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  • Hearing/Meeting

    Wetland Study Council Meeting

    The Wetland Study Council will meet to discuss integrated watershed management, the assured delineator program, wetland exemptions and general permits, and other topics as time allows. This meeting is open to the public.

  • News

    Incidental Take Notice For Trempealeau County

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Entrance Road project.

  • News

    Incidental Take Notice For Sauk County

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare turtle, which may result from the WIS 23 (US 14 to County GG) project.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Public meeting to discuss modification of wastewater discharge permit for We Energies generating station in Oak Creek

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public informational hearing to share information and take public comments on a proposed modification to the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the We…

  • News

    DNR To Hold Public Hearing On Modification Of Wastewater Discharge Permit For We Energies Generating Station In Oak Creek

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public informational hearing to share information and take public comments on a proposed modification to the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the We Energies Elm Road Generating Station in Oak Creek to authorize use of a new wastewater treatment system.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Public Listening Session for Phosphorus multi-discharger variance Reauthorization

    The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), in partnership with the DNR, is undertaking an evaluation of regulatory requirements associated with phosphorus surface water quality standards and economic impacts of the standards to municipal and…

  • Hearing/Meeting

    DNR Bear Advisory Committee Meeting

    Topics at the upcoming meeting will include a review of the 2023 bear harvest season, bear abatement program, a bear research update and development of the committee's proposed harvest targets for the 2024 bear season. Members of the public who…

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Public Listening Session for Phosphorus multi-discharger variance Reauthorization

    The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), in partnership with the DNR, is undertaking an evaluation of regulatory requirements associated with phosphorus surface water quality standards and economic impacts of the standards to municipal and…

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Public Meeting on the Draft Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Plan

    This meeting is an opportunity to provide comments on the draft 2023-2033 Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Plan, recently released by the DNR.

  • News

    New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Calumet County Effective Oct. 13

    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 Outagamie County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the Calumet, Waupaca and Winnebago county borders, and will enact a new baiting and feeding ban to go into effect in Calumet County on Oct. 13, 2023.

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