Environmental Protection
- News
2023 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Now Open
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 2023 Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest is now open. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades enrolled in public, private, parochial or home schools in Wisconsin are eligible to participate.
- Hearing/Meeting
Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group Quarterly Meeting
This is a Quarterly Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group meeting.
- Hearing/Meeting
Waste and Materials Management Study Group Meeting
This is a meeting of the Waste and Materials Management Study Group.
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DNR Highlights New ARPA Well Compensation And Abandonment Grant Programs For Imagine A Day Without Water
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is joining communities and leaders from across the country and state in taking part in Imagine a Day Without Water, an annual day of education and action to highlight how water is essential, invaluable and in need of investment.
- Hearing/Meeting
Wisconsin Elk Advisory Committee Meeting
This is the 2022 Fall Elk Advisory Committee Meeting.
- Hearing/Meeting
Fire Department Advisory Council (FDAC) fall meeting (Day 2 of 2)
This is the FDAC fall meeting to discuss the forest fire protection (FFP) grant, firefighter training, Division of Forestry hiring updates, PFAS foam collection update, open records training, AED's in DNR fire engines, etc.
- Hearing/Meeting
Fire Department Advisory Council (FDAC) fall meeting (Day 1 of 2)
This is the FDAC fall meeting to discuss the forest fire protection (FFP) grant, firefighter training, Division of Forestry hiring updates, PFAS foam collection update, open records training, AED's in DNR fire engines, etc.
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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.
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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.