Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

AG Kaul announces environmental judgment requiring Wisconsin Veneer and Plywood, Inc. pay a $75,000 penalty

March 7, 2022

DNR Now Accepting Entries For 2023 State Park And Forest Vehicle Admission Sticker Contest

Design Contest Is Open To High School Students Across Wisconsin

WCC Virtual Spring Hearing Begins April 11 At 7 P.M.

Michelle Knuese Appointed DFI Division of Corporate and Consumer Services Administrator

DNR Approves Village Of Somers Diversion Application

Water In Diversion Area Will Be Returned To Lake Michigan

Incidental Take Notice For Adams County

Natural Resources Board Falls Short of Needed Action on PFAS Standards

Legislature Approves Selling Key Bronzeville Site

Bronzeville Center for the Arts would be "world-class" showcase for Black artists.

Incidental Take Notice For Juneau County

Incidental Take Notice For Adams, Juneau And Wood Counties

Wisconsin Tree Champions Lauded For Outstanding Community Service

The Fall and Rise of Bronzeville

A more than decade-long effort to restore neighborhood’s glory gaining momentum.

Great Lakes Get $1 Billion for Clean Up

Funding from infrastructure law will help with remediation in Milwaukee Estuary.

DNR Announces Additional Funding Now Available For Communities Impacted By Storm Damage

DNR Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Class Of State Conservation Wardens

Application Deadline March 6, 2022

Wisconsin Wolf Hunting Update

Wisconsin Initiative On Climate Change Impacts Releases Climate Assessment Report

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Interim Forest Management Plan For Wildcat Mountain State Park

DNR Recruiting 2023 Class Of State Conservation Wardens

Join The Team Protecting Wisconsin’s Natural Resources And The People Who Depend On Them

Bronzeville Center for the Arts Proposed

Former DNR building would become 'world-class' cultural hub at North and MLK.

DNR Extends Public Comment Period For Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Proposed Enbridge Pipeline Relocation

DNR To Begin Winter Prescribed Burns Feb. 1

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Two Rivers Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Incidental Take Notice For Columbia County

Federal Funding for Lead Pipe Removal Likely a Year Away

But Milwaukee Water Works officials were encouraged by show of confidence from VP Harris.

Judge Says DNR Needs PFAS Rules to Enforce

Business lobby sued DNR over testing. Judge says agency can test, but must develop rules to enforce.

Help Protect Wisconsin’s Endangered Resources This Tax Season

Make A Donation On Your State Tax Form

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Osseo Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

DNR Angler Recruitment Grants Now Available

Deadline To Apply Is Tuesday, Feb. 15

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To Monroe County

Funds Will Support Contamination Assessment Of Two Former Railroad Properties In City Of Sparta

$90 Million Coal Plant Upgrade Approved

State PSC okays WE Energies pollution controls; plan criticized for investing more in fossil fuels.

DNR To Host Virtual Public Hearing On Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Proposed Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Relocation

EPA Recognizes Air Quality In Rhinelander; Entire State Now Meets Latest Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Standard

2021 Wisconsin Elk Hunting Season Ends With Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience For Four Hunters

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Greater Prairie-Chicken Management Plan; Virtual Open House Jan. 18

Deadline For Public Comments Is Feb. 18, 2022

DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer Harvested In Monroe County

Baiting And Feeding Bans Renewed For Monroe County

Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Jan. 12

Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 15-16

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Menasha Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Celebrate The New Year With A First Day Hike

OutWiGo To Wisconsin State Parks Jan. 1

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Bloomer Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The Village Of Winter Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City of Whitehall Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

AG Kaul Announces Judgment Including $90,000 Penalty for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

December 21, 2021

DNR Drawing Down Niebauer Springs Pond

Public Advised To Stay Off Ice

Planned Oil Pipeline Across Northern Wisconsin Raises Questions

Group representing Ojibwe tribes finds DNR analysis has flaws ‘large and small.’

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Waterloo Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Black Holocaust Museum Buys Building, Receives $10 Million Donation

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Court Upholds Protection of Rare Wetland

2017 DNR decision under Gov. Walker would have allowed Meteor Timber to fill in Monroe County wetland.

Strengthening Wisconsin’s paper, forest products industry

WEDC applauds Georgia Pacific investment in Green Bay mill

USDA Secretary Touts Lead Removal Funding

Sec. Tom Vilsack visits Bloomer, Wis. announcing $28 million for lead pipe removal.

DNR Seeking Public Input On Draft Environmental Impact Statement For Proposed Enbridge Pipeline Relocation

Menomonee River Damaged By 400 Gallon Oil Spill

Komatsu Mining apologizes. Riverkeeper finds impact on birds, waterfowl.

2022 Public Access Lands Atlas Now Available

Milwaukee Riverkeeper annual report on river health shows improvements in water quality.

Spill Sends 400 Gallons of Oil Into Milwaukee Waterways

"Oil transfer error" at Komatsu Mining campus.

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of South Wayne Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Conservationists Aim to Save Songbird

Connecticut warbler's range in Wisconsin has declined 80% in two decades.

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Sheboygan Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Public Input Sought on Controversial Interstate 94 Expansion

State studying options to rebuild at six and eight lane configurations.

Senator Agard Testifies in Support of DNR’s PFAS Standards

DNR held a public hearing to hear feedback regarding PFAS standards in ground and surface water

DNR Seeks Public Comment On Updated Water Condition Lists

Member Of Committee Guiding Wolf Hunts Cited for Illegal Trapping

Patrick Quaintance, former DNR staffer, has advocated controversial hunting practices.

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Beaver Dam

Funds Will Support Contamination Assessment; Future Development Planned

Legislature Blocks DNR On Water Pollution

Legislators use rule making authority to prevent water pollution protections.

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Altoona

Funds To Support Environmental Assessment Of Former Auto Shop And Electrical Transformer Housing Facility

Legislative Roadblocks Force DNR to Abandon Water Pollution Protections

Hunters Prepare For Wisconsin’s 170th Nine-Day Gun Deer Season

Democrats Unveil 22 Bills On Climate Change

Sweeping package to make state more green. ’This is our moment to be bold.'

DNR Celebrates America Recycles Day By Announcing Recycling Excellence Awards Honoring Wisconsin Recycling And Waste Reduction Programs

Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Nov. 18

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of Whitefish Bay Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

DNR Will Fund Projects Reducing Diesel Emissions

$320,000 in grants from EPA will be awarded by the state's environmental regulator.

DNR Announces $320,000 In Funding To Reduce Diesel Engine Emissions

DNR Offers Free Tree Seedlings To Wisconsin Fourth Graders Ahead Of Arbor Day 2022

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of City Of Osseo Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Groundswell Conservancy, Village Of Black Earth Seeks Urban Green Space Grant For Land Acquisition

State Could Get $800 Million For Water Systems

Federal infrastructure bill could help pay for replacing lead pipes, upgrading sewer systems and more.

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of Elmwood Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

The Battle for Lake Michigan’s Shoreline

As water levels surge, Wisconsinites erecting walls. But that could hurt downstream beaches.

DNR Announces Temporary Closure Of Peshtigo Shooting Range

PFAS Rules Getting Weaker, Advocates Say

New DNR rules reflect changes Republican legislators made earlier this year.

City Of Schofield Seeks Urban Green Space Grant For Land Acquisition

Records Shed Light On Board Shenanigans

Natural Resources Board chair resists further public records requests. What is he hiding?

DNR Completes Fish Stocking In Forestville Flowage

Partners With U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service National Fish Hatchery To Reestablish Fish Populations

Tribes Ask Federal Judge to Block Wolf Hunt

Tribes want protection for wolves if state court ruling is overturned.

DNR Confirms CWD Detected In Fond Du Lac County

Baiting And Feeding Ban Renewed In Fond Du Lac And Winnebago Counties

Fall 2021 Wolf Hunt Update

DNR Working With Multiple Agencies To Remove Invasive Carp From Mississippi River Oct. 25-29

DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To Village Of Johnson Creek

Funds To Support Environmental Assessment of Former Dry Cleaner Property

November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

DNR Seeks Public Comments On Green Tier Application For Brady Corporation Good Hope Road Facility

Judge Temporarily Blocks Wisconsin’s Wolf Hunt

Orders the DNR to set wolf quota to zero until department follows it's own rules.

DNR Invites The Public To A Day Of Discovery

Proudly Sponsoring The Science By The River Event On Oct. 23