Wildlife Habitat
- News
Monarch Habitat Takes Off In Wisconsin
Wisconsin monarchs looking for milkweed to lay their eggs on will now find hundreds of thousands of more acres of habitat in Wisconsin thanks to voluntary efforts by organizations and individuals statewide, including representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
- Webpage
CWD Volunteer Opportunities
Many Wisconsinites want to get involved with chronic wasting disease (CWD) efforts in their local area. In response, the DNR launched the Adopt-a-Kiosk (AAK) and Adopt-a-Dumpster (AAD) programs to expand hunter access to CWD testing and proper deer…
- News
Operation Deer Watch Launches Aug. 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will launch Operation Deer Watch on Aug. 1, allowing citizen scientists around Wisconsin to report deer sightings in their area, which provides crucial data for deer management.
- Event
Family Hike - Bird Search
They’re out there somewhere! We’ll grab some binoculars and bird guides and search for birds
- News
Incidental Take Notice For Eau Claire County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare turtle, which may result from the City of Augusta Water Quality Trading Project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species' overall population at risk.
- News
Spring Waterfowl Survey Results Show Overall Population Increase
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced an increase in the waterfowl population across most of the state, despite dry winter and spring weather.
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Common Tern Reaches An Uncommon Milestone
A Wisconsin common tern has reached an uncommon milestone. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bird number 962-67245 is now the oldest known common tern in the Great Lakes and the second oldest known in North America.
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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.
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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.
- Hearing/Meeting
SOC Team Meeting - DNR 1072 Horizontal Directional Drilling
Meeting of the work team developing DNR Technical Standard 1072 Horizontal Directional Drilling.