http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp Weekly News from the Wisconsin DNR Web Site. en-us Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/images/DNRc2icon.gif http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2849 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2849 Asks anglers to weigh in at Spring Fish & Wildlife Hearings - - - MADISON - Moving the start of the early trout season to January 1 and expanding the early season to all inland waters to provide more fishing opportunities are among the options Wisconsin anglers can weigh in on during the 2014 Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings held April 14 at sites in all Wisconsin counties. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2850 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2850 MADISON - To increase and broaden public input on statewide fisheries issues and facilitate dialogue between various fisheries interests, the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress are forming a new fisheries advisory group that meets for the first time on March 29. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2851 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2851 MADISON - In a new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Annual Report [PDF], DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp showcases successes that stem from working together with the people and businesses of Wisconsin, where making an investment in their DNR is generating results throughout the state. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2852 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2852 MADISON -- Remaining permits for the 2014 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Monday, March 17. Designated zones will be sold each day, starting at 10 a.m. Sales will continue through midnight or until all permits for that zone or time period are sold out. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2853 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2853 MADISON --Wisconsin hunting, fishing, trapping and other licenses for the 2014-15 seasons go on sale Wednesday, March 5. The new annual licenses are valid through March 31, 2015. Hunting and fishing licenses for the 2013-14 license year will expire March 31, 2014. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2854 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/Article_Lookup.asp?id=2854 MADISON - Common activities associated with stream bank stabilization, stream crossings and pipeline inspection and maintenance would be covered under a broad incidental take permit and authorization the Department of Natural Resources is proposing to issue. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the overall population of the species at risk. the Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:14:00 CDT