Recreation

ATV/UTV Trail Aids

County Snowmobile/ATV Trail Coordinators Workshop Thursday, October 5th A recording of the workshop is available here. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in-person and via Zoom!

ATV/UTV Enhancement Funding

This funding is issued bi-annually to non-profit organizations that promote the safe and wise use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)/utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs), ATV/UTV riding and ATV/UTV education. Who can apply To be eligible for ATV/UTV…

Angler Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Grant Program

The Angler Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (Angler R3) grant program provides financial assistance to partners who conduct Angler R3 programs and activities in Wisconsin. Funding is provided through the Dingell-Johnson Sportfish…

Surface Water Grants

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has officially opened the public comment period for our FY25 Surface Water Grant Applicant Guide and Program Guidance. Please review the draft guidance and submit your comments to DNRSurfaceWaterGrants@…

Snowmobile Trail Aids

SNARS Training Schedule 11/15/16: Rhinelander 1-3 p.m. (Vilas & surrounding counties): DNR Rhinelander Service Center 12/02/16: Barron 7-9 p.m. (Barron & surrounding counties): Barron County Building, Barron 12/22/16: Spooner 10-12 p.…

Recreational Trails Program (RTP)

This is a federal program administered in most states. Municipal governments and incorporated organizations are eligible to receive reimbursement for the development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related…

Recreational Boating Facilities Grants

These grants may be used by counties, towns, cities, villages, tribes, sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and qualified lake associations for recreational boating facility projects. Past projects have…

Off-Highway Motorcycle (OHM) trail grants

Revenue collected from off-highway motorcycle (OHM) registrations is available for development, rehabilitation and maintenance of OHM trails in Wisconsin.

Motorized Stewardship Grants

Allowable Boat Launch Fees

Municipalities, lake management districts, and other access providers (entities that have a signed private provider agreement with the DNR) are allowed to charge reasonable launch fees under NR 1.91, Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR].