DOCSLIB.ORG

Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle Wisconsin Great La kes Chronicle 201 0 CONTENTS Foreword . 1 Governor Jim Doyle New Life for an Old Coal Dock . 2 Rob Vanden Noven A View of Wisconsin’s Coast from Washington . 4 Donna Wieting Real-Time Wave Information System at the Apostle Islands Mainland Sea Caves . 6 Gene Clark, PE and Dr. Chin Wu The Wisconsin Coastal Management Council . 8 Mayor Larry MacDonald Wetland Gems: Recasting the Image of Wetlands . 10 Katie Beilfuss, Becky Abel and Laura England Duck Creek Fish Passage . 12 Stacy Gilmore Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Data . 14 Scott M. Galetka 2010 Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grants . 16 Acknowledgements . 20 On the Cover Near Cave Point, Door County FOREWORD Governor Jim Doyle Dear Friends of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes, In Wisconsin, the Great nation, serves as a model that addresses nonpoint critical habitat for birds, fish and plants. Federal Lakes are fundamental to source pollution from urban impacts, marinas, designation of the Lake Superior NERR is our identity and way of forestry, agriculture and hydromodification. expected in 2010 when it will join a national life. Lake Michigan and system of twenty-seven other reserves. The Lake Regional Collaboration. As co-chair of the Council Lake Superior’s natural Superior NERR will further enhance Wisconsin’s of Great Lakes Governors, I worked with other state resources, transportation reputation as a national leader in research and and provincial leaders to develop and implement routes and abundant educational outreach related to freshwater studies. regional policies to restore and protect the Great beauty have enriched our Lakes. Together, the Council established nine priorities Coastal Management. The Department of lives for generations. The benefiting the basin. These priorities were codified Administration’s Wisconsin Coastal Management generations of Wisconsin’s in 2004 by Presidential Executive Order 13340 to Program continues to work cooperatively with citizens that follow will become the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration. federal, state, local and tribal governments, continue to rely on the Great Lakes for recreation universities, non-profit organizations and citizens and as a gateway to national and global markets. Great Lakes Compact. Wisconsin worked with to protect the Great Lakes as a natural, commercial the other seven Great Lakes states, two Canadian Because of their importance to the state, the region and recreational resource. provinces and the U.S. government to develop and the nation, one of my highest priorities as landmark legislation creating unprecedented As we look toward the future, this partnership remains Governor has been to protect and enhance the protections for the Lakes. In 2008, I signed legislation strong. The federal government has committed an Great Lakes. During the last eight years, it has been approving Wisconsin’s participation in the Great Lakes unprecedented $475 million in the first of a five-year an honor to work with many talented and dedicated Compact. The Compact became federal law later that investment to clean up contaminated sites, protect individuals to preserve the future of the Lakes. year. The protections contained the Compact will critical habitats and control aquatic invasive species Together with many local and tribal governments, ensure the environmental sustainability and economic and nonpoint pollution in the Great Lakes. Wisconsin community organizations and citizens, we have viability of the Great Lakes for years to come. has received notice that fifty proposals totaling nearly achieved much since 2003. $30 million have been initially approved. This federal Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Protection. commitment will have a tremendous impact on the Reserve (NERR). In 2008, I nominated the In 2003, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric health of the Great Lakes well into the future. St. Louis River as the Lake Superior National Administration and the U.S. Environmental Estuarine Research Reserve. As the largest U.S. The Great Lakes will continue to grow in importance Protection Agency approved the Wisconsin Coastal tributary to Lake Superior and the headwaters of as a vital natural resource and economic engine. Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. Wisconsin’s the entire Great Lakes system, the St. Louis River I am proud of the work we have accomplished to program, among the first such programs in the basin is a nationally significant region providing preserve the Lakes for generations to come. Wisconsin G reat La kes C hronicle 2010 | page 1 Port Washington will NEW LIFE FOR AN OLD COAL DOCK convert an environmentally Rob Vanden Noven challenged coal dock into Historic Port Washington, established as a city in At the same time We Energies began planning 1835, is located on Lake Michigan’s western shore improvements to the power generating station, a recreational jewel. just 25 miles north of downtown Milwaukee. the City of Port Washington began planning The heart of the city is its marina dredged in improvements to convert the environmentally 1870 to become the first man-made harbor in challenged and restricted coal dock into a North America. Adjacent to the marina, the recreational jewel, all adjacent to Port Washington’s historic downtown boasts the largest collection picturesque downtown and marina. In 2008, a of antebellum architecture in the entire state, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program grant highlighted by several self-guided walking tours. funded the hiring of planners, landscape architects and engineers to move forward with ideas Hikers, bikers, bird-watchers, sailors, beach-goers gathered by a citizens’ committee in the years prior. and tourists from all over the Midwest come to Port Washington for the beauty and tranquility it The first step taken by the City was the creation has to offer. St. Mary’s Catholic Church of the Coal Dock Committee comprised of prominently watches over the downtown while the stakeholders representing the marina, the parks historic light station attracts tour groups from all system, tourism, the downtown business district, over the world. The art deco lighthouse at the elected officials and citizens. Eight firms were end of the break wall has guided boaters and interviewed by the Committee and the team of attracted scores of people daily since the 1930s. Hitchcock Design Group/Crispell-Snyder was ultimately selected to perform design work. The Port Washington Generating Station— constructed by Wisconsin Electric in 193 5— has Hitchcock interviewed all stakeholders stood on the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline where individually, met with the committee regularly, the lakebed was filled to provide an area for coal conducted a programming workshop open to all deliveries and storage. In 2003, We Energies residents, facilitated a charrette, prepared began a five-year project to convert the existing alternative strategies, worked with various coal fired power plant into a state-of-the-art regulatory agencies and prepared a final concept facility burning only natural gas. The conversion design and implementation plan for approval by process resulted in the availability of nearly the City’s Common Council. Crispell-Snyder twenty acres of lakefront property formerly used then worked with City staff to create engineering for coal storage to become available for public use plans and specifications based on the approved and a natural habitat for migrating birds. concept for construction in the following years. Wisconsin G reat La kes C hronicle 2010 | page 2 Components of the project include accessible recreational trails, fishing areas, docking for visiting tall ships and other Great Lakes craft, an access roadway, parking lots, lighting, sewer and water, landscaping and other amenities that will enhance the natural beauty of the scenic shoreline. A footbridge will connect the north and south docks that are separated by the power plant’s intake channel. The south dock will feature a naturalized area providing a stopover point for migratory birds while maintaining waterfront access to boaters and fishermen around the perimeter of the dock. South of the migratory area, the path will continue to a newly developed beach served by a parking lot that will facilitate non-motorized small The potential impact of the proposed The City is working on grant writing and craf t— canoes, kayaks, sailboard s— launching improvements is limitless. The City of Port budgeting for the construction of the proposed and retrieval. The launching area will be the first Washington enjoys large tourist traffic that visits improvements. The current plan would build the of its kind in all of Ozaukee County. from all over Wisconsin and the Midwest during majority of the park and infrastructure The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program the summer and fall seasons. In addition to the improvements over a four-year period while has assisted with the funding of previous portions tens of thousands of people that use the marina entering a second phase of planning to construct of the City’s Harborwalk between Upper Lake each summer for pleasure boating and charter a building to serve the public as a community Park, Veteran’s Memorial Park, Rotary Park and fishing, it is estimated that over 100,000 visitors center, museum and/or park facility. Upon Fisherman’s Park along the Lake Michigan come each year to Port Washington’s lakefront for completion of these improvements, the City of shoreline. This project will double the length of popular festivals such as Fish Day, Pirate Festival, Port Washington is sure to have a one-of-a-kind, the existing Harborwalk connecting the City’s Maritime Heritage Festival, farmers markets and four season attraction for its residents and a four lakefront parks to the north beach, marina, other events. Additionally, nearly 100,000 users destination for visitors of which it can be proud. the historic downtown and the Ozaukee County of the Ozaukee County Interurban Bike Trail pass Rob Vanden Noven is City Engineer/Public Works Director Interurban Bike Trail. through the community on a yearly basis.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Breeding and Feeding Ecology of Bald Eagl~S in the Apostle Island National Lakeshore
    BREEDING AND FEEDING ECOLOGY OF BALD EAGL~S IN THE APOSTLE ISLAND NATIONAL LAKESHORE by Karin Dana Kozie A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE College of Natural Resources UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Stevens Point, Wisconsin December 1986 APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE COMMITTEE OF; Dr. Raymond K. Anderson, Major Advisor Professor of Wildlife Dr. Neil F Professor of Dr. Byron Shaw Professor of Water Resorces ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people donated considerable time and effort to this project. I wish to thank Drs. Neil Payne and Byron Shaw -of-n my graduate ncommittee, for---providing Use fliT comments on this manuscript; my committee chairman, Dr. Ray Anderson, whose support, patience and knowledge will long be appreciated. Special thanks to Chuck Sindelar, eagle biologist for the state of Wisconsin, for conducting aerial surveys, organizing banding crews and providing a vast supply of knowledge and time, and to Ron Eckstein and Dave Evans of the banding crew, for their climbing expertise. I greatly appreciate the help of the following National Park Service personnel: Merryll Bailey, ecologist,.provided equipment, logistical arrangements and fisheries expertise; Maggie Ludwig graciously provided her home, assisted with fieldwork and helped coordinate project activities on the mainland while researchers were on the islands; park ranger/naturalists Brent McGinn, Erica Peterson, Neil Howk, Ellen Maurer and Carl and Nancy Loewecke donated their time and knowledge of the islands. Many people volunteered the~r time in fieldwork; including Jeff Rautio, Al Bath, Laura Stanley, John Foote, Sandy Okey, Linda Laack, Jack Massopust, Dave Ross, Joe Papp, Lori Mier, Kim Pemble and June Rado.
    [Show full text]
  • Wisconsin's John Muir
    Wisconsin’s John Muir An Exhibit Celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service “Oh, that glorious Wisconsin wilderness! “Everything new and pure in the very prime of the spring when Nature’s pulses were beating highest and mysteriously keeping time with our own!” “Wilderness is a necessity... Mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.” This exhibit was made possible through generous support from the estate of John Peters and the Follett Charitable Trust Muir in Wisconsin “When we first saw Fountain Lake Meadow, on a sultry evening, sprinkled with millions of lightning- bugs throbbing with light, the effect was so strange and beautiful that it seemed far too marvelous to be real.” John Muir (1838–1914) was one of America’s most important environmental thinkers and activists. He came to Wisconsin as a boy, grew up near Portage, and attended the University of Wisconsin. After decades of wandering in the mountains of California, he led the movement for national parks and helped create the Sierra Club. But for much of his life, Muir’s call to protect wild places fell on deaf ears. Muir studied science in Madison but quit in 1863 without a degree, “...leaving one University for another, the Wisconsin University for the University of the Wilderness.” Muir’s letter to the classmate who taught him botany at UW The Movement for National Parks Yosemite Valley “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.” In 1872, Congress named Yellowstone the first national park.
    [Show full text]
  • Forest Bird Communities in the Apostle Islands of Wisconsin
    FOREST BIRD COMMUNITIES IN THE APOSTLE ISLANDS OF WISCONSIN BY EDWARDBEALS N the past few years more ecologists have become aware that the description I of plant and animal communities as discrete ecological units is an over- simplification of community relationships. Among botanists, Gleason (1926) has proposed that, inasmuch as each plant species has environmental require- ments different from those of every other species, the classification of plant communities into separate and distinct associations is inadequate. Following this individualistic concept, many phytosociologists have developed vegeta- tional gradients based either on measurement of environmental factors (e.g., Ramensky, 1930; Whittaker, 1956) or on a direct analysis of the vegetation itself (e.g., Curtis and McIntosh, 1951; Brown and Curtis, 1952; Goodall, 1954; Horikawa and Okutomi, 1955; Bray and Curtis, 1957). Animal ecolo- gists have also used community gradients in studies of insects (Whittaker, 1952; Kato et al., 1955), copepods (Whittaker and Fairbanks, 1958), and birds (Bond, 1957). Because different bird species seldom if ever coincide in their ecological distributions, no discrete communities can be clearly defined except where there are sharp changes of environment. Therefore the present paper describes the bird populations within the forests of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior in terms of a community gradient, relating these bird communities to their environmental framework. Scientific names of plants follow Gleason (1952). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to acknowledgewith gratitude the financial aid received from the Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund, with which the project was completed. Part of the field work was accomplished while I was working on a vegetational survey of the islands for the Wis- consin Conservation Department, and the cooperation from the Department at the Bay field station is appreciated.
    [Show full text]
  • Ashland County
    APOSTLE ISLANDS AREA “Out & Back” & “Loop” Ashland County Bicycling Road Routes Ashland County Tourism Ashland Chamber of Commerce This bicycle map is designed to assist bicyclists in Bayfield & Ashland Counties & Visitor Bureau identifying enjoyable bicycling routes in Ashland & Bayfield Counties. 1716 Lake Shore Dr W • Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-2500 • 800-284-9484 These bicycle routes are intended for use by adult bicyclists who have WISCONSIN www.travelashlandcounty.com had driver’s training, and possess the skills and knowledge to handle www.visitashland.com shared bicycle/motor vehicle situations. Keep in mind that roadway Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce conditions may vary considerably by the day of the week, time of 715-747-2801 • 888-475-3386 day, weather conditions and construction. All bicyclists are encouraged www.madelineisland.com Sand Little Sand Bay Raspberry to select routes with riding conditions that match their own skill level Bay Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce Bay Rd. Bay and preparation. Apostle Islands 715-274-2330 • www.mellenwi.com National Lakeshore bears full responsibility for his or County Hwy K Old County Hwy K Peterson Hill The user of this map 13 Old Bayfield County her safety. Bicyclists should exercise good judgement and obey traffic Bark Pt. Siskiwit 10 Bay Bay Bayfield County Tourism laws on all roadways, regardless of the bicycle routes on this map. Rd. Red Cliff 117 E 5th St/PO Box 832 Happy Washburn, WI 54891 The state, Ashland and Bayfield Counties, cities, villages and towns, Compton and the agencies who have contributed to the development of this Cornucopia Robbs Rd.
    [Show full text]
  • Amazing Apostle Islands Happy Times Tours & Experiences
    Amazing Apostle Islands (Bayfield, WI) Trip Includes: - 3 Nights at the Legendary Waters Resort & Casino with a total of $75 in Legendary Loot (Promotional Play) - Drive through Scenic Northern Wisconsin and enjoy a shopping stop in Minocqua - Visit the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Apostle Islands – Sea Cave Raspberry Island Lighthouse Center - Ferry to Madeline Island Escape from the world for a while. Reconect with - Locally Guided Madeline Island Tour nature and enjoy a vacation you will never forget! - Lunch at the Pub on Madeline Island - Lighthouse & Sea Caves Cruise 4 Days: September 7 – 10, 2021 - Old Rittenhouse Inn Victorian Luncheon Day 1 B, D - Bayfield Guided Tour with a stop at a Enjoy a boxed breakfast as we head North. We will make a shopping stop in scenic Local Farm Minocqua, Wisconsin before continuing our journey through beautiful Northern - Visit Bonnie & Clyde’s Gangster Park Wisconsin. We will make a stop at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center to learn - Motorcoach Transportation and the a little more about this area before an included dinner is included at a local place known for their Prime Rib and Whitefish. We will arrive at the Legendary Waters Services of a Happy Times Tour Director Resort & Casino for a 3 night stay and all rooms have a beautiful view. Everyone - 7 Meals will receive a total of $75 in Legendary Loot (promotional play) during your stay at Departure Times & Locations: the Legendary Waters Resort & Casino. 6:30am Depart College Ave NE P&R (estimated return at 7:30pm) Day 2 B, L 7:00am Depart Watertown Plank P&R Today, we will board the Madeline Island Ferry to Madeline Island, where the (estimated return at 7:00pm) sandy shores and magnificent lake air beckons.
    [Show full text]
  • Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Geologic Resources Inventory Report
    National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/972 ON THIS PAGE An opening in an ice-fringed sea cave reveals ice flows on Lake Superior. Photograph by Neil Howk (National Park Service) taken in winter 2008. ON THE COVER Wind and associated wave activity created a window in Devils Island Sandstone at Devils Island. Photograph by Trista L. Thornberry-Ehrlich (Colorado State University) taken in summer 2010. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Geologic Resources Inventory Report Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/972 Trista L. Thornberry-Ehrlich Colorado State University Research Associate National Park Service Geologic Resources Division Geologic Resources Inventory PO Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225 May 2015 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate comprehensive information and analysis about natural resources and related topics concerning lands managed by the National Park Service. The series supports the advancement of science, informed decision-making, and the achievement of the National Park Service mission. The series also provides a forum for presenting more lengthy results that may not be accepted by publications with page limitations.
    [Show full text]
  • Legislators' Guide to the Wisconsin Historical Society
    Legislators’ Guide to the Wisconsin Historical Society Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846 Table of Contents Overview Page Map: The Society Around the State ........................................................ 4 Headquarters, Historic Sites, Field Services, Area Research Centers, Museum Fact Sheet: Wisconsin Historical Society ............................................ 5 Brief overview of our history and divisions Strategic Framework .................................................................................. 7 Mission, guiding principles and strategic goals Business Overview ..................................................................................... 8 Organization, staffing, financial resources and facilities Organization Chart ...................................................................................... 10 List of our divisions and permanent staff Budget Biennial Budget, 2010-2011 ...................................................................... 12 Authorized expenditures and positions State Funding Sources .............................................................................. 13 GPR, SEG, PRF, PRO and PRS Services Services for Elected Officials ................................................................... 15 Free services provided by the Society Wisconsin Historical Society Online Resources ................................ 16 Online history resources at your fingertips Map: National History Day Participation Statewide ........................... 17 Our mission in history
    [Show full text]
  • 5-1 5.0 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Land
    5.0 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 5.1 INTRODUCTION Land development policies, explicit or implicit, that are meant to accommodate growth (plans and policies for land use location, roadways, sewer/water extension, etc), should be based upon and be compatible with certain natural resource considerations that support or can be damaged by land use activities. Natural resource elements are defined and identified by physiographic, geologic, vegetative, animal, and hydrologic characteristics. Consideration of natural resource elements should shape, structure, and provide the pattern for land development and related activities. The protection of certain natural resources is necessary for the welfare of both people and the environment. By allowing natural processes, such as the hydrologic cycle/system, to function without impediment, property, water supply, and environment are protected. The protection of natural resources also preserves important ecological communities. Certain natural resources have more than merely aesthetic and leisure-time activity values. They are essential to long-term human survival and the preservation of life, health, and general welfare. As such, the protection and/or management of these natural resources clearly is in the public interest. The analysis of those natural resources found within a particular study area is done for the purpose of directing development away from those areas not intrinsically suitable for a particular use. Given the physical characteristics found within the study area, the intent is to at least guide development in a direction that is least disruptive. Many studies have been done to achieve this end. One such research effort was directed at identifying those resources of a region, which were considered critical to the overall ecological integrity of the region.
    [Show full text]
  • Geography of Chequamegon Bay-:1
    Geography of Chequamegon Bay-:1-: The geographic· focus the meltwater formed The Ashland plain . and the center of settle­ a lake (Lake Duluth) rises gradually from the ment and economic activ­ between the face of the wetlands and bluffs at its ity in the Chequamegon glacier and highlands to coastal margin until it Bay region is the bay . the south. abuts the highland that itself. Oriented along a The retreating glacier surrounds it from the northeast-southwest axis, also deposited on top of northeast to the south­ it is about 12 miles long the ancient sandstone west. to the sand spit that lies huge quantities of mixed This highland area across its mouth and is sand, clay, and rocks consists of two ranges, about 10 mileS wide at of all sizes that it had the copper range and far­ that point. scooped up as it ad­ ther south, the Penokee This spit extends vanced. The highland of range. The copper range, northwestward from the Bayfield Peninsula a continuation of the cop­ the southern lowland to is a ridge of such gla­ per bearing formations of within about four miles cially deposited materials the Keweenaw peninsula, of the Bayfield Peninsula Lars L) heaped up on the under­ forms the frontal escarp­ and consists of Chequa­ 2- lying sandstone between ment of the highland. megon Point and Long Larson b) t/ 1-z-- the two glacial lobes to Near the mouth of the Island, the two separated • has been a guest colum­ 600 or more feet above Montreal River the cop­ by a narrow water gap.
    [Show full text]
  • In WISCONSIN’S GREEN TOURISM
    W1 MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 www.wisconsintrails.com For more travel news BAYFIELD & MADISON Content provided by Travel Wisconsin WISCONSIN’S GREEN TOURISM Play, Eat and Sleep Green in Wisconsin Cable Nature Lodge / Photo courtesy of Chris Frasch By Pat Dillon im and Tim Bowler moved from Illinois to challenges await every skill level. And Braise On the Go chef owner David Swanson / while land preservation and clean water Photo courtesy of Bill Lubing Wisconsin 13 years ago to live where the “water practices sustain the state’s beauty, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s Travel miles of foot paths through prairie and is pristine and the lichen grows freely.” They Green Certification program keeps busi- boreal forests and along wetland, this a ness owners on track with their pledge to wonderful example of why Wisconsin ranks opened Alpine Resort on Vliet Lake in Presque nurture places people visit, play in, live second in birdwatching. The Arboretum K in and spend their money. Cathie Imes, celebrates its 80th year this June. Isle and became exemplary stewards of water and land. owner of the award-winning Arbor House Inn in Madison’s Dudgeon-Monroe neigh- An authentic “prairieland” experience borhood, needs few reminders. has visitors to the Little Sugar River Farm Today the Wisconsin Department of Natu- in Albany coming back for more. Here, ral Resources brings representatives from “Inn keeping includes the art of helping agritourism is infused into its outstand- surrounding states to tour their successful guests feel rested. It’s extremely gratify- ing location on the Albany Wildlife Area.
    [Show full text]
  • 2016 Around the Archipelago
    National Park Service Apostle Islands National Lakeshore U.S. Department of the Interior The official newspaper - 2016 Around the Archipelago Centennial Events The National Park Service Turns 100 at Apostle Islands IT WAS KIND OF A ROCKY START. IN THE 44 YEARS National Lakeshore following the establishment of Yellowstone as the world’s first “national park” in 1872, the United States authorized 34 additional Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has national parks and monuments, but no single agency provided planned a number of special events to unified management of the varied federal park lands. celebrate the NPS Centennial including: On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature creating the National Park Service (NPS), a new federal bureau in Festival. May 19-21. The 10th annual the Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 festival will include numerous guided trips national parks and monuments then managed by the department in the park and a keynote presentation on and those yet to be established. This “Organic Act” states that the NPS Centennial by assistant chief of “the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use interpretation Neil Howk. of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and Mural Dedication in Ashland. June reservations…by such means and measures as…to conserve the 25th at 11 am. A permanent, outdoor, scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein public mural celebrating the Apostle Islands and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and National Lakeshore will be completed and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of dedicated in a public ceremony in the park’s future generations.” newest gateway community of Ashland, WI.
    [Show full text]
  • Media Contact
    WISCONSIN’S NATIONAL TREASURES Exploring Lesser-Known Recreational Areas Travelers looking to visit Wisconsin for its natural beauty will find plenty to do in some of the state’s best and lesser known recreational areas. Peacefulness and simplicity await hikers, bikers, paddlers, and adventure seekers at many Wisconsin National Parks, National Forest Service areas and other federally designated spots. For those looking to take a carefree road trip, Wisconsin scenic byways offer spectacular views. While other state parks across the country are overcrowded with visitors year round, these lesser-known Wisconsin destinations offer authentic and memorable experiences, with plenty of space for yourself, or your family. Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail The Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail (608/266-7012; www.wisconsinbirds.org/trail) is a mapped trail that reaches into every area of the state. Five main sites make up the trail, each in a different region of Wisconsin. Full-color viewing guides with maps and descriptions are available to download on the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail website. The guides provide visitors with descriptions of every site, along with the best places to see eagles, cranes, shorebirds, and more. In addition, the public has nominated National Forest Service properties, state natural areas, county, city and state parks, private museums, nature centers and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service properties that are included on the trail maps. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Travelers in the northern region of Wisconsin can cruise the waters or trek the trails at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (715/779-3397; www.nps.gov).
    [Show full text]