23.26 Natural areas preservation council. The natural areas preservation council shall:
(1) Make recommendations to the department concerning the suitability of natural areas offered as donations by individuals or organizations for inclusion in the state natural areas system, make recommendations to the department concerning the purchase of natural areas to be included in the state natural areas system and make recommendations concerning the suitability of natural areas offered as dedications by individuals or organizations for inclusion in the state natural areas system.
(2) Make recommendations to appropriate federal agencies or national scientific organizations of natural areas in the state that are considered worthy to be listed as natural areas or scientific areas of national importance.
(3) Advise the department and other agencies on matters pertaining to the acquisition, development, utilization, maintenance and withdrawal of state natural areas, including determinations as to the extent of multiple use that may be allowed on state natural areas that are a part of a state park, state forest, public hunting ground or similar areas under state ownership or control.
(4) Prepare and publish an official list of research natural and other natural areas in the state natural area system available for research and the teaching of conservation and natural history, and recommend publication of studies made in connection with these areas.
(5) Cooperate with federal agencies, other states, counties or organizations concerned with preservation of natural areas.
(6) Take such other action as is deemed advisable to facilitate the administration, development, maintenance or protection of natural areas and the state natural areas system.
History: 1985 a. 29; Stats. 1985 s. 23.26.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
23.0912 - Land management, maintenance, and improvement activities.
23.0913 - Report on land acquisitions.
23.0915 - Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program.
23.0916 - Stewardship land access.
23.09165 - Stewardship programs information and public access notice.
23.0917 - Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program.
23.0918 - Natural resources land endowment fund.
23.0919 - Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund.
23.093 - Carp control research.
23.094 - Stream bank protection program.
23.095 - Protection of natural resources.
23.0951 - Wildlife action plan.
23.0953 - Grants to counties for land acquisition.
23.0955 - Assistance to nonprofit conservation organizations.
23.0956 - Assistance for private conservation activities.
23.0957 - Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation; urban land conservation.
23.096 - Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations.
23.0962 - Grant to a nonprofit conservation organization for Black Point Estate.
23.0963 - Acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor.
23.0965 - Payments to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
23.097 - Urban forestry grants.
23.098 - Grants for property development on properties owned by the department.
23.099 - Grants for property development relating to wetland mitigation.
23.113 - Designation of chief state forester.
23.114 - Duties of the chief state forester.
23.115 - Designation of trails, etc.
23.116 - Department property; mapping and access to roads.
23.1165 - Sale of insect repellant.
23.117 - Use of trails by bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices.
23.1185 - Lyme disease awareness.
23.119 - Consent to use certain off-highway vehicles.
23.125 - Natural resources board member conflicts of interest.
23.13 - Governor to be informed.
23.135 - Forest land inventory and report.
23.14 - Approval required before new lands acquired.
23.145 - Certain land sales required.
23.146 - Installation of telecommunications systems.
23.15 - Sale of state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.
23.165 - Promotional activities; other publications.
23.167 - Goals and accountability measures for economic development programs.
23.169 - Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.
23.173 - Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge.
23.177 - Nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails council.
23.178 - Off-road vehicle council.
23.179 - Off-highway motorcycle council.
23.19 - Menomonee River conservation project.
23.195 - Monona terrace project in Madison.
23.196 - Willow flowage project.
23.197 - Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship programs; specific projects or activities.
23.198 - Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park.
23.1987 - Fish hatchery infrastructure project.
23.20 - Use of department gravel pits.
23.2355 - Weed management grants.
23.25 - Geographic powers and duties.
23.26 - Natural areas preservation council.
23.27 - Natural areas; definitions; importance; inventory; acquisition; sales.
23.28 - State natural areas; designated state natural areas.
23.29 - Wisconsin natural areas heritage program.
23.293 - State ice age trail area dedication.
23.295 - Ice age trail area grants.
23.30 - Outdoor recreation program.
23.305 - Leasing of department land for recreational purposes.
23.31 - Recreation resources facilities.
23.321 - Wetland identification and confirmation.
23.322 - Fees for computer accessible water resource management information.
23.323 - Wetlands informational brochure.
23.325 - Aerial photographic survey.
23.33 - All-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles.
23.335 - Off-highway motorcycles.
23.38 - Natural resources law violation hotline.
23.39 - Placement of wind turbines.
23.40 - Environmental impact statement.
23.41 - Construction and service contracts.
23.42 - Environmental consulting costs for federal licensing of power projects.
23.425 - Environmental education.
23.426 - Programs at the Horicon Marsh education and visitor center.
23.43 - Entities qualified to evaluate the safety of sport shooting ranges.
23.45 - Nondisclosure of certain personal information.
23.47 - Forms of proof; electronic retrieval of information; reprints.
23.49 - Credit card use charges.
23.50 - Procedure in forfeiture actions.
23.51 - Words and phrases defined.
23.55 - Complaint and summons forms.
23.56 - Arrest with a warrant.
23.57 - Arrest without a warrant.
23.58 - Temporary questioning without arrest.
23.59 - Search during temporary questioning.
23.60 - Search incident to the issuance of a lawfully issued citation.
23.61 - Search and seizure; when authorized.
23.62 - Issuance of a citation.
23.63 - Officer's action after issuance of citation.
23.64 - Deposit after release.
23.65 - Issuance of complaint and summons.
23.67 - Deposit and stipulation of no contest.
23.71 - Not guilty plea; immediate trial.
23.795 - Nonpayment of judgments.
23.80 - Judgment against a corporation or municipality.
23.81 - Effect of plea of no contest.
23.84 - Forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges collected; to whom paid.