Monitoring
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DNR Releases Its 2023 Water Withdrawal Report
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its 2023 Water Withdrawal Report. The report provides an overview of water use trends over the last decade in Wisconsin, with particular attention to the impacts of the 2023 drought on water withdrawals.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment On Updated Surface Water Assessment Guidance
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on guidance that helps water management specialists evaluate the quality of the state’s surface waters.
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DNR Seeking Volunteers For Help With Frog And Toad Calling Surveys
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers for the annual Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey to help document frog and toad breeding calls throughout the state this spring and summer.
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DNR: 750-Acre Big Island Fire In Green Lake County Now 100% Contained
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 750-acre Big Island Fire in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County is now 100% contained. The fire was extinguished around midnight.
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DNR Suppressing 720-Acre Wildfire In Green Lake County
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fire crews and local agencies are on the scene of the roughly 720-acre Big Island Fire in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County. The fire broke out at 4:30 p.m. today and is currently 10-15% contained.
- Hearing/Meeting
2025 Spring Elk Advisory Commitee Meeting
This is the 2025 spring elk advisory committee meeting.
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Green Bay Walleye Reward Tag Study Continues In 2025
Together with Walleyes for Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces the continuation of the walleye reward tag study in the Bay of Green Bay and its major tributaries.
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DNR Asks Public To Report Black Bear Den Locations
The black bear den survey season is winding down, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to submit any den locations they find across Wisconsin in order to help with ongoing black bear research.
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Learn Where Fish Go: Peshtigo River PIT Tag And Acoustic Telemetry Project Highlights On Feb. 19
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the DNR’s Peshtigo Field Office in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, for the sixth meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin.
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DNR Reports Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Wild Merganser Collected From Milwaukee County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that laboratory tests have identified the H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) in a wild merganser collected from Milwaukee County last week.