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Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Announces Special Meeting Jan. 22
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet virtually on Friday for a Special Meeting to discuss the next steps to establish a wolf hunt in Wisconsin in 2021.
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DNR Issues Wastewater Discharge Permit For JCI/Tyco Facility In Marinette
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the reissue of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit that regulates industrial wastewater discharges from the Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Fire Products, LP Facility ("JCI/Tyco") to the Menominee River at One and Two Stanton Street in Marinette, Wisconsin.
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DNR Seeks Public Input For Incidental Take Notice In Waushara County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input regarding Cloud 1’s proposed Neshkoro Telecommunications Tower that may result in the incidental taking of a rare lizard – the slender glass lizard – under a permit the DNR proposes to issue for the project.
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Daybreak Foods Creekwood Cage Free
Public Hearing The department has scheduled a virtual public hearing for September 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM. If you want to participate in the virtual hearing, you will need to register:-->
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NR 151 rule changes - nitrate
November 17, 2021 HearingOn November 17, 2021, DNR announced that it had concluded work under the statement of scope WT-19-19 – Nitrate targeted performance standard, without promulgation of a rule due to insufficient time to complete rulemaking…
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Recreation rules and permits
Wisconsin state parks, forests and trails have special rules to protect the safety of visitors and the environment. See Chapter NR 45 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code for the legal language or this page for the basic information about many rules…
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Great Lakes Charter Information
As part of the effort to manage fisheries sustainably in the Great Lakes, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has broad authority under established rules (NR 20.60) to require charter sport trolling reporting in the Great Lakes.
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Wetland permit exemptions
Section 281.36 (4n), Wis. Stats,. describes these two exemptions for projects that will impact wetlands:
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Wetland Permitting: Identification, Delineation, Exemptions, and Permit Options
New Wetland Rapid Assessment Tool AvailableThe DNR, as part of the Minnesota - Wisconsin Wetland Functional Assessment Initiative, has produced a draft rapid wetland functional assessment tool that can be used in Wisconsin for wetland permitting,…
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Public notices
Official DNR public notice of water permits are located here, as sent to official newspapers. Public notices are required by law to alert interested members of the public of the DNR’s intention to authorize a discharge to a water of the state. The…