Publications and Reports
- Webpage
Forest Legacy Areas
The Forest Legacy Areas must meet national eligibility criteria in order to qualify for participation in the Forest Legacy Program. Wisconsin selected and defined the Forest Legacy Areas in the state by applying the national criteria and then…
- Webpage
Drinking Water, Groundwater and Wells Publications
Publications listed by titleAnnual safe drinking water report (DG-045) [PDF]Answers to your questions about well filling and sealing (DG-016) [PDF]
- Webpage
Wisconsin's CWD response plan
The Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan, approved by the Natural Resources Board, guides the department's approach to addressing CWD in Wisconsin. This plan is to be used from 2010-2025.
- Webpage
Species of Greatest Conservation Need
Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) have low and declining populations and are in need of conservation action. They include plants, lichens, mosses, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates like insects, crayfish, snails and…
- Webpage
Natural communities & Species of Greatest Conservation Need
The 2025 WWAP has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are in the process of updating our WWAP web pages.
- Webpage
Conservation Opportunity Areas and Actions
The 2025 Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and we are in the process of updating the DNR website.
- Webpage
Wisconsin amphibian and reptile field guides
These field guides, produced by the Natural Heritage Conservation Program, will help you
- Webpage
Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan
The Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan focuses on the conservation of rare and declining species and their habitats. First published in 2005, it was updated in 2015 and in 2025 to satisfy funding eligibility through the State Wildlife Grant Program, the…