Results from DNR and Conservation Congress Spring Hearings Now Available

Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 -- 8:01 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) announced the 2026 Spring Hearing questions and results are now available.

More than 6,800 people responded to the 2026 Spring Hearing questionnaire either in person April 13 or online April 13-15. The results and questions are now available on the DNR's Spring Hearing and Public Input Opportunity webpage.

“The Conservation Congress is proud to offer this opportunity for the public to share their ideas on how to responsibly manage Wisconsin's natural resources for present and future generations,” said Rob Bohmann, WCC chair. “This year, we saw a variety of ideas presented as citizen resolutions from members of the public as well as considerable participation and feedback on the advisory questions presented both in-person and online.”

“It is wonderful to see the public invested in this important process and it tells us how much they value resource management in Wisconsin,” added Bohmann. The annual Spring Hearing is an opportunity for the public to provide input on a wide array of natural resources-related advisory questions presented by the DNR and the WCC.

It also gives Wisconsinites the opportunity to provide input on resolutions that members of the public submitted. Public input received through this process is advisory to Natural Resources Board members, DNR staff and anyone working on these issues.

Results from the public input will be considered by the Conservation Congress at their annual convention in May and will be forwarded to the DNR and Natural Resources Board in June.

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