Important Timely News
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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Retired Rick
Mar 6, 2025
DNR Seeking Volunteers For Rare Plant Monitoring Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it is seeking volunteers for the Wisconsin Rare Plant Monitoring Program, a community-based science program that allows plant enthusiasts to conduct surveys for rare plants around the state.
The information these volunteers collect is used to assess plant population trends during state and national conservation efforts. The volunteer program is Wisconsin's largest source of rare plant data.
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Retired Rick
Feb 28, 2025
Apply For The 2025 Elk Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the application period for the 2025 elk hunt opens March 1 and continues through May 31.
Starting March 1, you can apply for the 2025 elk hunt.
This year, there will be increased opportunity within the Black River Elk Range, as both antlered and antlerless harvest authorizations will be available through the state licensing process.
Applicants are required to select a zone when applying (the Black River Elk Range or Clam Lake Elk Range). This years elk quota for the Black River Elk Range will be four antlered elk and five antlerless elk. The Clam Lake Elk Range quota will be eight antlered elk, with 50% available to Ojibwe hunters.
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Retired Rick
Feb 25, 2025
A Historic Year For The Wisconsin State Park System
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System by learning about its history of outdoor recreation, tourism and stewardship.
Over the last 125 years, Wisconsin's state park system has grown in both size and opportunity to meet the needs of Wisconsinites and visitors.
The states parks, forests, trails and recreation areas are managed to conserve and protect some of Wisconsins most exceptional natural resources. From the expansive Northwoods to the shores of Lake Michigan to the picturesque Driftless Region and everything in between, the state park system offers opportunities to recreate in virtually every part of the state.
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