A public hearing on three proposed shellfish bottom and water column leases in Hyde County is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Hyde County Courthouse in Swan Quarter.

The Carney government's strategy to protect nature is expected to be released in the coming weeks — and some nature advocacy groups worry it won't come with any new funding.

The 2026 Department of Natural Resources Spring Hearings and Wisconsin Conservation Congress County Meetings will feature 43 advisory questions, with 12 on ways to address the DNR's funding shortfall.

A recent Supreme Court ruling has narrowed federal protections for wetlands, leaving areas without a “continuous surface connection” to rivers or lakes vulnerable to development.

The Ravalli County Open Lands Bond was voted on by taxpayers in 2006 and passed with 58% of the vote for a bond amount of $10 million. The bond was renewed by voters for another $10 million in 2022 ...