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Landowners may enter lottery for free review of property for rare plants and animals; 100 lucky landowners get a free endangered resources reviewEditor's note: Landowners and others can learn more about entering a lottery to win a free endangered resources review of their property during a live online chat Feb. 25. The live chat begins at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. Chat topics will also cover the Endangered Resources (ER) Review Program, ER Certification program and incidental taking of endangered resources. To participate, visit DNR website, and look for the box on the right to enter the chat, or search the phrase ask the experts. Or join the conversation on the DNR Facebook page, by clicking the Cover it Live Chat box on the top of the page. A lottery is now underway to give 100 lucky Wisconsin landowners a free review to determine if their property is home to any of the state's rarest plants and animals.Normally, such an endangered resources review runs about $150, but the state's Natural Heritage Conservation Program wants to encourage landowners to find out what's on their property and, if there are rare plants and animals, provide landowners with recommendations on how to protect and enhance habitat for those species, says Erin Crain, who leads the program, formerly called the Endangered Resources program, for the Department of Natural Resources. "Our goal is to give landowners information so they are aware of what they have so they can manage for it," says Crain. "Even if they are not interested in taking conservation actions, the review can help them avoid impacts to rare species for specific projects and can be used for permits in the coming year. Wisconsin property owners can enter the lottery for the free endangered resources review by clicking the Lottery [PDF]. Another way, is to navigate through the DNR's home page, and search for ER review and click on the lottery link underneath the News heading. The lottery is open to Wisconsin landowners through March 10. Under state endangered species law, any projects pursued by public and private landowners that disturb land or water bodies are recommended to undergo an endangered species review and are required for all DNR permits, plans (e.g., Managed Forest Law) and grants. DNR staff review records in a database known as the Natural Heritage Inventory to learn if there is documentation of any rare species on that property or within the vicinity of the property State law further requires that landowners be charged $75 per hour for the review, and a typical review takes about two hours. About 1,000 of these reviews are done by Natural Heritage Conservation staff every year; DNR staff in other programs also conduct endangered resources reviews for projects, and a certified group of consultants write reviews as well that are then approved by the ER Review Program. Crain believes that the required review charge discourages landowners from coming to DNR to proactively learn what rare species are on their property and how they might maintain and expand habitat for those plants and animals. "Right now, the only time the landowners learn about a rare species is when they're seeking a permit. We want to change that dynamic and reach out to landowners when they are in the planning stages of a project and to landowners who simply want to manage their property for conservation" Crain says the free endangered resources reviews will be paid for from donations to the program's education and outreach account. Property owners whose desire is to find out what species are on their land and how to help manage their populations will receive a "conservation planning assessment" that provides them with an informational letter about any rare plants and animals they have on their land and provide recommendations on how to maintain and increase habitat for such rare species. "We know there are many landowners who would be happy to support rare species on their properties if we could just get them the information they need," says Rori Paloski, a conservation biologist with the program. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Strong partnership bolsters Wisconsin pheasant population and creates great hunting opportunitiesMADISON -- With tens of thousands of pheasant hunting enthusiasts about to descend on Wisconsin for a national "Pheasant Fest," state wildlife officials say this is a good time to recognize the partnership with the festival sponsor that has been instrumental in providing another great year of pheasant hunting in Wisconsin.Pheasants Forever's annual national gathering known as the National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic runs from Feb. 14-16 in Milwaukee. The tenth annual festival and national Pheasants Forever convention will be held at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee. The festival attracted almost 29,000 upland bird enthusiasts to Minneapolis last year. The organization has more than 140,000 members nationwide, including 33 Wisconsin chapters. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has worked closely with Pheasants Forever in the past to acquire thousands of acres of land that continue to provide prime pheasant habitat and superb hunting opportunities. "Our relationships with our non-profit conservation partners are invaluable to our mission," said DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp. "We intend to work closely with Pheasants Forever for many years to come in order to continue improving pheasant habitat and expanding pheasant hunting opportunities in Wisconsin." Pheasants Forever began applying for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grants in 1997 and since then has leveraged more than 3.4 million in grant funds and an equal amount of private funding for land purchases in Wisconsin, according to Eric Lobner wildlife program manager for southern Wisconsin. Some of the land protection highlights of this long-standing partnership include:
With the presence of many other similar joint efforts and pheasant stocking on the rise, Lobner says Pheasants Forever and DNR have reaffirmed a mutual commitment to improving pheasant habitat and pheasant hunting in Wisconsin. For more information regarding Pheasant Fest, visit the Pheasants Forever website (exit DNR); for more general pheasant hunting information, search the DNR website, for keyword pheasant. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Friday, February 14, 2014
DSORe eNews Vol.9 Issue S907
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