Important Timely News
Retired Rick
Apr 7, 2025
Greetings Retirees,
Please get back to me if you are coming to the NER Retiree Luncheon on Wednesday, April 16, at 1951 West (Rock Garden). We will meet in the Bar for a social from 11:45 to 12:30.
This is the list of the Retirees coming so far. If I missed your name or you want to come, please send me a text (920) 680-9876, or reply to this email by Monday April 14. The food will be great, but not as good as the company!
Hope to see you there,
Peggy Beaumier
Retired Rick
Apr 4, 2025
DNR Seeking Public Input On 2025 Deer Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and County Deer Advisory Councils are seeking public feedback on Wisconsin's deer management, including harvest quotas, management zones and more ahead of the 2025 deer season.
Each county in Wisconsin has a County Deer Advisory Council that meets annually to provide input and recommendations to the DNR on local deer management based on deer herd metrics, county management goals and the public feedback they receive. These recommendations are reviewed and set annually to allow for adjustments in response to the previous year's deer harvest, winter severity and other factors.
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Retired Rick
Apr 4, 2025
Volunteer With The DNR To Protect And Enhance Wisconsin's Natural Resources
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages all Wisconsinites to roll up their sleeves and volunteer this Earth month and every month of the year.
Volunteers are essential to helping the DNR protect and enhance Wisconsin's abundant natural resources. Lend your skills and talents for an hour, a day, a weekend or as much time as you're willing to give.
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Retired Rick
Mar 31, 2025
DNR Announces Urban Forestry Monitoring Results For Milwaukee And Madison
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that results from a multiyear urban forestry monitoring project are now available for Milwaukee and Madison.
The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis project established hundreds of permanent plots in both cities to collect tree, vegetation and land use data. Plots were randomly placed on private and public land, giving a unique and holistic perspective into each citys local trees.
The project used the plots to estimate important forest characteristics like species composition, tree size distribution, invasive species coverage and wood volume.
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Retired Rick
Mar 31, 2025
DNR Announces 2025 Rare Species Community-Based Science Projects
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced volunteer opportunities to help monitor rare and endangered species and manage their habitats in 2025.
While many Wisconsinites appreciate the beauty of our plants, animals and natural landscapes, a special few volunteer their time to survey for rare and endangered species. These volunteers, known as community scientists, do things including learning to distinguish the calls of the 12 different frog and toad species found in Wisconsin or finding and identifying rare plants.
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Retired Rick
Mar 31, 2025
New Fishing License Year Begins April 1
Buy A License Today And Take Advantage Of Early Angling Opportunities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that 2024-2025 fishing licenses expire on March 31. On April 1, 2025 all residents and nonresidents over 16 must possess a valid 2025-2026 general fishing license to fish in Wisconsin's inland waters. Along with the new licenses, the new fishing regulations are now available for the 2025-2026 fishing season.
Annual resident licenses cost $20 each, or purchase a spousal license for $31 so you and your spouse can fish together. All fishing licenses and stamps can be purchased online via Go Wild, at a registered sales location or at DNR Service Centers.
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Retired Rick
Mar 26, 2025
Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey
The Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey (WFTS) is a citizen-based monitoring program coordinated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP).
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Retired Rick
Mar 26, 2025
DNR Seeking Public Comment On Updated Surface Water Assessment Guidance Submit Feedback By April 24
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on guidance that helps water management specialists evaluate the quality of the states surface waters.
The Wisconsin Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (WisCALM) shares information on how to assess surface water quality using standards set by the Clean Water Act and Wisconsin state statute. The methodology is updated for each biennial surface water assessment cycle, and the current guidance is being updated for the 2026 cycle.
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Retired Rick
Mar 26, 2025
Wisconsin DNR And Conservation Congress To Host Spring Hearings
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invite the public to attend spring hearings on Monday, April 14 at 6 p.m. to learn about resource management through the annual Fish and Wildlife Spring Hearing process. Additionally, an online opportunity for public input will be available from 7 p.m. April 14 through 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 16.
DNR staff and WCC delegates will be on hand at these spring hearings to discuss local issues of importance, answer questions from the public and open a dialogue between the public, the DNR and the WCC about areas of interest and concern.
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Mar 18, 2025
Federal Cuts Could Derail Conservations Historic Gains
Patrick Durkin
Few of us can imagine any world besides our own after enjoying a lifetime in the most comfortable society ever created by hard work, sound science, free speech, and democratically elected leadership.
Even those who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s often forget how beginning hunters mostly learned on squirrels and rabbits before graduating to deer. Whitetails werent universally common across the eastern United States, and seldom rendered the first game meat we ate. In contrast, hunters who came of age after 1990 mostly know deer abundance; even superabundance.
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