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Events | Regulations | Fishing

Wisconsin Walleye Management Plan Virtual Meeting Oct. 20

The Department of Natural Resources will host a regional public meeting to discuss updating the Wisconsin Walleye Management Plan.

Public Health | PFAS

DNR Asking For Public Input On Wisconsin PFAS Action Plan

On behalf of the Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to accept input from the public on the PFAS Action Plan.

About/General | Construction | Brownfields

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority

A blighted riverfront property in Stoughton is on the way to being cleaned up with assistance from a brownfields grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). 

Environmental Protection | Monitoring | Wildlife Habitat

Trumpeter Swans Fitted With GPS Collars To Reveal Migratory Habits And Habitats

The successful recovery of trumpeter swans in Wisconsin and other western Great Lakes states is spurring a new regionwide effort to better understand the migration routes and winter habitats of these birds, the largest in North America and named for their resonant calls.

About/General | Hunt

DNR Confirms EHD In Buffalo County Deer

State wildlife officials have confirmed that a tissue sample collected from a deer in Buffalo County has tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD. This occurrence of the disease was identified after several landowners in Buffalo County contacted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with recent observations totaling 30-35 dead deer north of Fountain City. Earlier this month, EHD was detected in a deer from Oconto County.