Yesterday, the state’s powerful GOP controlled Joint Finance Committee blocked the purchase of around 70,000 acres of forest around the Pelican River in northern Wisconsin. In what would have been […]
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board and the Wolf Hunt
With wolf hunting season approaching, today Patty spends the hour with Tony Wilkin Gibart from Midwest Environmental Advocates, former Natural Resources Board chair Dave Clausen, and Fred Clark from Wisconsin’s […]
Wisconsin DNR rejects Natural Resources Board’s 300 wolf quota
Yesterday, in an unprecedented move, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources rejected guidance from the state’s Natural Resources Board. The board is the policy-setting authority for the DNR. In its […]
Devil’s Lake State Park poised to get a bit bigger
Yesterday, Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board greenlit a 220 acre expansion for Devil’s Lake State Park. The board, which is the governing body of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, unanimously […]
Don’t dam it: proposed legislation would set new standards for beave...
A newly proposed bill would implement new management standards for Wisconsin’s beaver and muskrat populations. The bill, proposed by State Rep. James Edming – a Republican from Glen Flora in […]
DNR policy board approves new policies for sulfide mining
Yesterday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ policy board increased licensing costs for sulfide mining in the state. As part of the policy changes, the board is also setting aside […]
