Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Deer Hunters Are Encouraged To Take Advantage Of Late Season Opportunities

DNR Urges Caution On Early Ice Covers

No Ice Is Safe Ice

DNR Seeking Public Input On Statewide Turkey Management

DNR Announces New Online Tool To Help Private Well Owners Interpret Water Test Results

MEA Announces Legal Action in Response to West Bend Dairy Farm’s Expansion Plans

DNR Permit for Rob-n-Cin Farms Ignores Past Environmental Violations and Endangers Groundwater, Trout Streams and Wetlands

2025 Preliminary Gun Deer License Sales And Harvest Totals Available

DNR Merch Makes Holiday Shopping Easy

Invasive Species Council Announces Nomination Period For 22nd Annual Invasive Species Action Awards

Deadlines Approaching For 2026 Bear And Turkey Harvest Authorization Applications

2025 Preliminary Gun Deer Opening Weekend License Sales And Harvest Totals Available

DNR To Host Lake Superior Fisheries Management Meeting Dec. 11

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce $282 Million to Improve Drinking Water Quality for Wisconsinites in 74 Municipalities

This Hunting Season, Make Safety Your Top Target

DNR Celebrates Wisconsin Recycling Excellence Award Winners Ahead Of America Recycles Day

Delavan-Darien High School Student Wins 2026 Wisconsin State Park And Forest Vehicle Admission Pass Design Contest

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Draft 2026 Program Guidance For Federal Recreational Trail Program

Public Comment Period Open Through Dec. 1

Grants From The Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Will Improve Wildlife Habitat In Dane, Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Ozaukee And Wood Counties

Know Your Target: Don’t Accidentally Shoot Swans This Hunting Season

November at Lynden

Cleanup PFAS Without Penalizing Innocent Landowners

DNR Offers Free Tree Seedlings To Wisconsin Fourth Graders Ahead Of Arbor Day 2026

Wisconsins 2025 Nine-Day Gun Deer Season Opens Nov. 22

DNR Asks Public To Report Black Bear Den Locations For Research Study

Wisconsin DNR Launches Online Merchandise Store

Army Corps of Engineers Approves Permit for Line 5 Reroute, Jeopardizing Safety of the Bad River Band, Wisconsinites, and the Great Lakes

Statement on Line 5 federal permits

US Army Corps of Engineers Issues Premature and Unlawful Approval for Line 5 Pipeline Project

Pipeline Construction Remains on Hold as Legal Battle Over State Permits Continues

Hunters: Help Your Fellow Wisconsinites Experiencing Food Insecurity By Participating In Deer Donation Program

State Building Commission Releases Funding Gov. Evers Requested to Revamp Corrections Facilities

More than $700 million approved for key state projects across UW System and corrections, among others

DNR Awards Brownfield Grants To Douglas County, City Of Evansville And Kenosha County

Funds Will Support Assessment Of Contamination

New Wisconsin State Capitol Origami Fish Art Installation Captures the Movement to Shut Down Line 5

DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure

As Leaves Fall, Wisconsin Wildfire Danger Increases

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Green Tier Application For Inland Packaging

Help Wisconsin Bats During International Bat Week

DNR Highlights Importance Of State Revolving Fund Programs For Clean, Safe Water In Wisconsin

Village Of Fontana-On-Geneva-Lake Seeks Grant For Acquisition Of Land

Grant Requested For Stewardship Project In Fontana-On-Geneva-Lake

City Of Hurley Seeks Grant For Acquisition Of Land

Grant Requested For Stewardship Project In Cities Of Hurley And Montreal

Celebrate Wisconsin’s Forest Products This Week

DNR To Host Wild Rose Fish Hatchery Open House Oct. 25

Partnerships Allow Release Of First Hatchery-Reared Endangered Spectaclecase Mussels

2025 Trapping Seasons Opening Around Wisconsin

DNR Reminds The Public To Move Over For Emergency Vehicles, Workers On Trails, Waterways

Wisconsin’s 2025 Pheasant Season Opens Saturday, Oct. 18

Purchase Your Sturgeon Spearing License By Oct. 31

Wisconsin’s 2025 Elk Season Opens Oct. 18

Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and Highlights Executive Order Promoting Tribal Treaty Rights and Stewardship

Governor’s executive order to create new Wild Rice Stewardship Council, increase public awareness and education on Tribal Treaty Rights and sovereignty, and annually designate first week of September as ‘Wild Rice Week’

DNR To Host Public Meeting On Proposed New Total Allowable Catch For Lake Michigan And Green Bay Lake Whitefish

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Master Plan Variance To Add Parking And A Campground Host Site To Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area

Public Comment Period Open Through Nov. 14

Incidental Take Notice For Juneau County

Gov. Evers Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day in Wisconsin, Signs Executive Order Promoting Tribal Treaty Rights and Stewardship

Governor’s executive order to create new Wild Rice Stewardship Council, increase public awareness and education on Tribal treaty rights and sovereignty, and annually designate first week of September as ‘Wild Rice Week’

Incidental Take Notice For Grant County

Wisconsin State Park System Brings Autumn Fun

Horicon Marsh Explorium Celebrates 10 Years

Poultry Shows, Exhibitions in Four Wisconsin Counties Suspended Due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Incidental Take Notice For Columbia County

DNR Seeking Public Comments On North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan

DNR Awards Loans To Support Redevelopment In City Of Madison

Loans Will Support Activities To Clean Up Contamination

DNR To Host Two Open Houses At Fish Facilities On Saturday, Oct. 11

DNR Tree And Shrub Seedling Sales To Begin Oct. 6

Waterfowl Hunters Can Help Stop The Spread Of Aquatic Invasive Species

Gov. Evers Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of DNR Forester Adam Zirbel

Incidental Take Notice For Trempealeau County

Milwaukee County Parks Awarded $827,376 Through Wisconsin DNR and National Park Service via Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to Enhance Outdoor Recreation and Accessibility

Help Wisconsin Bats During International Bat Week 2025

Incidental Take Notice For Dane County

Healthy Lakes and Rivers Initiative Celebrates 10 Years

DNR Releases Biennial Habitat Work Plan, Highlighting Work Across the State

DNR Celebrates Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 27

Get Ready for Hunting and Trapping Seasons Opening in October

Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Hits $3 Million

Endowment Protects Public Lands Across Wisconsin

How to Test Your Deer for CWD This Hunting Season

South Shore Beach Rehabilitation Project Completed After More Than a Decade of Study and Planning

DNR Reminds Hunters to Boat Safely This Waterfowl Season

DNR Publishes Initial Public Input Summary for Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Master Plan

DNR Completes Statewide Cleanup Efforts at Former 5r Facilities Associated With 2021 Wisconsin Act 234

Five Locations Across Three Counties Restored For Public Use

Get Ready for the Upcoming Waterfowl Hunting Seasons

Oconto County Hunting Guide Banned From Hunting for Illegal Bear Baiting

DNR Seeking Public Comment on Updated Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan

Interstate Park Commemorates 125 Years With Anniversary Celebration

DNR Launches Updated Air Quality Data Map

The 2025 Hook and Line Sturgeon Season Opens Sept. 6

DNR and DHS Issue New PFAS-based Consumption Advisory for Ducks Harvested on Green Bay

DNR and DHS Issue New PFAS-based Consumption Advisories for Fish and Deer Near town of Stella and Surrounding Waterbodies in Oneida County

Discover Public Land to Hunt This Season

Gov. Evers Sends Letter Urging Congress to Reject President Trump’s Reckless Cuts Affecting Emergency Preparedness and Response, Clean Water, and Infrastructure Investments

Governor raises concerns to members of Congress about President Trump’s budget cuts affecting disaster preparedness and response, access to clean water, local law enforcement road safety efforts, and cybersecurity and infrastructure security

Groundwater Coordinating Council Releases 2025 Report to the Legislature

DNR Celebrates Longstanding Green Tier Participant Veridian Homes for 20 Years of Environmental Excellence

2025 Early Goose Hunting Season Opens Sept. 1

DNR Urges Hunters to Prioritize Tree Stand Safety This Fall

Get Ready for Hunting Seasons Opening in September

DNR Looking to Buy Bushels of Red and White Pine Cones

DNR Honors Connie Ramthun as State Natural Areas Volunteer of the Year

Incidental Take Notice for Milwaukee County

Low Wild Rice Production Continues in Northern Wisconsin; Some Harvesting Opportunities

Wear a Life Jacket This Holiday Weekend

Corrected Appeals Court Affirms State’s Role in Safeguarding Water From Agricultural Pollution

DNR Seeking Public Comment on Green Tier Renewal With Inpro Corporation

ATV/UTV Riders – Be Aware of Increased Law Enforcement This Weekend

Incidental Take Notice For Door County