Hearings and Meetings Archive

Environmental Protection | Air Permits

Air Permit Public Engagement Training

Date: 09/15/2021

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Kristin Hart, Kristin.Hart@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-6876

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Air Program and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Office in Chicago are offering an Air Permit Public Engagement Training webinar. The training will explain the stages of environmental rule development, facility-specific permit reviews and where public input can impact outcomes. Registration is limited to the first 250 participants.

Deadline to request hard copy materials: Aug. 25

Final deadline to register: Sept. 10

Event Information (https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/AirQuality/input/PubEngagementWorkshop.pdf)

Environmental Protection | Industry | Forests

Council on Forestry Field Tour

Date: 09/15/2021

Time: 9:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Rome Town Hall, 1156 Alpine Drive, Nekoosa, WI 54457

Faye Bokelman, FayeA.Bokelman@wisconsin.gov or 608-438-0229

The Council on Forestry will be in the field in Adams and Wood counties to learn about forest management in the area in relation to changing land uses.

• Start location: Rome Town Hall, 1156 Alpine Drive, Nekoosa, WI 54457

• Some sites have a capacity limit and may require travel on unpaved roads.

• Transportation and food are NOT provided.

• Tours may be indoors at times, so please follow COVID safety guidance for the protection of yourself and others.

For more information and to check tour availability, please contact Faye Bokelman at: FayeA.Bokelman@wisconsin.gov or 608-438-0229 by 12 p.m. on Sept. 10.

Monitoring | Regulations | Recreation | Fishing

Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board Meeting

Date: 09/13/2021

Time: 5:30 p.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Allen Blizel, Allen.Blizel@wisconsin.gov or 920-493-8701

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board will conduct a Zoom meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

Join this meeting by Zoom.

Join by phone: 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 1958 7182

Agenda

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1.         Organizational Matters

               Call to Order

2.         Consent

               a) Approval of Aug. 9, 2021 meeting minutes              

3.         Discussion Items – (Public comments welcomed)

               a) Strategic Analysis of Coastal Management Alternatives to Address Changing Conditions on                               the Door Peninsula – DNR staff

               b) Lake trout scope statement  

               c) Catch composition update – Taylor Hrabak

               d) Whitefish rule                     

4.         Possible Action Items

               a) Final whitefish rule

5.            Old Business

               a) Old business items

6.         Board Members’ Matters/Concerns – Informational

               a) Any other concerns

7.         Adjournment

Regulations | Snowmobile

Governor's Snowmobile Council Meeting

Date: 09/09/2021

Time: 11:00 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Jillian Steffes, jillian.steffes@wisconsin.gov or 715-210-4911

The Snowmobile Recreation Council carries out studies and makes recommendations to the Legislature, Governor, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation on all matters related to the snowmobiling program at DNR or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling in Wisconsin, and makes recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to funding grant applications. 

The Snowmobile Recreation Council will meet to make funding recommendations to the department.  In particular, the Council will review updated information on projects discussed at the previous meeting. The public will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom or in person. The Zoom meeting link, agenda, and other meeting materials are available on the Snowmobile Recreation Council web page.