Environmental Protection
- Hearing/Meeting
Small Business Environmental Council Meeting
The Council will discuss plans for future meetings, membership and hear from program staff on recent activities.
- News
Help Protect Turtles During Turtle Nesting Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to give turtle mothers and the next generation of turtles a helping hand by following a few easy actions on World Turtle Day, May 23, and throughout the turtle nesting season.
- News
DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of Sauk City Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Sauk City is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout the village of Sauk City.
- Hearing/Meeting
Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group Meeting
This is the quarterly DNR Drinking Water and Groundwater Study Group meeting.
- Hearing/Meeting
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED GREEN TIER PARTICIPATION CONTRACT FOR 3M MENOMONIE
The DNR Bureau of Environmental Analysis and Sustainability will hold a public informational meeting concerning the proposed Green Tier participation contract for 3M located in Menomonie, WI.
- Hearing/Meeting
Lower Green Bay & Fox River Area of Concern 2020-2021 Remedial Action Plan Update
Lower Green Bay & Fox River Area of Concern stakeholders will be presented with progress made in the Area of Concern from 2020-2021 and future plans for addressing and monitoring Beneficial Use Impairments.
- Hearing/Meeting
Council on Recycling meeting
Agenda topics for the council include DNR and legislative updates, Ridwell recycling program, AI technology installations at MRFs, an update on food waste reduction and the rechargeable batteries taskforce and more.
- News
Very High Fire Danger Across Most Of Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to avoid burning due to very high fire danger across most of Wisconsin.
- News
DNR Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Wild Red Foxes
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received confirmation last week that three wild red fox kits tested positive for a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that is currently affecting domestic and wild bird populations in North America. These cases represent the first detections of HPAI in wild Wisconsin mammals. Similar cases have been confirmed in foxes from Minnesota, Michigan, Ontario, Canada and Europe.
- Hearing/Meeting
May Council on Forestry Meeting
The Council on Forestry will hold an in-person meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at the State Department of Natural Resources Building (GEF2) in Madison, WI.