This year holds special meaning for the Department of Natural Resources, which
marks its 50th anniversary in 2018. The DNR officially began in July 1968
following the creation of the Natural
Resources Board, which replaced the Wisconsin Conservation Commission and the
Resource Development Board. Expect plenty of coverage in Wisconsin Natural Resources
magazine and throughout the DNR in celebration of this pivotal event, including weekly "Throwback Thursday" anniversary posts on the DNR's Facebook page.
 Join Snapshot Wisconsin
Snapshot Wisconsin, a
volunteer-based effort to capture and share wildlife images from trail cameras,
is expanding to eight additional counties: Ashland,
Bayfield, Crawford, Douglas, Price, Richland, Sauk and Vilas. People with
access to at least 10 acres of contiguous private land who
can maintain a trail camera for at least a year are encouraged
to join. Training and supplies are provided; only basic computer
knowledge and internet access are required. Other counties
still recruiting participants are: Clark, Dane,
Dodge, Grant, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Oneida,
Racine, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon and Waupaca. So far, more than 800 volunteers maintain nearly 1,000 trail cameras in the state, with millions of photos collected, shared and
classified via crowd-sourcing. See dnr.wi.gov keyword
"Snapshot Wisconsin" for details and a link to view and help
classify wildlife images. Also check our Facebook page every Saturday for a featured "Snapshot Saturday" photo from the program.
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 Wildlife habitat help
Landowners and others interested in improving habitat, especially for hunting, are
encouraged to join the DNR’s Deer Management Assistance Program, which offers personalized
advice and technical assistance from wildlife biologists and foresters. Nearly
1,100 cooperators already are part of the DMAP program. Landowners with 160
acres or more to enroll should submit a DMAP application by March 1 to be
eligible for a site visit and management plan specific to their property as
well as reduced-price antlerless tags for 2018. Go to dnr.wi.gov and search
keyword “DMAP” for details, including a DNR YouTube video outlining the
benefits of creating a wildlife habitat plan through DMAP.
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Guide to public access lands
Wisconsin is flush with public access lands, and the third edition of the Public Access Lands Atlas can help locate places to explore. With 465 pages and 441 maps, it costs $89.95. Listings for each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties also are available, $24.95 per county atlas, or buy a DVD of the full atlas for $5.95. Individual maps also can be printed free from a home computer. For more about public access lands, including a searchable database and how to order the atlas, go to dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “atlas.”
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