Wisconsin Deparment of Natural Resources

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DNR Asks Hunters Near Town Of Stella To Donate Deer Tissue Samples For PFAS Testing

Oct 4, 2024 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) needs help from deer hunters to understand better if local perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are accumulating in...

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Ag and Environment State News

DNR urges the public to source local firewood this fall

Sep. 23, 2024 MADISON, Wis.,—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges Wisconsinites and state visitors to think twice before giving invasive species or harmful hitchhikers a ride in their firewood this...

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Don’t miss Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt Oct. 5-6

Sep. 23, 2024 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunting mentors to introduce the rich tradition of deer hunting to the next generation during Wisconsin’s annual youth...

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New stream-bank easement opens 21 acres of angler access on Plum Creek

Sept 18, 2024 LA CROSSE, Wis. – On Sept 3, 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) finalized the paperwork to purchase a stream-bank easement from Mississippi Valley Conservancy to provide fishing...

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Ag and Environment State News

Environmental lawyers say Supreme Court ruling ending the Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality

by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner July 5, 2024 Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such as PFAS could be harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...

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Wisconsin DNR orders draw down of remaining Jersey Valley Lake due to safety and fishery concerns

VERNON COUNTY, Wis. – The Vernon County Land and Water Conservation Department announced today it will be drawing down the partial pool at Jersey Valley. Following the 2018 floods that caused Jersey Dam to breach...

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Ag and Environment

DNR Publishes 2023 Fish Stocking Summary

Over 6 Million Fish Stocked Across Wisconsin Waters MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released the 2023 fish stocking numbers for inland waterbodies and the Great Lakes. The...

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Ag and Environment Local News

Upper Mississippi flooding unlikely after relatively dry winter

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Unless thunderstorms dump rain on the Midwest in the coming months, there’s little chance of spring flooding on the upper Mississippi River this year, forecasters say...

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Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

Imagery collected by inexpensive satellites is ushering in an era of real-time monitoring of manure-spreading practices at big farms. Some environmental advocates want the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to...

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Richland County UTV Driver arrested for OWI after passenger falls from moving UTV, medfligted to Madison

GERMANTOWN, Wis. – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office reports that 25 year old Devin Rego of Cazenovia, Wis. was arrested for Operating an ATV/UTV While Intoxicated Causing Injury after a Wisconsin Dells...

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DNR Asks Hunters Near Town Of Stella To Donate Deer Tissue Samples For PFAS Testing

DNR urges the public to source local firewood this fall

Don’t miss Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt Oct. 5-6

New stream-bank easement opens 21 acres of angler access on Plum Creek

Environmental lawyers say Supreme Court ruling ending the Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality

Wisconsin DNR orders draw down of remaining Jersey Valley Lake due to safety and fishery concerns

DNR Publishes 2023 Fish Stocking Summary

Upper Mississippi flooding unlikely after relatively dry winter

Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin

Richland County UTV Driver arrested for OWI after passenger falls from moving UTV, medfligted to Madison

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