Environmental Protection
- News
DNR Increases Efforts To Protect At-Risk Songbird
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it will work with partners to increase efforts to protect the at-risk Connecticut warbler in northwest Wisconsin.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public Meeting on the CWD Response Plan Review
Over the course of upcoming meetings, the committee will develop and provide input on the plan’s implementation and actions to consider as it completes this second five-year review.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public Hearing for the 5-year Highest Attainable Condition Evaluation of Wisconsin’s Phosphorus Multi-discharger Phosphorus Variance
Pursuant to s. 283.16(3m) Wis. Stats., the variance’s compliance with federal highest attainable condition requirements must be reevaluated 5 years after the initial approval. The department will hold a public hearing to receive additional…
- Hearing/Meeting
DNR PFAS External Advisory Group Meeting
Items on the agenda include a discussion of landfills, the implications of listing PFAS as a CERCLA hazardous substance and the EPA’s proposal to list 4 PFAS substances as RCRA hazardous constituents.
- Hearing/Meeting
DNR PFAS Technical Group Meeting
This meeting of the PFAS Technical Group will include a presentation from Minnesota regarding their closed landfill study and ongoing work with PFAS and landfills.
- Hearing/Meeting
SOC Team Meeting - DNR 1072 Horizontal Directional Drilling
This is a meeting of the stakeholder team that is developing DNR Technical Standard 1072 Horizontal Directional Drilling.
- Hearing/Meeting
Harmony Valley Farm Upper Newton Irrigation Permit Public Informational Hearing
This is a public hearing on a permit application for Harmony Valley Farm Upper Newton.
- Hearing/Meeting
Wildlife Rehabilitation Advisory Council Meeting
This is a meeting of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Advisory Council (WRAC).
- News
Partnerships Advance Native Mussel Conservation
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that federal and state endangered native mussels first discovered above the St. Croix Falls dam in the St. Croix River in 1987 are still alive and estimated to be more than 100 years old.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public hearing on a permanent rule to revise ch. NR 25, relating to Lake Michigan whitefish management and Great Lakes commercial harvest reporting (Board Order FH-02-20)
This is a public hearing on a permanent rule to revise ch. NR 25, relating to Lake Michigan whitefish management and Great Lakes commercial harvest reporting (Board Order FH-02-20).