Environmental Protection
- News
Portage Canal Restoration, Revitalization Nears Completion
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the City of Portage, and Columbia County, celebrated today the culmination of a decades-long vision to clean up and restore the Portage Canal, revitalizing this community asset.
- News
DNR Celebrates 50 Years Of The Clean Water Act
he Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
- News
New Interactive PFAS Data Tool Available
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new interactive tool with information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) throughout Wisconsin. The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer combines publicly available information from multiple sources across the DNR’s website into one tool to allow users to more easily explore what is known about PFAS in Wisconsin.
- Hearing/Meeting
EAB Operations and Communication meeting
This is a meeting of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Operations and Communication team.
- News
Collection Of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam Waste Begins
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today celebrated the start of a collection and disposal program for PFAS-containing firefighting foam waste while at a collection event in Appleton.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public Hearing on Air Pollution Control Construction Permit for Cold Spring Egg Farm
The DNR will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the air pollution control permit application for the after-the-fact modification of six (6) diesel-fired emergency generators and the construction and operation of one (1) diesel…
- Hearing/Meeting
DNR PFAS Technical Group Meeting
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the PFAS Technical Group via Zoom.
- News
Feed Leachate Discharge Near Fond Du Lac County’s Lomira Creek
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working with a local dairy farm to respond to a discharge of feed leachate to a tributary of Lomira Creek. The farm, Clover Hill Dairy near Lomira, was able to stop the release and is removing polluted water from the stream.
- News
DNR And Partners Take Emergency Actions To Save Disappearing Songbird
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it has partnered with state and national groups to protect the at-risk Connecticut warbler.
- Webpage
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources proudly celebrates the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act, a foundational act to protect our shared waters nationwide, signed into law on Oct. 18, 1972.