Endangered Resources
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Incidental Take Notice For Lafayette County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County’s sanitary sewer main extension. 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.
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Incidental Take Notice For Waushara County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the X11 Transmission Line Uprate project.
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Incidental Take Notice For La Crosse County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Melrose Gravel Pit project in La Crosse County.
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Lakes States Forest Management Bat Habitat Conservation Plan
In response to federal listings of four bat species, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota developed a Lakes States Forest Management Bat Habitat Conservation Plan (Bat HCP) to protect covered bat species on forestlands while still allowing covered…
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Other Features
"Piping Plover (USFWS)" In addition to rare plants, animals and high-quality examples of natural communities, the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) tracks certain other natural features.
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Rare Parasitic Plant Rediscovered In Dunes Over Lake Michigan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a population of a rare parasitic plant was rediscovered on the dunes overlooking Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. A trained volunteer for the Rare Plant Monitoring Program spotted the clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata), which has not been seen in over 44 years.
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Help Protect Wisconsin's Endangered Resources This Tax Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to give back to nature by donating to the Endangered Resources Fund on your Wisconsin income tax forms.
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DNR Conservation Biologist Receives National Lifetime Achievement Award
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce that Conservation Biologist Thomas Meyer was awarded the national George B. Fell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Natural Areas Association (NAA) for his career-long efforts to build and advocate for Wisconsin's State Natural Areas (SNA) program.
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DNR Asks Public To Help Count Chimney Swifts Before They Migrate South
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to report chimney swift sightings to help monitor populations and locate important roost sites before they begin their migration south. The call to count is part of Swift Night Out, a continent-wide effort held to raise awareness about the decline of chimney swifts.
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Species guidance
Species guidance documents are peer-reviewed publications with comprehensive information for rare species tracked by the Natural Heritage Inventory or identified in the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN…