Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Gibraltar Rock And Dells Of The Wisconsin River State Natural Areas Open

Parfrey’s Glen And Pewits Nest To Remain Closed

Timber Sale Scheduled At Prince’s Point Wildlife Area

Sale Focused On Removing Ash Trees Infected With EAB

2020 Wisconsin Ring-Necked Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 17

Quick Action Contains Invasive Plant Population

State Officials Hail Local Action; Ask Landowners To Help

Lake Whitefish Virtual Meeting To Be Held Oct. 20

DNR Releases Presentations On Methodology Behind Central Sands Lakes Study

DNR Asking For Public Input On Wisconsin PFAS Action Plan

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority

DNR Confirms EHD In Buffalo County Deer

EHD Can Be Fatal To Deer But Is Not A Threat To Human Health

Annual Tree Seedling Sales To Begin Oct. 5

DNR To Fund Sampling Of Hundreds Of Potable Wells For PFAS In The Town Of Peshtigo

One Million And Counting: Wisconsin Reaches New Milestone In Avian Citizen Science

First-Ever Invasive Carp State Case: DNR Investigation Shows Illegal Sales In Madison

Highly Destructive Bighead, Silver And Grass Carp Destroy Native Fish Habitats

AG Kaul Announces Cleanup Agreement for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Superfund Site in Marinette

September 21, 2020

Enrollment Open For Landowners To Provide Public Access To Private Lands In Wisconsin

NRCS And DNR Partnership Promotes Voluntary Public Access And Habitat Incentive Program

DNR Notified Of Possible Separate Contamination Issue At Marinette Facility That Has Paused PFAS Treatment

A New Method To Count Wolves, A Better Fit For Wisconsin

Citizen Scientists Honored For Monitoring Wisconsin’s Natural Resources

Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed In Oconto And Shawano Counties

Statewide Deer Hunter Diary Study To Be Conducted This Fall

Archery And Crossbow Deer Hunting Seasons Open Sept. 12

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant Valued Up To $35,000 To City Of Portage

DNR’s Brownfield Program Launches Interactive Map To Highlight Statewide Cleanup And Redevelopment Successes

Volunteers Search for Invasive Species Across Wisconsin to Protect Wisconsin’s Waters

The DNR Urges Hunters To Wear A Harness While Using Treestand This Fall

Second Lake Michigan Whitefish Virtual Meeting Sept. 22

C.W. Caywood Memorial Shooting Range Remains Closed After Safety Hazard

Lower Menominee River Area Of Concern Delisted

Significant Milestone Achieved To Clean Up Historical Pollution In The Great Lakes

ATV/UTV Operators: Ride Responsibly Labor Day Weekend

Historic Cleanup Of Lower Fox River Completed After 17 Years

Millions Of Yards of Contamination Cleaned From Riverbed

Fall Hunting And Trapping Season Forecasts Highlight Hunter Opportunities, Notable Changes To Limits And Zones

New Restrictions On PFAS-containing Firefighting Foams Effective Sept. 1

Elevated PFAS Levels Found In Ditch Downstream Of JCI/Tyco

Menomonee Valley Partners, Urban Ecology Center Complete Transformation of 24-Acre Brownfield

Multi-year campaign included creation of Three Bridges Park and Menomonee Valley UEC branch, expansion of Hank Aaron State Trail

DNR Seeks Input On Proposed ATV/UTV Route Connections In Northern Highland – American Legion State Forest

Sign Up To Participate In Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities

Ruffed Grouse West Nile Virus Test Results Now Available

Help Track Wisconsin’s Deer Populations By Reporting Deer Sightings

Watch For Salamanders, Snakes, Frogs And Lizards On The Road

Wisconsinites Encouraged To Apply For DNR Surface Water Grant Funds

DNR Public Notices Wastewater Discharge Permit for JCI/Tyco Facility in Marinette

Lake Michigan Whitefish Virtual Meeting August 18

DNR Launches New Website

Redesign Places Emphasis On Ease Of Use

Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Authorizations On Sale In August

Green Tier Program Celebrates Milestone Anniversaries

DNR Confirms Spill At JCI/Tyco Facility in Marinette

Tichigan Lake Boat Access Closed For Improvements August 3-14

Next Phase For DNR Cleanup Of Portage Canal To Start By Fall 2020

Carnivorous Plant Last Seen 40 Years Ago Among Finds by Rare Plant Detectives

Rare Plant Monitoring Program Makes Record-Setting Discoveries

EPA Approves Site-Specific Phosphorus Criteria For Multiple Wisconsin Lakes

WILL Drops Lawsuit After DNR Resumes In-Person Hunter Education

DNR reverses course after WILL lawsuit

DNR Assisting With Cleanup Of Manure Spill Near Pulaski

DNR Hunter Safety Classes Resume July 13

Social Distancing, In-Class Limits And Room Setup Among New Safety Protocols

Bear Hunting Application Period For 2021 Season Opens July 1

Forest Regeneration Project Scheduled For Havenwoods State Forest

UWM Freshwater Sciences dean Val Klump named to Great Lakes Advisory Board

WILL Sues DNR For Illegally Canceling In-Person Hunter Safety Courses

State agency cancels all in-person courses citing COVID-19

DHS Announces COVID-19 Population Health Studies

Two studies will help public health experts understand the virus and inform public

EPA Administrator Wheeler awards first-ever Trash Free Waters grant for the Great Lakes in Milwaukee

Agency selects Harbor District, Inc. to receive grant to keep trash out of Lake Michigan

Johnson Continues Push for Delist Gray Wolf Amendment

National Dam Safety Awareness Day Is May 31

Wisconsin State Parks To Adjust Operations

State Parks To Lengthen Hours, Reopen Select Restrooms And Extend Campground Closures

PFAS Found In Sediment and Surface Water At Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern

PFAS Are Highest In The Kinnickinnic River

Anglers called to prevent the spread of New Zealand mudsnail, protect Wisconsin’s waters

Extreme Fire Danger For Sunday, May 3

Red Flag Warning In 12 Central Wisconsin Counties

Looking For A New Career?

DNR Now Hiring State Conservation Wardens

Governor Evers Signs Emergency Order Relating to Suspending Rules for DNR-Certified Operators

200-Acre Wildfire In Juneau County

Second Fire In Town of Armenia

DNR Supports Groundwater Awareness Week With Focus On Sustainability

14 DNR Wardens Honored For Lifesaving, Valor And Meritorious Service Acts

Governor Evers announces $40.5 million in harbor grants

Funds cover port construction and maintenance projects

Gov. Evers Announces $29 Million Harbor Grant to Port of Marinette in Support of Future Ship Building

Gov. Evers Announces $4.9 Million Harbor Grant to Support Wisconsin Agricultural Exports

DNR, OCI Urge Wisconsinites To Consider Flood Insurance After Record Rain And Snow In 2019

DNR, EPA Sign Agreement to Proceed on Milwaukee Estuary Cleanup to Eliminate 32-Year-Old Area of Concern Designation

Great Lakes Legacy Act Agreement Accelerates Contaminated Sediment Cleanup in Milwaukee

Democrats Introduce “Raising the Bar on Clean Water” Legislative Package

The package consists of five bills which repeal a multitude of regressive Republican water policies.

Shilling/Billings Water Pollution Notification Act Receives Public Hearing

New Season of Wisconsin Foodie Debuts New Host Chef Luke Zahm

New Episodes of Wisconsin Foodie Air Thursdays on Public Television Starting January 16

DNR Issues Wastewater Discharge Permit for City of Waukesha Water Diversion Project

DNR Announces New Chief Conservation Warden

Statement of Bevan K. Baker

Statement provided to media on December 23rd, 2019

Newest Public Land Atlas Now Available

DNR Completes Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Waukesha Great Lakes Water Diversion

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Approves DNR Scope Statement for Manure Regulations Aimed at Protecting Drinking Water

Approval of the scope statement allows the department to develop detailed rules that require final approval from the Legislature.

Gov. Evers Hosts 2019 Capitol Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony with DNR Sec. Cole and Wisconsin Students

“The best part about the holiday season at the Capitol is that it is a collaborative effort of folks all over our state that makes this season such a success.”

Milwaukee Riverkeeper annual report on river health shows drop from 2017 to 2018

Historic rainfall levels in 2018, land-use practices, failing infrastructure and other human activities, in both urban and rural parts of the Milwaukee River Basin, ultimately led to the decline in grade (C- to D).

Washburn County Hunting Incident Shooter Identified

The investigation is ongoing.

DNR Seeks Public’s Help in Washburn County Hunting Incident

Four Incidents Reported During Opening Weekend of Gun Deer Season

Deer Hunting License Sales On Par with 2018

Two areas have already exceeded last year's sales totals for the entire season.

Teamwork strikes again in major illegal deer harvest case

"This is a case of two people who are not hunters by any stretch of the imagination, and determined to steal wildlife from the public - wildlife observers and those who are ethical and law-abiding hunters."

Jennifer Sereno Joins WHEDA as Public Affairs Program Manager

Her experience includes marketing and public affairs campaign development, digital media strategy, issue management and brand advancement.

Wisconsin Collects More Than 30 Tons of Unused Medications During Drug Take Back Day; Ranks Second in Nation

Statewide 280 law enforcement agencies hosted Drug Take Back events and collected disposed drugs from 476 permanent drug disposal boxes at law enforcement agencies across the state.

Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Taking More Steps to Protect Drinking Water

PFAS Rulemaking Process Moves Forward

Gov. Evers Endorses Water Quality Recommendations from DNR, DATCP, DHS

“Folks should be able to trust the water coming from their tap”

Community Members Demand that Public Service Commission Deny We Energies’ Rate Increase, We Energies Shut Down Oak Creek Plant

Ratepayers Angered Over Utility’s Continued Use of Expensive, Dirty Coal Plant

EPA Proposes Updates to Rules Impacting Lead and Copper in Drinking Water

DNR to Review Proposed Updates to Lead and Copper Rule

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on PFAS Chemicals Detected in Wisconsin Surface Waters

"The dangerous levels of PFAS recently detected in Wisconsin surface waters are alarming and warrant serious action."

DNR’s First Round of Sampling Shows PFAS Contamination at Surface Water Monitoring Locations in Wisconsin

PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals used for decades in numerous products, such as non-stick cookware, fast food wrappers, stain-resistant sprays and firefighting foam.

DNR Reaffirms Commitment to Addressing Impacts of Climate Change on Wisconsin’s Natural Resources During Climate Week

"Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time."

Majority of Wisconsin Public Water Systems Met Safe Drinking Water Standards in 2018; Challenges Still Exist

Some contaminants continue to present challenges, including nitrate, arsenic, and lead.