2-18-14 DNR Weekly News Update
Early Trout Season Opens March 1 to streams loaded with fish
MADISON – Wisconsin’s early catch-and-release trout season opens March 1 on streams that are loaded with fish but might take some work to reach during the earliest days of the season, state fish biologists say. - Read Full Article
State land under review for possible sale
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released a list of 33 parcels of land that are currently under review for possible sale in response to a new state law that requires the Natural Resources Board to make 10,000 acres of land available for sale by June 30, 2017. The land under review is located in 23 counties and totals approximately 2,552 acres. - Read Full Article
Wisconsin Invasive Species Council calls for 2014 Invader Crusader Nominations
MADISON – The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council is calling for nominations for the 2014 Invader Crusader awards to take place during Invasive Species Awareness Month in June. - Read Full Article
Pheasant Fest 2014 brings nation’s pheasant enthusiasts to Wisconsin
MADISON - Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s 2014 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic, held at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, came to a close Sunday. The national event, held in Wisconsin for only the second time in its history, drew 21,063 people over the course of the weekend. Through the presence of great partnerships between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin landowners, and hunters, a number of exciting projects were highlighted. - Read Full Article
Nest box seminar offered at Horicon Marsh
HORICON, Wis. – People can learn about songbirds and raptors that use nest boxes, and how to build and place nest boxes enhance bird habitat at an upcoming nesting box seminar at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. The seminar will be held March 1, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and no registration is required. - Read Full Article
Deadlines approach to remove ice fishing shelters
MADISON - The first of a number of deadlines for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from boundary waters is this week, when all ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters by Wednesday, Feb. 20. This earlier date, applying to Mississippi River south of the Minnesota-Iowa border, corresponds with Iowa regulations. - Read Full Article