WDNR Weekly News May 29, 2012

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WDNR Weekly News  May 29, 2012

Public meetings set to gather input for wolf hunting and trapping season rule
MADISON -- The public will have the opportunity at four upcoming meetings to provide input on the draft concepts to be included in a wolf hunting and trapping season rule that will be going to the state Natural Resources Board on July 17 in Stevens Point as an emergency rule....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2168

Universe in the Park' helps park visitors learn night sky
MADISON - Wisconsin state park visitors will have multiple opportunities this summer to view and learn about the night sky by participating in the "Universe in the Park" outreach program conducted by the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2169

New ATV/UTV rules call for rear license plate as of July 1
MADISON -- A mandatory rear license plate for all ATVs and UTVs is among the new rules slated to take effect on July 1 [pdf] as part of a regulation package passed earlier this year by the Wisconsin Legislature....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2170

Deadline for learn to hunt deer program at Sandhill extended
BABCOCK, Wis. -- Adults who have had an interest in hunting but weren't sure how to give it a try are encouraged to to consider a fall Learn-to-Hunt outing at the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center ? on the stunning 9,150-acre Sandhill Wildlife Area managed by the Department of Natural Resources....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2171

Public listening sessions set on guidance to address disease killing pine trees
MADISON - The public is invited to comment on a guide being developed to address a growing threat to Wisconsin's pine forests and plantations called annosum root rot, a fungal disease that kills pine trees and causes wood decay....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2172

Fall and spring turkey season applications now available
New this year, applications only available online and at sales locations MADISON - Applications for the 2012 fall and 2013 spring Wisconsin turkey hunting season are now available and can be purchased at any of the 1,350 locations that sell Department of Natural Resources licenses or over the Internet through the DNR Online License Center....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2173

Grants available for forest and wildland fire suppression
MADISON -- Local fire fighting agencies have until July 2 to apply for a Department of Natural Resources grant program for suppressing forest and wildland fires....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2174