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  • Recreational Safety Warden Staffing Changes
    Two changes have occurred with the DNR Recreational Safety Warden (RSW) staff. 1) Chris Wunrow, RSW assigned to the Spooner DNR Office has retired, and 2) Jon King, RSW assigned to the Central Office and been moved to field duties and is now covering southwest Wisconsin.

    Please note the change in counties that will be covered by Catherina Nooyen and Jon King. Jon will eventually move his office to the Dodgeville DNR Office. Bill Yearman and Jeff Dauterman will be dividing up Chris Wunrow's area and providing coverage until Chris' vacancy can be filled.

    As always, RSWs are the first point of contact for our volunteer safety instructors.

    Permanent Coverage Areas
    RSW Catherina (pronounced Katrina) Nooyen - Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Jefferson and Rock
    South Central Region - East
    Catherina Nooyen (608) 275-3253
    3911 Fish Hatchery Rd
    Fitchburg WI 53711
    Catherina.Nooyen@wisconsin.gov

    RSW Jon King - Adams, Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Juneau, LaCrosse, LaFayette, Monroe, Richland, Sauk and Vernon
    South Central Region - West
    Jon King (608) 575-2294
    3911 Fish Hatchery Rd
    Fitchburg WI 53711
    Jon.King@wisconsin.gov

    Temporary Coverage Areas
    RSW Bill Yearman - Barron, Burnett, Polk, Sawyer, Washburn, Rusk and Taylor
    West Central Region - North
    Bill Yearman (715) 839-3717
    1300 W Clairemont Ave
    Eau Claire WI 54702
    William.Yearman@wisconsin.gov

    RSW Jeff Dauterman - Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron and Price.
    Northern Region - East
    Jeff Dauterman (715) 623-4190 ext. 3109
    223 E Steinfest Rd
    Antigo WI 54409
    Jeffrey.Dauterman@wisconsin.gov


  • 8-19-10 Jackson County Trail Update
    Updated 8/19/2010

    THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE APPLIES TO JACKSON COUNTY ATV TRAILS:

    TRAIL #9 TO PRAY WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    THE OTT TRAIL WILL BE CLOSED NORTH OF SEILS ROAD UNTIL FRIDAY AT NOON (NO ACCESS TO HATFIELD)

    UNFORTUNATELY THE OAK RIDGE TRAIL WILL CLOSE TODAY AND REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IT HAS NOT DRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY ON THE DNR SECTION.

    ALL OTHER TRAILS WILL OPEN THURSDAY AUGUST 19TH AT 8AM

    FLOODED SECTIONS HAVE SLOWED THE REPAIRS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION AS THERE IS STILL STANDING WATER ON SOME OF THE TRAILS. THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS TRAILS ARE REOPENED.

    At present, UTV's will not be allowed on the Jackson County ATV trail system. No funding is available in the UTV program at this time. Jackson County and the Black River State Forest will reconsider the UTV issue when funding becomes available.



  • Dnr Invites Your Comments On New Website
    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is in the process of revamping its website. As a subscriber to Wisconsin Forestry Notes, your views are important, and we would like to know your opinion now about the new design. You are invited to visit the following page -- http://dnr.wi.gov/redesign/survey/ -- to learn about the proposed changes to the DNR website. Then follow the link on the righthand side of the page (Take a tour ... DNR's New Website) to explore the new site. (Note: the agency has not yet begun to populate the new site with content and, thus, is not seeking feedback on content. We are seeking your input on the graphic design and ease in navigating the design to find the topic you're seeking.) After you've spent a few minutes exploring the new page design, please complete the confidential survey at https://doa.wi.gov/DNRSurveys/TakeSurvey.as...urveyID=7201nl7 . The deadline for receiving your survey response is Monday August 16. Thank you in advance for your feedback.

    Click here to see the new web site.