DNR Weekly News Update, September 17, 2013
State stocking trucks rolling with walleye funded by state budget initiative
WOODRUFF – The Wisconsin Walleye Initiative is on a roll! State stocking trucks head out on the highways this week with the first loads of larger walleye to be delivered to lakes under the initiative, a funding package aimed at increasing populations of walleye, anglers’ favorite catch. - Read Full Article
New program rewards hunters who recruit new people to hunting
MADISON – Hunters who are able to recruit three new people into hunting would be eligible for a half price license the following year, under a new Department of Natural Resources program that seeks to encourage active hunters to introduce new people to hunting. - Read Full Article
Plant the seed for a green and healthy school!
MADISON – The Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin Program is conducting free workshops in several locations this fall to educate teachers, administrators and other school staff about how to incorporate the program into their schools. - Read Full Article
Tree and shrub seedlings from DNR nurseries go on sale soon
MADISON -- Now is the time for private landowners to finalize plans to create wildlife habitat, establish windbreaks, erosion controls and more in preparation of tree and shrub sales beginning Sept. 27 at the three Department of Natural Resources nurseries. - Read Full Article
Emergency funds available to replace 2012 drought-killed tree seedlings
MADISON -- Landowners who have experienced a significant loss this year in trees planted in 2008 through 2012 may be eligible to receive a grant for replanting the trees lost under the Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program. Emergency Funds have been designated again this year for tree planting failures of greater than 25 percent due to the 2012 drought in 49 counties. - Read Full Article