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  • Hearing/Meeting

    Wisconsin DNR's Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan Public Meeting

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public informational meeting to review the ambient air quality monitoring network throughout Wisconsin.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Furbearer Advisory Committee

    The Furbearer Advisory Committee addresses policy and technical topics relevant to the WDNR furbearer program.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Furbearer Advisory Committee

    The Furbearer Advisory Committee addresses policy and technical topics relevant to the WDNR furbearer program.

  • News

    DNR Names Madison Resident John Kessler State Natural Area Steward Of The Year

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced John Kessler, of Madison, was named the 2020 State Natural Area Volunteer Steward of the Year for his dedication to one of the prairie remnants of the Empire Prairies State Natural Area, an 11-acre hilltop prairie that is one of five sites remaining from a vast prairie that covered northern Dane and southern Columbia counties 200 years ago. 

  • News

    New Report Highlights Volunteers’ Contributions To State Natural Areas

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating volunteers who work on their own or in socially-distanced small groups at State Natural Areas (SNAs) to help control invasive species, collect and plant native seeds and cut and burn brush during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  • News

    DNR To Host Public Meeting On Dredging Materials In The Milwaukee Estuary Area Of Concern

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting to discuss the disposal of dredged material from the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.

  • Webpage

    Aquatic and Wetland Invasives Species Monitoring

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring program is a collaboration of citizens, partners and the DNR to find, report, map and survey invasive species. The program is guided by species identified in NR…

  • Webpage

    Wisconsin Geographic Names Council

    The Wisconsin Geographic Names Council (WGNC) is a state council established to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout Wisconsin. The WGNC comprises representatives of state agencies most concerned with geographic information. Sharing its…

  • News

    DNR Launches Healthy Watersheds Initiative To Spotlight Wisconsin’s Water Resources

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department is launching its Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters initiative to protect the state’s waters.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Standards Oversight Council Meeting

    This is a quarterly meeting of inter-agency collaboration that oversees the development, maintenance and distribution of technical standards to support urban and rural land and water conservation programs in Wisconsin.

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