Environmental Protection
- Hearing/Meeting
Recovery & Diversion Subgroup meeting
The Recovery & Diversion subgroup of the Waste and Materials Management Study Group will be further discussing and preparing more formalized recommendations to the full Study Group regarding the State’s Recycling Grant Formula.
- Hearing/Meeting
Council on Forestry Meeting - Day 2
The Council on Forestry will continue using two days of meetings - the first day for presentations and the second for a full Council meeting.
- Hearing/Meeting
Council on Forestry Meeting - Day 1
The Council on Forestry will continue using two days of meetings - the first day for presentations and the second for a full Council meeting.
- Hearing/Meeting
Hartman Pier Public Hearing
This is a public informational hearing for a proposed dock on the St. Croix River in Pierce County.
- News
Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunting Season Remains Closed For Fall 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the fall 2021 sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed due to the spring surveys results and concerns over future viability of the sharp-tailed grouse population. Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year.
- News
DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Bloomer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the site of a former agricultural cooperative on the north side of the City of Bloomer is on its way to being cleaned up with help from a grant from the department.
- Hearing/Meeting
State Trails Council quarterly meeting
The State Trails Council (STC) provides advice and consultation to the Department of Natural Resources on the planning, acquisition, development and management of trails in Wisconsin.
- News
DNR Following Multi-State Reports Of Sick Songbirds
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively following incidents of bird mortalities first reported in the eastern United States in late May. At that time, wildlife managers in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs.
- News
DNR Biologist Finds “Holy Grail” Of Rare Plants In State Natural Area
A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state, but growing by the hundreds in a State Natural Area (SNA) in west central Wisconsin.
- News
Keep Fireworks Out Of State Parks & Forests
As we approach the Fourth of July weekend, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that fireworks are prohibited on DNR-managed lands. Restricted areas include state parks, forests and state-owned public hunting and fishing areas.