WDNR Weekly News March 27, 2012

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WDNR Weekly News  March 27, 2012

Warm spring means fish are spawning up to a month early
MADISON -- March's record-breaking high temperatures following an unusually mild winter have fish spawning early across Wisconsin and state fisheries crews racing to finish the annual fish surveys that are a foundation for keeping Wisconsin's fish populations robust....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2084

Numbers of migrating steelhead up from previous years
GREEN BAY - Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff collecting eggs for state fish hatcheries from steelhead migrating up Lake Michigan tributaries report they are seeing more fish than than they have in the past two to three years....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2085

Reduction in Lake Michigan salmon stocking topic of public meeting
MADISON -- Anglers can weigh in online or in person on April 14 to advise Great Lakes states on potential future fish stocking reductions in Lake Michigan to better balance the number of trout and salmon in the lake with the available prey for those angler-favorites....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2086

Annual spring hearings a chance to participate in the rule-making process
By Cathy Stepp, DNR Secretary, and Rob Bohmann, Wisconsin Conservation Congress
For nearly 80 years the Conservation Congress has been reaching out to the citizens of the state, asking people to join the conversation and share ideas on a variety of resource management topics. ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2087


Warm spring means don't delay in controlling garlic mustard and other invasive plants
MADISON -- With the warm winter and the unseasonably warm spring, plants are emerging and growing several weeks earlier than usual, and this includes invasive plants that threaten to crowd out native species....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2088

Family sweeps both adult and youth 2011 Hunter Ethics Award honors
LA CROSSE, Wis. - Brothers David Sander, of Woodville, and James Sander, of Baldwin, are co-winners of the 2011 Hunter Ethics Award, while David's son, Colton, is the recipient of 2011 Youth Hunter Ethics Award....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2089

Trash burning hazardous to air, leading cause of wildfires
MADISON - People conducting spring cleanups who are thinking about taking a match to a debris pile may want to think twice, according to state environmental officials, who caution that burning household trash adds dangerous pollutants to the air....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2090

Look for the Loon when preparing Wisconsin income tax forms
MADISON - Wisconsin residents have roughly three weeks to take a simple step that can assure Wisconsin's rare plants and wildlife and special places will be around for their kids and grandkids to enjoy....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2091

Report recognizes Wisconsin's partners in wildlife management
MADISON - Across Wisconsin, hundreds of citizens in more than 100 organizations, agencies and companies devote thousands of hours each year to improve the quality of life for wildlife and Wisconsin?s citizens....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2092

Leftover turkey tags a great opportunity to start new hunters
By Keith Warnke, DNR Hunting and Shooting Sport coordinator
When I was a kid just starting to hunt, I spent a lot of time with a second cousin whose family, although from dairy farm, didn't hunt....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2093

Chippewa Flowage conservation project receives Wings Across the Americas award
MADISON - An interagency partnership that collaborated to protect more than 18,000 acres of exceptional forest, wetlands and waterways along the Chippewa Flowage has received a 2012 Habitat Management and Partnership Award from Wings Across the Americas. ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2094

Find DNR website only at dnr.wi.gov
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website -- once reachable at a variety of web addresses -- will now be found only at one simple address: dnr.wi.gov....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2095