FW ECOL 515: Natural Resources Policy (Fall 2025) : More Wisconsin government resources & resources for other states

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• DNR Public Input Opportunities

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

• Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management

Natural Resources Institute
Mission: "To empower individuals and communities to make informed decisions that benefit our shared natural resources."

Center for Land Use Education
Mission: "CLUE creates learning opportunities for individuals and communities to help them make sound land use decisions that result in an inclusive, equitable and sustainable Wisconsin. "

Wisconsin State Law Library  

• Environmental Law:  Resources list from the Wisconsin State Law Library.

The Wheeler Report: Covering the Wisconsin State Legislature (news, calendars)

Wisconsin Eye: Digital media, Wisconsin Capitol coverage.

Wisconsin State Agencies: list of agencies

Links to natural resource-related agencies in other states

State Natural Resource Agencies

• From Michigan State's College of Agriculture & Natural Resources's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
• Developed to assist students looking for jobs in natural resources.

State Natural Resources Agencies

• From Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences' Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
• Developed to assist students looking for jobs in natural resources.

Health and Environmental Agencies of U.S. States and Territories

• From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  

Laws and regulations from other states

State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations: Website Links and Telephone Numbers

• List from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC.
• At the end of the list of states, there's an excellent list of other state government information links.

Hein Online Session Laws Library

• Subscription database; available on- and off-campus to UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.
• If Hein Online doesn't open in one web browser, try opening it in another web browser.
• Contains exact replications of the official bound session laws (acts) of all 50 states from inception, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. All states are available back to inception.