Environmental Protection
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Work Play Earth Day Returns For 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Work Play Earth Day returns after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
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DNR Awards $90,000 Urban Forestry Grants To Five Communities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it has recently awarded a total of $90,000 to five Wisconsin communities to support urban forestry projects. These funds were made available through a United States Forest Service grant.
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Celebrate Earth Day At Devil’s Lake State Park
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to celebrate Earth Day, Friday, April 22, at Devil’s Lake State Park. This year’s Earth Day theme is “Invest in our Planet.”
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Wisconsin NRB Meeting April 13
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the April board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, land items and donations.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Strain Confirmed In Wisconsin's Wild Bird Populations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that EA H5 Avian Influenza, a strain that is highly pathogenic for poultry, has been detected in wild birds in Wisconsin.
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Help Protect Oak Trees From Oak Wilt
As April brings a high risk for the often-fatal oak wilt disease across the state, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends not pruning or cutting oak trees from April through July. What you can’t see can kill a tree.
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DNR Issues Permit Modification For Kinnard Farms
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Kinnard Farms is now required to conduct groundwater monitoring on farm fields.
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Platteville Wholesale Fish Dealer Convicted In Wisconsin’s First-Ever Invasive Carp Case
A wholesale fish dealer from Platteville was convicted of illegally selling invasive carp, Wisconsin’s most prominent and highly destructive invasive species.
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DNR Welcomes Brady USA Inc. To Wisconsin’s Green Tier Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Brady USA Inc.’s Good Hope Road facility as a Tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier program.
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WCC Virtual Spring Hearing Begins April 11 At 7 P.M.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) today announced the Spring Hearing will once again be held online.