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Wisconsin NRB Meeting June 22

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the June board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, land items and donations.

Regulations | Public Input

DNR Seeking Public Comments On Flambeau Mining Company Petition For Issuance Of Final Certificate of Completion Of Reclamation For Its Reclaimed Mining Site In Rusk County

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public review and comment on Flambeau Mining Company’s petition seeking issuance of a certificate of completion of reclamation for the industrial outlot portion of its mining site near Ladysmith in Rusk County.

Enforcement | Environmental Protection | Legal

DNR Concludes Multi-State Probe Into Fish Poaching

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), along with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, concluded a multi-year law enforcement investigation into the poaching and over-harvesting of hundreds of vulnerable spawning lake whitefish from the Menominee River.

Education | Recreation | Hunt

DNR Learn To Hunt Program Instructed More Than 800 Novice Hunters In Fall 2021 And Spring 2022

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that more than 300 youth and adult hunters participated in Learn to Hunt programs in 2021.

Events | Recreation | Outdoor Recreation

Join Us For Free Fun Weekend June 4-5

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to head outdoors for the 10th annual Free Fun Weekend happening June 4-5, 2022. State park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes are waived for all visitors.