Wisconsin Land Legacy Report

The full Land Legacy Report (Publication number LF-040-2006) is available for $15 plus tax at your local DNR Service Center or can be ordered through the state's Document Sales Office at (800) 362-7253.

Or, you can download pdf versions of the report below.

Table of Contents

Front Cover [PDF 907KB]

Credits [PDF 122KB]

Preface [PDF 131KB]

Contributors [PDF 422KB]

Foreword [PDF 170KB]

Executive Summary [PDF 211KB]

Table of Contents [PDF 58KB]

List of Figures [PDF 60KB]

Legacy Place Page Index [PDF 1,708KB]

Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: Background [PDF 1,031KB]

Chapter 2: The State of Wisconsin's Resources [PDF 16,692KB]

Part II: Legacy Places

Chapter 3: The Identification and Representation Process [PDF 1,953KB]

Chapter 4: Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape [PDF 543KB]

• Index of Legacy Places by County [PDF 99KB]
• State Map of Legacy Places and Ecological Landscapes [PDF 1,320KB]
• State Map of Legacy Places and Public Conservation Lands, Reservation Lands, and Ceded Territory Boundary [PDF 1,002KB]
• Alphabetical Index of Legacy Places [PDF 155KB]
• Legacy Places by Ecological Landscape
  • Superior Coastal Plains pp 57-65 [PDF 2,642KB]
  • Northwest Lowlands pp 66-70 [PDF 2,144KB]
  • Northwest Sands pp 71-77 [PDF 2,964KB]
  • North Central Forest pp 78-91 [PDF 5,490KB]
  • Northern Highlands pp 92-98 [PDF 3,243KB]
  • Forest Transition pp 99-110 [PDF 4,598KB]
  • Northeast Sands pp 111-117 [PDF 2,744KB]
  • Northern Lake Michigan Coastal pp 118-127 [PDF 3,788KB]
  • Central Lake Michigan Coastal pp 128-136 [PDF 4,008KB]
  • Western Prairie pp 137-141 [PDF 2,699KB]
  • Western Coulee and Ridges pp 142-158 [PDF 6,231KB]
  • Southwest Savanna pp 159-164 [PDF 2,802KB]
  • Central Sand Plains pp 165-173 [PDF 4,477KB]
  • Central Sand Hills pp 174-181 [PDF 4,011KB]
  • Southeast Glacial Plains pp 182-200 [PDF 5,450KB]
  • Southern Lake Michigan Coastal pp 201-208 [PDF 2,608KB]

Chapter 5: Statewide Needs and Resources [PDF 7,448KB]

Part III: Where to from here?

Chapter 6: Implementation [PDF 795KB]

Closing Remarks [PDF 151KB]

Appendices

A. Glossary [PDF 178KB]

B. Natural Community Descriptions [PDF 320KB]

C. Criteria used to identify Legacy Places [PDF 123KB]

D. Past Reports, Inventories, and Plans [PDF 93KB]