WDNR Weekly News May 3, 2011

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WDNR Weekly News May 3, 2011

Survey gives Wisconsin bats a clean bill of health
MADISON - A recently completed statewide survey of known bat wintering sites in Wisconsin showed no sign of white-nose syndrome, a fungus that kills bats by invading their skin and depleting their energy reserves during winter hibernation....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1759


Grass carp discoveries concern Wisconsin fisheries officials
MILWAUKEE -- They aren't the fish that leap out of the water and knock out boaters nor the ones that can reach 100 pounds, but the discoveries late last month of grass carp in the Milwaukee River and in the Lower Wisconsin River are very concerning, state fisheries officials say....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1760

Gypsy moth aerial spraying to start soon
MADISON?Some Wisconsin residents will see and hear loud, low-flying planes around sunrise beginning in mid-May. The planes will be spraying gypsy moth caterpillars, an invasive and destructive pest that feeds on the leaves of many species of trees and shrubs....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1761

Wetland restorations by federal agencies would be covered by general permit
MADISON -- The state permitting processes for wetland restoration projects done on private and public lands that are facilitated by federal agencies would be streamlined under a proposal up for public comment through May 16....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1762

Ballast water permit changes now in place
MADISON - Requirements for oceangoing ships arriving in Wisconsin's Great Lakes waters have changed in two major ways that officials say will work together to better protect Wisconsin waters frominvasive species....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1763

Researchers return to Winnebago System to look for VHS fish disease
OSHKOSH -- Four years after the deadly fish disease VHS was first diagnosed in Wisconsin, researchers are returning to the Lake Winnebago system, the site of that discovery, to learn if the virus is still a threat and to develop a faster, cheaper test to detect its presence....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1764

Wisconsin state nursery system celebrates 100 years
WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- It is tree planting season in Wisconsin, and over the past 100 years the Wisconsin state nursery system has produced more than 1.5 billion tree seedlings planted in the state....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1765

Horicon Marsh Bird Festival May 6-9
HORICON -Bird enthusiasts and families can participate in more than 50 tours, hikes, demonstrations and other bird-related activities during the 15th annual Horicon Marsh Bird Festival, May 6-9 ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1766

May 31 deadline to participate in Sandhill learn to deer hunt program
BABCOCK, Wis. - The May 31 deadline to apply to participate in the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center's learn to hunt deer workshops and hunt for youth and beginner adults is approaching....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1767