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    Protect Your Favorite Waterfowl Hunting Areas

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking waterfowl hunters to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species this fall.

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    DNR Seeking Public Comments On Green Tier Application For Kimberly-Clark

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on a proposed Green Tier application for Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing facility in Marinette. If accepted, the application would allow the Marinette facility to join Tier 1 of the Green Tier program. The proposal covers activities at the facility located on Riverside Ave. in Marinette.

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    Life Jackets Save Lives: Wear It Wisconsin

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to always wear a life jacket when out on Wisconsin's waterways, including over the Labor Day holiday.

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    Waushara County Shooting Range To Get Improvements

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will temporarily close the Waushara County shooting range on Bicentennial Road in Wautoma starting Sept. 6.

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    Ice Age Trail Alliance Seeks Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant For Land Acquisition In Portage County

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Ice Age Trail Alliance has applied for a 50% matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to assist with the purchase of 9.8 acres in the Town of New Hope in Portage County.

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    Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is committed to promoting diversity, fairness, equity and the principles of environmental justice. We also ensure we do not discriminate in our programs, decisions, actions or delivery of services.

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    Wisconsin NRB Meeting Aug. 11

    The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the August board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, management and master plans, land items and donations. The Board also will receive an update on Great Lakes Commercial Fishing.

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    DNR Announces New Lake Trout Regulations For Lake Michigan And Green Bay

    As a result of an emergency rule, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has restored the previous recreational regulations for harvesting lake trout for Lake Michigan and Green Bay as of July 23, 2021.

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    Spring Waterfowl Survey Results Show Overall Population Increase

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced an increase in the waterfowl population across most of the state, despite dry winter and spring weather.

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    DNR Following Multi-State Reports Of Sick Songbirds

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively following incidents of bird mortalities first reported in the eastern United States in late May. At that time, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs.

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