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Southwest Savanna Ecological Landscape
The Southwest Savanna Ecological Landscape includes state parks, trails, natural areas, fishery areas, wildlife areas and the Southwest Wisconsin Grassland and Stream Conservation Area. The landscape covers all of Lafayette County, and portions of…
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Northwest Sands Ecological Landscape
The Northwest Sands ecological landscape includes state forests, natural areas, fishery areas and wildlife areas. The ecological landscape intersects portions of Bayfield, Douglas, Washburn and Burnett counties and a very small portion of Polk…
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Northwest Lowlands Ecological Landscape
The Northwest Lowlands ecological landscape is primarily in Douglas County but also intersects small portions of Burnett and Polk counties. DNR properties are limited in this region. Several small state habitat areas and state public access sites…
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Northeast Sands Ecological Landscape
This planning effort covers the Northeast Sands Ecological Landscape and includes wild rivers, state natural areas, and wildlife and fishery areas. The Northeast Sands encompasses portions of Florence, Marinette, Oconto and Menominee counties and a…
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Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Ecological Landscape
This regional plan covers the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Ecological Landscape and includes wildlife areas, state parks, natural areas, state forests and fishery areas within five counties: Door, Oconto, Marinette, Waupaca and Shawano. These…
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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…