The Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area (CWGCA) is a landscape-scale grassland protection project proposed by the DNR and approved by the Natural Resources Board in 2004. The CWGCA currently stretches from southeastern Taylor County,…
Volunteers are an integral part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approach to monitoring hundreds of species and habitats in forests, grasslands, wetlands, lakes, rivers and streams throughout the state. This public involvement,…
Wisconsin hosts 668 native vertebrates, including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and m
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. In the meantime, explore elements of the updated plan.Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN…
The 2025 WWAP has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We are in the process of updating our WWAP web pages.
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.
Snowy owls rank among the most charismatic wildlife species in the world.