"Through our Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, we are protecting our pristine ecological lands for Wisconsin families to explore and enjoy," Doyle said. "This new computer tool will help us all better locate, use and enjoy our public lands. Users can search for state properties they know by name, or they can look for public lands in a town, county or region they want to discover."
Users can select traditional maps showing symbols for roads, highways, bodies of water and forestlands, as well as choose aerial photographs and contour maps to get a better sense of vegetation, habitat and topography of a DNR-managed property. Maps of wildlife areas, public fishing grounds, natural areas, trails, state parks, forestlands, campgrounds, waterways and all state lands purchased with stewardship funds are all available online. The site allows users to create maps for their personal use and save them as PDF files to share with friends and family via e-mail.
