Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

New DNR Fishing Tournament Registration Requirement Takes Effect April 1

Gov. Evers Slams Republicans for Continued Delays Releasing Critical Funds to Fight PFAS Statewide, Stabilize Healthcare Industry in Western Wisconsin

Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee set to meet Monday without taking any action to release funding to fight PFAS, address urgent healthcare industry needs in Western Wisconsin

2024 Ojibwe Spring Fishing Season Starting Soon

Wisconsinites Reminded Of Protected Tribal Right To Fish

State Appeals Court Blocks DNR’s Regulation of PFAS

2-1 decision upholds lower court ruling limiting agency's authority to clean up PFAS.

DNR Seeking Volunteers For Stream Monitoring In Central And Northeastern Wisconsin

DNR Encourages Property Owners To Make Spongy Moth Treatment Plans Early

New Fishing Regulations For St. Croix And Fox-Illinois Rivers Effective March 1

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Three Bills

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Spur Lake Management Plan

Evers Seeks Compromise on Republican PFAS Bill

Threatens veto of GOP plan, saying 'I'm not signing bill letting polluters off the hook.'

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Updated Peninsula State Park Eagle Tower Parking Variance

Submit Comments Through March 29

Gov. Evers Urges Lawmakers to Support Compromise to Release $125 Million to Fight PFAS Contaminants Statewide

Governor submits compromise to Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to immediately release funding to fight PFAS without controversial provisions benefitting polluters contained in Republican-backed bill

Prepare For Spring Flooding During Flood Safety Awareness Week

Wisconsin Experiencing High Fire Danger Statewide

Please Avoid Burning Until Conditions Improve

Run For The Trees And Support Forest Health In Wisconsin State Parks

Sign Up For Bob Ross’ Happy Little 5K

New Legislative Proposals Threaten Wisconsin’s Environmental and Economic Progress

Don't eliminate the DNR's Green Tier program argues John Imes.

Legislature Passes PFAS Bill, But Evers Likely To Veto It

$125 million is set aside in trust for addressing forever chemicals, but bill would limit DNR authority.

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

Senate Republicans Fire Four Evers Appointees

GOP boots one from DNR board, three from UW Health board.

DNR Shares Annual Report Summarizing How Runoff Management Grant Dollars Are Allocated

DNR Approves Master Plan Variance To Expand Barrens Habitat At Brule River State Forest

Republican Proposal Moves Forward PFAS Standards

But Democrats, DNR sought different path for forever-chemical regulation.

Incidental Take Notice For Jefferson County

Help Shape The Future Of Conservation In Wisconsin

DNR Awards $6 Million In Grants To Help Restore And Protect Wisconsin’s Surface Water

Why Do We Care About The Sturgeon?

How reintroducing sturgeon to the Milwaukee River connects all of us. Third story in series.

New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Ozaukee County Effective Feb. 15

Tornado Debris Blocking Yahara River

Paddlers Encouraged To Avoid The Area

Bill Would Stop Wisconsin’s Participation In UN’s Agenda 2030

The DNR's Green Tier program helps participants improve their environmental performance

Learn About Green Bay Northern Pike And Yellow Perch Management On Feb. 12

DNR Awards Brownfield Grant To Juneau Count

Funds Will Support Contamination Assessment

Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Extend Great Lakes Protections

Bipartisan bill extends the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increases funding to protect the Great Lakes

Comment Period For Master Plan Variance For Peninsula State Park Will Reopen

Current Public Comment Period To Close Feb. 8, Revised Variance To Come

DNR, DHS Issue Updated Safe Fish Consumption Guidelines

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Approve $10 Million in Grants to Eight Projects Promoting Harbor Maintenance

Harbor grants support economies along Mississippi River and Great Lakes

DNR Seeking Volunteer Campground Hosts For Properties Statewide

Learn About Green Bay Walleye And Muskellunge Management On Feb. 7

DNR Awards Brownfield Grant To Portage County

Funds Will Support Contamination Assessment

Wisconsin DNR Statement Regarding USFWS Wolf Recovery Plan

Wisconsin Invasive Species Council To Host Information Sessions On Invasive Species Identification, Classification And Control

DNR Seeks Tips On Illegal Elk Shootings In Jackson County

DNR Awards Brownfield Grant To Village Of Clinton

Funds Will Support Contamination Assessment

DNR To Hold Public Hearing On Fish Refuge Establishment Rules

Feb. 5 Hearing For Milwaukee, Outagamie And Waupaca Counties

The Return of the Sturgeon

Innovative, decades-long effort brings extirpated species back to the Milwaukee River. Second in a series.

Bald Eagle Watching Days Take Flight Feb. 10 In Sauk Prairie

All Events Are Free And Open To The Public

DNR Urban Forestry Program Announces New Inflation Reduction Act Grants Program

DNR To Co-Host Free Kids’ Ice Fishing Clinics In Milwaukee County

Ice fishing instruction will be provided by Milwaukee area fishing club members

Learn About Angling Opportunities In Florence And Forest Counties On Jan. 29

Learn about game fish management in Florence and Forest Counties fisheries from DNR staff

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Two Master Plan Variances For Peninsula State Park

Submit Comments Through Feb. 8

Incidental Take Notice For Kewaunee County

Gov. Evers Again Urges Wisconsin Republicans to Release $125 Million in Already-Approved Funds to Fight PFAS Statewide

More than 200 days since the biennial budget was enacted, Republicans have yet to release $125 million in already-approved funds to address PFAS contamination across the state 

Gov. Evers Announces Approval of Largest Forest Conservation Effort in State History

Wisconsinites Invited To Participate In Wisconsin Conservation Congress Resolution Process

Milwaukee Riverkeeper Annual Report Shows Improvement in River Health

Annual report celebrates progress and highlights efforts to restore and reconnect rivers to improve water quality in Milwaukee River Basin

Urban Ecology Center Adding Trail Connection, Greenspace to Riverside Park

Planned event hall development includes features designed for public access, recreation.

How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created

And how it will change the Milwaukee River and its fish.

Protect Our Waters From Aquatic Invasive Species This Winter

DNR Partners With MADD To Promote Snowmobile Safety This Winter

Local Leaders Oppose Federal Grant for Pelican River Forest Conservation

Northern Wisconsin counties push to revoke grant for largest such project in state history.

Habitat Restoration Coming to Kohl Park

Part of massive environmental cleanup effort. Project would tie in with new bike trail, create large natural area.

DNR Approves New Parking Lot, Does Not Approve Expanded Equestrian Use At Newport State Park

Watch For Signs Of Emerald Ash Borer This Winter

Evers Says Republican Firings Make It Hard to Find DNR Secretary

Stop blocking his appointees, governor pleads. GOP lawmakers defend their actions.

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Master Plan Variance To Provide Snowmobile Parking Along Military Ridge State Trail

Submit Comments Through Jan. 29

Construction Bid Expected to Save Taxpayers $35 Million

Part of Project to Clean 100+ Years of Toxic Pollution from Milwaukee Waterways

Incidental Take Notice For Outagamie County

raSmith’s Jason Pietrusiewicz Achieves Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Certification as an Endangered Resources Reviewer

2024 State Park Accessible Cabin Reservations Open Jan. 10

Experience Winter In A New Light With DNR Candlelight Events

DATCP Awards $1 Million in Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants to 47 Groups

2024 Public Access Lands Atlas Now Available

DNR’s Green Tier Program Welcomes New Legacy Communities

Buckhorn State Park Receives Adaptive Wheelchair To Expand Access To The Outdoors

Wisconsin Conservation Leaders Tally 2023 Wins and Losses

DNR has become a political football as state experiences record temperatures.

Largest Fish Barrier Between Grafton and Lake Michigan Removed

New fish passage opens up 54 miles of habitat for native species like northern pike and sturgeon.

Evers Calls On Legislature to Release PFAS Funds

Also pushes GOP legislators to approve DNR groundwater rule targeting pollution.

OutWiGo To Wisconsin State Parks On New Year’s Day

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

Gov. Evers Urges Legislature to Release $125 Million to Address PFAS, Act to Protect Wisconsin’s Groundwater

With rulemaking on PFAS standards stalled until GOP acts, governor calls for urgent legislative action and the release of $125 million in already-approved funds

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Port Washington Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

New PFAS And Manganese Grant Program For Small Public Water Systems To Open In January 2024

DNR Seeking Nominations For 2023 Hunter And Archery Education Awards

Deadline To Submit Nominations Is Feb. 15

Incidental Take Notice For Iowa County

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Theresa, Bloomington, Livingston And Plain Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Projects

DNR Urban Forestry Program Announces 2024 Grant Recipients

Wisconsin Wins $414 Million For Wastewater, Stormwater Projects

84 communities will be improve aging sewer systems.

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

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves Approximately $589 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce $414.4 Million To Improve Municipal Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure

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

Treegate Is Over, Milwaukee Will Pick Up Christmas Trees

"We hear you," says DPW after frustration aired by residents, council members.

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

New Business Will Haul Away Your Christmas Tree After City Bows Out

The City of Milwaukee won't collect your discarded tree, but Milwaukee Tree Pick Up will.

City to No Longer Collect Holiday Trees Curbside: Additional Drop Sites Offered

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Monfort, Mayville Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Projects