NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

  Protection areas, establishment, 26.12

  Sale of damaged timber, 26.22

  Town fire warden, cooperation, 26.13

Forest rangers:

  Injury on duty, salary continued, 230.36

  Powers, duties, 26.14, 26.97

  Wardens, employment, 26.12 (2)

Forests, generally:  
See also Forests; Logs and Logging

  Assistance to privately owned forest lands, 26.35

  Insects and diseases, control, 26.30

  Lease of state lands, 26.08

  Planning, aerial photo for, 23.325

  Reports required, 26.10

  Seizure and sale of forest products severed from public lands, 26.06, 26.07

  Slash disposal, 26.12 (6), (7)

  State forest lands, generally, Ch. 28  
See also State - 12. Forests

  Violations, penalties, 26.985

Ginseng, protection provisions, 29.547

Great Lakes:  
See also Great Lakes

  Conservation and management, duties, 144.026

  Trout and salmon stamp, 29.15

  Withdrawal violations, 144.976, 144.977

Groundwater coordinating council, see Groundwater Coordinating Council

Groundwater protection, see Groundwater Protection

Groundwater survey and analysis, 16.968

Ice age trail, 23.17

  Land dedication, 23.293

Lakes:  
See also Lakes

  Acidification experiments, 30.204

  Inland lakes protection and rehabilitation:  
Generally Ch. 33

  Departmental powers and duties, 33.02

  Districts, creation or alteration, notice and filing requirements, 33.265

  Financial assistance, action, 33.16

  Plan review, hearing, ruling, 33.14, 33.15

  Unfunded applications, rejection statement, 33.17

  Inland lakes protection and rehabilitation council:

  Creation, membership, 15.347 (8)

  Duties, 33.05

  General provisions, 15.09

  Lake bed conveyances, review of legislation providing for, 13.097

  Lake management grants, 144.253, 144.254

  Lake research, voluntary contributions, 29.092 (3r), 30.52 (3m)

  Lake Winnebago structure and fill project, powers and duties of dept., 30.203

Land acquisition:

  Approval required, 23.14

  Priorities, 23.09 (2dm)

  Purposes, 23.09 (2)

Lands, sale of, 23.15

Lease of land:

  County lands for game management, 59.07 (1) (e)

  U.S. lands, for forests, parks, 1.056

Lower Wis. state riverway, see Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

Menomonee river conservation project, 23.19

Milwaukee river basin, priority watershed designation, management, 144.25 (4)

Milwaukee river revitalization council, 23.18

  Membership, 15.347 (15)

Natural areas:

  Heritage program, land dedications, 23.29

  Importance, inventory, acquisition, sales, 23.27

  In towns, 60.23 (6)

  Preservation council, 15.347 (4), 23.26, 23.28

  State, designation, 23.28

Natural resources, waste of, penalty, 23.095

Purple loosestrife, control of, 23.23, 66.955

St. Croix river, preservation, 30.27

  Watercraft use rules, 30.72

St. Feriole island facilities, use, 87.305

Shoreland zoning, 59.971 (6), 61.351, 62.231

Shorelines, protection study, 30.2035

Soil absorption field, servicing, regulations, 146.20

Soil and water conservation:  
See also Soil and Water Conservation

  State aids, administration, 92.14

Stewardship program, Knowles-Nelson, 23.09 (2q), (2r), 23.0915

Submerged lands held by state:

  Finding of public interest to lease, 30.11 (5)

  Right to lease, 24.39 (4) (c)

Urban forestry grants, 23.097

Urban green space, aids for acquisition of, 23.09 (19)

Water supply, see Natural Resources Department - 2. Environmental Protection Programs and Program Administration

Waterfowl, see Fish and Game

Waters:  
See also Lakes, under this subhead; Lakes; Waters and Waterways

  Classification of lakes and streams, 23.09 (2) (m)

  Public access, discontinuing, approve, 80.41

  Public rights, infringement, remedy, 30.03 (4)

  Scenic urban waterways, designation, 30.275

  State navigation law waived, 30.06

  Stream bank protection program, 23.094

  Stream courses, permit to change, 30.195 (2), (3)

  Surplus, 30.18