[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: USDA: Non-Invasive Rec Should be Priority at Badger

[Lenny Siegel]

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> CSWAB UPDATE
> USDA: Non-Invasive Rec Should be Priority at Badger

> USDA officials say that they are supportive of most aspects of the  
> Draft Master Plan for the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area but have  
> concerns about certain recreational uses that will negatively  
> affect the mission and activities at its Dairy Forage Research  
> Center farm near Prairie du Sac. In written comments to the  
> Wisconsin DNR, USDA has requested that dog activities, dual-sport  
> motorcycle or other motorized vehicle activities, and unspecified  
> special events be removed from the final plan.
> As one of the three major land owners of the former Badger Army  
> Ammunition Plant, USDA said that it will be “greatly affected by  
> the designated uses, level of activity, and ability of the DNR  
> staff to effectively monitor the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area”.
> USDA is most concerned with proposed recreational activities on a  
> 500-acre parcel in the south-central portion of the Badger property  
> which is surrounded on three sides by Dairy Forage Research Center  
> (DFRC) land.
> “As adjacent land owners, the DFRC priority is to have this area  
> dedicated to non-invasive activities and land/habitat  
> restoration,” USDA officials wrote. “Because the area is  
> separated from the rest of the property, it is an ideal place for  
> those who want to find the peace and solace of an unspoiled, quiet  
> area, and as a primary location for native prairie and wildlife  
> habitat restoration.”
> Additionally, because the Magazine Area is separated from the rest  
> of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area property and essentially land- 
> locked by the DFRC, officials said that it will be more difficult  
> for the DNR to monitor activity taking place here, there will more  
> motorized traffic going through DFRC land, and a greater risk of  
> accidents or conflicts between the public and farm vehicles.
> “For these reasons, the USDFRC strongly requests that no dog  
> activities, dual-sport motorcycle or other motorized vehicle  
> activities, or unspecified ‘special events’ take place in the  
> Magazine Area,” officials wrote.
> Despite these objections, USDA emphasized that it is very  
> supportive of the emphasis on land restoration in the State’s land  
> use plan and that it will continue to support DNR efforts to  
> restore the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area to native or preferred  
> species and improve wildlife habitat through agronomic practices  
> and other means such as the removal of invasive species.
> The public comment period for the Draft Master Plan and  
> Environmental Impact Statement ran from August 11 to September 25,  
> 2015. Based on comments received, DNR staff are currently revising  
> these documents. The Department anticipates presenting this  
> information to the Natural Resources Board in the spring of 2016.
> The Natural Resources Board will discuss and take action on the  
> Draft Master Plan at one of their regularly scheduled monthly  
> meetings. The public will have the opportunity to submit written  
> comments or register to speak directly to the Board at that meeting.
> A complete copy of the USDA comments is posted online at CSWAB.org .
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> Laura Olah, Executive Director
> Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB)
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> Merrimac, WI  53561
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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