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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.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Silviculture Guidance Team Meeting

    This is a quarterly meeting of the Wisconsin Silviculture Guidance Team, a partnership team that reviews silvicultural guidance and best management practices.

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    New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Ozaukee County Effective Feb. 15

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Sheboygan County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the Fond du Lac, Ozaukee and Washington county borders, resulting in a new baiting and feeding ban to go into effect in Ozaukee County on Feb. 15, 2024.

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    Loan Capacity

    The Environmental Loans Section intends to provide loan capacity updates on this page and through other channels as additional information becomes available. 7/25/24 Update The DNR and the Wisconsin Department of Administration have recently…

  • News

    Help Protect Wisconsin’s Endangered Resources This Tax Season

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to give back to nature by donating to the Endangered Resources Fund on their Wisconsin income tax form.

  • News

    DNR Begins Winter Prescribed Burns

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that fire management crews are starting to perform prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state where local conditions can provide a safe and effective burn.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Standards Oversight Council Meeting

    This is a quarterly meeting of Wisconsin Standards Oversight Council representatives.

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    DNR Awards Brownfield Grant To Juneau County

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department has awarded brownfield assessment services to Juneau County to assist with the investigation of environmental contamination at a former auto salvage yard in the town of Necedah.

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    Wisconsin DNR Statement Regarding USFWS Wolf Recovery Plan

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is aware of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) proposal, announced today, to focus on a national wolf recovery plan. This announcement will result in no change to the listing status and wolves in Wisconsin will remain on the federal endangered species list.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Council On Recycling Meeting

    Agenda topics for the council include a presentation on the Chemical Upcycling of Waste Plastics (CUWP), DNR and legislative updates, discussion and possible action on legislation (Senate Bills 866, 876, 906, 721), recycling rule revision updates,…

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