The successful recovery of trumpeter swans in Wisconsin and other western Great Lakes states is spurring a new regionwide effort to better understand the migration routes and winter habitats of these birds, the largest in North America and named for their resonant calls.
The City of Amery is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in their public drinking water system. The project includes replacing aging water mains and all related appurtenances and laterals in the right-of-way on South Street.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting sampling of potable wells in an Expanded Site Investigation Area in the Town of Peshtigo due to the potential presence of groundwater contaminated with PFAS, using state funds.
A female whooping crane that made history as the first of its kind known to survive a Wisconsin winter has once again flown into the record books.
A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville is facing state charges alleging illegal sales of Asian carp, Wisconsin’s most prominent and highly destructive invasive species, to a Madison food mart following a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigation prompted by a citizen complaint.
The Village of Bruce is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in their public drinking water system. The project includes the destruction and reconstruction of well one and its chemical room, pump and storage area.
The Office of Great Waters is pleased to present our 12th annual calendar, along with the winners and submissions from the 2020 Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project. As the calendar, photos and writings clearly show, the Great Lakes…
Manganese is a common, naturally-occurring element found in rocks, soil, water, air and food. Manganese is an essential element and is needed to form healthy bones, produce glucose and heal wounds. Small amounts of manganese are part of a…
The Office of Great Waters received more than 250 beautiful photos of Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and the Mississippi River for the 2019 photo contest. Winning photographs werefeatured in the 2019-2020 "Wisconsin's Great Waters" calendar, which was…
An Eau Claire man who has photographed and reported an astonishing 14,000 dragonflies and damselflies, the longtime bat monitoring coordinator for a Manitowish Waters nature center and others are among recipients of the 2020 Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring Awards.