Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
Public Access Administrative Rule
Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings

The Citizen Advisory Committee meets monthly from July through December 2008. All meetings will be held at the Natural Resources Building, Conference Room GO9 (Ground Floor), 101 S. Webster St., Madison from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The following PDF documents, organized by meeting date, open in a new window.

January 22, 2009

• Agenda [20KB]
• Meeting Summary [31KB]
• Public Safety Concept Paper-Redraft [26KB]
• Review Process Concept Paper-Redraft [31KB]
• Unique Plant & Animal Communities Concept Paper-Redraft [30KB]
• Usership Patterns Concept Paper-Redraft [27KB]

December 4

• Agenda [20KB]
• Meeting Summary [55KB]
• Prohibition vs. Restriction of Public Access on Stewardship Lands [24KB]
• State Natural Areas and Unique Plant and Animal Communities [4.4MB]
• Unique Plant & Animal Communities Concept Paper [29KB]
• Usership Patterns Concept Paper [25KB]
• Concept Paper Strengths and Weaknesses [26KB]
• Report to the Wisconsin Legislature [1.8MB]

October 29

• Agenda [21KB]
• Meeting Summary [44KB]
• Public Safety Concept Paper [26KB]
• Review Process Concept Paper [29KB]
• Grant Criteria & Priorities for Local Unit of Government Stewardship Grants [92KB]
• The Future of Hunting and the Shooting Sports: Research-Based Recruitment and Retention Strategies [1.1MB], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Small Group Findings - Usership Patterns [28KB]
• Small Group Exercise [39KB]
• Wisconsin Counties Association Public Access Policy [11KB]
• League of Wisconsin Municipalities Resolution No. 2008-03 [1MB]

September 29

• Agenda [22KB]
• Meeting Summary [47KB]
• Public Safety Issues [2.7MB], Randy Stark, Chief Warden, Law Enforcement
• Understanding and Managing the Growing Issue of Outdoor Recreation Conflicts [2.3MB], Jeff Prey, Parks and Recreation
• Small Game Hunting in State Parks [915KB], Kurt Thiede, Legal Services, and Peter Biermeier, External Relations and Planning
• Wisconsin Statute, DNR Administrative Code, and DNR Manual Code pertaining to Local Ordinances
  • s. 29.038(2)(b), Wis. Stats. [exit DNR], Local regulation of wild animals
  • s. 19.40(3), Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR], Department authority to void local hunting, fishing, and trapping ordinances
  • Manual Code 9309.01 [13KB], Local Ordinances Impacting Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping
• Small Group Findings [20KB]
• Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation Among the Nation's Youth [exit DNR]

August 27

• Agenda [104KB]
• Meeting Summary [45KB]
• Additional Comments Received [2MB]
• Small Game Hunting and Expanded Spring Turkey Hunting in State Parks Pilot Review [189KB]
• Current Review and Appeals Processes - Stewardship Access Determinations [11KB]
• Wisconsin Environmental Protection Act (WEPA) and Grant Notice and Review Process for Stewardship Grant Fee Simple Acquisitions [120KB]
• Proposed Interim Protocol for Grant Review, NRB approved December 5, 2007 [206KB]
• Chief Warden Hunting Reports 2003-2007 [177KB]
• Emerging Themes the CAC Needs to Address [24KB]
• Principles of a Review Process [22KB]

July 24

• Agenda [100KB]
• Meeting Summary [36KB]
• Committee Members
• Committee Charge, Ground Rules, and Acronyms [25KB]
• Rule Timeline [74KB]
• Grants Interim Protocol [206KB]
• Presentation on the Stewardship Access Rule [1.8MB]
• Summary of Public Comments Received [147KB]
• NRB Stewardship Briefing, January 2008 [251KB]
• Chapter 23, Wis. Stat. [exit DNR]
  • 23.0916 Stewardship land access
  • 23.09165 Stewardship programs information and public access notice