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Frequently Asked Questions about Aquatic Herbicide Use in Wisconsin
The DNR often gets questions about why herbicides are used in Wisconsin waters and what protections are in place for people, animals and the environment. To help answer these questions, the DNR, Dept. of Health Services (DHS) and Dept. of…
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Lakes Contacts
Contacts by county To find a lakes contact by county, visit our statewide listing and choose the county from the "Location" drop-down menu.
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Lake Management Tools
The Wisconsin Lake Modeling Suite (WiLMS) model is a lake water quality-planning tool. The WiLMS model structure is organized into four principal parts: front-end, phosphorus prediction, internal loading and trophic response. Models WiLMS 3.3.18 (…
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Lakes and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Mapping Tool
In order to keep DNR servers up to date, DNR will be patching the GIS servers to the latest service level on the morning of Sunday, June 8. During this update, users may see unexpected issues with DNR’s web map viewers. We apologize in…
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Aquatic and Wetland Invasives Species Monitoring
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring program is a collaboration of citizens, partners and the DNR to find, report, map and survey invasive species. The program is guided by species identified in NR…
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Wisconsin Geographic Names Council
The Wisconsin Geographic Names Council (WGNC) is a state council established to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout Wisconsin. The WGNC comprises representatives of state agencies most concerned with geographic information. Sharing its…
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Reporting Your Data
The following tips will help you report your Clean Boats, Clean Waters data. Selecting a Landing If you are not sure which landing to choose, select a landing and click "Show Map" to see where it is located. If the landing you need is not listed…
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Support Aquatic Invasive Species Research
Say Yes to Lakes! You don't need to register a boat to donate. Your donation supports aquatic invasive species work at DNR and provides grants to scientists studying ways to improve invasive species prevention and control. Donate Now…
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Remote Sensing: Future Directions
Future remote sensing research activities at the DNR will concentrate on an increase in Earth observation monitoring capabilities. These research activities include the optical and biogeochemical characterization of lakes across Wisconsin and the…
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Satellite Monitoring (Secchi)
Monitoring Objectives The monitoring objective is to assess lake water quality on approximately 8,000 lakes in Wisconsin by inferring water clarity from satellite imagery on an annual basis. This information is freely available to the public as…