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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *March 28, 2025
*Contact: *Dominique Swangstu, DNR Property Planner
[email protected] or 920-492-8822

 

DNR Seeking Public Comment On Variance To Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest Master Plan To Add Bicycle Touring Trails, Vault Toilet Facility

"Public Comment Period Open Through April 11"

 

*MADISON, Wis.* – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a proposed variance [ [link removed] ] to the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest Master Plan.

As described in Chapter NR 44 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, a master plan variance is a change in the use or management of an area that is consistent with the area’s land management classification and objectives.

The variance to the 2005 Master Plan [ [link removed] ] proposes two actions that would improve recreation facilities associated with bicycle touring within the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. The first adds Map H-1 to the 2005 Master Plan as an addendum to Map H of the 2017 Recreation Amendment [ [link removed] ], identifying approximately 7 miles of authorized bicycle touring trails on DNR lands. The second proposes adding specific language to the master plan for the authorization of a vault toilet facility along an existing bicycle touring trail.

Spread across three counties near the towns of Woodruff, Mercer, Minocqua and Boulder Junction, the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest [ [link removed] ] provides opportunities for a variety of outdoor recreation on its 236,000+ acres and more than 900 lakes within its boundaries.

The public can review the draft variance by visiting the DNR’s Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest Master Plan Variance webpage [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ]. Comments submitted will be a part of the official record and are subject to open records law.

The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding the proposed variance to the 2005 Northern Highland-American Legion Master Plan. Please submit comments by April 11, 2025 to:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources*
*C/O Dominique Swangstu, DNR Property Planner
1027 West St. Paul Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
[email protected]

For more information related to the implementation of this variance on the property, please reach out by April 11, 2025 to:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources*
*C/O Beth Feind, DNR Property Manager, Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest
8770 County J
Woodruff, WI 54568
[email protected]







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