Black Bear Sighting Village Park: 🚨While some may consider this exciting, this is a very important public safety notice.🚨This morning, 8/28/24, there was a sighting of a black bear in the Village of North Freedom Park - S Linn St.The Conservation Warden of our area has been notified and if there are consistent problems that arise from the bear, the wildlife management team and/or conservation wardens will be then notified to help trap and relocate the bear elsewhere.  As this is the first official reported sighting, that process has not been started yet.  The bear could have been passing through looking for a place to live.The Village of North Freedom would like to make it known to the public to NOT ENGAGE WITH THE BEAR.  Do not approach it, feed it, interact with it, etc.  Please be aware of your surroundings, children, and family pets.  The Village will reduce the garbage in the park and continue monitoring the park for potential problems.The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a great resource about how to "Be Bear Aware" found here:  https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/90876  

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Posted on by Nicki Breunig

Spring Burning

Hello Spring!  🦋🌿🌷

With Spring sometimes comes burning of brush, leaves, sticks, etc.  We are taking this time to remind you that Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources advises that it is BEST to NOT burn in the Spring!  The DNR Forest Protection shows that a burning permit IS required for Sauk County from January 1st through May 31st, UNLESS the ground is COMPLETELY snow covered or if campfires are being used for warming or cooking purposes.  See this link for more information:  https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestfire/permits.

If you need to obtain a burn permit, you may do so by going online to:  https://dnr.wi.gov/burnpermits/, calling 1-888-WIS-BURN (947-2876), or by stopping in-person into the Village Office during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. – closed daily 12:00 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. for the lunch hour).

Once you have obtained a burning permit, you MUST find out what the burning restrictions are EACH time before you burn.  You can do so by calling the WIS BURN number above or by going online to:  https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/forestfire/restrictions.asp.  The burning restrictions are updated after 11:00 A.M. daily.

The Village of North Freedom also has a municipal ordinance that regulates burning as well.  You can find that at:  https://vonf.wi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CHAPTER-9-ORDINANCE-CONDUCT.pdf.  Section 9.12.

Thank you for your understanding and have a safe Spring!