Get a Wisconsin State Parks Day Pass at Your Local Library The Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and libraries across the state are making it easier to visit state parks, forests, and recreation spots. The program lets participating library card holders check out a day pass for state parks and forests. Also available at some location is an informational kit of state park system materials including maps, stickers, and accessibility information.

Want to visit some Wisconsin state parks, forests, or recreation spots this year? You might want to head to your local library first. Some have day passes that you can check out! Details--> #Wisconsin #WisconsinDNR #WisconsinStateParks #WisconsinStateForest #PublicLibraries #FREEAdmission

AI data centers are proposed all over Wisconsin, and we have a right to object | Letters Large AI data centers are a gamble that leaves us to pay the costs through increased power bills and environmental degradation.

Data centers use an incredible amount of water and energy. Before letting them build these huge unsightly warehouses, make them provide at least 80% of their own power through climate friendly sources !
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WI's Door County residents call in-person CAFO hearing a ‘win’ Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

Gilbert Farms’ CAFO expansion proposal has triggered Wisconsin’s first in-person DNR hearing since 2020. Residents cite risks to well water and tourism in Door County, where liquid waste could rise to 20M gallons annually.

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Learn more about Free Fishing Weekend at: dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishin...
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Drone footage of Great Lakes run rainbow trout aka Great Lakes steelhead spawning in a Lake Michigan tributary in SE WI.

#flyfishing #flyfish #greatlakes #lakemichigan #wisconsindnr
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Keep Wildlife Wild: Know What To Do If You Encounter Young Wild Animals This Spring | Wisconsin DNR As warmer weather approaches, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that wild animals and their young will be on the move across Wisconsin.

#WisconsinDNR shares what to do if you find young wild animals in the backyard this spring:

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Activists occupy Wisconsin DNR offices to protest Line 5 pipeline permit approval  • Wisconsin Examiner Activists marched from the state Capitol to the DNR offices to demand that the agency revoke its permit for Enbridge Line 5.

Via @henry-redman.bsky.social ... Environmental and indigenous rights advocates occupy #WisconsinDNR building to protest Line 5 reroute.

Ecological concerns loom as new legal actions filed against Enbridge Line 5 • Wisconsin Examiner The Bad River Band and environmental groups site risks from a recent spill from another Enbridge pipeline as they fight Line 5

ICYMI: Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social #MidwestEnvironmentalAdvocates & others say 69,000-gallon Jefferson County Enbridge Line 6 spill underscores reasons to block Line 5 permit despite #WisconsinDNR approval.

A section of snow-covered trail to the left of a strand of red pines and cedar. The sound of waves just beyond the trail.

Another from the short #trailrun y'day. Will dedicate one of these summers to hiking the over 1k miles of the Ice Age Trail but, in the meantime, will "settle" for getting well-acquainted with the handful nearby.

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AM: 2024 Wisconsin Air Quality Trends Report Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The #WisconsinDNR has a great #StoryMap that shows #airquality trends throughout the state in 2024. You can also read its annual Air Quality Trends Report, which was just released this week. Find both at this link:
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I'm really disappointed that the #WisconsinDNR is supporting a hunting season for sandhill cranes in Wisconsin. These birds were once over hunted and nearly extinct and with the help of conservation efforts they're now thriving and should be left alone.