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DNR Offers Free Tree Seedlings To Wisconsin Fourth Graders Ahead Of Arbor Day 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering free tree seedlings to every fourth-grade student in Wisconsin as part of the department’s annual Arbor Day tree planting program.

Recreation | Hunt

Spring Turkey Harvest Authorization Applications Due Dec. 10

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds wild turkey hunters that applications for the 2024 spring season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2023.

Recreation | Hunt

2023 Gun Deer Hunt License Sales And Harvest Totals Now Available

The 2023 gun deer hunt in Wisconsin kicked off the holiday season with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors, put delicious, wild-harvested protein on the table and make memories with family and friends. Preliminary license sales, harvest registration and hunting incident numbers are now available.

Awards | Environmental Protection | Wildlife Habitat

Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Now Open

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 2024 Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest is now open. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades enrolled in public, private, parochial or home schools in Wisconsin are eligible to participate.

Registration | Forest Management

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Interim Forest Management Plan For Spruce Grouse Swamp State Natural Area

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment now through Jan. 5, 2024 on an interim forest management plan for Spruce Grouse Swamp State Natural Area in Vilas County.