WDNR Weekly News December 21, 2010WDNR debuts new websiteMADISON - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank unveiled DNR's revamped website today, inviting Wisconsinites to take a test drive....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=16352010 Department of Natural Resources Highlights[EDITOR'S NOTE: Here were some of the key natural resources highlights for Wisconsin in 2010.]
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New rules will help Wisconsin's batsMADISON -- Bats in Wisconsin have received some much needed assistance to help stave off a deadly disease. Earlier this month the Natural Resources Board unanimously approved three new rules to help protect Wisconsin cave bats from white-nose syndrome,...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1634Changes proposed to ballast water rulesMADISON - Wisconsin is proposing to change its requirements for oceangoing ships arriving in its Great Lakes waters....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1633Emergency rule exempts small Wisconsin business from federal greenhouse gas regulationsMADISON - The state Natural Resources Board has approved an emergency rule exempting small businesses, farms and others from federal greenhouse gas regulations recently adopted under the Clean Air Act...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1632Candlelight ski, snowshoe events ring in the New YearMADISON - People looking for a unique way to ring in the new year can participate in the first of more than 30 candlelight skis or hikes that will be held this winter at Wisconsin State Parks,...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1631State grant to help protect Lake Superior coastlineSUPERIOR, Wis. - State grants will help Superior and its partners evaluate and develop a management plan intended to secure the future of Wisconsin Point, an area of wetlands, forests and sand dunes on the Lake Superior shoreline....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1630New safeguards for drinking water and water suppliesMADISON - Wisconsin residents - and the 8.5 billion gallons of water that Wisconsin businesses, farms and utilities use every day will be safer in 2011 and beyond,..
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1629Seven communities receive funds to assess contamination at closed industrial facilitiesMADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will assist seven communities with funding environmental work at closed industrial sites through its Brownfields program ...
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100th voluntary party cleanup certificate awarded to Oshkosh manufacturing companyMADISON -- AxleTech International has received the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' 100th voluntary party Certificate of Completion for cleanup work conducted at their Oshkosh manufacturing facility. ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1627Recycle your Christmas tree, don't trash it!MADISON -- As the holiday season draws to a close, people across the state are hauling their Christmas trees to the curb and waiting for pickup day. But did you know that there are other ways to dispose of your tree that not only reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landfill, but also help the environment?...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1626DNR offices closed on December 24, 27 and 31MADISON - Many state offices, including all Department of Natural Resources offices, will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, the day before Christmas and Friday, Dec. 31 the day before New Years for state holidays. Additionally DNR offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 27, for an unpaid furlough day for state employees ...
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