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City of New Berlin water diversion approval
Overview In 2009, the DNR approved a maximum diversion amount of 2.142 million gallons per day averaged over a calendar year for the City of New Berlin. The City will continue to return water to the Lake Michigan Basin via Milwaukee…
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Great Lakes Compact and diversions
The Great Lakes Compact is a formal agreement between the Great Lakes states which details how the states will work together to manage and protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. A parallel agreement (the Sustainable Water Resources…
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Aquatic Communities
Wisconsin has a large and diverse aquatic resource that supports numerous species, communities, ecological processes and human uses. In addition, many terrestrial species and processes are dependent on neighboring aquatic systems. The aquatic…
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Wisconsin’s Riverine and Lake Natural Communities
Protecting and preserving riverine and lake natural communities are important to the environment and economy of Wisconsin. New scientific findings have identified distinct "natural communities" into which different types of streams, rivers and lakes…
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Managing Wisconsin’s Rivers
Under state and federal law, the DNR conducts water planning and master planning for natural areas and forests, implements regulations and secures special designations to protect, maintain or restore river resources. Designation of Wild Rivers…
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River Facts and Resources
Wisconsin has more than 15,000 lakes and 84,000 miles of rivers and streams. Every year, watershed planning begins across the state with monitoring to evaluate the health of Wisconsin's waters. Biologists and trained volunteers collect monitoring…
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Wisconsin Private Forestry Advisory Committee
The primary purpose of the Wisconsin Private Forestry Advisory Committee (WPFAC) is to advise the Wisconsin state forester and Department of Natural Resources on matters concerning Wisconsin's suite of private forestry programs. The committee…
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State Forest Timber Sales
For details on the timber sale programs of individual state forests, and information on past and current bid packets, visit the pages below.
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Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer & Predator Study Newsletter
Issue 11: November 2019 In this issue of Field Notes, we explore some of the DNR's latest research on Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin, recap the results of our 2019 fawn survey, follow a collared bobcat and meet three more members of our…
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Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer & Predator Study Newsletter
Issue 10: August 2019 In this issue of Field Notes, we look back on the most successful fawn survey to date and celebrate the incredible effort put forth by both our project staff and our volunteers. We recap the standing count of collared…