Public Comment Period Currently Open For Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Management Plan Update
As part of the process to update the Chippewa Flowage Joint Agency Management Plan, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) and Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (LCO), opened a public comment period on Dec. 16, 2024.
Members of the public are invited to engage in the early stages of this unique joint agency planning process by providing input on how they use the flowage and the topics they consider important to update the management plan. Comments can be submitted through Jan. 31, 2025, using the following methods:
- Submit your comments using an online form.
- Submit a hard-copy public input form. This form can be downloaded online and mailed to:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
C/O René Buys, DNR Property Planner
101 S. Webster St. PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
- Contact one of the following individuals:
- René Buys, DNR property planner, at [email protected] or 608-982-1688
- Brett McConnell, LCO environmental specialist, at [email protected]
or 715-634-0102 (ext. 7726) - N. Ginger Molitor, USFS District NEPA planner, at [email protected]
or 715-638-0272
The planning team will review and consider all comments. When a draft of the updated plan is available, another public comment period will be initiated.