Enforcement
- Hearing/Meeting
Governor’s Off-Highway Motorcycle Advisory Council Meeting
The Off-Highway Motorcycle Council will meet to review updated information on projects previously awarded grants.
- News
Safely And Humanely Evict Bats From Buildings Through May 31
With bats soon leaving their summer roosts to return to their winter hibernation sites, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsinites that fall is a good time to safely and humanely evict bats from homes and buildings.
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New Baiting And Feeding Ban In Effect For Taylor County Beginning Sept. 1, 2021
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Taylor County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). With this new CWD-detection, Taylor County is now considered a CWD-affected county.
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Incidental Take Notice For Juneau County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare snake, which may result from the Cranberry Creek and Wisconsin River Power Company (WRPCO) ditch maintenance project. 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.
- Hearing/Meeting
Wolf Management Plan Committee Meeting
This is the first of four scheduled meetings of the DNR Wolf Management Plan Committee.
- News
Keep Fireworks Out Of State Parks & Forests
As we approach the Fourth of July weekend, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that fireworks are prohibited on DNR-managed lands. Restricted areas include state parks, forests and state-owned public hunting and fishing areas.
- News
Ride Responsibly This Holiday Weekend
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking ATV and UTV operators to ride safely this Fourth of July weekend.
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Gov. Evers Announces NOAA Designation For Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Moves Forward
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will publish the final rule for the designation of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary on June 23, 2021. The designation will take effect following a review by the governor and Congress over a 45-day period of continuous session of Congress.
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DNR Seeking Public Input On Proposed Compliance Schedule For EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it is accepting public comments on a proposed compliance schedule for the EMCO Chemical Distributors facility at 8601 95th Street, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The public input period is part of EMCO’s participation in the DNR’s Enviro-Check program.
- News
Very High Fire Danger Across Wisconsin
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to stay vigilant and avoid burning because of very high fire danger across Wisconsin, particularly in the northern two-thirds of the state.