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Financial Assistance | Surface Water

DNR Accepting Pre-Applications For 2026 Surface Water Grants

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will award more than $6 million to local groups to protect and improve surface water.

Recreation | Fishing

DNR Seeking Public Input On Franklin Lake Walleye Rehabilitation Project

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to meet with DNR staff and partners in person on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the VFW post in Eagle River, Wisconsin, for a public meeting on an upcoming walleye spawning reef project on Franklin Lake.

Education | Wildlife Habitat

Help Count Migrating Chimney Swifts This Fall

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group are seeking volunteers to participate in Swift Night Out to count chimney swifts between mid-August and early September.

Safety | Contact

DNR Waukesha Service Center Now Reopen

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the Waukesha Service Center at 141 NW Barstow Street in Waukesha County will resume its normal business hours today, Aug. 13. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Permit | Wildlife Habitat

Incidental Take Notice For Adams County

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the WRPCO Westwind SCA Trail Relocation Project in Adams County.