Wisconsin's River Initiatives - The Northern Rivers Initiative (NRI)

Great Egret, Graphic from WDNR Endangered Resources.

Preserving and protecting our northern rivers.

• What is the NRI?

Reconnecting Wisconsin's Rivers and Streams: The Fish Passage Initiative

• NR 331 - Fish Passage Draft Rule Language [PDF 84KB]

Waterways and Wetlands

• Waterway and Wetlands Permits

Small Dam and Abandoned Dam Removal Grant Program

• NR 336 Small and Abandoned Dam Removal Program Rule [PDF 63KB]

Citizen Based Stream Monitoring - Wisconsin Rivers and Streams

Interested in cleaning up your favorite stream or river? Check out the Citizen Based Stream Monitoring and Water Action Volunteers [exit DNR] and learn how you can improve the quality of Wisconsin's waterways.

Want more information on protecting, enhancing, and restoring Wisconsin's "ribbons of life"?

• Paddle over to the River Alliance of Wisconsin [exit DNR]
• Float down the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway [exit DNR]

Watershed Planning

Watershed teams and partners have developed resource plans for the long-term management of Wisconsin's rivers and streams. The data for these plans are updated on an ongoing basis.

Publications

A Fluid Situation [exit DNR] As Wisconsin's hydropower plants undergo reviews to renew their federal licenses, the state and the public aim to reclaim some recreational and environmental benefits lost when the dams were built. From the February 2006 issue of the Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine.