State Agencies

Groundwater Management Programs

State agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin address numerous issues related to groundwater protection and management. Here are highlights and detailed discussions of the groundwater management activities of each agency, the UW, the GCC and the…

Report to the Legislature

The Groundwater Coordinating Council prepares an annual report each year that summarizes the operations and activities of the council, describes the state of the groundwater resource and its management and makes recommendations. The report is due…

Waterfowl management

Management PlanWI Waterfowl Stamp

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.

Summer Deer Observations for DNR Staff and Cooperators

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…

Publications and reports

The Office of Applied Science (OAS) produces a variety of publications and other useful documents througho

Wisconsin's endangered and threatened species laws

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…