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The Pelican River Forest Project received $11 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The funding came from the Forest Legacy Program.
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The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee denied state funding for the Pelican River Forest project during its meeting Tuesday morning.The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved in November using $4 million dollars from the Knowles Nelson Fund to purchase conservation easements on roughly 56,000 acres.
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The Joint Finance Committee denied state funding for the Pelican River Forest Tuesday.The Pelican River Forest is a 70,000 acres conservation project in parts of Oneida, Langlade, and Forest Counties.
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Looking at a map, the land is located just north of Pelican Lake. The Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest is to its northwest and Oneida County Forest Land sits to its southeast.