In This Issue
Who should I talk to at DNR about my river issues?
We get this question a lot. The answer can vary by region and the DNR website is not always the easiest way to find the right person.
An interactive map was just created by our friends at the Wisconsin Citizen-Based Water Monitoring Network to help you locate your water quality biologist. In most cases, biologists who work primarily on streams are listed as Water Resources Management Specialists, and those who work primarily on lakes are listed as Lake Management Specialists.All you need to do is click on your county on the map to view the local Department of Natural Resources (DNR) contacts in that area.
In addition to these contacts, there are a number of DNR fisheries biologists who may be able to assist you. If you are unable to get in touch with a water quality, lake, or fisheries biologist in your area, you can contact the Basin Supervisors.
Changes at the Environmental Support Center 
Many groups have received grants from the Environmental Support Center (ESC) during the last two decades. 2009 marks a notable change for ESC.
They are still providing capacity-building and technology grants, but their focus area is now environmental justice organizations.
Is your group an environmental justice organization? ESC defines environmental justice this way: “Environmental justice organizations are based in and primarily led by people of color and/or low-income people. They may be working on traditional 'green' issues affecting the natural environment, like clean rivers and streams. However, many environmental justice groups focus on the impact that environmental hazards have on the lives of human beings in impoverished or oppressed communities. For more on environmental justice, see The Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University.”
New Invasive Plant Field Guide
In order to help people identify the plants classified by the new invasive plant rule (NR 40), the DNR created a new Field Guide of Wisconsin's Terr
They are currently taking pre-printing orders from organizations that know they will want 25 or more copies and have funds available to pay for them. This booklet will have color photos and a
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New Wetland Conservation Guide
The Wisconsin Wetlands Association (WWA) has released a new publication Land Use and Wetlands: A Local Decision Makers’ Guide to Wetland Conservation (free to view or download).
The purpose of the Local Decision Makers Guide is to improve wetland conservation and reduce wetland controversies by providing town, village, city and county land use officials with basic information about how wetlands contribute to the economic health, public safety, and quality of life in Wisconsin’s communities. The publication also identifies practical steps that local governments can take to improve consideration of wetlands and wetland laws in land use decision-making.
Though tailored specifically for use by local land use decision makers, the publication can also be used by citizens and watershed groups to help engage local land use officials about the benefits of protecting and restoring wetlands.
Print copies can be requested by contacting Kyle Magyera, WWA Policy Specialist, at 608.250.9971 or 222 S. Hamilton Street, Suite 1, Madison, WI, 53703.
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