Wisconsin DNR News, February 12, 2008
Early trout season opens March 1
Despite drought then deluge, trout populations thrive
56,000 remaining spring turkey permits on sale March 28
Successful sturgeon spearing shortens 2008 season
Wisconsin communities receive wildlife damage grants
Students to compete in State Archery Tournament
Early trout season opens March 1
Webcast on trout fishing tips, fishing forecasts found on new web page
MADISON - Fish biologists report strong trout populations statewide for the March 1 opening day of the early trout season.
Their forecasts for the early season can be found online on a new web page [link to
http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/seasons/earlytrout.htm] along with a short webcast featuring Mike Miller, a Department of Natural Resources stream ecologist and avid fly fisherman, offering tips on the best flies and techniques to use in this early season.
The season opens at 5 a.m. and runs through April 27, 2008, and is catch-and-release with only artificial lures with barbless hooks allowed. All trout streams are open in 46 counties, and at least one stream is open in 18 additional counties. Check the Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for specific waters.
Weather, as always, will play a big role in determining angler success this early season, says Larry Claggett, Department of Natural Resources coldwater specialist. The snow covering much of the state may make it more difficult for anglers to get to trout streams but will help replenish the groundwater the streams depend on.
The heavy snow cover also means anglers will need to pay close attention to how runoff from melting snow is affecting the stream they want to fish.
“If a stream starts to cloud up a little bit, it could be beneficial,” Claggett says. “Debris will start dropping in the water and the fish will be feeding. But if it gets too cloudy, too high, that could shut things down.”
An estimated 165,000 anglers fish for trout, based on license sales, with a smaller proportion fishing the early season, Claggett says. Across both the early season and the regular inland season, trout anglers caught an estimated 1.6 million trout in 2006-07, according to results from a mail survey of anglers during that license year.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Claggett 608-267—9658
Despite drought then deluge, trout populations thrive
MADISON – Hats off to the wily wild trout.
Their instincts, major land use changes and state habitat improvement projects helped them survive the extreme weather of 2007 in good numbers, according to state fisheries biologists. This should result in good prospects for a bumper crop of new fish in spring 2008, according to Dave Vetrano, veteran fish manager for Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon counties, who has a number of audio files on the topic available on the early trout fishing pages of the [http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/seasons/earlytrout.htm] Department of Natural Resources Web site:
Wild Trout Survival has Proven to be Better (AUDIO length: 21 seconds)
Moderate to extreme drought conditions in 2007 left 85 percent of the state with a precipitation deficit of 2 to 4 inches by mid-summer, only to be followed in August by record rains and flooding in parts of southwestern and southeastern Wisconsin.
Minimal Damage to Streams with Prior Restoration Work (AUDIO length: 23 seconds)
Sadly, people suffered millions of dollars of flood-related property damage, but the trout and their home streams fared much better.
Fishing in March Should be Good (AUDIO length: 22 seconds)
Wisconsin fish have more cover and more pool habitat as a result of DNR trout habitat work over the past 30 years on more than 750 miles of stream statewide. The work, often done in partnership with local organizations, is paid for by the trout stamps anglers buy to fish for trout on inland waters. It has also stabilized and reshaped stream banks and reconnected them with their floodplains.
Timber Coulee Improved by Flooding (AUDIO length: 14 seconds)
Those in-stream improvements have occurred as improvements in farming practices and changing land use – from agriculture to recreational use -- has meant that more rain and melting snow is soaking into the ground and less soil is entering the streams. The ultimate result is more water and colder water to the streams. [http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/2002/feb02/coonval.htm].
Good Year Class from 2008 (AUDIO length: 16 seconds)
So with the streams in pretty good shape to handle the floods, the high, fast moving water performed some valuable maintenance work that will benefit older fish, the young ones hatching this winter in the gravel beds of Wisconsin streams, and the anglers that pursue them.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Vetrano 608-785-9009
56,000 remaining spring turkey permits on sale March 28
Hunting and fishing licenses on sale March 10
MADISON – More than 56,000 remaining 2008 Spring Turkey permits will be available for sale on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10 a.m. March 28 online, by telephone, at license vendors and at Department of Natural Resources Service Centers across the state.
“Opening over-the-counter sales on March 28 should still give hunters plenty of time to plan their outings,” said Scott Hull, DNR upland game ecologist. “While the majority of leftover permits are for later periods in the season, hunters will notice a couple units have leftover permits available for period three. I expect those will go very quickly.”
The lottery for spring permits has been concluded and those receiving permits have been notified. More than 56,275 permits across nearly all units in the fourth through sixth hunting periods remain and are available for over-the-counter sales. The number of permits in each unit is limited and many are expected to sell out quickly.
An updated listing of units with leftover permits and the numbers of permits available can be found on the turkey hunting pages of the DNR Web site at [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/springturkey/] or by contacting a DNR service center.
There are still disabled hunter permits available for early periods (periods one through three) in a number of state park turkey hunting zones. Hunters interested in Disabled Hunt Units (5B, 10B, 11A, 12A, 15B, 25A) must visit a DNR Service Center to purchase their permit.
2008-2009 licenses go on sale March 10
All hunters must buy a 2008 spring turkey license and 2008 turkey stamp in order to buy a permit unless they are a 2008 Conservation Patron license holder. DNR encourages patron license buyers to purchase their license before March 28 to expedite buying additional spring turkey permits. Hunting, fishing, trapping and other 2008 licenses and harvest permits for fish and wildlife activities in Wisconsin will go on sale March 10; the 2007-2008 Wisconsin hunting and fishing licenses expire on March 31, 2008.
Hunters will be able to purchase one additional turkey permit per day until each zone and time period is sold out. Permits cost $10 for residents and $15 for non residents. Permits cannot be purchased for another individual, with the exception that parents/guardians can purchase a permit for their minor child.
Six 5-day spring hunting periods runs April 16 – May 25
The spring turkey hunting season will run from April 16 through May 25. The season is divided into six 5-day (Wednesday through Sunday) time periods. A total of 46 zones, 15 state parks and Fort McCoy will be open for hunting. The state’s second 2-day Turkey Youth Hunt will take place the weekend before the season opener, April 12 and 13.
In 2007, there were 206,925 permits issued with a record harvest of 52,428 birds and a success rate of 25.5 percent. Winter wild turkey survival should be good this year in most areas, according to wildlife managers. Despite recent heavy snow cover in parts of the state, turkeys are resourceful at finding other food sources such as waste grain in farm fields. Turkeys are hardy birds and can handle nearly any Wisconsin winter say biologists.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hull 608)267-7861 or Sharon Fandel 608)261-8458
Successful sturgeon spearing shortens 2008 season
Harvest caps hit Monday close season Tuesday
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The 2008 lake sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system will close at the end of the day on Tuesday, Feb. 12 after sturgeon spearers succeeded in hitting the 90 percent triggers put in place to protect the species on the system.
“The trigger to end the season occurred when the total adult females taken in Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes on Monday brought the combined total harvest of adult females to 528, which was over 90 percent of the harvest cap of 556,” said Ron Bruch, DNR fisheries biologist and sturgeon specialist. “Clear water this year gave spearers great visibility down to about 16 feet, so sturgeon were much more visible this year. In years with less water clarity, spearers would not have seen sturgeon swimming at that depth. That water clarity led to a very successful opening day harvest of 806 fish.”
Spearers placed a total of 3,683 shanties on the ice this year and braved bitter cold and high winds that drifted to repeatedly cover ice roads to push up the totals and trigger the harvest caps.
The cap and trigger system was developed by DNR fisheries managers with the input and approval of numerous fishing groups. Today, those separate groups each send a representative to a 28-member super group called the Winnebago Citizens Sturgeon Advisory Committee. That committee will meet this spring with DNR staffers to discuss the results of this season and to recommend any changes for next year. The system cap and trigger system has been in place since 1997.
The 2008 sturgeon season opened on Saturday, Feb. 9 and was scheduled to run through Sunday, Feb. 24 unless spearers reached pre-set harvest caps. The season closed at 12:30 on Tuesday.
Final numbers on this year’s season will be release to media on Tuesday afternoon.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Bruch, DNR Senior Sturgeon Biologist - 920-424-3059 or Tom Turner, DNR Public Affairs Manager – 920-662-5122
First fish move into newly renovated hatchery
WILD ROSE – The first fish have been moved into new coldwater fish rearing facilities at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery, marking an important milestone in the long campaign to renovate the century-old fish hatchery and workhorse of Wisconsin’s stocking program.
Get a look at this historic moment in this short video [http://media2.wi.gov/DNR/Viewer?peid=782b7798-1d47-499f-b908-31ff6a0e6552] by hatchery technician Steven Devitt.
“We’re very excited that after all the years of hard work and effort, fish are swimming in this facility,” says Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Director Mike Staggs. “We’re looking forward to ramping up to full production by this fall and having a grand opening this summer.”
The hatchery is closed to the public while construction wraps up on the coldwater facilities and visitors center, but the fish are moving en masse to their new home. By the end of this week, Wild Rose superintendent Steve Fajfer expects to have 520,000 Coho fingerlings and 220,000 brown trout in the facility, with 250,000 Seeforellen brown trout fry transferred next week. “It's hard to imagine that we will go from zero to over one million fish in literally less than a month,” he says.
The new facilities have been a long time in coming for Fajfer and his crew. Fajfer first made the case for updating the facility in 1989, and he and his crew have spent the past two years dealing with the construction details and disruption while continuing to raise more than 2 million chinook salmon and brown trout for stocking in Lake Michigan and other Wisconsin waters.
This first $15.9 million phase of construction involved building all new coldwater facilities and a new visitors center. Work is expected to begin this summer on the second phase of the renovation, building new coolwater facilities to raise walleye, lake sturgeon, spotted musky and northern pike. Find a video, factsheets, and other information about the project online. [http://videohttp://dnr.wi.gov/fish/wildrose/]
The new facilities at Wild Rose are critical for continued great fishing for Lake Michigan trout and salmon. These fisheries depend on stocking, and virtually all of the trout and salmon produced at Wild Rose in a given year are destined for the “big pond.”
Lake Michigan is the state’s top fishing draw, accounting for 6 percent of angler trips, according to a 2006-7 DNR angler survey. In that same year, 235,000 anglers fished a total of 3.7 million days on Wisconsin’s Great Lakes waters, generated a $418 million economic impact, supported 5,011 jobs and generated $28 million in state and local tax revenues, according to the American Sportfishing Association’s 2008 report, “Sportfishing in America.” [http://www.asafishing.org/asa/images/statistics/resources/SIA_2008.pdf].
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Fajfer 920-622-3527; Mike Staggs 608-267-0796; Al Kaas 608-267-7865
Wisconsin communities receive grants for urban wildlife damage abatement
MADISON -- Seven Wisconsin urban areas have received grants totaling $25,000 to address wildlife damage problems associated with white-tailed deer or Canada geese.
The Department of Natural Resources provides Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grants to urban municipalities to develop or implement a DNR-approved urban wildlife population control plan or project.
Grant recipients include:
City of Brookfield - $ 5,000;
City of La Crosse - $ 5,000;
City of Marinette - $ 3,000;
Milwaukee County Parks - $ 5,000;
City of Rhinelander - $ 3,074;
City of Two Rivers - $ 2,500;
City of Wisconsin Rapids - $ 1,425.
The maximum grant award per applicant is $5,000 in any one fiscal year and municipalities must match dollar for dollar the grant they receive from the Department of Natural Resources.
Applications for the next grant cycle are due Dec. 1, 2008. More information about the grants can be found on the Urban Wildlife Grant Program page of the DNR Web site [http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cfa/LR/urbanwildlife/grants.html].
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Koele, DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management - 608-266-2151 or Eileen Trainor, DNR Bureau of Community Financial Assistance - 608-267-0848
Students to compete in State Archery Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids
140 Wisconsin schools participate in Feb. 18 National Archery in the Schools program
MADISON – Nearly 400 fourth through twelfth grade students are expected to participate in Wisconsin’s third annual statewide target archery competition as part of the National Archery in the Schools Program.
The competition will take place at the East Junior High Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Rapids on Feb. 18 with the first shooters stepping to the shooting line at 9:15 a.m. Admission to the event is free.
The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Field Archery Association, Brennen Industries, Matthews Archery, Easton Arrows, Morrell Targets and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Concessions will be provided by East Junior High Athletic Boosters.
“It doesn’t matter how big, how strong or how fast you are for this sport,” says Wisconsin Rapids’ Bruce Trimble, field director for the Wisconsin Field Archery Association and the organizer of this competition.
“The National Archery in the Schools program allows all students--regardless of athletic ability or gender--to participate in this sport together. What’s really neat is that physically challenged students can participate.... Rules allow (students with disabilities) to have a helper and it’s amazing to see how well they do.”
Forty-five states have archery programs through the national program and the rest are expected to join soon. The National Archery in the Schools Program first came to Wisconsin in 2003.
Mary Kay Salwey, DNR state wildlife education specialist and the DNR staff person assigned to bring the archery program to Wisconsin, says the program’s focus is strictly target archery where archers shoot at a bull’s-eye target to score points. Hunting and conservation messages are not built into the curriculum.
“The DNR supports the program as a means to help students learn some basic skills needed for activities traditionally pursued in the outdoors such as target and field archery and bow hunting,” she says.
Wisconsin now has a network of four program specialists and about 60 avid archers who are trained as teacher instructors. Teachers are trained in archery techniques, equipment basics and safety.
The archery program’s school kits, including bows, arrows, targets and target backstops, are standardized so all schools compete with the same equipment. Schools have found various ways to fund the kits, which cost between $2,700 and $2,900. Schools have been able to find partners interested in starting an archery program through area conservation clubs and national sporting organizations.
Teachers interested in getting trained in National Archery in the School Program should contact National Archery in the Schools Program Coordinator Dan Schroeder at 920-757-5425 or 920-740-7528 dan_archeryaddict@yahoo.com [or visit
www.archeryintheschools.org].
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kay Salwey, DNR, 608-685-3744; Bruce Trimble (NASP-715-421-9277
OUTDOORS CALENDAR
*Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday.
September 15 through First Saturday in May
• From Sept. 15 through the first Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all Lake Michigan tributaries except the Oconto River and its tributaries and the downstream portion of the Peshtigo River (see regulations for details).*
February 15
• Coyote trapping season closes.*
• Red and gray fox gun and trapping seasons close.*
February 20
• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters.*
February 24
• Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season closes unless season is closed earlier due to spearers reaching harvest caps.
February 28
• Cottontail rabbit season closes in northern and southern zones.*
• Mink trapping season closes in the northern, central and southern zones.
March 1
• Early catch-and-release only trout season opens statewide, with exception of spring ponds and Great Lakes tributaries; barbless hooks required. Season runs to midnight April 29.
• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters.*
• Lake trout season opens on Lake Michigan, Green Bay & Lake Michigan tributaries through Oct. 31.*
March 2
• The fishing season for all game species closes on inland waters that do not remain open all year. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.
• The game fish season closes on tributary streams and ditches of Green Bay and the Fox River up to the first dam or lake (except yellow perch is open until March 15). There is an exception to this closure for portions of 9 major Green Bay Tributaries. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.
March 5
• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from inland waters south of Highway 64.*
March 10
• 2008-2009 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale.
March 15
• Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, inland lakes north of Highway 64, and Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters.*
• Yellow perch season closes on Green Bay and its tributary streams and the Fox River from the mouth up to the De Pere Dam.*
• Beaver trapping season closes in the Mississippi River zone.
March 20
• Winter crow season closes.*
March 28
• Remaining permits not issued through the spring turkey permit drawing will be available for sale beginning at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first served basis through license sales outlets, and DNR service centers. In addition, licenses can be purchased on line through the DNR Web site or by phone at 1-877-945-4236.beginning at noon. A complete list of units with the number of permits is available on the DNR Web site at [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/springturkey/index.html].
March 31
• Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.*
• Otter trapping season closes in central and southern zone.
• Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information. NOTE: There is an error in the 2007-2008 Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide pertaining to the open season date for some Lake Superior tributary streams. Those streams listed under the "Specific Waters Listed By County" section for Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron Counties that show an "Open Season" date of March 21 are incorrect. The correct Open Season date for these streams should be March 31.
DNR Public Hearings and Meetings
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call the contact person listed for the meeting or hearing with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Hearings
February 20 – Pursuant to § 283.49, Wisconsin Statutes, an open house and informational hearing regarding the proposed issuance of Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit WI0063771-01 for Didion Ethanol LLC will occur at the Cambria Community Center, 115 W. Edgewater St., Cambria. The Open House is 4:30 to 6 p.m. and the Informational Hearing is at 6:30 p.m. Didion Ethanol LLC (Didion) proposes to construct an ethanol production facility located at State Highway 146 and Cabbage Road, part of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4, Section 5, T12N, R12E, Town of Courtland, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Discharge would be to a tributary to the North Branch of Duck Creek, in the Duck Creek and Rocky Run Watershed (LW20), Lower Wisconsin Basin. Didion proposes to process 18.2 million bushels of corn annually and produce 50 million gallons of denatured fuel grade ethanol and 165,000 tons of dried distillers’ grain with solubles per year. The ethanol production process will require Didion to use an average of 315 gallons per minute of water to be supplied from two new high capacity wells. A portion of this water will be directed to a multimedia filter followed by a reverse osmosis (RO) System which will supply purified water to the start of the ethanol production process. Water from the high capacity wells will also supply the non-contact cooling water towers. Didion proposes to discharge non-process wastewater, composed of an estimated maximum of 11,520 gallons per day (gpd) of filter back wash, 70,560 gpd RO system reject water and 128,160 gpd of cooling tower bleed, to an unnamed tributary of the North Branch of Duck Creek. The proposed new wastewater discharge to surface water requires a WPDES individual permit, which is a Type II action under NR 150, Wisconsin Administrative Code, requiring preparation of an Environmental Assessment. Department staff will be available to answer questions regarding the various DNR permit requirements that apply to the proposed project. Citizens can submit written or verbal comments on the Environmental Assessment at the Open House. They can also submit written comments on the Draft WPDES permit during this time. The purpose of the informational hearing is to give all interested persons an opportunity to make an oral statement or submit a written comment regarding the Draft WPDES permit for the proposed new wastewater discharge. For information contact Keri Behm, DNR Bureau of Watershed Management at 608) 266-3291.
February 25 - A public informational hearing for the purpose of giving all interested persons an opportunity to make a statement with respect to the proposed reissuance of Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit No.WI-0020745-8 for the Algoma Wastewater Treatment Facility located at 179 N. 6th St., Algoma will be held at 1 pm at the Kewaunee Administration Center, 810 Lincoln Street, Kewaunee. Discharge is to the Ahnapee River in Kewaunee County. The City of Algoma owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that receives domestic wastewater as well as waste loads from three industries. The facility is designed to treat an annual average flow of 1.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and currently discharges 0.48 MGD on average. Treatment is provided by an activated sludge process followed by tertiary filtration. Phosphorus removal by alum addition and year round disinfection by ultraviolet radiation are also provided. Sludge is anaerobically digested and stored on-site until land applied. People wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action are invited to do so by attending the public hearing or by submitting any comments or objections in writing to the Department of Natural Resources. More information, including a copy of the proposed permit, is available for downloading at the WPDES Public Notices web page:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/ww/drafts/pubnot.htm and for inspection at the Department of Natural Resources, Northeast Regional Headquarters, 2984 Shawano Ave., PO Box 10448, Green Bay, WI 54307-0448; or contact Richard Sachs at 920-662-5176, or by e-mail at richard.sachs@wisconin.gov.
February 27 - A contested case hearing in the matter of the application for an expansion of a loading apron on Lake Michigan by Washington Island Ferry Line, Inc., Town of Liberty Grove, Door County, Wisconsin will commence at 9 a.m. in the Friend’s Room (Basement) at the Door County Library, 107 South 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. It will continue, if necessary, on February 28, 2008, at the same location. For information contact the Division of Hearings and Appeals at 608-266-7709.
Meetings
February 12 - The Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan – The Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan Partnership will hold their annual meeting at the Chula Vista Resort, 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, DNR, at 608-267-9680 or matt.krumenauer@wisconsin.gov
February 12 - The Karner blue butterfly habitat conservation plan – Implementation Oversight Committee will meet after the HCP partnership meeting at the Chula Vista Resort, 2501 River Road, Wisconsin Dells, from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, DNR, at 608-267-9680 or matt.krumenauer@wisconsin.gov
February 12 - The Technical Focus Group for the DNR Remediation and Redevelopment Program will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. in room 511 of the of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss regulations and technical issues regarding investigation and remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. For more information, contact Laurie Egre at 608-267-7560 or Laurie.Egre@Wisconsin.gov.
February 13 - The Governor's Council on Invasive Species will meet at 9 a.m. at the Forest Products Lab, Room 500, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison. Items on the agenda include: an update on the 2008 Invasive Species Awareness Month (ISAM), review of the proposed rule, public listening sessions, Natural Resources Board rule process and timeline. For more information contact Diane Greisinger at 608-264-8529.
February 13 - The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public information meeting to discuss adjustments to the Laboratory Certification and Registration Program fees, as authorized by s. NR 149.05. The meeting will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 708 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster Street, in Madison. For more information about the meeting contact David Webb at 608-266-0245.
February 14 - The DNR's Technical Advisory Group for NR 504/812 Revisions will meet from noon to 3 p.m. in the Raptor Room of the Department's South Central Region Headquarters at 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss potential changes to regulations regarding the minimum distances to be maintained between proposed landfills or landfill expansions and private water supply wells. For more information, contact Jack Connelly at 608-267-7574 or at Johnston.Connelly@wisconsin.gov.
February 14 - The DNR NR 151 Rule Revision for Non-agricultural Performance Standards Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Rm. A2152 at the American Family Insurance Training Center, 6000 American Parkway, Madison, (off of Hwy. 151 east of Madison). This is the fourth of four meetings to discuss proposed revisions to subchapters I, III and IV of NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code. Additional information on the rule revision process, including materials the advisory committee is using are available on the DNR Web site at: [http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/admrules.htm]. For more information contact Mary Anne Lowndes at 608-261-6420.
February 14 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Technical Advisory Group will be having a conference call meeting from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room 724 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at 608-267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov.
February 15 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Agriculture and Forestry Work Group will be having a meeting from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in room 225 North West of the State Capital Building, Madison. The agenda includes a review and discussion of the forest carbon baseline and sequestration opportunities reports created for the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Matt Krumenauer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, at 608)267-9680 or Matt.Krumenauer@wisconsin.gov.
February 15 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – Ad-hoc Waste Materials Recovery and Disposal Work Group will meet from 10 am to 1 p.m. in the Xcel Energy conference room, 10 E. Doty St., Suite 511, Madison. The agenda includes a continuing discussion of the waste policy templates. For more information, or if you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Nick Sayen, DNR, at 608-267-2466 or nick.sayen@wisconsin.gov.
February 18 - An informational meeting will be held for the advisory committees for revisions to NR 151 (Runoff Management) and NR 153 (Targeted Runoff Management Grants) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DNR South Central Regional office, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg, with lunch (not provided) from noon - 1:00 p.m. The meeting room is the Glaciers Edge/Gathering Waters conference room located on the main floor. The purpose of the meeting is to better familiarize committee members with the state's Impaired Waters Program and how it will impact NR 151 and NR 153 revisions. Information on the rule revisions can be found at
http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/rules/announce.htm. For more information, contact Carol Holden at 608-266-0140 or carol.holden@wisconsin.gov.
February 20 - The DNR Division of Forestry’s Private Land Management Specialist Team will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Wisconsin Rapids DNR Service Center, 473 Griffith Ave., Wisconsin Rapids, regarding: discussion and decisions on revisions to the Managed Forest/Forest Crop Law Cutting Notice and Report Form, report out on Cooperating Forest Sub Team meeting and the annual Cooperating Foresters meeting, methods for notifying DNR and Cooperating Foresters of recent handbook and rule changes relating to and other private forestry related issues. For more information contact Carol Nielsen, Private Forestry Specialist, at 608-267-7508.
Edited by Paul Holtan
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707-7921
608-267-7517
Fax: 608-264-6293
E-mail: paul.holtan@dnr.state.wi.us
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