NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Fish, see Fish and Game

Flood control projects:  
See also Flood Control Act

  Final findings, 87.07 (3)

  Hearing, findings, 87.05

  Powers of department, 87.02

  Special procedure for projects, 87.075

Floodplain and shoreland mapping assistance program, administration, sunset, 87.31

Floodplain zoning ordinances, 87.30

  Historic property, variances, dept. to develop rules, 87.304

Forest croplands:

  Accounts of department, 77.11

  Appraisal, 77.06 (2)

  Appropriation, 77.14

  Designation of land, 77.02

  False reports, penalty, 77.09

  Hunting and fishing privileges, 77.03

  Order of withdrawal, 77.10

  Supplemental severance tax, 77.08

  Tax returned to towns, 77.05

  Termination of program, 77.13

  Timber removal regulated, 77.06

  Withdrawal procedure, 77.10

Forest energy resources, dept. to report on, 26.36

Forest fires:

  County cooperation, 26.12 (4)

  Department powers, jurisdiction, 26.11

  Emergency fire wardens, 26.12 (3)

  Fire fighting system, 23.09 (2)

  Fire protection devices, 26.20, 26.205

  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)