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 XII - Aids for the Acquisition and Development of Local Parks
Section NR 51.916 - Eligible land acquisition projects
Current through August 26, 2024
Land acquisition projects eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
(1)Property that provides opportunities for nature-based outdoor recreation including, but not limited to parks, forests and camping grounds.
(2)Property with frontage on rivers, streams, lakes, estuaries and reservoirs that will provide access to water-based outdoor recreation.
(3)Property that provides special recreation opportunities, such as floodplains, wetlands and areas adjacent to scenic highways.
(4)Natural areas and outstanding scenic areas where the objective is to preserve the scenic or natural values, including areas of physical or biological importance and wildlife areas. These areas shall be open to the general public for outdoor recreation use to the extent that the natural attributes of the areas will not be seriously impaired or lost.
(5)Land within urban areas for day-use picnic areas.
(6)Land for nature-based outdoor recreation trails.
