Facilities and Lands
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Northern Highland – American Legion State Forest
The Northern Highland – American Legion State Forest Master Plan was approved by the Natural Resources Board in 2005 and amended in 2017 to meet the public’s changing recreation needs. The 2017 Amendment allowed for the planning of 202 miles of…
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Common Elements
Many elements of master plans are common to the majority of DNR properties. Examples include standard department policies and practices for habitat, recreation and property management, and descriptions of the kinds of recreational activities and…
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Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscape
The Central Sand Plains Ecological Landscape encompasses portions of Adams, Clark, Columbia, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Monroe, Portage, Sauk, Waushara and Wood counties. The region includes many notable ecological resources…
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Motorized road access planning
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources owns and maintains thousands of miles of roads on department property. The master planning process is the mechanism for the public and partners to engage in discussions about future use and development…
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Planning Resources
The following resources are frequently used when developing property master plans.Ecological Landscapes bookThe Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin website contains the various chapters of the Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin book, which describes…
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Property Planning Viewer
The Property Planning Viewer is an interactive web mapping application containing map layers important to the planning process. The viewer can be used to gain a general overview of a region or to find detailed information about a specific DNR…
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Monitoring reports
Master plans set goals and objectives describing desired future conditions for each property. An ongoing monitoring program is essential if managers are to know whether the plan is achieving the desired results. A monitoring program provides…
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Feasibility studies
The Department of Natural Resources periodically proposes to establish new properties (e.g., State Park, Wildlife Area, Forest or Natural Area) to meet growing conservation and recreation needs. Before the department can establish a new property or…
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About property planning
Wisconsin DNR owns and manages over 1.6 million acres of properties on behalf of Wisconsin’s 5.8 million residents. These properties provide a wide range of recreation opportunities and diversity of habitats throughout the state. They are managed…