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    Water use permitting

    If your withdrawal is located in the Great Lakes Basin (Lake Superior or Lake Michigan) and you withdraw water or plan to withdraw water at an average of 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period from the sources on your property, then…

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    Incidental take public notices

    Prior to authorizing the incidental taking of an endangered or threatened species, the department must provide public notice of the proposed activity. Any application, conservation plan and implementing agreement submitted as part of a proposed…

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    Grassland and Savanna Management

    Barneveld Prairie State Natural Area, photo by Tho

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    Common activities

    This Broad Incidental Take Permit/Authorization (BITP/A) for common activities allows for the "incidental taking" of specific endangered and threatened species that may occur as a result of activities occurring regularly across the landscape. The…

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    Bats

    The department has developed measures to help the public deal with the incidental take of bats that occurs as a result of specific public health concerns, bat removals from homes or offices, building demolitions, forestry activities, bridge…

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    Apply for an Incidental Take Permit/Authorization (ITP/A)

    Thank you for your patience during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Endangered Resources Review staff are still available to serve you; however, currently, we are working remotely. Hard copy postal mail is checked periodically, we are…

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    Enroll in a recreational safety class

    All Wisconsin recreational safety students are required to obtain a Wisconsin DNR Customer ID Number before the completion of any recreational safety class and will also be required to provide that customer ID number along with their personal…

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    Trapping season dates and application deadlines

    The river otter trapping season in the Northern Zone will close early, effective April 1, 2024, at midnight. No river otters can be harvested on or after April 1. Registration can still occur on April 1, so long as the harvest occurred the prior…

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    Trapping license and fees

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