WDNR Weekly News May 15, 2012
New online system aims to reduce permit wait while better protecting environmentMADISON - Applicants for some state water-related permits can now use a new online system that state water protection officials say will cut paperwork and deliver quicker, more consistent permit decisions and provide better information to the public about proposed projects....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2155Northern zone musky season opens May 26HAYWARD - The northern zone musky season opens May 26 and anglers are likely to find good prospects for catching the official state fish, now that water temperatures are finally climbing and making the fish more active, state fisheries biologists say....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2156Study of state hatcheries' capabilities releasedMADISON - Wisconsin?s hatchery system is in need of upgrading and modernizing to meet current demand, according to a comprehensive study of Wisconsin's hatchery system by the nation's leading hatchery consultant....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2157A view inside the secret life of wood ducksBRILLION Wis. -- A group of students at Brillion High School has taken science, technology, engineering and math to a whole new level with a project that?s been five months in the making. The end result is an inside look at the life of a wood duck that anyone can watch over the Internet....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2158Great Lakes photo contest winners announcedMADISON - Nine photographers from Wisconsin earned top honors for their entries in the Department of Natural Resources' fourth annual "Wisconsin's Great Lakes" photography contest....
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