Incidental Take Notice For Kewaunee County

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare bird, which may result from the Kewaunee Power Station Demolition project in Kewaunee County.

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.

EnergySolutions LLC proposes another phase of the Kewaunee Power Station Demolition project. This project involves the dismantlement of the Kewaunee Power Station, a decommissioned nuclear power plant. It is expected to take eight years to complete.

The presence of the state endangered peregrine falcon is confirmed in the vicinity of the project site. DNR staff determined that the proposed project may result in the incidental taking of falcons.

The DNR concludes that the proposed project is not likely to appreciably reduce the likelihood of the survival or recovery of the species within the state, the whole plant-animal community of which it is a part of or the habitat that is critical to its existence.

Conservation measures to minimize the adverse effect on the endangered species will be incorporated into the proposed Incidental Take Permit. Copies of the jeopardy assessment and background information on the peregrine falcon are available by visiting the DNR Incidental Take Public Notices webpage or upon request from DNR Conservation Biologist Rori Paloski at Rori.Paloski@wisconsin.gov or 608-516-3742.

The public is encouraged to submit written comments regarding project-related impacts to the peregrine falcon by Feb. 23, 2024 to:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
c/o Rori Paloski, DNR Conservation Biologist
101 S. Webster St.
Madison, WI 53707
Rori.Paloski@wisconsin.gov or 608-516-3742