Glacial Heritage Area Plan

Glacial Heritage Area Plan Conceptual Plan for: Master Plan for: Conservation Parks State Wildlife Areas COLD SPRING CONSERVATION PARK DEANSVILLE STATE WILDLIFE AREA DOROTHY CARNES CONSERVATION PARK GOOSE LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA JEFFERSON MARSH STATE WILDLIFE AREA & STATE DR. J.S. GARMAN NATURE PRESERVE NATURAL AREA KORTH CONSERVATION PARK KOSHKONONG STATE WILDLIFE AREA LAKE RIPLEY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PRESERVE LAKE MILLS STATE WILDLIFE AREA CUSHMAN MILL CONSERVATION PARK LIMA MARSH – STORR’S LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA HOLZHUETER FARM CONSERVATION PARK PRINCE’S POINT STATE WILDLIFE AREA HOPE LAKE CONSERVATION PARK ROME POND STATE WILDLIFE AREA NORTH SHORE MORAINE CONSERVATION PARK WATERLOO – MUD LAKE STATE WILDLIFE AREA OAKLAND HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION PARK RED CEDAR LAKE CONSERVATION PARK CRAWFISH PRAIRIE STATE HABITAT AREA RURAL LANDSCAPE PROTECTION AREAS SCUPPERNONG VALLEY CONSERVATION PARK State Natural Area Linking Trails RED CEDAR LAKE STATE NATURAL AREA River-based Conservation Areas ALLEN CREEK CONSERVATION AREA LOWER BARK RIVER CONSERVATION AREA LOWER KOSHKONONG CREEK CONSERVATION AREA WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Bureau of Facilities and Lands GLACIAL HERITAGE AREA WM-GHA-OVERVIEW acr Map Updated: March 2011 l i a r . T R e t m a a t Glacial Heritage Area D S r e v 26 e 151 a s e Project Area B Lowell o o 60 60 G d l 16 i W 0 2.5 5 Miles Reeseville 67 . R h s 89 i f w a r C M a u n 73 e Deansville s h 109 a Wildlife Area Waterloo- R DODGE CO. Mud Lake Wildlife Area Langer 19 Family Waterloo Park Marshall Watertown . R HOLZHUETER k FARM PARK c o Riley- R DANE CO. Deppe GARMAN JEFFERSON CO. Rock WAUKESHA CO. Park PRESERVE R Crawfish Prairie . NORTH Habitat Area SHORE C r a MORAINE w . f i R s PARK h k c 16 R o 94 . R KORTH PARK 94 Rock Johnson Goose Lake Lake Wildlife Area Aztalan Creek Lake Mills State 94 Park Lake Bicentennial Park Deerfield Mills Gla ci Wildlife al 89 D 134 Area rum lin State 18 12 Trail HOPE LAKE PARK Jefferson Sullivan 18 Jefferson Cambridge LAKE RIPLEY Marsh . k R PRESERVE Wildlife ar Cam-Rock Park B Area K o s DOROTHY h k Red CARNES o Rome Pond 73 n PARK o Cedar Lake CUSHMAN n Wildlife Area g MILL PARK C OAKLAND Fort Atkinson k . HIGHLANDS 106 SCUPPERNONG PARK 26 LOWER VALLEY PARK LOWER BARK RIVER KOSHKONONG Carlin 67 51 CREEK Weld 138 Silverwood Park Park 90 COLD Koshkonong il SPRING ra 106 T PARK Princes Point Wildlife Area r e Wildlife Area iv Palmyra Lake R ALLEN l Koshkonong ia CREEK 99 c 59 la G Storrs Lake- Whitewater Lima Marsh 59 Edgerton Wildlife Area Linking Trails 12 20 Kettle Moraine Existing184 Milton 89 State Forest-- Southern Unit ROCK CO. Planned WALWORTH CO. Ro 51 ck 14 R . 43 Existing Land Ownership Planned Protection Areas State Non-profit State DNR Wildlife, Conservation Rural Landscape Municipal (Non-DNR) Conservation Natural Area Park or Natural Park Protection Area Organization Area Dept of Natural River Crawfish Prairie County Federal Resources Corridor Habitat Area Glacial Heritage Area Plan Approved by the Natural Resources Board October 21, 2009 Department of Natural Resources Natural Resources Board Executive Staff Christine L. Thomas, Chair Matt Frank, Secretary Stevens Point Pat Henderson, Deputy Secretary Jonathan P. Ela, Vice-Chair Mary Ellen Vollbrecht, Executive Assistant Madison John W. Welter, Secretary Eau Claire Division Administrators Laurie Osterndorf, Land David Clausen Todd Ambs, Water Amery Al Shea, Air & Waste Preston D. Cole Vance Rayburn, Customer and Employee Services Milwaukee Vacant, Enforcement and Science Paul DeLong, Forestry Gary E. Rohde River Falls Jane Wiley Regional Directors Wausau Lloyd Eagan, South Central Gloria McCutcheon, Southeast Ron Kazmierczak, Northeast John Gozdzialski, Northern Scott Humrickhouse, West Central The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity in its employment, programs, services, and functions under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have any questions, please write to Equal Opportunity Office, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240 This publication is available in alternative format (large print, Braille, audio tape, etc.) upon request. Please call (608)266-0823 for more information. DNR Publication Number: LF – 050 – 2011 This document is available at: http://dnr.wi.gov/master_planning/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNING TEAMS Many of the area’s citizens and their elected representatives provided invaluable ideas, perspectives, and input throughout the planning Sponsors process, for which the Department is genuinely Steve Miller thankful. In particular, the DNR wishes to Mark Aquino acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the GHA External Advisory Team. Their exceptional Guidance and Acceptance Team guidance and counsel, matched with an unyielding Steve Miller optimism and commitment throughout a long Mark Aquino planning process, exceeded all expectations and the Tom Hauge Department looks forward to continued collaboration Ken Johnson with them and others as the project is implemented. Rebecca Schroeder Dan Schuller Barb Zellmer Margaret Burlingham Plan Coordination Team Ken Carpenter John Pohlman Greg David Russ Anderson Peter Biermeier John David Paul Cunningham Joanne Farnsworth Jeff Gaska Doug Fendry Tim Galvin Steve Grabow Eric Lobner Todd Peterson Mo Hansen Chris James Plan Development Team Cathy Bleser Gail Towers MacAskill Sarah Carter Jim Congdon John McKenzie Tom Davies Paul Moderacki Mike Foy Jake Fries John Molinaro Mike Halsted Brenda Hill David Musolf Ruth Johnson Sue Josheff Steve Nass Charlie Kilian Mark Martin Joe Nehmer Greg Matthews John Raub Jeff Prey Dave Walz Jessica Schmiedicke Dana White-Quam Mary Zickermann Kitty Welch Wildlife Area Master Plan Team Jim Welsh Doug Fendry Dustin Wolff Jake Fries Tom Watkins TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary................................................................................................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER I. Land acquisition and protection & real estate issues ............................................................ 7 A. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................7 Summary of authorized acquisition B. ACQUISITION AUTHORITY, PROPERTY DESIGNATIONS, AND LAND MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATIONS. ................................................................................................................................................8 C. REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT POLICIES. .........................................................................................................9 D. METHODS TO ACQUIRE LAND OR LAND RIGHTS IN THE GHA. ..........................................................11 E. METHODS TO MAINTAIN LANDS IN AN UNDEVELOPED STATE IN THE GHA. ..............................12 F. PUBLIC ACCESS ON LANDS ACQUIRED OR EASED. ......................................................................................14 G. CRITERIA TO GUIDE ACQUISITION OF LAND WITHIN THE PROJECT BOUNDARIES. ...................16 CHAPTER II. Land management and recreational use in the GHA network ....................................20 A. CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE CONSERVATION PARKS ............................................................................21 1. Existing conservation parks (a) Parks where no changes are planned (b) Parks where expansions are planned COLD SPRING CONSERVATION PARK .............................................................................23 DOROTHY CARNES CONSERVATION PARK....................................................................24 DR. J.S. GARMAN NATURE PRESERVE ...........................................................................25 KORTH CONSERVATION PARK .........................................................................................26 LAKE RIPLEY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PRESERVE ....................................................27 2. New conservation parks to be established CUSHMAN MILL CONSERVATION PARK.........................................................................29 HOLZHUETER FARM CONSERVATION PARK ................................................................30 HOPE LAKE CONSERVATION PARK.................................................................................31 NORTH SHORE MORAINE CONSERVATION PARK.......................................................32 OAKLAND HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION PARK.............................................................33 RED CEDAR LAKE CONSERVATION PARK......................................................................34 SCUPPERNONG VALLEY CONSERVATION PARK............................................................35 B. CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE LINKING TRAILS......................................................................................... 36 1. Existing linking trails 2. New linking trails C. CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THE RIVER-BASED CONSERVATION AREAS ............................................. 45 1. Small-scale recreation sites along paddleable rivers and creeks. 2. High quality habitat blocks in riparian zones. ALLEN CREEK CONSERVATION AREA ............................................................................47 LOWER BARK RIVER CONSERVATION AREA .................................................................47 LOWER KOSHKONONG CREEK CONSERVATION AREA ...............................................47 3. Narrow bands of permanent habitat along river, creeks, and major tributaries.

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