Lakes - Wisconsin DNR
WEBLakes. It's easy to fall in love with Wisconsin's 15,000 lakes. The DNR partners with the University of Wisconsin - Extension and citizens around the state to help protect and maintain these amazing natural resources while providing some of the best recreational opportunities in the nation. More than 600 lake organizations and thousands of ...
Wisconsin Lakes FAQ
WEBWisconsin citizens have a long tradition of protecting the lakes they love, and Wisconsin's regarded as a national model for building a partnership among local citizens, government, and academia to protect lakes. Learn more about the …
Lake and river maps | Fishing Wisconsin | Wisconsin DNR
WEBWisconsin State Cartographer's Office. 160 Science Hall. 550 North Park Street. Madison WI 53706-1491. (608) 262-3065. The Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office (SCO) gathers, maintains and disseminates information about mapping and spatial data collection in the state. The SCO does not conduct mapping, nor does it sell maps.
Frequently Asked Questions about Aquatic Herbicide Use in …
WEBTo help answer these questions, the DNR, Dept. of Health Services (DHS) and Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have collaborated to share the most up-to-date information on aquatic herbicides with you. If you have a question that is not answered below, please reach out to DNRAPMProgram@wisconsin.gov.
CITIZEN LAKE MONITORING NETWORK - Wisconsin DNR
WEBThe Citizen Lake Monitoring Network, the core of the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, creates a bond between over 1,000 citizen volunteers statewide and the DNR. Our goals are to collect high quality data, to educate and empower volunteers and to share this data and knowledge. Volunteers measure water clarity, using the Secchi Disk method, as an ...
BOAT AND SHORE FISHING ACCESS - Wisconsin DNR
WEBWisconsin has over 15,000 inland lakes, 43,000 miles of rivers and 650 miles of the Great Lakes shoreline. Two highly favored pastimes throughout the state are boating and fishing. To help facilitate these activities, the DNR created a statewide inventory of public boat access sites and fishing piers. This inventory contains over 2,000 ...
Aquatic Plants - Wisconsin DNR
WEBAQUATIC PLANTS. Aquatic plants form the foundation of healthy and flourishing lake ecosystems - both within lakes and rivers and on the shores around them. They not only protect water quality, but they also produce life-giving oxygen. Aquatic plants are a lake's own filtering system, helping to clarify the water by absorbing nutrients like ...
Lakes Contacts - Wisconsin DNR
WEBWisconsin Department of Natural Resources 101 S. Webster Street PO Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921
PLACES TO FISH IN WISCONSIN
WEBWisconsin lakes. Find a lake; Trout fishing T.R.O.U.T. The Trout Regulations & Opportunities User Tool (TROUT) was designed to help trout anglers find places to fish. The TROUT application includes trout fishing regulations, classified trout waters, public land and DNR fishing easements. Trout fishing resources. Wisconsin trout stream maps and ...
LAKES AND AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) MAPPING TOOL
WEBThe Lakes and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Mapping Tool is an interactive web map. This tool allows users to search and map AIS and lake monitoring locations, watercraft inspection sites and grants projects across the state. Users can also view the geographical distribution of invasive plants, fish and invertebrates. Notes on usage: The Lakes ...