DNR Weekly News Update, March 24, 2015
Wisconsin Young Forest Partnership provides unique opportunity to manage land for a number of wildlife and plant species
MADISON – Northern Wisconsin landowners interested in managing their land for a number of wildlife and plant species through young forest habitat creation are encouraged to contact the Wisconsin Young Forest Partnership. - Read Full Article
Safest time to prune oak trees is before April to prevent oak wilt
MADISON – To protect oak trees and help prevent oak wilt, state forestry officials advise people with oak trees on their property not to prune them from April through July. Spring and early summer pruning makes oak trees vulnerable to oak wilt, a fatal fungal disease of oaks. - Read Full Article
Barron County and Turtle Lake Receive DNR Brownfields Awards
MADISON – Two Barron County communities will receive state assistance in investigating possible environmental contamination issues at two properties with the help of brownfields awards from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. - Read Full Article
Still time to vote in first round of Wisconsin Rail Trailblazers DNR Facebook contest
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Rail Trailblazers contest is heating up with the first 16 trails in the bracket-busting tournament being narrowed down to the Great 8 on Thursday. It’s all part of the 50th anniversary of the rails to trails program in the state this year. - Read Full Article