Recreation

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].

Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Program

This is a federal program administered in all states that encourages the creation and interpretation of high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities. Funds received by the DNR for this program are split between DNR projects and grants to local…

Learn to Hunt Reimbursement Program

The Learn to Hunt Reimbursement Program helps sponsors of Learn to Hunt events cover the costs of their program, up to $25 per student.Reimbursement requests for fall and spring Learn to Hunt events must be submitted by June 1.

Hunter R3 (Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation) Grant Program

Formerly known as the Hunter Recruitment, Development, Training and Education Grant ProgramIn order to focus hunter training, development and education programs on adults, females and families, DNR has developed this new grant opportunity. There is…

County Conservation Aids

County conservation grants provide financial assistance to enhance county/tribal fish and wildlife programs.

Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program

The purpose of BIG is to construct, renovate, and maintain boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long. Applications are due annually by June 1.

Veterans Privileges

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wishes to thank our military service members who have fought for our freedoms and preserving some of Wisconsin's most precious pastime traditions. We would like to show our veterans our appreciation by…