Grass and brush fires planned for Dunn, Pepin counties
DNR West Central Region - MENOMONIE - Where there is smoke, there is fire, but out in the fields and meadows, this is not always a bad thing. As the flames race across the field, the fire consumes dead...
View ArticleGrass and brush fires planned for three western counties
DNR West Central Region - BALDWIN - Where there is smoke, there is fire, but out in the fields and meadows, this is not always a bad thing. As the flames race across the field, the fire consumes dead...
View ArticleGrass, brush fires planned for Buffalo, Trempealeau counties
DNR West Central Region - EAU CLAIRE - Where there is smoke, there is fire, but out in the fields and meadows, this is not always a bad thing. As the flames race across the field, the fire consumes...
View ArticleFire danger is very high in central Wisconsin counties
DNR West Central Region - WISCONSIN RAPIDS - Burning permits have been suspended today throughout central Wisconsin because of very high fire danger. This means burning in barrels, debris piles and in...
View ArticleThere's a gator crawling the wild landscape at Hoffman Hills
DNR West Central Region - MENOMONIE - Local supporters of Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area have generously donated $14,500 to the state Department of Natural Resources for the purchase of a John...
View Article"Habitat Handout Day" helps landowners be wildlife friendly
DNR West Central Region - BALDWIN - Property owners in Pierce and St. Croix counties have another chance to make their lands welcoming to wildlife as the popular "Habitat Handout Day" makes its annual...
View ArticleRepairs to Stillwater lift bridge over St. Croix River may result in...
DNR West Central Region - EDITOR'S NOTE: Wisconsin's endangered species law (s. 29.604, Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources to notify the public when it proposes to authorize the...
View ArticleRefilled Jersey Valley Lake will reopen for fishing
DNR West Central Region - LA CROSSE - Jersey Valley Lake in Vernon County, which has been closed to anglers because of a drawdown and dam repair, will reopen for fishing this spring with the...
View ArticleThe Toro Company in Tomah seeks Green Tier status
DNR West Central Region - TOMAH - The Toro Company's manufacturing facility in Tomah is applying for Green Tier, a partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources designed to recognize...
View ArticleHutchinson Technology recognized as Green Tier participant
DNR West Central Region - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources formally welcomed Hutchinson Technology Incorporated Eau Claire facility into Wisconsin's Green Tier program...
View ArticleCougar photographed in Buffalo County
DNR West Central Region - EAU CLAIRE - An avid outdoorsman, using a trail camera for the first time on recently purchased land in Buffalo County, came up with pictures of a wild turkey, a white-tailed...
View ArticlePheasants Forever seeks grant for acquisition of land
DNR West Central Region - Grant requested for Stewardship Habitat project in Town of Hallie EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Pheasants Forever has applied for a 50 percent matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson...
View ArticlePublic input sought as DNR embarks on environmental investigation into Golden...
DNR West Central Region - WISCONSIN RAPIDS - The state Department of Natural Resources has determined it will produce an environmental impact statement on the proposed Golden Sands Dairy in the Town of...
View ArticleChippewa County seeks grant for acquisition of land
DNR West Central Region - Grant requested for Stewardship acquisition project in the Towns of Birch Creek and Cleveland in Chippewa County CORNELL, Wis. - Chippewa County has applied for a 50 percent...
View ArticleThe Village of Plover seeks grant for acquisition of land
DNR West Central Region - Grant requested for Stewardship acquisition project in the Town of Plover in Portage County STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The Village of Plover has applied for a 50 percent matching...
View ArticleThree Wisconsin businesses apply for state Green Tier program
DNR West Central Region - MADISON - The public has a chance to comment on applications for the state Green Tier Program by three Wisconsin companies: Patrick Cudahy, LLC: Phillips Plastics Corporation:...
View ArticleDNR and City of La Crosse release MVC audit
DNR West Central Region - LA CROSSE, Wis. - Officials with the city of La Crosse and the state Department of Natural Resources are inviting leaders of the Mississippi Valley Conservancy to address the...
View ArticleTransmission line rebuilding may result in incidental take of rare lizard
DNR West Central Region - EDITOR'S NOTE: Wisconsin's endangered species law (s. 29.604, Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources to notify the public when it proposes to authorize the...
View ArticleEau Claire County proposes county forest land trade
DNR West Central Region - EAU CLAIRE -- Eau Claire County has requested approval from the state Department of Natural Resources to trade a 0.75 acre parcel of land in the state's county forest law...
View ArticleNatural Resources Board meets in Eau Claire on Sept. 26
DNR West Central Region - EAU CLAIRE - The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will be in Eau Claire on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, and will conduct its monthly business meeting beginning at 8:30...
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