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Wild Rice Strategic Analysis
Subscribe to receive email updates on the Wild Rice Strategic Analysis. Wild rice helps maintain water quality and provides food and habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Harvested by hand from canoes, wild rice is also an important part of…
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Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act
Signed into law in 1972, the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) set forth the state’s environmental policy and created section 1.11, Wis. Stats. Under WEPA, all state agencies must analyze, consider and disclose the anticipated environmental…
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Kohler Golf Course Proposal
The Kohler Company has proposed construction of a golf course adjacent to Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan County. The proposed 18-hole golf course would be constructed on 247 acres owned by the Kohler Company. The project site is along the…
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current EIA projects and topics
As part of its procedures for complying with the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act, the DNR prepares environmental impact statements on certain agency actions and proposed projects, along with strategic analyses of natural resource issues and…
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Fish Passage at Dams Strategic Analysis
Subscribe to email updates or mobile alerts when this web page has been updated. Fish passage describes the ability of fish to move upstream and downstream to find suitable habitat and breeding grounds. While unimpeded fish movement in rivers…
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Aquatic Plant Management Strategic Analysis
Subscribe to email updates or mobile alerts when this Web page has been updated. Aquatic plants are a critical component of the state's freshwater environment. They help to ensure good water quality and clarity through their influence on…
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Adaptive Management
Project maps Find adaptive management and water quality trading projects around the state. Tools Resources are available to assist you in developing adaptive management and water quality trading plans and in modeling the impacts of management…
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Groundwater section
Approximately two thirds of Wisconsin residents get their water supply from groundwater. Adequate supplies of uncontaminated groundwater are crucial not only to the health of our families but also for the continued growth of agricultural production…
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Wisconsin Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program
Wisconsin is recognized as a national leader in groundwater research, which is appropriate given how uniquely important this resource is for public health, the economy and the environment in this state. For example: