Environmental Protection
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Wisconsin DNR Update On WMC And Leather Rich, Inc V. DNR
On March 6, 2024, Dist. II Court of Appeals issued an opinion in WMC and Leather Rich, Inc. v. DNR, affirming a circuit court ruling regarding DNR’s authority to regulate “emerging contaminants” (including PFAS compounds) as hazardous substances under the Spills Law. The department will be petitioning for review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Learn About The Green Bay And Fox River Fisheries Area Of Concern Habitat Restoration Project On March 4
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff members on Monday, March 4, at the DNR Service Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the final meeting of a six-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment On Spur Lake Management Plan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment now through March 28, 2024 on a draft Lake Management Plan for Spur Lake in Oneida County.
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Wisconsin Experiencing High Fire Danger Statewide
As temperatures rise and more people get outside early this week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to stay vigilant and avoid burning because of high fire danger statewide.
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Learn About Trout Habitat Management In Northeast Wisconsin On Feb. 26
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff members on Monday, Feb. 26, at the DNR Service Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the fifth meeting of a six-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin.
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DNR Shares Annual Report Summarizing How Runoff Management Grant Dollars Are Allocated
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the publication of the 2022-2023 Annual Runoff Management Grant Report. The report summarizes financial assistance provided by the DNR for projects that prevent polluted runoff from entering the state’s waterways.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Weyauwega Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Weyauwega is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system.
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DNR To Make $460,000 Available For Wetland Restoration Projects; Application Period Now Open
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages conservation groups, government organizations and private landowners to apply for a share of the $460,000 available through a federal Natural Resources Conservation Service grant. The DNR will use these dollars to fund two agricultural wetland mitigation projects, selected from the applicant pool, and add them to the Wisconsin Agricultural Mitigation Bank.
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Incidental Take Notice For Jefferson County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of rare fish, which may result from the Cole Memorial Bridge project along State Highway 19 in Jefferson County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species' overall population at risk.
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DNR Awards $6 Million In Grants To Help Restore And Protect Wisconsin’s Surface Water
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s recently announced approximately $6 million in grant funding to lake organizations, nonprofit organizations and municipal and county governments throughout Wisconsin. Funding, which includes Healthy Lakes and Rivers grants as well as support for the Clean Boats, Clean Waters and Lake Monitoring and Protection Network programs, will be used to help restore and protect the state’s surface water resources in 2024 and beyond.