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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
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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.
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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.
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