DNR Weekly News Update - October 8, 2013
October 8, 2013
Composting great way to enrich your lawn and garden and protect air quality
MADISON – Fall is a beautiful time to enjoy Wisconsin’s outdoors. The air feels crisp and cool, and colorful leaves decorate the landscape. It’s also the time of year for raking your leaves, and state officials are reminding people that proper management of leaves and other yard materials this autumn can help maintain Wisconsin’s natural beauty. - Read Full Article
Warden Gomez is nation’s top boating officer
MADISON -- Conservation Warden Juan Gomez of Walworth County is this year’s national boating officer of the year, marking the third time a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation warden has netted top honors from the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. - Read Full Article
Prairie du Chien receives DNR brownfields funds to assess former tool and die facility
MADISON – Prairie du Chien’s efforts to redevelop a brownfield in its downtown area got a helping hand this week with funding from the Department of Natural Resources. - Read Full Article
Natural Resource Board agendas, action briefs and live-stream available online
MADISON– The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, which sets policy for the Department of Natural Resources and exercises authority and responsibility in accordance with governing state laws, will meet Oct. 22 and 23 in Madison. Monthly meetings are held around the state to discuss and vote on a wide-range of DNR issues. - Read Full Article
Comment period begins for Kikkoman Green Tier application
WALWORTH – The public has an opportunity to comment on an application for Wisconsin’s Green Tier Program by Kikkoman Foods Inc. The application is for Kikkoman’s Walworth facility in southeastern Wisconsin. - Read Full Article
Reedsburg’s Grede Foundry seeks public comment on Tier 2 status in Wisconsin’s Green Tier program
MADISON – Grede Holdings LLC out of Reedsburg in central Wisconsin has applied to the Department of Natural Resources Green Tier program as a Tier 2 participant. - Read Full Article
Nominations sought for bear representative on Sporting Heritage Council by Oct. 15
MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources is seeking nominations through Oct. 15 for individuals with experience and interest in bear hunting to fill one recently-vacated position on the Sporting Heritage Council. - Read Full Article
DNR biologist receives Jim McDonough award at The Wildlife Society annual conference
MILWAUKEE -- Wildlife biologist Adrian Wydeven received the Jim McDonough award for excellence in wildlife management Sunday Oct. 6 during The Wildlife Society annual conference held in Milwaukee. The award is given each year to certified wildlife biologists who have made outstanding contributions through program implementation and development of new techniques or approaches within their field. - Read Full Article
EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Online chat October 10 to focus on Wisconsin Walleye Initiative
Public meetings begin next week discuss Wisconsin’s walleye fisheries and to get the public’s opinions about what considerations the state should use in coming years in regards to allocations of an increased number of large walleye for stocking. - Read Full Article