In 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources discovered elevated levels of PFAS in Starkweather Creek and Lake Monona. The so-called forever chemicals can cause a number of negative side effects if consumed in high enough quantities. Today, the DNR announced that elevated PFAS contamination, likely originating from the Dane County airport and Starkweather Creek, […]
DNR Asks Residents for Feedback on Managing Wisconsin’s Elk Popu...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources oversees and regulates the state’s elk population. On January 3rd, they unveiled a new plan to make sure Wisconsin’s elk continue to thrive — and they are asking Wisconsinites for suggestions on how to improve it. Input from residents has already gone into designing the current version. Before drafting […]
Airport Water Test Reveals Staggering Levels of PFAS Contamination As ...
The Environmental Protection Agency advises against drinking water that contains more than 70 parts per trillion of PFAS, a family of hazardous chemicals that are sometimes called forever chemicals. Yesterday, the City of Madison announced new test results at the Dane County Airport finding PFAS contamination at levels thousands of times in excess of that […]
Snapshot Wisconsin tracks Wisconsin’s widlife
Since 2016, Snapshot Wisconsin has collected more than fifty million photos of the state’s wildlife. The volunteer-powered, citizen science project is an initiative of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and helps the state agency monitor and track the state’s animal populations. For more on the project, and the fifty million photo milestone, WORT Producer […]
Wisconsin DNR discovers 59 never-before-seen rare plant populations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says almost sixty new populations of rare plants were discovered last year. The discoveries were made by the DNR’s volunteer-run Rare Plant Monitoring Program. Each year, volunteers throughout the state document and catalogue new populations of rare and endangered plants. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with DNR […]
Wisconsin DNR Receive “OK” to Draft Manure Spreading Regul...
In response to the contamination of drinking water in Kewaunee County last year, the Department of Natural Resources created restrictions for the spread of manure in northeast Wisconsin. Yesterday, the Natural Resources Board, which oversees the DNR, voted to allow the agency to go ahead with rules that would put further restrictions on manure spreading. […]
