deer seasons, which run concurrently statewide from Sept. 12 to Jan. 3, 2021.

About/General | Recreation | Outdoor Recreation

Some Good Signs For Wild Rice In 2020

As harvesters begin picking wild rice on the few waters with early maturing wild rice, Wisconsinites can look forward to a season consistent with recent years in northern Wisconsin.

Education | Environmental Protection | Monitoring | Recreation | Hunt

Final Year Of West Nile Virus Monitoring To Conclude This Fall

In collaboration with the Minnesota and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources, the Ruffed Grouse Society and Wisconsin Conservation Congress, the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources will conduct the third and final year of sampling in a multi-year monitoring program this fall looking at West Nile virus (WNV) in ruffed grouse.

Business | Environmental Protection | Brownfields

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Portage

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) program to the city of Portage. The WAM program provides contractor services for environmental assessment worth up to $35,000 for eligible sites. The DNR awarded the grant to the city of Portage for a property in the city’s downtown that has been abandoned and left to the elements since 2018.