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Board approves two perpetual habitat easements proposed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Summary
U.S. Fish and Wildlife asked the board to certify two perpetual habitat easements (approx. 29 and 238 acres). The board approved both easements; the lands will remain privately owned with haying/grazing options and will not be open to public hunting, the agency said.
Nathan Taylor, realty specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asked the board to certify two habitat easements — roughly 29 acres in Hertel Township (Mark Lane) and about 238 acres in Lawrence Township (a family trust).
"They're not open to public hunting," Taylor said, describing the easement terms and the limited retained rights for landowners (taxes, weed control, limited haying/grazing options). Taylor and agency staff explained the easements would provide habitat for wildlife and that the parcels were being surveyed to confirm final acreages. After brief clarifying questions about the length and terms, a commissioner moved to approve both easements and the board carried the motion.
Board minutes show staff treated the request as certification of federal easements under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife–state DNR procedure agreement; commissioners asked only routine clarifying questions about haying dates and survey timing before voting to approve.
