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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.
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Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan
The Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan (WWAP) 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…
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Water use data and maps
Use the tools below to search for high capacity wells and surface water withdrawal sources. You can also see the amount of water withdrawn by month and year.
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Wisconsin water withdrawals
Every year, all registered high capacity property owners are required to submit monthly water use (withdrawal) totals to the DNR. Statewide, there are over 14,000 registered high capacity withdrawal sources including over 13,000 groundwater and 1,…
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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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Snapshot Wisconsin
Let's discover wildlife together! Snapshot Wisconsin is a partnership to monitor wildlife year-round using a statewide network of trail cameras. The project provides data needed to help support and inform wildlife management decisions. It is…
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Recovery program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Karner blue recovery plan sets goals for reclassification (i.e. endangered to threatened) and delisting of Karners. Each state has population goals set by recovery units and each state must reach its goals to…