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    DNR Announces 2021 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Winners

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest. Submitted by fourth through sixth graders around the state, each poster helps spread the word about our shared role in keeping all wildlife healthy, and most importantly, wild.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    2021 Wolf Harvest Committee Meeting

    The 2021 Harvest Committee Meeting will take place virtually on April 8 at 11:30 a.m. will discuss the February 2021 wolf season as well as providing Wolf Monitoring Program updates. 

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    Incidental Take Notice For Ozaukee County

    The I-43 Silver Spring Drive to WIS 60 project may result in the incidental taking of a rare plant under an authorization the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue for the project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the overall population of the species at risk.

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    Incidental Take Notice For Racine County

    The Racine West 6th Street Sewer Relocation Project may result in the incidental taking of a rare snake under a permit the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue for the project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the overall population of the species at risk.

  • News

    DNR Continues Partnership With USDA To Manage Wolf Conflicts

    With the recent delisting of wolves from the federal endangered species list, some livestock farmers and pet owners are wondering how this change affects Wisconsin’s wolf conflict program. While the delisting has prompted some changes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services (USDA-Wildlife Services) remains the first point of contact for reporting all wolf conflict incidents.

  • News

    Order Native Plants Now To Aid Birds, Bees, Butterflies And More

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that native plant sales are blooming across the state through April. By planting native plants, you can support the entire ecosystem by providing food for insects, birds, small mammals and other wildlife.

  • News

    Incidental Take Notice for Columbia County

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the North-South Bike Trail construction project which may result in the incidental taking of a rare lizard and turtle.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    Walleye Lakes of Concern Virtual Meeting

    This meeting will detail a proposed walleye rehabilitation plan developed in partnership with Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Band and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    DNR Greater Prairie chicken Advisory Committee

    The committee will review first draft of the Greater Prairie-Chicken Management Plan 2021-2031.

  • Hearing/Meeting

    DNR Deer Advisory Committee

    The DNR deer advisory committee will meet virtually to discuss annual deer season updates.

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