April 10, 2018
Stocking of 740,000 catchable size trout underway to provide more fishing opportunitiesMADISON - Stocking trucks are rolling from state fish hatcheries now and will deliver about 740,000 catchable-size trout to inland waters in time for opening day of the 2018 regular inland trout season.
Ecologists ask for public's help in reporting occupied bald eagle nests in southeastern Wisconsin
MADISON - State ecologists conducting aerial surveys for occupied bald eagle nests this spring are asking for the public's help in locating nests in southeastern Wisconsin.
Volunteers help keep Wisconsin's State Natural Areas pristine
50,000 bundles of invasive Phragmites removed at one site
MADISON - Volunteers helped control invasive plants and assisted with
priority land acquisitions to enlarge Chiwaukee Prairie State Natural Area in
Kenosha County, while Madison area volunteers wrapped up six years of cutting
and treating more than 50,000 bundles of invasive Phragmites at Cherokee Marsh
State Natural Area.
Madison group, volunteers from Richland Center, La Farge, Blanchardville win awards for outstanding efforts to enhance Wisconsin's natural resources
MADISON - A Richland Center birder who has counted cranes for 35 years, a longtime Lafayette County volunteer aiding bats, birds and plants, a Madison area organization dedicated to clean lakes and a La Farge High School student promoting bat conservation have received Wisconsin Citizen-based Monitoring Awards for their outstanding efforts in volunteer monitoring of Wisconsin's natural resources.
Public meetings rescheduled for Superior Coastal Plain, Northwest Sands, and Northwest Lowlands Ecological Landscape regional master plans
Public comment period open through May 3
ASHLAND, Wis. - Two upcoming open houses will focus on regional master
planning process for properties located in three Ecological Landscapes:
Superior Coastal Plain, Northwest Sands, and Northwest Lowlands. These three
landscapes include portions of Polk, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Douglas,
Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron Counties. These open houses were previously noticed
but had to be rescheduled due to snow storms earlier this month.Attention anglers and artists! Enter to win Wisconsin's trout stamp contests
MADISON - Artists and anglers - and those sharing both passions - are invited to submit their original artwork for the Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp and the Inland Trout Stamp contests now through July 2.
Turkey Donation Program provides opportunity to help families in need this spring
MADISON - Now in its second year, the Turkey Donation Program returns this spring to provide hunters with an opportunity to donate a harvested turkey to families in need.
Celebrate first-time turkey hunting success by getting a free “First Turkey Certificate”
MADISON - To help commemorate a turkey hunter's first harvest or hunting experience, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides a free, personalized certificate available online - sign-up is easy, and can be done in a matter of minutes online.
DNR wildlife biologists team up with volunteers to complete spring and summer wildlife surveys
MADISON - As spring weather sweeps across state wildlife biologists and cooperating volunteers are hard at work in the field to monitor Wisconsin's wildlife.
Anglers reminded to keep paper copy of license on boundary and outlying waters
MADISON -- Anglers who fish Wisconsin's boundary and outlying waters are reminded to carry a paper copy of their fishing license under law enforcement agreements with the neighboring states and federal agencies that share enforcement duties on these waters, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Chief Warden Todd Schaller says.
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