Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

2025 Roundup: Gov. Evers Completes Annual 72-County Tour of Wisconsin

2025 Elk Hunting Season Wraps Up

DNR Confirms CWD in Wild Deer in La Crosse County

Baiting And Feeding Ban Extended

New Year, New Adventures With Wisconsin State Park System First Day Hikes

Organizations Celebrate Major Setback for NTEC Gas Plant, Groups Call on Dairyland Power Coop to Cancel Plans

Gray Wolf Protections in Jeopardy as House Passes Delisting Bill

Backed by Wisconsin’s GOP delegation, the measure would shift control to states, with critics warning wolves could be hunted and trapped back toward extinction.

Bipartisan Push to Tell Counties Faster When Water Tests Fail

With PFAS standards still stalled, lawmakers advance a narrower plan to require DNR alerts on contamination.

Snowmobile Riders: Ride Safe and Sober This Holiday Season

Give the Gift of Adventure This Holiday Season

Wisconsinites Invited to Participate in Wisconsin Conservation Congress Resolution Process

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves Approximately $185 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

Storied Past, Bright Future: What’s To Come For The Wisconsin State Park System

Wisconsin’s Environmental Funding Cuts Among Nation’s Largest

Report finds state funding for DNR has dropped 29% since 2010 when accounting for inflation.

Former Wisconsin DNR Secretary George Meyer Has Died

For 50 years, Meyer influenced conservation at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

DNR To Host Career Fairs Across State

Wisconsin Moves to Require Lead Service Lines Replaced By 2037

Some groups hail the move for strengthening protections, but others voice concerns about costs.

Reduce, Reuse And Recycle Waste This Holiday Season

Lean Design Werks Announces Acquisition of Brownfield Site to Establish Headquarters in St. Francis

Wisconsins Agriculture And Conservation Leaders Unite To Protect Our Waters And Strengthen Our Farms

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce More Than $159 Million to Ensure Clean, Safe Drinking Water for Wisconsinites in 29 Municipalities

DNR Releases Its 2024 Water Withdrawal Report

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

Environmental Groups File Legal Action Against DNR on West Bend CAFO

Concentrated animal feeding operation has operated for years without a permit.

‘Open’ Records Often Missing Names

Black bars and redactions often leave the names of businesses and people a secret.

Test Results Show High PFAS Levels in Wisconsin’s Landfill Runoff

UW-Madison researchers analyzed 4 potential sources of PFAS pollution in groundwater.

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

Republicans Want to Charge for Hiking, Biking, Canoeing on State-Owned Land

Legislators push $20 permit for hiking, $40 for biking or cross-county skiing.

New Tree-Killing Pest Coming to Wisconsin?

Some sightings of hemlock woolly adelgid. It's killed millions of trees in other states.

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

Lawsuit Seeks To Shield Owners of Contaminated Land From Cleanup Costs

Business lobby says owners who didn't cause contamination shouldn't have to pay for cleanup.

Wisconsin Communities Get $282 Million for Drinking Water Projects

State's Safe Drinking Water Loan Program helps 74 communities, led by Oak Creek.

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

Cleanup of PFAS Could Cost Wisconsin Billions

But DNR and GOP legislators need to compromise to create clear standards.

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

Janesville Moves Forward With Data Center Plans

Council approves letter of intent despite residents speaking out against idea.

Fred Clark Thinks He Can Flip Tiffany’s Congressional Seat

Conservationist and lumber industry veteran knows northern district well.

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

7th Congressional District Race Filling Up

One year before mid-terms 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats running for open seat.

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

Sludge is Widely Used As Fertilizer, But It Could Include High Levels of PFAS Contamination

Sludge and septage are spread across around half a million acres statewide, but most of it has never been tested for PFAS.

Army Corps of Engineers Approves Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline Reroute

The new stretch of the oil pipeline would run through Ashland and Iron counties.

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

Wisconsin Wolf Harvest Regulations Take Effect in November

GOP lawmakers had requested modifications to the regulations, but the DNR decided against changes.

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

New Study Identifies CAFO Farms as Air Pollution Source

Large farms with large animals could be doing more than harming water quality.

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

DNR Tree And Shrub Seedling Sales To Begin Oct. 6

State Provides Funding Support for Universal Park

DNR grant boosts new park accessible to those of all abilities.

Wisconsin Moves to Bring PFAS Limits In Line with Contested Federal Standards

Industry groups continue to challenge lower levels set in 2024.

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