Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Other Public Rights Features

Description:

Other
Public Rights Features include the following: -  Wisconsin Fish and wildlife habitat,
determined by their primary associated physical features, including specific
sites necessary for breeding, nesting, nursery and feeding. - Physical features of waterbodies  in Wisconsin that
ensure protection of water quality. - Reaches of bank, shore or bed that are
mostly natural in appearance (not man-made or artificial) or that screen
man-made or artificial features. - Navigation thoroughfares or areas
traditionally used for navigation during normal recreational activities such as
boating, angling, hunting, or enjoyment of natural scenic beauty.

The areas in this layer are designated
critical habitat areas. These are
areas which are the most important to the overall health of the aquatic plants
and animals. Remarkably, eighty percent of the plants and animals on the
state's endangered and threatened species list spend all or part of their life
cycle within the near shore zone. As many as ninety percent of the living
things in lakes and rivers are found along the shallow margins and shores.
Wisconsin law mandates special protections for these critical habitats.
Critical Habitat Designation is a program that recognizes those areas and maps
them so that everyone knows which areas are most vulnerable to impacts from
human activity. A critical habitat designation assists waterfront owners by
identifying these areas up front, so they can design their waterfront projects
to protect habitat and ensure the long-term health of the lake they where they
live. This dataset was automatically cataloged from the creator's Open Data Portal. In some cases, publication year and bounding coordinates shown here may be incorrect. Additional download formats may be available on the author's website. Please check the 'More details at' link for additional information.

Resource Link:

https://data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/wi-dnr::other-public-rights-features

Identifier:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b0f53ebb8804475bb144dbd7b7b82c70&sublayer=18

Language:

English

Creator:

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Provider:

American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Temporal Coverage:

Issued 2020

Date Issued:

2020-02-10

Spatial Coverage:

Wisconsin and United States

Rights:

Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile