Monitoring
- Hearing/Meeting
Preliminary public hearing on Statement of Scope SS 053-21 relating to sturgeon spearing harvest regulations and gear use (Board Order FH-04-20)
This scope statement contains the topics that the department may consider for future rule-making; no specific rule proposals are yet under consideration.
- News
Wolf Harvest Advisory Committee Meeting June 22
Wisconsin’s Wolf Harvest Advisory Committee will convene Tuesday, June 22, to provide input on the fall 2021 wolf harvest season. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has prepared a preliminary wolf population estimate to inform the discussion and aid committee members as they provide input on the upcoming wolf harvest season to open Nov. 6.
- News
DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Milwaukee Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Milwaukee is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of water mains throughout the City of Milwaukee.
- News
Wisconsin Ruffed Grouse Survey Shows Decrease In Breeding Grouse
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the results of its annual ruffed grouse surveys. Roadside ruffed grouse surveys completed this spring showed statewide drumming activity decreased 6% between 2019 and 2021; no data was collected in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
- News
DNR Reports Decrease In Preliminary 2021 Spring Turkey Harvest Registrations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary totals show Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 37,179 birds during the 2021 spring turkey hunting season, a 17% decrease from the 44,982 birds registered in the spring 2020 season.
- News
DNR Celebrates 75 Years Of Fisheries Research In Northern Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will celebrate the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area's (NHFRA) 75th year of operation on June 20, 2021.
- News
DNR Seeking Public’s Help To Prevent Spreading Invasive Species
June is Invasive Species Action Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Wisconsinites and visitors to take simple precautions to avoid spreading invasive, nonnative plants and animals in our woods, waters and land year-round.
- News
DNR To Host Public Meeting On Lake Superior Fisheries Management Updates
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public meeting to discuss Lake Superior resource management on June 29, 2021.
- News
High Fire Danger Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to stay vigilant and avoid burning due to high fire danger across much of the state.
- Hearing/Meeting
Lower Green Bay & Fox River Area of Concern Habitat Project Update
Lower Green Bay & Fox River Area of Concern stakeholders will learn about the process to determine feasibility of various conceptual habitat restoration projects in the lower Fox River and bay of Green Bay.