Public Access Lands
Parks, forests, wildlife, fisheries, natural areas, trails and flowages
Wisconsin has a variety of outstanding natural resources, such as rushing trout streams, native prairies, vast green forests, pristine wild rivers and picturesque waterfalls. Each year, thousands of people hunt, fish, hike, boat, ski, camp and study nature. Public lands are places where you can get outside, recreate and enjoy all the natural beauty Wisconsin has to offer.
To maintain these public resources, the DNR conducts a wide variety of habitat work each year. This work is captured and summarized in the 2026-27 Biennial Habitat Work Plan, the DNR’s first comprehensive plan for proposed habitat work. The plan contains a statewide summary and more specific details for Wisconsin’s 16 ecological landscapes. Check out the work plan to learn more about the important habitat work happening here in Wisconsin.