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 August 26, 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:
(4)A higher priority may be placed on existing projects or large projects, which may be pursued in collaboration with others, where the multiple acquisition of adjacent parcels will provide greater benefit for natural resource conservation than single-parcel projects.
(5)A higher priority may be placed on projects that have been identified as important for natural resource protection in a comprehensive plan pursuant to s. 66.1001, Stats., the Wisconsin land legacy report, another plan that has as one of its purposes the protection of natural resources, or the natural heritage inventory database.
