Property/Site Owners

Plant native plants to help nature

Bat frequently asked questions

Little brown bats in a bat house.

Pheasant hunting and management

Pheasant hunting has long been a Wisconsin tradition.

Sharp-tailed grouse hunting and management

Sharp-tailed Grouse Management PlanThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approved the Wisconsin 2024 Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Plan. The plan sets a course for how the DNR intends to manage sharp-tailed grouse and the habitat…

Voluntary Expedited Endangered Resources (VEER) Review

A VEER Review is an ER Review completed by department staff in a guaranteed turnaround time of seven working days. Customers still have the option to use the regular ER Review service for a lower cost.

Incidental Take Permit/Authorization (ITP/A)

Incidental take public notices

Prior to authorizing the incidental taking of an endangered or threatened species, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must provide public notice of the proposed activity. Any application, conservation plan and implementing agreement…

Grassland and Savanna Management

Barneveld Prairie State Natural Area, photo by Tho

Common activities

This Broad Incidental Take Permit/Authorization (BITP/A) for common activities allows for the "incidental taking" of specific endangered and threatened species that may occur as a result of activities occurring regularly across the landscape. The…

Bats

The department has developed measures to help the public deal with the incidental take of bats that occurs as a result of specific public health concerns, bat removals from homes or offices, building demolitions, forestry activities, bridge…