Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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

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

DNR Names Companies Responsible for PFAS Contamination In Northern Wisconsin Community

A site inspection found PFAS levels more than three times those typically seen in soil, groundwater and sediments.

Oil Refinery Repeatedly Violated Wisconsin Air Quality Regulations

Since January, Wisconsin DNR has alleged at least 27 violations of the state's air pollution control laws

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

Despite Attempts, Report Finds Wisconsin Isn’t Doing Enough To Curtail Nitrate Pollution

Farms likely overapplied 16 million pounds of nitrogen in fertilizer in 2022, says new report.

South Shore Park Has a New Beach

After many years of work, new beach should solve water quality problems.

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

Microsoft Data Centers Could Use 8.4 Million Gallons of Water Per Year

City of Racine releases data on projected water use following lawsuit.

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

Wisconsin Wolf Population Stable at 1,200 According To New Estimate

Population is 'settling in' as prime territory fills up.

Interstate Park Commemorates 125 Years With Anniversary Celebration

Can Nanobubbles Clean up Wisconsin’s Lakes?

Officials in Rome, WI using technology to eliminate toxic algae in three lakes.

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

Data Centers Could Threaten Wisconsin Water, Report Warns

Could withdraw some 150 billion gallons of water nationally over next 5 years.

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

Despite 2024 Decline, Algae Blooms Still On Long-Term Upward Trend

About 62% of blooms reported so far this year have been dangerous blue-green algae.