DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Information on the following is available at the Department of Natural Resources Service Center at 810 West Maple St., Spooner, 635-2101.

The state DNR web site is www.dnr.state.wi.us.

• Forestry assistance: Tree planting, disease and insect problems, firewood cutting on state lands, timber management, tree and shrub orders.
• Fisheries: Lake surveys and stocking, fish parasites, trout pond creation, lake maps, location of public lake accesses.
• Wildlife: Surveys, trail maintenance, public hunting areas, endangered resources, animal damage.
• Recreation: State parks, forests, and trails.
• Grants, their availability and how to apply for them.
• Licenses, permits: Boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, burning and burning barrels, hunting, fishing, disability.
• Safety programs: ATV riding, boating, snowmobiling, hunting.
• Surface water quality: Lake monitoring, aquatic plants and weeds, inland lake renewal programs, water testing.
• Groundwater quality: Public and private water supplies, testing kits, commercial inspections.
• Water regulation and zoning permits: Dams, piers, wetlands, dredging, erosion control, shoreline rip-rapping, cul-verts, bridges, water levels, beach improvement; industrial permits.
• Solid Waste: Landfill placement, recycling, proper hazardous waste disposal.
• Air quality management: Industrial air emissions reviews.
• Natural resources law enforcement.

DNR stations in
Washburn County

Minong Ranger Station
224 Fifth Ave. East, Minong
466-2022.

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