DNR Weekly News Update, March 1, 2016
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway draft master plan available for review
MADISON -- The draft master plan for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, including Tower Hill State Park, is now available for public review and comment through April 8, 2016. - Read Full Article
Donations to Endangered Resources Fund double the difference for rare prairies
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- For nearly a quarter century, Bob Swartz and other directors of the Paul E. Stry Foundation have helped save bluff prairies in Wisconsin and other nature areas by donating money directly to the Endangered Resources Fund. - Read Full Article
Head to the MacKenzie Center April 2 for this year’s Maple Syrup Festival
POYNETTE, Wis. - Free guided tours of the sugar bush, demonstrations of how to tap a maple tree for sap and how to make syrup are among the fun-filled activities planned at the annual Maple Syrup Festival at the MacKenzie Center near Poynette. The educational event for families will be held Saturday, April 2 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - Read Full Article
City tree champions from throughout Wisconsin lauded for outstanding community service
MADISON, Wis. - Six individuals and organizations earned recognition from the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council for their efforts to protect, preserve and increase the number of trees that line city streets, fill community parks and beautify neighborhoods throughout the state. - Read Full Article
2017 state park sticker design contest open
2016 Winning Sticker designed by Rachael Wirth, a senior at Appleton North High School.MADISON - Wisconsin high school students have until April 13, 2016 to submit entries for the 2017 Wisconsin state park sticker design contest. The contest is open to all high school age students (ninth through twelfth grades) attending public, private or parochial schools in Wisconsin. The winning design will be displayed on more than 265,000 vehicles. - Read Full Article
DNR invites entries for trout and salmon stamp contests
MADISON, Wis. - Trout and salmon have been capturing the imagination of artists since at least the time of early cave paintings in France some 14,000 years ago, scholars say.- Read Full Article
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Paul Holtan
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