Weekly News Update
February 20, 2018
Preliminary recommendations for 2018 antlerless quotas to be developed at March County Deer Advisory Council meetings
MADISON--County Deer Advisory Councils will begin spring meetings in mid-March to start the antlerless harvest quota and permit-setting process for the 2018 deer seasons. Various deer season structure options for each county will also be discussed by councils.
Newly upgraded tool from DNR helps avoid wetland disturbance
MADISON -- The first step land owners, developers and builders need to take before picking up a shovel or calling in the bulldozers is determining whether a proposed project site is located within a wetland. A new upgrade to the Department of Natural Resource's interactive wetland indicator map will make it easier to determine if a project has the potential to impact wetlands.
Urban trees well-loved by private residential landowners
MADISON -- Private residential landowners feel the most important benefits the trees in their yard provide are beauty, shade and cooling, improved air quality, privacy, and making their neighborhood a better place to live, according to the results of the recent Wisconsin Urban Landowner Survey.
Natural Resources Board to meet February 28 in Madison
MADISON - A request for adoption of proposed emergency rules relating to deer and turkey registration, a request to revisit Lake Michigan lake trout bag limits, proposed rules related to erosion control and storm water management at construction sites, and a proposed land exchange at Kohler-Andrae State Park are among the items the state Natural Resources Board will address when it meets February 28 in Madison.
Volunteer training set for Rare Plant Monitoring Program
Native plant enthusiasts sought to see
how state's rare treasures are faring
MADISON -- People who enjoy looking for plants can see some of the state's
rarest and most beautiful native species up close in 2018 by participating in
volunteer training for the Wisconsin Rare Plant Monitoring Program in coming
weeks.
Hundreds of natural resources volunteers gather in Eau Claire on March 22-24
MADISON - More than 12,000 Wisconsin volunteers searched for rare plants, identified frogs, bats, birds and other species, and cut, dragged and burned invasive plants in 2017 to help care for the natural resources they love.
DNR awards grants for surface water project planning
MADISON -- Communities throughout Wisconsin will soon reap the benefits of 222 grants awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources providing nearly $2.9 million in assistance for projects to improve water quality, reduce runoff, create aquatic habitat and reduce the spread of invasive species.
Urban Nonpoint Source and Storm Water Management Grant Program applications are now available
MADISON - Cities, villages, towns, counties, regional planning commissions, tribal governments and special purpose lake, sewage, or sanitary districts have until April 16 to apply for competitive grants to assist them with the control of pollution from diffuse urban sources that is carried by storm water runoff.
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