Wisconsin DNR News March 18, 2008
DNR urges caution on late season ice
Comment period for Impaired Waters List extended
Endangered Resources Tax Checkoff celebrates 25 years
New information available on TV, plastic bag recycling
Tree seedlings still available from state nurseries for planting this spring
Dutch oven cooking class offered
DNR urges caution on late season ice
Ice fishing shelters must now be removed
MADISON – Outdoor enthusiasts are being cautioned that as warmer temperatures and spring showers move in, Wisconsin’s winter ice cover on lakes is beginning to move out. Lake ice that supported vehicles, fishing shelters and snowmobiles now is no longer trustworthy.
“Ice thickness can change at an alarmingly fast rate that could mean a quick, and potentially deadly dunk for anglers, snowmobilers and other outdoor enthusiasts unless they follow safety precautions, says Gary Eddy, snowmobile safety administrator for Department of Natural Resources.
“The ice can change rapidly in the late season,” Eddy says. “Ice can worsen minute by minute with the warm temperatures and a little rain. Inlets, outlets, ice along shorelines and fishing holes can all deteriorate very quickly.”
Among the top ice safety tips from Eddy is one to check ice conditions with local sources. “Bait shops, local law enforcement agencies and even other anglers can provide you with the most recent information regarding ice conditions,” he said. “And driving on late-season ice is an accident waiting to happen.”
Other safety tips from Eddy include:
• Carry life saving equipment. The best safety device is the personal flotation device (PFD). All-terrain vehicle operators and snowmobilers may wear a snowmobile jacket that contains floatation material or wear a floatation device under the outer jacket. Purchase a pair of ice picks or make your own by driving nails into wood dowels. Should you fall through the ice; the picks will help you grab the ice while pulling yourself out. Also, carry a length of rope in case you have to rescue someone else. An ice spud can be used to check ice conditions as you go.
• Use the buddy system. It is best not to go alone. Should you go through the ice, a companion can rescue you or call for help. If you do go alone, leave a note or let someone where you are going, your intended route and when you expect to return.
• Minimize travel at night. Bad ice is impossible to see at night and areas that were previously ice covered may quickly become open water.
• If you don’t know, don’t go. If unsure of the ice conditions, don’t go. Just because you see people on the ice does not mean the ice is safe. One area of ice may be thick in one spot and an inch deep just a short distance away.
• You fell in, now what? Don’t panic. The air trapped under your clothing will allow you a few seconds of flotation. Control your breathing and keep calm. Go back to the last safe ice -- where you fell in. Place hands and arms on the unbroken ice; kick your feet (as if swimming) while simultaneously pulling yourself up onto the ice’s surface. Once on the ice, don’t stand. Instead roll away from where you fell in, when several feet away, crawl away to a place safe to stand.
Ice fishing shelters must have been removed from all state waters by March 16
Ice anglers are also reminded that the last deadline for removing ice fishing shelters from the northern waters of the state was March 16. Shelters should already have been removed from southern and boundary waters. Ice anglers may continue to use portable ice fishing shelters as long as they are removed from the ice each day.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Eddy, ATV/Snowmobile Administrator at 608-267-7455
Comment period for Impaired Waters List extended
MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources has extended the comment period for the 2008 draft Impaired Waters List until March 26, 2008. The original deadline of March 19, 2008 has been extended by one week to accommodate public requests for additional time to review the information provided by the Department. Comments may be submitted by e-mail to DNRImpairedWaters@wisconsin.gov or sent via first class mail to: Impaired Waters Program - WT/3, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
For more information on the Impaired Waters List, please visit the DNR's Website at:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/wqs/303d/303d.htmlEndangered Resources Tax Checkoff celebrates 25 years of conservation successes
MADISON – It has been 25 years since the loon silhouette first appeared on Wisconsin income tax forms and for a quarter of a century these donations have helped to protect more than 200 endangered and threatened animals and plants in our state including bald eagles, grey wolves and prairie white-fringed orchids.
“For those residents who haven’t yet filed their state income taxes, we are asking them to Look for the Loon and support Wisconsin’s endangered resources,” said Signe Holtz, director of the Endangered Resources program. “Your gift to the Endangered Resources Fund helps to conserve wildlife and their habitats while it is still cost-effective to protect them,” Holtz noted, adding that each dollar donated to the Endangered Resources Tax Checkoff is matched by state funds, “making your gifts twice as important.
“Every contribution, big or small, adds up to make an immeasurable impact on Wisconsin’s quality of resources and quality of life. It is a vital investment in the health and well-being of the environment, economy and quality of life – benefits everyone can appreciate and enjoy, now and for generations to come,” Holtz said.
Look for the loon on state income tax form or send a check directly to WI Endangered Resources Fund, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
For more information on the Endangered Resources Fund, visit:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/erNew information available on TV, plastic bag recycling
MADISON -- A federally mandated transition from traditional, analog broadcasts to all-digital broadcasts is likely to result in many households replacing their current televisions with new digital TVs. State environmental officials are offering information on how people can recycle their electronic equipment in Wisconsin to avoid putting heavy metals in landfills and to recycle and reuse valuable metals.
After Feb. 19, 2009, households with older TVs, VCRs and DVD players may need new digital-to-analog converter boxes unless they receive TV programming via cable or satellite.
“We hope that people who chose to get new TVs or video players will take advantage of the growing number of recycling options for electronics,” said Cynthia Moore, recycling program coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources Waste and Materials Management Program. “Many local communities hold electronics collection events throughout the year, and several electronics retailers will also now accept used electronics, sometimes for a small fee.”
To provide consumers with information on the digital television transition, a new page on the DNR Web site has details and links to the federal agencies in charge of the switchover [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/ewaste/dtv.html]. The DNR also has general information on how to manage and recycle used electronics [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/ewaste/index.html].
DNR Web site has new information on plastic shopping bags
The “paper or plastic” debate has also been gaining widespread attention recently, with cities and countries from San Francisco to China taking action to reduce the use and litter of plastic shopping bags. In the past few weeks, the debate has come to Wisconsin, with the state Legislature having considered a ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags. Cities like Madison are examining ways to increase plastic bag recycling.
The DNR Waste and Materials Management Program has a new set of Web pages for consumers, local governments and businesses looking to learn more about this issue. The pages include information on the environmental impacts of plastic and paper shopping bags, “biodegradable” or “compostable” plastics, and what options local governments have to address plastic bag issues in their communities.
“There’s a lot of attention on plastic shopping bags as an environmental problem right now, and we want to help consumers, businesses and governments understand the issue and possible solutions,” said Cynthia Moore, DNR recycling program coordinator.
Moore said the best environmental option is to reduce the use of both plastic and paper shopping bags and instead use sturdier, reusable bags. “There are more and more great reusable bag options out there,” she said. “Many are inexpensive—sometimes less than $1—and you can find some that fold up so small they’re easy to stick in a purse or your car’s glove compartment.”
Learn more by visiting the new plastic bags Web pages at
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/recycle/issues/plasticbagsFAQ.htm.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Moore, DNR recycling program coordinator, (608) 267-7550
Tree seedlings still available from state nurseries for planting this spring
MADISON – Some varieties of tree seedlings are still available from state tree nurseries for Wisconsin landowners who are interested in planting trees on their property this spring.
“Wisconsin citizens show their conservation ethic every year by planting millions of tree seedlings to enhance and restore native forests,” says Avery Dorland, the tree nursery coordinator with the Department of Natural Resources. “Spring is the ideal time to plant young trees and there is still time to plan your tree planting project this year.”
Dorland notes there are a lot of benefits to establishing a forest tree planting, including growing forest products, enhancing wildlife habitat, reducing soil erosion, improving water quality, conserving energy by establishing a windbreak and improving the aesthetics of the land.
“Tree planting is also a great way to leave a living legacy to the next generation,” Dorland adds.
Trees reduce carbon dioxide in the air, thereby reducing the warming “greenhouse” effect of the gas. Over the lifetime of a tree, several tons of carbon dioxide are eliminated.
Landowners who are contemplating large tree planting projects should contact their local DNR forester or a private consulting forester for advice on species selection, site preparation, planting methods, tree planter rentals, and other considerations in establishing a successful forest tree planting.
Tree seedlings and wildlife shrubs can be obtained from both private and public sector nurseries in Wisconsin. Landowners can purchase seedlings from the DNR state nurseries for reforestation, wildlife habitat, windbreak and erosion control purposes. The minimum quantity that can be ordered from the state nurseries is 1000 tree seedlings, 500 wildlife shrubs or one packet. Wildlife, energy, and shoreland packets include 300 seedlings each.
Hardwood tree species still available at the state nurseries include red oak, black walnut, black cherry, sugar maple, silver maple, black ash, white ash and yellow birch. Conifer tree species available include white spruce, white pine, and red pine. Wildlife shrubs available include silky dogwood, hazelnut and hawthorn.
Private nurseries throughout Wisconsin also report a good supply and diversity of conifers, hardwoods and wildlife shrubs for tree planting in spring 2008.
Forest tree seedlings and shrubs are distributed in April and early May. Landowners who order from the DNR can pick up their seedlings at the state nurseries located in Boscobel, Hayward, or Wisconsin Rapids, or in many counties at a central location designated by the local DNR forester. Applications to purchase state nursery stock are available from local DNR offices, service centers, state nurseries, or by visiting the DNR Web site at
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/forestry/Nursery/order/index.htm. A list of private nurseries providing forest tree seedlings in Wisconsin is generally available from these same offices and the DNR Web site.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Avery Dorland, Madison (608) 335-0220 , Griffith State Nursery, Wis. Rapids – (715) 424-3700, Hayward State Nursery, Hayward – (715) 634-2717, Wilson State Nursery, Boscobel – (608) 375-4123, or the DNR website listed above.
Outdoor cooking workshop to feature Dutch oven cooking
BABCOCK, Wis. -- Great food makes any experience better, and many outdoors enthusiasts believe that is especially true when the food is prepared and enjoyed in the outdoors.
People interested in refining their outdoor culinary skills can register for an outdoor cooking workshop being offered at the Department of Natural Resources Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center. Participants will practice techniques for creating successful outdoor meals, with special emphasis on the use of Dutch ovens.
“This is a great course for any hunter, angler, or camper,” says Dick Thiel, natural resources educator at the center. “And, of course, any great cook needs to be able to build a fire. We'll cover topics like cooking techniques, equipment, menu ideas and recipes. The best part is participants get to enjoy a lunch of what they and other participants cooked!”
The workshop will be held Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is limited to the first 25 people who mail in their $20 per person fee by April 11. Participants may stay overnight in the center’s dorm either prior to or following the event for a donation of $15 per person per night.
Checks should be made out to DNR-Skills Center. Include the name of the class, the names of each participant, and the address, e-mail address, and daytime phone number of one person in each party, and send to: Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center, PO Box 156, Babcock, WI 54413. Inquiries on the status of registrations may be sent via e-mail to: Richard.Thiel@wisconsin.gov.
The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/reclands/sandhill] is located 20 miles west of Wisconsin Rapids on County Highway X, 1 mile north of Highway 80 near Babcock, Wisconsin on the 9,000 acre Department of Natural Resources Sandhill Wildlife Area.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandhill Outdoor Skills Cent at 715-884-6333
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).*
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 29
• Correction - Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information.
March 31
• Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.*
• Otter trapping season closes in central and southern zone.
April 12 –138
• Youth turkey hunt.
April 14
• Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings and Conservation Congress county meetings held in every county.
April 15 through July 31
• It is illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal Waterfowl Production Areas lands during this time unless the dog is on a leash no longer than 8 feet. Doe not apply to class 1 field trial grounds or DNR lands open to dog training.*
April 16 – 20
• Spring turkey hunting period A
April 23 – 27
• Spring turkey hunting period B
April 27
• Early catch-and-release only trout season closes at midnight. Season is artificial bait, barbless-hook only.
April 30
• The yellow perch season closes on Lake Michigan and tributaries. The season reopens June 16.*
• Otter trapping season closes in the North zone.*
April 30 – May 4
• Spring turkey hunting period C
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
March 18- The Department has scheduled a public informational hearing to receive public comments on the proposed § 30.19, Stats., grading project for landowners Greg Umhoefer and Esther Zrinsky to construct a driveway off Mundsack Road on the bank of the South Fork of the Bad Axe River, in the town of Genoa. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Genoa Town Hall, S5165 South Creek Road, Genoa. The hearing will be a public informational hearing where individuals can learn more about the proposed activity and submit written or oral comments about the waterway and proposed project. The Department is currently evaluating the applicant’s proposal and must consider factual information about possible impacts of the proposed project on fish and wildlife or their habitat, natural scenic beauty, surface water use and similar features of the stream. The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue a permit for the proposed activity. For more information about this project and the statutes and rules that apply, ot to see the application, plans, contact Carrie J. Olson, DNR, at 608-785-9010 or carrie.olson@wisconsin.gov.
March 18, 19, 20 & 24 - Pursuant to §§ 29.014, 29.063, 29.177 and 227.11, Stats., interpreting §§ 29.063 and 29.177, Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold public hearings on changes to NR 10, 12 and 19 of the Wis. Admin. Code, related to the control of Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer and other wildlife and proposed hunting seasons rules for the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management zones in south central and southeast Wisconsin around the state. The complete text of the draft rule presented to the Natural Resources Board is available on the Chronic Wasting Disease Stakeholder Advisory Group page of the DNR Web site [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/CWD/advisory.htm]. Written comment may also be submitted Alan Crossley, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921 or by e-mail through the Wisconsin Administrative Rules Web site [https://apps.dhfs.state.wi.us/admrules/public/Rmo?nRmoId=3486]. The deadline for written comments is March 25, 2008. Each hearing will include an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., with the public hearing beginning at 7 p.m. The Natural Resources Board will review a summary of citizen comments prior to taking final action on the rule proposal at its April 23 meeting in Baraboo. For information contact Alan Crossley at (608) 266-5463 or Scott Loomans at (608) 267-2452. The hearings will be held:
March 18
Fitchburg - Oak Hall conference room, Fitchburg Community Center, 5510 Lacy Road
Big Bend - Big Bend/Vernon Fire Station No. 3, W223 S7475 Woodland Lane
March 19
Baraboo - A4 Lecture Hall in the lower level of the classroom building, UW-Baraboo-Sauk County campus, 1001 Connie Road
Janesville - Black Hawk Technical College, Central Campus – Main Entrance, 6004 S County Road G
March 20
Green Bay - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Parking in Lot F), Rm. CB123 C&D, 2740 W. Mason
Rhinelander - James Williams Middle School, 915 Acacia Lane
Dodgeville - Dodger Bowl, 318 King St.
March 24
Eau Claire - DNR Service Center, Conference Room, 1300 W. Clairemont Ave.
March 18 - The Wisconsin Council on Forestry will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Forest Products Lab, One Gifford Pinchot Drive in Madison. A report from the Forest Invasives Leadership Team will be among the agenda items. Contact Mary Brown at 261-7599 for more information.
March 19 – A public informational hearing on an application for a Chapter 30/ 401 Wis. Stats., water quality certification permit and disposal of the dredge materials for the Kinnickinnic River Revitalization Project will be held at 4 p.m. on Rm. 140/141 of The Milwaukee DNR Service Center, 2300 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee. The proposed permit is to remove materials from the bed of the Kinnickinnic River and a permit to place structures (riprap, steel sheet pilings, residual cover layer and template piles) on the bed of the Kinnickinnic River in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The representative of the applicant will describe project and then public will be given a chance to comment on project as well as possibly have questions answered. For information contact Rachel Sabre at 414-263-8601.
March 25 - The DNR will hold a public informational hearing on the application of Ostrowski's Irrigation application under Chapter 30, Wis. Stats. The purpose of the informational hearing is to allow the public to learn about the proposed irrigation, and to provide an opportunity for the public to make a written or oral statement about issuance of the proposed permit. The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. at the Amherst Junction Municipal Building, 4023 Cty Road Q, Amherst Junction. For more information, contact Keith Patrick at (715) 241-7502.
March 25 – Pursuant to §§ 285.13(1) and 285.61(7), Wis. Stats., the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed construction permit for Dairyland Power Coop - Genoa Site, S4651 State Road 35, Town of Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin at 1 p.m. in the Stoddard Village Hall Conference Room, 180 N. Main St., Stoddard. Dairyland Power Coop submitted to the DNR a permit application, including plans and specifications, for construction and operation of lime and carbon handling equipment and a dry sulfur dioxide scrubber on boiler B20 (Air Pollution Control Construction Permit No. 07-SDD-272 and Operation Permit No. 663020930-P13). DNR staff have made a preliminary determination that the application meets state and federal air pollution control requirements and that the permits should be approved. DNR’s analysis and draft permit prepared by the DNR can be reviewed on the Air Permit page of the DNR Web site at [http://dnr.wi.gov/air/permitzip/APM_toc.htm] or at the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Air Management Headquarters, Seventh Floor, 101 South Webster St., Madison; West Central Region Air Program, La Crosse Area Office, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road, Room 104, La Crosse; and at the McIntosh Memorial Library, 118 E. Jefferson St., Viroqua, or contact Steven Dunn at 608-267-0566 or by e-mail at Steven.Dunn@wisconsin.gov. This type of proposal normally does not have the potential to cause significant adverse environmental effects and the DNR has not prepared an Environmental Assessment of the proposal. People may submit written comments on the application or DNR’s review by March 28, 2008 to: Wisconsin DNR, Bureau of Air Management, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Attn.: Steven Dunn. For information contact Steven Dunn at 608-267-0566.
March 25 - The DNR will hold a public informational hearing on the application of M & S Adventures, LLC, after the fact individual pier permit application under Chapter 30, Wis. Stats. The purpose of the informational hearing is to allow the public to learn about the proposed pier placement and to provide an opportunity for the public to make a written or oral statement about issuance of the proposed permit. The hearing will be held at 1:00 pm at the Town of Quincy Town Hall, 2599 County Road Z, Friendship. For more information, contact Will Stites at (715) 421-7815.
April 2 - A public hearing on the air pollution control construction and operation permit applications of Great Lakes Renewable Energy, Inc. for the proposed construction of a wood pellet manufacturing facility in the Town of Hayward, Sawyer County will be held at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room at the Sawyer County Courthouse, 10610 Main St., Hayward. Great Lakes Renewable Energy, Inc., FID 858019470, submitted to the Department of Natural Resources a permit application, including plans and specifications for the construction and operation of a wood pellet manufacturing facility to be located at 16592W U.S. Highway 63 South, Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin. (Air Pollution Construction and Operation Permit Nos. 07-MDW-207 and 858019470-F01). DNR staff made a preliminary determination that the application meets state and federal air pollution control requirements and that the permit should be approved. The permit application, the DNR’s analysis and draft permit prepared by the DNR area available for review on the Air Permit page [http://dnr.wi.gov/air/permitzip/APM_toc.htm] of the DNR Web site and at the DNR Bureau of Air Management Headquarters, Seventh Floor, 101 South Webster St., Madison; at the DNR Hayward Service Center, 10220 State Highway 27 South, Hayward; and at the Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, 10788 State Highway 27/77, Hayward; or by contacting Michael Wagner at 715-634-9658 extension 3526 or by e-mail at Michael.Wagner@wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the application or DNR’s review should be submitted by April 11, 2008 to: Wisconsin DNR, Northern Region Air Management Program, 10220 State Highway 27 South, Hayward, Wisconsin 54843, Attn: Michael Wagner. For information contact Michael Wagner at 715-634-9658 extension 3526.
Meetings
March 10-25 - Deer management unit information meetings [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/DNRNews_Lookup.asp?id=105#art2] will be held throughout the state to give hunters and others an opportunity to get the most up to date deer management unit [http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/dmu.htm] information, preliminary deer population estimates and find out what the 2008 deer hunting season structure may look like in a series of public meetings across the state. Local wildlife biologists will be on hand at each meeting to provide information and answer questions. Other topics attendees can expect to learn more about include: CWD; October antlerless-only gun hunting opportunities; local buck and antlerless harvest histories; the Sex- Age- Kill (SAK) deer population estimation process; and deer population estimates, distribution and abundance. For information contact Keith Warnke, Madison (608) 264-6023 or the local wildlife biologist listed as the contact in the news release linked above.
March 18 – The DNR and Marathon County municipalities will host a Street Sweepings Disposal and Reuse Informational Meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Village of Weston – Municipal Building, 5500 Schofield Ave., Weston. This informational meeting has been arranged to discuss the practical and legal options for street sweepings disposal and reuse. For more information, please contact Christine Lilek - DNR at (715) 839-3768 or Christine.Lilek@wisconsin.gov.
March 18 - The Technical Advisory Committee for changes to rules governing setback distances between water supply wells and landfills will meet from noon to 3 p.m. in the Raptor Room at the Department's South Central Region Headquarters, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss options for coordinating the sections of NR 812 and NR 504 that specify procedures for variances to the 1200-foot setback requirement. For more information, contact Brad Wolbert at 608-264-6286.
March 19 - The Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming – will be holding a Public Input Session from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at locations in Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee simultaneously by videoconference. Citizens are encouraged to provide written or oral comments on the Task Force’s Interim Report, policy templates under consideration by the Task Force and the progress made so far. Public comments will be considered by the Task Force while preparing final recommendations for Governor Doyle. To see details on the Public Input Session, including a copy of the Interim Report, please visit the global warming task force public input sessions [http://dnr.wi.gov/environmentprotect/gtfgw/comments/sessions.html] page of the DNR Web site. Any person who needs specific accommodations to participate in the public input session should contact Amanda Wollin, PSC, at (608) 266-9600 or Amanda.Wollin@psc.state.wi.us prior to March 19.
March 19 – The annual meeting to discuss management of the Peshtigo River State Forest will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Town of Stephenson Hall, W11280 Cty TK "X", Crivitz. For more information contact Dan Mertz at 715-757-3965.
March 20 & 21 – The Disabled Advisory Council will meet in the Glacier's Edge conference room of the South Central Region Department of Natural Resources Headquarters, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road, Fitchburg from noon until 4 p.m. March 20 and from 9 a.m. until noon March 21. One topic of discussion concerns a proposal by a disabled citizen that would provide free state park access to disabled and low-income individuals. For information contact Andy Janicki at (608) 267-7490.
March 25-26 - The State Natural Resources Board will meet in Room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster St., Madison. Check the Natural Resources Board Web pages for the current agenda. For information contact Laurie Ross, Natural Resources Board Liaison, at (608) 267-7420.
March 26 - The Brownfields Study Group will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, , from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. on the UW-Madison campus in Madison. The meeting is free and open to the public. If you need more information about the meeting agenda, location or parking, please contact Andrew Savagian at 608-261-6422, or andrew.savagian@wisconsin.gov.
April 3 – The third meeting of the Phosphorus Criteria Advisory Committee will be held April 3rdtfrom 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster St., Madison. The purpose of the committee is to advise the Department on promulgating phosphorus criteria for water quality standards that will apply to Wisconsin lakes, reservoirs, streams and rivers. Development of these criteria is required by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, please contact Jim Baumann (608) 266-9277.
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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