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DNR board approves sale of former Bowler ranger station to Village of Bowler
Summary
The board approved sale of 7.04 acres of former ranger station land in Shawano County to the Village of Bowler for the appraised value, retaining a stream-bank easement for public fishing and habitat management.
The Natural Resources Board approved the Department of Natural Resources’ request to sell 7.04 acres of improved state land formerly used as the Bowler Ranger Station in Shawano County to the Village of Bowler for the appraised value of $58,000.
Terry Bay, director of Facilities and Lands, told the board the property had been acquired by the department in 1939 and expanded in 1949 and 1984 for use as a forestry ranger station. A new ranger station has been built east of Bowler in the village of Gresham and the department said the older property is no longer needed for forestry purposes. The department will retain a stream-bank easement along the North Branch of the Baraboo River (described in materials as the North Branch and Barris River) for public fishing and future habitat management.
Board members asked whether the Stockbridge‑Munsee tribe had been consulted because the property falls within the reservation’s original boundaries; staff said tribal representatives toured the property and declined acquisition when the village expressed interest. Members also asked about an encroachment; staff said the sale would resolve the encroachment onto Village property. The board voted to approve the sale after a motion by Doug Scott and a second by Deb Dasfeld.
Department staff said proceeds will return to the real estate fund for forestry (the original purchase fund).
