The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will continue to sample drinking water wells in an Expanded Site Investigation Area in the Town of Peshtigo due to the potential presence of groundwater contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The DNR will use state funds for the sampling effort, which is scheduled to begin this spring.
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council's Aquatic Invertebrate Species Assessment Group (SAG) will meet to review new and currently regulated species under Ch. NR 40, Wisconsin's Invasive Species Rule.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host public meetings at 7 p.m. on March 16, 17 and 18 to gather input on the proposed 2021 migratory game bird season structure.
The purpose of the Urban Forestry Council is to advise the DNR on the best ways to preserve, protect, expand and improve Wisconsin's urban and community forest resources.
The Brownfields Study Group was created in 1998 at the direction of the governor and state Legislature to evaluate Wisconsin's current brownfields initiatives and recommend changes, as well as propose additional incentives for the cleanup and…
The Wetland Study Council will meet to discuss stormwater issues and wetlands, a DNR wetlands data dashboard, wetland mitigation, and other items as time allows. The Council will meet on Zoom.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry. To gain stakeholder participation from a wide variety of sources, the DNR will host a virtual public meeting to hear from anyone interested in Lake Michigan whitefish and discuss the lake whitefish rules for the Green Bay emergency rule.
Landowners on select parcels of private land in central Dunn County are eligible for free chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance permits. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks landowners within the surveillance area to apply for a permit to help the DNR better understand the extent of CWD in the area.