DSORe POLL S727

Results for POLL s726
Can increased public awareness stop the spread of aquatic invasives? YES 100% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | COMMENTS [3]
INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s727 Should the Natural Resources Board approve the proposed regulations for a wolf hunting and trapping season, including a quota of 201 wolves for the 2012-13 season?
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The question we want to know is WHAT do YOU think of this. Let us know. Take the POLL! VOTE YOUR OPINIONphoto courtesy Scott Flaherty ©2012 Natural Resources Board to consider wolf season at July special meeting MADISON -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released its final proposal for Wisconsin’s fall 2012 wolf hunting and trapping season. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body for the Department of Natural Resources, will meet at 9 a.m. on July 17 in the Spruce/Sands room at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, 1001 Amber Ave., Stevens Point, to consider the rule. Information on the hunting season proposal can be found on the DNR website:search for keyword “wolf.” A wolf hunting season was approved by the Wisconsin State Legislature earlier this year. The board will review final implementation plans for the first year of that hunt. The public is welcome to attend and comment on DNR’s season proposal, including the total harvest goal for 2012; the number of permits to be made available; the number and location of hunting zones; wolf trapping techniques; wolf depredation reimbursement guidelines and administration; and emergency season closure criteria. The 2012 wolf hunting season proposal is a temporary framework, known as an emergency rule. Over the next two years, DNR will be working with the many groups that have an interest in the season to develop a more permanent wolf hunting season framework. The public must pre-register to testify no later than 4 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2012. Time per speaker will be limited to assure all registered have a chance to speak. For consideration by the board, written comments also must be received by 4 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2012. To register to testify, please contact Laurie Ross at (608) 267-7420 Written comment must be e-mailed to Natural Resources Board or mailed to Laurie Ross NRB Liaison WI DNR-AD/8 PO Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921 For more information contact: Kurt Thiede, DNR Lands Division administrator, 608-266-5833
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Should the Natural Resources Board approve the proposed regulations for a wolf hunting and trapping season, including a quota of 201 wolves for the 2012-13 season? YES 77.8% | NO 22.2% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | COMMENTS [2]

DSORe POLL S726

RESULTS FOR POLL S725 Is the proposed harvest quota of 142-233 wolves too low? YES 56.3% | NO 25.0% | MAYBE 6.3% | UNDECIDED 12.5% | COMMENTS [6]

INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL S726 Can increased public awareness stop the spread of aquatic invasives? The question we want to know is WHAT do YOU think of this. Let us know. Take the POLL! VOTE YOUR OPINION Fourth annual Landing Blitz for aquatic invasive species doubles coverage Citizen volunteers and aquatic invasive species experts will be teaming up to educate boaters at more than 200 landings across Wisconsin over the week of the Fourth of July. This is the fourth annual Landing Blitz, where participants will provide free boat inspection and remind boaters how to avoid spreading Eurasian water-milfoil, zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species. The program has grown over the years, with the 200 landings staffed this year more than double last year’s coverage of 90 landings staffed by boat inspectors. Aquatic invasive species (AIS) can crowd out native species, disrupt lake ecosystems and interfere with boating, fishing and other recreation. They create extra costs and lost value to homeowners and to state industries such as utilities, real estate, manufacturing, shipping, tourism, fishing and recreation. Invasives and fish diseases (such as viral hemorrhagic septicemia or VHS) spread to new waters primarily aboard boating and fishing equipment, or when live fish or water moved from one water body to another. READ MORE...