Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024

Sampling found 77 percent of Wisconsin's Great Lakes beaches had high levels of E. coli, but danger was often transient.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs State Regulators of PFAS Pollution

5-2 decision says DNR has 'explicit authority to enforce' PFAS discharges.

Legislature’s Budget Committee Unanimously Boosts Clean Water Funding By $732 Million

Wisconsin communities are expected to submit applications for $1.6 billion worth of projects.

Republican Lawmakers Float Bill to Reauthorize Stewardship Program

But with less funding than the popular land purchase program currently gets.

The Community Within The Corridor Celebrates Completion, Reopening

Large portion of complex was closed more than two years because of environmental contamination.

Milkweed Is Wisconsin’s ‘Plant Species of The Year’

Designation announced by state DNR. Butterflies would surely agree.

Incidental Take Notice For Washington County

Incidental Take Notice For Portage County

Incidental Take Notice For Oneida County

Help Stop The Spread Of Aquatic Invasive Species

Great Lakes Landing Blitz, June 30 – July 13

AG Kaul Issues Statement Regarding Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling in Spills Law Case

DNR Announces Continuation Of Dike Repairs On Bakken’s Pond