Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin residents have shown a renewed interest in outdoor activities during the pandemic, but conservation groups and some local governments say to…

The DNR is gathering public input on proposed changes to deer management. It’s holding an online chat today at noon on implementing the Deer Trustee…

The city of Rhinelander is getting funds to pay for a new boat landing. More than $400,000 are coming in from DNR and federal grants. City Parks and…

The DNR is looking for public input on walleye stocking. State officials are holding a meeting in Rhinelander next week. It’s one of a series of meetings…

A bill limiting the DNR’s power over high capacity wells is up for a hearing in a Senate committee Wednesday. High capacity wells are defined as pumping…

Early fall marks the annual migration of songbirds as they begin to pass through Wisconsin, heading south for the winter. The Department of Natural…

Department of Natural Resources officials are weighing public input in deciding how to manage a portion of the Van Vliet Hemlocks. The more than 400-acre…

Conservation advocates say it’s not clear how lakes will be impacted, now that the state supreme court has narrowly interpreted the DNR’s regulatory power…

Wisconsin’s gray wolf population is estimated at over 800 - high enough that the state Department of Natural Resources allows a certain number of wolves…

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved a harvest quota of 275 wolves for the next year. Meeting in Wausau Wednesday, the board unanimously…