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5/22/2013 11:35:00 AMMADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Congress Supports Announcement of Walleye Initiative The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is announcing its support for Governor Scott Walker’s recently unveiled Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, which aims to increase the number of walleye available in the state’s lakes by expanding production at st...
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5/21/2013 11:35:00 AMIn the May edition of the Wildlife Management Report you can read about the following: The differences in nesting success for mallards and blue-winged teal. How the spread of garlic mustard impacts wildlife and hunting. Efforts to determine the size of woodcock breeding populations. How the number of acres of land enrolled in the Conservation...
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5/21/2013 11:20:00 AMMay 21, 2013 By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement Life is top priority for warden whose last name is made from fire June Thielen knows her angel – and her angel knows her address. While Thielen proudly labels Conservation Warden Lance Burns as the angel who saved her from the fast-moving Douglas County wildfire a week ago today, t...
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5/21/2013 11:10:00 AMApply by June 9 for DNR conservation warden positions The Department of Natural Resources is taking applications for 12 conservation warden positions. Being a Wisconsin conservation warden protecting the state’s natural resources and the people who enjoy them is a great career. That is, if you’re looking for challenges, hard work, cam...
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5/20/2013 4:10:00 PMPlease follow this link the the current Urban Forestry Insider
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5/20/2013 11:20:00 AMMay 17, 2013 Contact(s): Gary Bibow, Forest Fire Law Enforcement Specialist, 920-295-2302 GORDON, Wis. – Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officials have identified the owner of the land where the Germann Road Fire originated as well as the logging operation responsible for unintentionally igniting the fire. On Tuesday, May 1...
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5/20/2013 10:45:00 AMYou are subcribed to receive gypsy moth spray notifications. You will receive regular e-mail updates until all spraying is completed in Wisconsin this year. You can unsubcribe at any time. This is an outgoing mailbox only. Replies to this email will not be received. GYPSY MOTH AERIAL SPRAY UPDATE – May 17, 2013 WHAT: Gypsy moth aerial spray...
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5/20/2013 10:25:00 AMDepartment of Natural Resources law enforcement officials today identified the owner of the land where the Douglas County wildfire, also known as the Germann Road Fire, originated as well as the logging operation responsible for unintentionally igniting the fire. The massive wildfire, that burned about 8,000 acres, started Tuesday around 2:30 p.m....
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5/20/2013 10:15:00 AMMay 17, 2013 – MADISON – Today the Wisconsin’s Hunters Right Coalition (HRC) thanked members of the Joint Finance Committee for their actions regarding stewardship and implementation of the Kroll Report. "Knowing how concerned the legislature is with state debt, Wednesday’s actions by the Joint Finance Committee will help...
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5/20/2013 10:05:00 AMOne of the most important duties I have serving as your Governor is to provide you directly with updates related to the operation of our state government. I also frequently provide updates on Facebook (Governor Scott Walker) and Twitter (@GovWalker). Please feel free to share this update with your family, friends, and others who may be inte...
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5/17/2013 4:35:00 PMGORDON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources has declared the Germann Road Fire 100 percent contained as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 with acreage adjusted to 8,131 acres burned due to more detailed mapping of the fire. DNR law enforcement, working with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, reports that the fire was cause...
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5/17/2013 12:45:00 PMMay 17, 2013 For more information contact: Mike Bazinet 203-426-1320 NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has joined with 54 county sheriffs, Magpul Industries, the Colorado Outfitters Association, several firearms retailers, disabled individuals and other parties in ...
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5/17/2013 12:35:00 PMMay 16, 2013 Contact(s): Tom Meronek, 715-359-7582 WAUSAU – A fishkill on the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir earlier this spring reduced walleye numbers significantly but was not as severe as expected given extremely low oxygen levels at the time, a recent survey of the reservoir’s fish populations shows. The May 7 survey also showed that ...
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5/17/2013 12:30:00 PMMay 16, 2013 Ann Coakley, 608-516-2492 MADISON – Today Gogebic Taconite, LLC, withdrew their May 9 exploration license application and submitted a replacement application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. According to Ann Coakley, DNR’s Waste and Materials Management director, the company is now proposing to drill onl...
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5/17/2013 12:20:00 PMThursday, May 16, 2013 Contact: Ben Miller 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice of the Inspector General released a report today highlighting the gross mishandling of known or suspected terrorists in the federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC). Participants of the WITSEC program are relocated, provided a new identity...
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5/17/2013 11:50:00 AMMay 17, 2013 By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement DNR Customer Service Staff to wear life jackets to work today: National Safe Boating Week starts tomorrow Safety is cool, hip -- and fashionable. And today the Friday look for DNR customer service staffers is business "safety" casual. If you stop in at a DNR Customer Service Center today...
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5/17/2013 11:15:00 AMMay 16, 2013 Contact(s): Tom Hauge, DNR wildlife management director, 608-266-2193; Mike Zeckmeister, DNR northern region wildlife supervisor, 715-635-4090 MADISON - Department of Natural Resources officials received input from over 700 people at a series of deer hunter forums held around the state in March and through more than 13,000 responses ...
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5/16/2013 12:40:00 PMMay 15, 2013 By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement, Division of Forestry 17 local, state, federal fire crews, DNR wardens on site to battle massive wildfire in NW Wisconsin Tuesday's high fire danger alert for nearly half of the state turned into a real emergency when a massive wildfire ignited in Douglas County, forcing the evacuations o...
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5/16/2013 12:10:00 PMBig Splash! June 24-June 28 An experiential, two-graduate credit class offered in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Viterbo University. Using the Coughlin Center as our base camp, we’ll venture out to explore Lake Winnebago’s unique fishery, wade a nearby stream and spend time in the lab learning just ...
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5/16/2013 11:55:00 AMMay 15, 2013 Contact(s): Catherine Koele (608) 219-9075 (cell) Bill Cosh (608) 267-2773 (office), 608-575-6821 (cell) MADISON – A day after a wildfire consumed nearly 9,000 acres and 47 structures in Douglas County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, has announced that a Red Flag...
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5/16/2013 11:45:00 AMMay 15, 2013 Contacts: Joan Garland, 608-381-1262 or Heather Ray, 905-718-1292 Black flies may be responsible for a high number of whooping cranes abandoning their nests in the core reintroduction area in central Wisconsin. To test this hypothesis, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), the coalition of public and private groups tha...
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5/16/2013 11:35:00 AMWildfire risk again elevates statewide with dry, windy conditions and Red Flag warnings for two counties A day after a wildfire consumed nearly 9,000 acres and 47 structures in Douglas County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, issued a Red Flag Warning today for Florence and Marinette ...
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5/16/2013 11:25:00 AMMay 15, 2013 EDITOR’S ADVISORY: This news release has been updated from previous version with additional information and a link on the DNR website to a map of the fire boundaries. http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2794 GORDON, Wis. – Wildfire crews from the Department of Natural Resources, working through the night an...
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5/16/2013 11:05:00 AMMay 15, 2013 MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources is issuing an Air Quality Special Notice with regards to the large forest fire that occurred in eastern Douglas County and western Bayfield County yesterday. According to state fire officials, the "Germann Road Fire" is approximately 8,700 acres in size and has destroyed 47 building...
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5/16/2013 10:35:00 AMThe fire began on the afternoon of May 14, 2013. It quickly consumed nearly 9,000 acres of pine and mixed hardwood forest. The fire spread quickly across six miles. It was one mile wide at its widest point. This is a view near the Town of Gordon in Douglas County. The fire consumed several structures. Photo taken from C...