Wisconsin Funds Citizen-based Monitoring Efforts

In order to expand volunteer efforts to monitor the state’s natural resources, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding 21 Wisconsin organizations, local governments, and projects a combined $85,000. These efforts will focus on monitoring resources ranging from native mussels in the Milwaukee River Basin to water quality monitoring in northern Wisconsin, and sandhill and whooping crane populations throughout the state. This funding, which is part of the Citizen-based Monitoring Partnership Program, helps the department meet priority data needs through the collection of valuable information regarding Wisconsin’s plants, animals, and habitats. Through this program, DNR has supported 261 high-priority monitoring projects since 2004.