23.09 Conservation. (1) Purposes. The purpose of this section is to provide an adequate and flexible system for the protection, development and use of forests, fish and game, lakes, streams, plant life, flowers and other outdoor resources in this state. (2) Departmental rules; studies; surveys; services; powers; long-range planning. The department may promulgate such rules, […]
23.091 Recreation areas. (1) Designation. The department may acquire, develop, operate and maintain state recreation areas. State lands and waters may be designated as state recreation areas that are environmentally adaptable to multiple recreational uses, or are so located to provide regional or urban recreational opportunities or for preservation. (2) Master plan. The department may […]
23.0912 Land management, maintenance, and improvement activities. (1b) In this section: (a) “Department land” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (c). (b) “Nonprofit conservation organization” has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1). (1g) The department may contract with nonprofit conservation organizations and other 3rd parties to perform land management, maintenance, and improvement […]
23.0913 Report on land acquisitions. (1) In this section, “land” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (d). (2) On or before November 15 of each odd-numbered year, the department of natural resources shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution […]
23.0915 Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program. (1) Designated amounts. The legislature intends that the department will expend the following designated amounts under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for the following purposes in each fiscal year, the expenditures beginning with fiscal year 1990-91 and ending in fiscal […]
23.0916 Stewardship land access. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Former managed forest land” means land that was withdrawn from the managed forest land program under subch. VI of ch. 77 on or after October 27, 2007. (b) “Nature-based outdoor activity” means hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing, and any other nature-based outdoor activity designated […]
23.09165 Stewardship programs information and public access notice. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Department land” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (c). (b) “Land” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (d). (c) “Nonprofit conservation organization” has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1). (d) “Stewardship land” means land that is […]
23.0917 Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Annual bonding authority” means the amount that may be obligated under a subprogram for a fiscal year. (am) “Available bonding authority” means the annual bonding authority as it may be adjusted under sub. (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5) or (5m). (b) “Baraboo […]
23.0918 Natural resources land endowment fund. (1) In this section, “land” includes any buildings, facilities or other structures located on the land. (2) Unless the natural resources board determines otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources board may […]
23.0919 Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund. Expenditures from the Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund may be used only for the improvement and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat. For purposes of this section, improvement and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat does not include the acquisition of land for such habitat. History: 2001 […]
23.092 Habitat areas. (1b) In this section, “nonprofit conservation organization” has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1). (1m) The department shall designate habitat areas in order to enhance wildlife-based recreation in this state, including hunting, fishing, nature appreciation and the viewing of game and nongame species. The department may not designate an area as […]
23.093 Carp control research. The department of natural resources may enter into contracts with public or private agencies for the accelerated research and development of a specific toxic material for the control and eradication of carp in the waters of the state.
23.094 Stream bank protection program. (1) Definition. In this section, “political subdivision” means city, village, town, county, lake sanitary district, as defined in s. 30.50 (4q), or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district. (1m) Creation. In order to protect the water quality and the fish habitat of the streams in this state, there is […]
23.095 Protection of natural resources. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Damage” means to commit a physical act that unreasonably destroys, molests, defaces, removes or wastes. (b) “Discharge” has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3). (c) “Hazardous substance” has the meaning given in s. 285.01 (21). (1g) General prohibition. No person may damage or […]
23.0951 Wildlife action plan. The department may prepare a state wildlife action plan that identifies which native wildlife species with low or declining populations are most at risk and provides guidance for activities to conserve those species. The plan may not require action by property owners or the department. The department may not require that […]
23.0953 Grants to counties for land acquisition. (1) In this section, “nature-based outdoor recreation” has the meaning given by the department by rule under s. 23.0917 (4) (f). (2) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a […]
23.0955 Assistance to nonprofit conservation organizations. (1) In this section, “nonprofit conservation organization” means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association whose purposes include the acquisition of property for conservation purposes and that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from federal income tax […]
23.0956 Assistance for private conservation activities. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw), the department shall provide one grant of $85,000 in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2000-01, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized in […]
23.0957 Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation; urban land conservation. (1) In this section: (a) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 23.09 (19) (a) 2. (b) “Interested group” means a community group, nonprofit organization or local governmental unit that is interested in acquiring urban land for urban forestry protection, water resource […]
23.096 Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations. (1) In this section: (ag) “Nonprofit conservation organization” has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1). (b) “Property” means land or an interest in land. (2) (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire property […]
