DNR Weekly News Update, August 4, 2015
2015 Gold Seal Awards contest underway
MADISON – What Wisconsin state park offers the best beach to take Fido? How about the best park for get a workout, seeing wildflowers or family camping? - Read Full Article
Second phase of DNR land sales parcels available for review
MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a list of 118 land parcels under department review in the second year of land sale efforts resulting from Wisconsin Act 20. - Read Full Article
Natural Resources Board to meet August 12 in Horicon
MADISON – Changes to Wisconsin’s environmental analysis and review procedures and establishing the 2015 migratory bird hunting seasons are among the items that the state Natural Resources Board will consider when it meets August 12, 2015in Horicon. - Read Full Article
Class B bear license eliminated in Wisconsin
MADISON -- The 2015-17 Wisconsin state budget bill has passed as 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, and state law was changed to eliminate the Class B bear license and increase the Class A license application fee to $4.50. - Read Full Article
Wildlife stamp contest winners announced
MADISON – Talented artists from all corners of the state submitted a total of 28 pieces of wildlife artwork for this year’s Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant, and waterfowl stamp design contest. Judging took place on Friday, July 3 and the top three pieces of artwork in each division will be on display in the Natural Resources Park at the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair. - Read Full Article
Monitoring shows forestry operations continue to protect Wisconsin’s water quality
SPOONER, Wis. – Foresters and loggers are harvesting timber in Wisconsin following procedures that provide a high rate of water quality protection, according to monitoring the Department of Natural Resources conducted of timber harvest practices in 2013 and 2014. - Read Full Article
Grants available to help communities develop, manage urban forests
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin city, town, village, county or, tribal governments and 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations can now apply for financial help for urban forestry projects under the Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Grant program. - Read Full Article
Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine August issue pays tribute to the people behind our state parks designs
MADISON - The cover story, "The fine art of state parks," in the August issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine pays tribute to the complex work of DNR's landscape architects. It's not just landscaping that they do - it's "architecture of the outdoors." The cover photo of a walkway at Whitefish Dunes State Park is evidence. - Read Full Article