Review the information below and contact your local DNR forester to discuss your management options in more detail.
Follow these steps when encountering storm damage. Conduct a thorough damage assessment and consider salvage harvest If physically possible, walk entire property. Be sure to wear your hard hat and other safety gear. Make a simple map showing the…
In order to keep DNR servers up to date, DNR will be patching the GIS servers to the latest service level on the morning of Sunday, March 30. During this update, users may see unexpected issues with DNR’s web map viewers. We apologize…
In order to keep DNR servers up to date, DNR will be patching the GIS servers to the latest service level on the morning of Sunday, March 30. During this update, users may see unexpected issues with DNR’s web map viewers. We apologize…
In order to keep DNR servers up to date, DNR will be patching the GIS servers to the latest service level on the morning of Sunday, March 30. During this update, users may see unexpected issues with DNR’s web map viewers. We apologize…
Wisconsin has designated many of the state's highest quality waters as Outstanding Resource Waters (ORWs) or Exceptional Resource Waters (ERWs). Waters designated as ORW or ERW are surface waters that provide outstanding recreational opportunities,…
The Pollutant Load Ratio Estimation Tool (PRESTO) is a statewide GIS-based tool that compares the average annual phosphorus loads originating from point and nonpoint sources within a watershed. The comparison provides a screening tool for…
The basin is divided from the Lower Chippewa basin for management purposes and includes portions of Iron, Ashland, Sawyer, Rusk, Price, Vilas, Chippewa and Taylor counties. Over 3,000 stream and river miles flow through the basin and with 156,200…
The mainstem Chippewa River is formed by the confluence of the West Fork Chippewa River (rising from the 14,500 acre Chippewa Lake, southeastern Bayfield County) and East Fork Chippewa River (rising from the wetlands of the Town of Knight in Iron…
Currently there are 39 species of mussels (commonly called clams) found along the Wisconsin portion of the Mississippi River. Their distribution varies between localized and rare populations to those that are more widely found such as the giant…