Environmental Protection
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DNR Shares Deer Herd Health Reminders And Updates
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that they play an important role in the continued efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance in Wisconsin. One of the most effective tools for monitoring CWD is testing your harvested deer.
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Watch For Reptiles And Amphibians On Wisconsin's Roads This Fall
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to report when and where they see frogs, salamanders, lizards, turtles or snakes, known collectively as herptiles, crossing the road during the late summer and early fall.
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Help Maintain A Healthy Herd This Season: Avoid Baiting And Feeding Deer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and the public to help keep the state's deer herd healthy by following all baiting and feeding bans and refraining from baiting and feeding in areas where no bans are in effect.
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DNR Anticipates Increase For 2026 Wild Rice Harvest
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources today announced that the wild crop is showing improvements in production in 2026 compared to the last few years of low production.
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Keep Young Wildlife Wild
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to protect young wildlife by observing them from a safe distance and letting them grow up in their natural environment.
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EPA Approves Total Maximum Daily Load Study To Improve Water Quality For Lake Pepin, Tributaries
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that on July 21, 2026, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) approved the Lake Pepin TMDL: Total Maximum Daily Loads for Total Phosphorus study.
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Become A Community Scientist By Surveying Wildlife For The DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that anyone can become a community scientist by participating in Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird Survey.
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DNR Issues PFAS Monitoring General Permit For Biosolids
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today issued the new “PFAS Monitoring for Sewage Sludge (Biosolids) Generators” general permit (WI-0012345-0) to meet the requirements of s. 283.82(4), Wis. Stats. This general permit will require that facilities spreading biosolids monitor and report PFAS concentrations. A general permit is a pre-issued authorization that allows a category of similar activities to proceed without requiring individual permits.
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DNR Celebrates 75 Years Of State Natural Areas
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program, the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with over 60 partners, cares for nearly 700 sites that protect outstanding examples of Wisconsin's native landscape of natural communities, significant geological formations and archeological sites.
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Help Butterflies, Bees And Other Pollinators During Pollinator Week
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to help native pollinators during Pollinator Week, June 22-28, and year-round with a few simple lawn care habits, volunteering and supporting the Endangered Resources Fund.