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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.06 - Acquisition priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The department shall base its evaluation
				  of acquisition projects on information submitted in the application as well as
				  site visits and technical review comments. Property shall be evaluated and
				  grants awarded according to criteria and priorities specific for each
				  stewardship grant program identified in s.
				  NR
				  51.05.
(2)In awarding grants under s.
				  23.0917(3),
				  Stats., the department shall give priority to all of the purposes listed in s.
				  23.0917(3)
				  (c), Stats.
(3)Additional factors that may be considered
				  by the department when awarding grants under s.
				  23.0917(3),
				  Stats., include:
(a) Whether the project has
				  regional, statewide or local significance.
(b) The degree to which the site is
				  threatened by development or other conversion of land use.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.09 - Eligible costs and grant payments for development and habitat restoration projects

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
				  ELIGIBLE COSTS. Reasonable and necessary project costs that are consistent with
				  the project scope and incurred during the project period are eligible for grant
				  funds. The amount the department agrees to reimburse for any land management
				  practice may be based on an average cost determined as reasonable by the
				  department. The department may request that the sponsor obtain quotes for land
				  management practices and other development project expenses.
(a) Eligible costs may include, but are not
				  limited to:
1. Labor costs directly related to
				  and required for completing the project. Costs shall be based on the actual
				  wage paid by the sponsor including salary and fringe benefits.
2. Direct costs for materials and equipment
				  used for project-related purposes or the cost of the portion of materials or
				  equipment time used for the project.
3. The cost of leased equipment used for
				  project-related purposes.
4. Permit
				  fees necessary for the completion for the project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.20 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 and standards for the administration of grants to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations for natural area protection purposes as set forth in s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats., under the natural areas or natural area heritage
					 program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.21 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations that wish to apply for grants for natural areas or natural area
					 heritage program areas as specified in s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.22 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1)"Dedicated state
				  natural area" has the meaning specified in s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (b), Stats.
(2)"Dedication" has the meaning specified in
				  s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (c), Stats.
(3)"Designated state natural area" has the
				  meaning specified in s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (d), Stats.
(4)"Natural area" has the meaning specified
				  in s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (e), Stats.
(5)"Natural values" has the meaning specified
				  in s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (f), Stats.
(6)"Priority site list" means a list of
				  existing and proposed natural area projects generated and revised periodically
				  by the department based on the natural heritage inventory database, state
				  natural area program analyses, and other sources.
(6m)"Project" means an area, defined in
				  writing, that the sponsor wants to acquire for a specific natural area purpose.
Note: A project normally contains several parcels but may
					 contain just one.
(7)"State natural area" has the meaning
				  specified in s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (h), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.24 - Grant conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
Grants awarded under this subchapter shall be made with the
					 condition that the property shall qualify for dedication and be dedicated as a
					 state natural area under ss.
					 23.27
					 and
					 23.29,
					 Stats., except for those sites that the department may, with good cause, exempt
					 from the dedication requirement. Good cause includes, but is not limited to,
					 sites that are buffer areas, have deed restrictions, or contain potentially
					 ephemeral natural values such as rookeries and individual rare species
					 populations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.25 - Application procedure

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION DEADLINES. Deadlines are as
				  stated in s.
				  NR
				  51.04.
(2)PROJECT APPLICATIONS. Applications shall
				  include:
(a) A proposed site conservation and
				  land management plan containing a discussion of the following:
1. The project's goals, including the
				  conservation targets of the project, and the importance of the project from a
				  local, regional, statewide, or global perspective.
2. A detailed site description, including
				  natural features and their acreages, any rare species present, and the context
				  in which the project fits into the landscape.
3. A history of land use and past site
				  disturbances.
4. The present and
				  potential threats to the natural values of the project.
5. A justification of the long-term viability
				  of the site including an explanation for why the natural area protection goals
				  are realistic given the natural values to be protected, the size of the
				  project, the surrounding land use, and the proposed land management
				  plan.
6. The proposed public access
				  to and allowable uses of the site, including those required in s.
				  23.0916,
				  Stats.
7. The proposed rules or
				  restrictions proposed by the sponsor, if any.
8. A description of land management
				  objectives and strategies designed to achieve management goals and to maintain
				  the site's natural values and natural processes, including methods for
				  controlling invasive plant and animal species and a management implementation
				  schedule.
9. A plan for any
				  proposed facility developments, such as trails, signs, parking areas, or
				  boardwalks.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.26 - Approval of projects

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall evaluate each project by considering
					 the following:
(1)A project that is
				  within a boundary or boundaries approved by the department and is listed on the
				  current state natural areas priority site list shall receive high priority for
				  approval.
(2)A project that is not
				  within the boundary of a current state natural area or listed on the current
				  state natural areas priority site list shall be reviewed for natural area
				  designation pursuant to s.
				  23.27(1)
				  (e) and (f), Stats. The criteria used to
				  evaluate natural values of proposed project are as follows:
(a) The quality of the natural values to be
				  protected, including a comparison of the project with others and a
				  consideration of the size, maturity, and unique attributes of the natural
				  values.
(b) The condition of the
				  natural values to be protected, including an analysis of the degree to which
				  the natural values have been damaged or altered from their optimal condition
				  and character.
(c) The long-term
				  viability of the natural values to be protected, including the extent to which
				  the project meets the minimum size required by area-dependent species of
				  concern; the adequacy of the project to maintain community function and
				  dynamics; the impacts that fragmentation, isolation and size of community may
				  have on its longevity; and the ability of the project to support minimum viable
				  populations of species to be protected.
(d) The defensibility of the natural values
				  and the project from adverse effects, both natural and anthropogenic, that
				  threaten it.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter III - Natural Areas Grants › Section NR 51.27 - Approval of parcels

Current through June 24, 2024
In a given fiscal year, parcels within an approved project
					 or projects on the current state natural areas priority site list shall be
					 given a higher priority for funding by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IV - Bluff Protection › Section NR 51.30 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 administrative framework for the implementation of the bluff protection program
					 to preserve Great Lakes bluff land in Wisconsin under s.
					 30.24,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IV - Bluff Protection › Section NR 51.31 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to the department program to
					 acquire Great Lakes bluff land under s.
					 30.24, Stats.,
					 and to bluff land protection grants to nonprofit conservation organizations
					 pursuant to s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IV - Bluff Protection › Section NR 51.32 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definition applies to this
					 subchapter: "Bluff" means a hill, ridge or similar landform significantly
					 elevated above the surrounding landscape, having a broad, steep face or cliff,
					 and adjoining the shoreline or coastal lowlands of Lake Michigan or Lake
					 Superior. "Bluff" includes an elevated landform having a steep face or bedrock
					 cliff associated with the escarpment of Niagara dolomite within 6 miles of the
					 Lake Michigan shoreline in Door and Brown counties.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IV - Bluff Protection › Section NR 51.33 - Priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall select bluff lands for protection in
					 the following order of priority:
(1)Bluffs harboring unique or unusual natural
				  features, including high quality biotic communities, rare plant and animal
				  species or significant geological formations.
(2)Bluffs containing or representing
				  significant historical or Native American archaeological features.
(3)Bluffs affording significant scenic views
				  of surrounding landscapes and waterscapes, or bluffs that are themselves an
				  important scenic component of the landscape as observed from afar.
(4)Bluffs providing opportunities for
				  low-impact public recreation, including hiking and nature study.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IV - Bluff Protection › Section NR 51.34 - Factors to consider

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall consider the following factors when
					 evaluating bluff protection projects:
(1)The condition and quality of the bluff's
				  biological, archaeological or historical features or their ability to recover
				  from past disturbance, or both.
(2)The existing and potential threats to the
				  bluff features' long-term viability caused by human activities, including
				  development and land use changes.
(3)The existing and potential threats to the
				  bluff caused by natural factors such as extensive erosion due to high water
				  levels.
(4)The size of the
				  bluff.
(5)The potential for the
				  bluff site to be linked with other protected bluff lands or significant natural
				  features.
(6)The extent to which
				  bluffs containing similar features are already protected.
(7)The accessibility of the bluff for public
				  use and the ability of the site to sustain that use.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.40 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 administrative framework for the implementation of the habitat areas program to
					 protect, enhance, and restore wildlife habitat in Wisconsin in order to expand
					 opportunities for wildlife-based recreation. The goals of the program will be
					 achieved through acquisition of property and habitat
					 restoration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.41 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to grants to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations pursuant to ss.
					 23.092 and
					 23.096,
					 Stats., and conservation organizations pursuant to s.
					 23.197(4),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.42 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1)"Habitat restoration
				  contract" means a recorded contract between the department and a nonprofit
				  conservation organization, nonprofit organization, or conservation organization
				  or landowner setting forth the obligations of each and identifying land
				  management practices and their cost, installation schedule and maintenance
				  requirements.
(2)"Habitat
				  restoration grant" means a grant under this subchapter to a nonprofit
				  conservation organization, nonprofit organization or conservation organization
				  to undertake a habitat restoration project that includes the installation of
				  land management practices.
(3)"Long-term" means planning to last longer
				  than 3 years.
(4)"Timber
				  Plantation" means a stand composed primarily of trees established by planting
				  or artificial seeding.
(5)"Wildlife-based recreation" means
				  activities where the primary purpose is the appreciation or enjoyment of
				  wildlife and includes hunting, fishing, trapping, nature appreciation, and the
				  viewing of game and non-game species.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.43 - Designation of habitat areas

Current through June 24, 2024
When the department issues a grant for a property
					 acquisition under this subchapter, it has designated that property as a Habitat
					 Area, pursuant to s.
					 23.092(1m),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.45 - Grants for property acquisition

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE
				  PROJECTS. Nonprofit conservation organizations may apply for stewardship grants
				  to acquire property to protect, enhance or restore wildlife habitat.
(a) Habitat area projects addressing the most
				  pressing needs of wildlife in the state which have one or more of the following
				  characteristics, shall receive preference for funding:
1. Places that contain or have the
				  restoration potential for high priority wildlife habitat according to state,
				  regional, or federal wildlife plans.
2. Places harboring unique or exceptional
				  species or habitats for which Wisconsin plays a critical and central
				  conservation role.
3. Places that
				  provide critical landscape or ecosystem linkages.
4. Places that provide wildlife-based
				  recreation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter V - Habitat Areas › Section NR 51.46 - Habitat restoration grants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Conservation
				  organizations may apply for habitat restoration grants to install land
				  management practices that restore or enhance wildlife habitat that meet the
				  project characteristics in s.
				  NR
				  51.45. The department shall provide habitat
				  restoration grants in an amount up to 50 percent of the cost of the habitat
				  restoration project. Project sponsors may request an advance payment of up to
				  50 percent of the grant amount or they may request interim payments.
(2)The following are not eligible for grant
				  assistance:
(a) Land management practices
				  installed on licensed game farms, fur farms, deer farms or shooting
				  preserves.
(b) Other practices,
				  activities or sites that do not meet the objectives of the habitat areas
				  program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VI - Wild Lakes › Section NR 51.50 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 administrative framework for acquisition of property to preserve wild
					 lakes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VI - Wild Lakes › Section NR 51.51 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to the department program to
					 acquire wild lake shoreland property, including islands, under s.
					 23.0917,
					 Stats., and wild lake grants to nonprofit conservation organizations pursuant
					 to s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VI - Wild Lakes › Section NR 51.52 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definition applies to this
					 subchapter: "Wild lake" means a lake or flowage of at least 5 acres, or
					 significant portions thereof, identified in the Wisconsin register of
					 waterbodies, where human influence, such as structural development of its
					 shorelands, is not significant or can be removed at costs deemed warranted by
					 the department. If the waterbody is not found in the Wisconsin register of
					 waterbodies database, department staff will make a determination on whether to
					 add the waterbody to the register as a lake or flowage.
The fact that a lake is located in proximity to an urban
						area does not exclude it from the definition of wild lake.
The Wisconsin Register of Waterbodies, which is the
						state's official electronic database for identification of surface waters of
						the state, is maintained by the Bureau of Fisheries Management and is available
						for inspection at the department's offices at 101 S. Webster Street, Madison,
						and at DNR service centers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VI - Wild Lakes › Section NR 51.53 - Priority wild lake identification

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall consider the following priorities for
					 stewardship grants or department projects for acquisition of property, not
					 listed in order of priority:
(1)Existence of no or low levels of
				  structural development on adjacent shoreland.
(2)Lakes or flowages with larger surface
				  area.
(3)The extent to which water
				  quality, and fish and wildlife habitat are threatened by development.
(4)The extent to which the lake provides
				  habitat for rare species or harbors high quality natural communities.
(5)The extent to which the lake provides
				  quality habitat for fish and wildlife.
(6)The extent to which threats to water
				  quality, and fish and wildlife habitat can be protected through acquisition of
				  property as determined by the percent of the lake's shoreline or watershed
				  captured by the acquisition.
(7)The
				  degree to which the acquisition adds to previously acquired shorelands along
				  the lake or the extent that the acquisition continues or completes a previously
				  started project.
(8)The extent to
				  which the acquisition reduces fragmentation of terrestrial or aquatic habitat
				  as evidenced by the proximity to other public lands, clusters of lakes, and
				  linkages to other surface waters.
(9)Other unique features including, but not
				  limited to, natural scenic beauty, archaeological, geological or cultural
				  features.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VI - Wild Lakes › Section NR 51.54 - Grants for wild lakes

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Nonprofit conservation organizations are
				  eligible to apply for grants to acquire property to protect wild
				  lakes.
(2)The department shall
				  evaluate and award grants for wild lakes projects according to the priorities
				  listed in s.
				  NR
				  51.53.
(3)Application shall be made on forms
				  provided by the department. Application procedures and deadlines in subch. II
				  apply to this subchapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.60 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 administrative framework for the implementation of the state's stream bank
					 protection program to protect water quality and fish habitat of
					 streams.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.61 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter applies to the department program to
					 acquire property under s.
					 23.094,
					 Stats., and to stream bank protection grants to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations pursuant to s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.62 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definition applies to this
					 subchapter: "Management plan" means a written plan describing conditions and
					 activities which shall be enforced and allowed on property acquired by the
					 department under s.
					 23.094,
					 Stats., and as defined in s.
					 NR
					 51.002(17), for grant
					 projects.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.63 - Priority stream identification

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall identify priority streams for
					 department projects, using the following criteria, not listed in order of
					 priority:
(1)The extent to which the
				  water quality and fish habitat of the stream are threatened by urban or
				  agricultural runoff. Streams shall satisfy this criterion to a reasonable
				  extent to be considered further.
(2)The extent to which the threat to water
				  quality and fish habitat of the stream can be protected through the acquisition
				  of property. Streams shall satisfy this criterion to a reasonable extent to be
				  considered further.
(3)Streams
				  satisfying subs. (1) and (2) shall be further prioritized based on the
				  following:
(a) The extent to which the stream
				  project provides protection of endangered or threatened resources including
				  natural communities and habitat for rare species.
(b) The inclusion of the stream in or
				  adjacent to other department projects.
(c) A determination by the department that
				  the stream's riparian lands are enrolled in the federal or state programs
				  specified in s.
				  23.094(2)
				  (c), Stats., or other federal or state
				  programs that protect or enhance water quality or fish habitat.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.64 - Management plans

Current through June 24, 2024
The sponsor shall prepare a management plan for each stream
					 or stream segment on which it intends to acquire stream bank property. Grant
					 projects require a department approved management plan that will be
					 incorporated by reference into the grant contract.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.65 - Land management conditions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The following
				  activities are prohibited on stream bank property acquired under this
				  subchapter unless specifically approved by the department in the management
				  plan:
(a) Alteration of vegetative cover or
				  other natural features.
(b)
				  Planting or production of agricultural crops.
(c) Mowing, grazing or spraying the land with
				  chemicals except to comply with noxious weed control laws in ss.
				  23.235 and
				  66.0407, Stats., or
				  to control pests on an emergency basis when such control is necessary to
				  protect public health.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VII - Stream Bank Protection › Section NR 51.66 - Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may award grants to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations to acquire property on stream corridors and within the watershed
					 of the stream which meet the criteria established in s.
					 NR
					 51.63.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VIII - State Trails › Section NR 51.70 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose of this subchapter is to
				  encourage and provide for the establishment of a system of state trails.
				  Increasing demand for trail-based recreation, and promoting the preservation of
				  public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the outdoor
				  resources, will be provided by establishing state trails which are:
(a) Near urban areas or near or within
				  scenic, historic and culturally significant areas,
(b) Likely to receive significant use,
				  and
(c) Of more than local
				  significance.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VIII - State Trails › Section NR 51.71 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this section are applicable to all state
					 trails established under s.
					 23.175, Stats., and
					 the Ice Age Trail as established under ss.
					 23.17 and
					 23.293,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VIII - State Trails › Section NR 51.72 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1)"Ice age Trail" means
				  the trail established under s.
				  23.17,
				  Stats.
(2)"Certified" means the
				  recognition and signing by the U.S. national park service of completed segments
				  of the Ice Age Trail as provided for in the Ice Age national scenic trail
				  comprehensive plan for management and use, national park service,
				  1983.
(2m)"Managing cooperator"
				  means the nonprofit conservation organization or governmental unit that owns or
				  operates an acquisition as a state trail purchased with funds under this
				  subchapter.
(3)"North Country
				  trail" means the national scenic trail established under public law 96-199.16,
				  USC 1244 (2) (8).
(4)"State trail
				  system" means the recreational trails designated by the legislature or the
				  department pursuant to s.
				  NR
				  51.73.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VIII - State Trails › Section NR 51.73 - Designation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The 400, Ahnapee, Badger, Bearskin,
				  Buffalo River, Capital City, Cattail, Chippewa River, Devil's River, Eisenbahn,
				  Elroy-Sparta, Fox River, Friendship, Gandy Dancer, Glacial Drumlin, Great
				  River, Green Circle, Hank Aaron, Hillsboro, Ice Age Trail, La Crosse River,
				  Mascoutin Valley, Military Ridge, Mountain-Bay, Newton Blackmour, Nicolet,
				  North Country, Oconto River, Old Abe, Pecatonica, Red Cedar, Saunders, Stower
				  Seven Lakes, Sugar River, Tomorrow River, Tuscobia, White River, Wild Goose,
				  Wild Rivers, Wiouwash, and Wolf River, trails are designated as state trails,
				  and others as designated by the department.
(2) The Lake Michigan State Water Trail is a
				  designated state trail.
(3)
				  Nonprofit conservation organizations and governmental units may nominate, in
				  writing, additional trails for state trail designation. Nominations shall
				  document that nominated trails meet the purposes of this subchapter, and
				  provide recreational opportunities for equestrians, bicyclists, cross country
				  skiers or hikers, and that the trail is:
(a)
				  Reasonably accessible to urban areas, or
(b) Within or in close proximity to areas of
				  significant natural beauty, historical or cultural significance, state or
				  national parks, forests or recreational areas, or provides connections to
				  existing state trails, and
(c) Of a
				  width sufficient to provide the purposes for which acquired, generally not less
				  than 33 feet wide in rural areas and not less than 10 feet wide in urban areas,
				  nor have more than 25 acres per mile averaged over a 5 mile distance.
(d) Likely to receive significant use as
				  determined by the state comprehensive outdoor recreation plan, or similar
				  study, and
(e) There is a
				  reasonable expectation of completing the necessary land acquisition and
				  development, and of successful management and operation.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter VIII - State Trails › Section NR 51.74 - Grants for state trails

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LAND ACQUISITION.
(a) The department may make grants to
				  nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire lands for a state trail if the
				  proposed state trail is first designated by the legislature or the department
				  under s.
				  NR
				  51.73.
(b)
				  If all conditions of s.
				  NR
				  51.73 are met, the department shall give higher
				  priority to projects for those trails that meet the following:
1. Provide connections between other state
				  trails.
2. Are of a length
				  sufficient to provide at least one day's recreational experience.
3. Provide connections to resource areas of
				  statewide significance or areas of outstanding natural scenery.
4. Provide for more than one use.
5. Contribute to a geographically balanced
				  system of trails.
6. Are related to
				  brownfields redevelopment as defined in s.
				  23.09(19)
				  (a) 1, Stats.
(c) The department may grant funds under s.
				  23.175, Stats., to
				  nonprofit conservation organizations for the acquisition of scenic easements on
				  lands that provide exceptional scenic value adjacent to or in the vicinity of
				  state trails.
(d) In addition to
				  the provisions in sub. (1), the department may acquire lands for the Ice Age
				  Trail from monies appropriated under s.
				  20.866(2),
				  Stats., and dedicate them under the provisions of s.
				  23.293,
				  Stats. The department may acquire lands for the Ice Age Trail as provided for
				  in s.
				  23.293,
				  Stats., only in project areas approved by the natural resources
				  board.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IX - Grants for State Property Development › Section NR 51.80 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish criteria and
					 procedures for awarding stewardship grants to friends groups and nonprofit
					 conservation organizations for development projects under s.
					 23.098,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IX - Grants for State Property Development › Section NR 51.81 - Applicability and definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter is applicable to friends groups as defined
					 in, organized for, and under agreement with the department pursuant to s.
					 23.098(1),
					 Stats., and s.
					 NR 1.71,
					 and nonprofit conservation organizations that apply for grants to undertake
					 development projects on department properties.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IX - Grants for State Property Development › Section NR 51.82 - Allocation of funds

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may allocate up to $250,000 each year under
					 the grant program for property development and local assistance, under s.
					 23.0917(4),
					 Stats., for grants to friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations.
					 The department may not obligate or encumber more than $20,000 in each fiscal
					 year for any one department property.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IX - Grants for State Property Development › Section NR 51.83 - Eligible projects

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may award a grant for a project that meets
					 all of the following requirements:
(1)The project is for nature-based outdoor
				  recreation as defined in s.
				  NR
				  51.002(19);
(2)The project addresses unmet needs
				  consistent with department approved plans for the property, unless the project
				  is for a state trail managed and maintained by a governmental unit or other
				  cooperator with a memorandum of agreement with the department;
(3)The project is identified in a property's
				  6 year facilitiesplan, unless the project is described in s.
				  NR
				  51.84(2) (e) or the project is for a
				  state trail managed and maintained by a governmental unit or other cooperator
				  with a memorandum of agreement with the department; and
(4)The project makes long-term capital
				  improvements or installs durable equipment with an expected useful life of 20
				  years or more, unless it is described in s.
				  NR
				  51.84(2) (e).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter IX - Grants for State Property Development › Section NR 51.84 - Priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Projects submitted by friends groups shall
				  receive priority over projects submitted by nonprofit conservation
				  organizations.
(2)Priority shall be
				  given to the following projects, not listed in order of priority:
(a) Projects where the stewardship grant
				  leverages other funding in addition to the 50 percent sponsor match.
(b) Projects that expand recreation
				  opportunities.
(c) Projects that
				  address public health, environmental, safety or security problems.
(d) Capital improvement projects that expand
				  or improve environmental education, interpretation programs, or outdoor skills
				  development.
(e) Habitat
				  restoration projects that are consistent with approved plans governing the
				  management of the property.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.880 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish standards
					 and procedures for implementation of a grant program to acquire property under
					 s.
					 23.0917(4m),
					 Stats. Grants shall be used only to acquire property for conservation purposes
					 in the Baraboo hills.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.881 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter is applicable to governmental units and
					 nonprofit conservation organizations, lake sanitary districts as defined in s.
					 30.50(4q),
					 Stats., and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts applying
					 for grants for the acquisition of property for the purposes set forth in s.
					 23.0917(4m),
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.882 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definition applies to this
					 subchapter: "Baraboo hills" means the area within the boundaries of the Baraboo
					 Range national natural landmark, as officially designated by the U.S. national
					 park service as of March 29, 1999.
A map showing the boundaries of the Baraboo Range
						national natural landmark is available from the DNR, Bureau of Community
						Financial Assistance, Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.883 - Application and grant award procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Sponsors shall
				  submit applications on the prescribed department form. The department may
				  consider applications as they are submitted year-round, to the extent that
				  funds are available, or if substantially oversubscribed for available funding,
				  the department may establish application deadlines in order to evaluate and
				  prioritize competing applications.
(2)Grants for the acquisition of property
				  shall be distributed according to the standards and priorities in this
				  subchapter.
(3)Grants shall be
				  awarded for any amount up to 100 percent of the purchase price paid by the
				  sponsor plus eligible acquisition costs, or the fair market value of property
				  plus eligible acquisition costs, whichever is less.
(4)If a sponsor accepts a grant for any
				  amount less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the property plus
				  eligible acquisition costs, the remaining value shall be certified as matching
				  property acquisition under sub. (7) (b).
(5)Acquisition of eligible property may occur
				  at any time on or after October 29, 1999.
(6)The department shall provide a grant
				  contract to the successful sponsor that shall be signed by both the department
				  and the sponsor before any funds can be released to the sponsor.
(7)Grants may not be awarded until the
				  following 2 criteria are met:
(a) The
				  Wisconsin department of transportation has certified to the department that
				  highway construction that will result in at least 4 traffic lanes has begun on
				  the portion of USH 12 between the city of Middleton and the village of Sauk
				  City.
(b) Matching property
				  acquisition of sufficient valuation to equal or exceed the value of any grants
				  given through this program shall be certified by the department according to
				  department appraisal guidelines. Matching property acquisition shall meet the
				  following requirements:
1. The acquisition
				  shall provide for the perpetual protection of the conservation values of the
				  matching property.
2. The funds
				  used for the acquisition shall be federal non-transportation funds,
				  governmental unit funds or nonprofit conservation organization funds.
3. The acquisition shall be in the Baraboo
				  hills.
4. The acquisition shall
				  have closed on or after October 29, 1999.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.884 - General provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)In order to be eligible for funding under
				  this subchapter, acquisition of property shall:
(a) Be located in the Baraboo hills. Property
				  located within the acquisition boundary of any state park or state-owned
				  natural area as of March 29, 1999, is not eligible for grants under this
				  subchapter.
(b) Provide for the
				  perpetual protection of the conservation values of the property. Temporary
				  agreements do not qualify for funding.
(c) Contribute to protection of the forest
				  resource in the Baraboo hills.
(d)
				  Be from willing sellers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter X - Baraboo Hills › Section NR 51.885 - Priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The department shall select property for
				  financial assistance in accordance with the following priorities that are not
				  listed in order of priority:
(a) Acquisitions
				  with significant natural features identified in the natural heritage inventory
				  or other plan identifying natural resources of regional or national
				  significance.
(b) Acquisitions that
				  are identified for conservation or recreation in a plan approved by a
				  governmental unit.
(c) Acquisitions
				  within or contiguous to a large forested block.
(d) Acquisitions maximizing the protection of
				  other large forested blocks.
(e)
				  Acquisitions showing little effect of human disturbance and supporting a wide
				  variety of species appropriate to native forest tracts.
(f) Acquisitions affording opportunities for
				  forest restoration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter XI - Governmental Units › Section NR 51.902 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter is applicable to towns, villages, cities,
					 counties, tribes, lake sanitary districts, as described in s.
					 30.50(4q),
					 Stats., public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts, and the
					 Kickapoo reserve management board that apply to the department for urban
					 greenspace grants under s.
					 23.09(19),
					 Stats., subch. XIII, aids for the acquisition and development of local parks
					 under s.
					 23.09(20),
					 Stats., and subch. XII, acquisition of development rights grants under s.
					 23.09(20m),
					 Stats., and subch. XV, and urban rivers grants under s.
					 30.277,
					 Stats., and subch. XIV.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter XI - Governmental Units › Section NR 51.903 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in s.
					 NR
					 51.002, the following definition applies to this
					 subchapter: "Force Account" means the resources of the sponsor, including
					 personnel services or labor, equipment and materials.