State Natural Areas Program
State Natural Areas (SNAs) protect outstanding examples of Wisconsin's native
landscape of natural communities, significant geological formations and archeological
sites. Wisconsin's 653 State Natural Areas encompassing over 358,000
acres are valuable for research and educational use, the preservation of genetic
and biological diversity, and for providing benchmarks for determining the impact
of use on managed lands. They also provide some of the last refuges for rare
plants and animals. In fact, more than 90% of the plants and 75% of the animals
on Wisconsin's list of endangered and threatened species are protected on SNAs.
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Hunting on State Natural Areas
The State Natural Areas Program supports and encourages deer hunting on state-owned
SNAs - the majority of which are open to hunters in accordance with regulations.
While many non-DNR-owned SNAs permit hunting (for example Nature Conservancy
sites), the specifics may vary so please contact the landowner for details.
Links to our partner websites are provided on the individual SNA pages.
Featured State Natural Area
Lower Tomahawk River Pines, Oneida County
This
site is one of the few tracts of relatively intact, natural origin pine forest
along this portion of the Tomahawk River corridor. Mature stands of fire origin,
mixed pine forest border the lower reaches of the Tomahawk River and Swamp Creek.
Associated wetlands include northern sedge meadow, alder thicket, and tamarack
swamp. As with most DNR-owned SNAs, Lower Tomahawk River Pines is open to hunting
in accordance with state regulations.
Visit Lower Tomahawk River Pines....
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Questions? Please contact the State Natural Areas Program
Last Revised: August 26, 2010
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