Great Lakes
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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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Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board
The Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board will meet virtually to discuss the catch composition study work plan for 2021, a scope statement for the commercial harvest of lake trout and more.
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Wisconsin's Great Waters 2020 Photo Contest and Writing Project
The Office of Great Waters is pleased to present our 12th annual calendar, along with the winners and submissions from the 2020 Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project. As the calendar, photos and writings clearly show, the Great Lakes…
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Lower Menominee River Area Of Concern Delisted
After 30 years of pollution cleanup and restoration efforts, the Lower Menominee River Area of Concern has been removed from an international list of the 43 most polluted places on the Great Lakes. This AOC is Wisconsin's first of five to be delisted.
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Office of Great Waters Staff Contacts
Staff in the DNR’s Office of Great Waters collaborate with federal, state and local agencies; tribes; businesses; citizen-led organizations and community members to protect and improve the environmental quality of the Great Lakes and Mississippi…
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Wisconsin's Great Lakes Strategy
The Great Lakes contain 20% of the world's available fresh surface water supply. Because of that, the Great Lakes are critical to the health and welfare of all the Great Lakes states. Effective management of both wetland and water quantity and…
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Sheboygan River Area of Concern
About About the Sheboygan River AOC In 1987, the Sheboygan River was designated as one of 43 Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) – areas that are severely degraded and fail to support aquatic life beneficial for human use (like fish and…
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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) [exit DNR] is a federal program that provides unprecedented funding for protection and restoration efforts on the five Great Lakes. The GLRI is guided by an action plan with detailed performance goals…
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Protecting Wisconsin's Great Lakes
The Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world's available fresh surface water supply. Great Lakes are critical to the health and welfare of all the Great Lakes states and especially for us here in Wisconsin. The DNR – together with local…
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Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern
Public Review and Comment Opportunity Draft Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern The DNR is seeking public comments on the draft Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. The document…