Population survey underway now may shed light on the health of the river’s walleye fishery. 5:00 am, May 1, 2021 ×
Fred Schmitz of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources handles a 26-inch male walleye that was netted and tagged on the St. Louis River in late April, part of an effort to tag and recapture 8,000 walleyes this spring to better determine the estuary s walleye population. (Photo courtesy of Paul Piszczek, Wisconsin DNR)
Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota departments of natural resources have been busy capturing and tagging thousands of walleyes in the St. Louis River estuary this spring, and then recapturing as many as they can to estimate the walleye population.
MADISON, WI (AP) Nearly half of the respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring hearings questionnaire say they would support the organization if it opposes reconstructing Enbridge Inc. s Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin.
The company decided to reroute the pipeline after the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued to force removal of the line from its reservation.
The Conservation Congress advises the state Department of Natural Resources on policy. The congress spring hearing questionnaire earlier this month noted the line is aging and should be decommissioned.
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2021 Spring Hearing questions and results are now available.
Due to COVID-19, the in-person public meetings known as the Spring Hearings were cancelled, but the public was still able to participate through the online April 12-April 15. More than 12,600 people provided input.Statewide hearing results and the questions are available online here.
“I’m really happy the Wisconsin Conservation Congress has this online option for allowing citizens to weigh in, given the current situation related to COVID-19,” said Wisconsin Conservation Congress Chair
Tony Blattler. “There are a lot of competing interests vying for the time and attention of Wisconsinites and I’m thrilled with the input and public discussions we had around the Spring Hearing questions this year. We had a record number of citizens submit resolutions to the process roughly 400 and that tells me the public is intere
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April 19, 2021
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin DNR today announced the 2021 Spring Hearings questions and results are now available.
Due to COVID-19, the in-person public meetings known as the Spring Hearings were cancelled, but the public was still able to participate through the online April 12-April 15. More than 12,600 people provided input. Statewide hearing results and the questions are available online here.
“I’m really happy the Wisconsin Conservation Congress has this online option for allowing citizens to weigh in, given the current situation related to COVID-19,” said Wisconsin Conservation Congress Chair Tony Blattler. “There are a lot of competing interests vying for the time and attention of Wisconsinites and I’m thrilled with the input and public discussions we had around the Spring Hearings questions this year. We had a record number of citizens submit resolutions to the process roughly 400 and that tells me the public is interested an