Public participation in spring hearing questionnaire sought
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are inviting the public to get involved during the annual spring hearing public input opportunity this month.
The WCC/DNR Spring Hearings focus on natural resource-related questions and proposed rule changes. They will again be held in a virtual format, as they have been since 2020.
This year’s online questionnaire will be open from Monday, April 10 at noon through Thursday, April 13 at noon via the WCC Spring Hearing webpage at www.dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearing.
New this year are open houses in each county to allow the public to ask questions and learn about resource management in their neck of the woods. Open houses began on Monday, April 3 and will run through Thursday, April 6.
DNR staff and WCC delegates will be on hand at the open houses to discuss local issues of importance, answer questions from the public and open a dialogue between the public, the DNR and the WCC about areas of interest and concern.
In addition, the WCC will hold elections for their delegates at each open house. Two of the five WCC seats will be up for election in each county.
Lincoln County’s open house will be held in the Tomahawk High School auditorium on Thursday, April 6 at 6 p.m.
About the Wisconsin Conservation Congress
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is the only statutory body in the state where the public elects delegates to advise the Natural Resources Board and the DNR on responsibly managing Wisconsin’s natural resources for present and future generations. The Congress accomplishes this through open, impartial broad-ranged actions.
Learn more about the WCC and how to become involved in resource management decisions on the Wisconsin Conservation webpage at www.dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc.