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Lower Wisconsin Riverway board highlights 35 years of conservation and calls for continued stewardship funding
Summary
DNR and the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board presented a status report on the 92‑mile riverway (95,000‑acre project area), describing Ramsar designation, habitat and cultural resource protections, volunteer mussel rescues, bridge aesthetic projects, and continued reliance on stewardship funding for acquisitions and management.
Diane Brussell (Division Administrator, Fish, Wildlife and Parks) and Mark Cupp (Executive Director, Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board) presented an overview of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway on Dec. 11, highlighting conservation, recreation and local‑partnership achievements.
Brussell summarized the department’s management role: the riverway project boundary covers roughly 95,000 acres, of which the DNR owns about 51,000 acres and holds roughly…
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