2-4-14 DNR Weekly News Update
Ice and water clarity conditions updated for sturgeon spearing season
OSHKOSH – With just days to go before the 2014 Winnebago lake sturgeon spearing season opens Feb. 8, state fisheries officials report that water clarity and ice conditions, the best in a decade and the keys to spearing success, continue to improve. - Read Full Article
Hunters register 4,633 birds in 2013 fall wild turkey hunt; spring permit levels set
MADISON -- Wisconsin wild turkey hunters registered a total of 4,633 birds during the fall 2013 wild turkey season, a decrease of 34 percent from the 7,054 turkeys registered during the 2012 season. Success rates also decreased, from 12.9 percent in 2012 to 7.1 percent during the 2013 season. - Read Full Article
New online outdoor air monitoring map and data for industrial sand mines and processing plants
MADISON – The public can now view outdoor air monitoring data from industrial sand mines and processing plants on a new map available through the Department of Natural Resources website. The interactive map displays a facility’s location and the quality-assured particulate matter data for that facility. - Read Full Article
Coldwater fish staying warm inside state’s fish hatcheries
WILD ROSE, Wis. – Baby, it’s cold outside – but Wisconsin’s next generation of Great Lakes trout and salmon are safe and warm inside the state’s fish hatcheries and growing bigger by the day -- for the day when they’ll be stocked into Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. - Read Full Article
Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine shakes off winter with a return to water sports.
MADISON -- The February/March issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine finds paddlers shaking the dust off their canoes, kayaks and boards and getting out. - Read Full Article