Legislative Action/Networking

OCTOBER 3, 2017~REPASKEFWSP

FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN STATE PARKS (FWSP)

Legislative Action/Networking

Networking with Friends Groups is one of the most important strategic initiatives FWSP has. Healthy, growing and dynamic chapters are critical to the success of park and trail properties.FWSP started the networking process by assigning one or more chapters to each board member. Board members will discuss

Hunting and Trapping in Parks and Trails

OCTOBER 2, 2017~REPASKEFWSP

Hunting and Trapping in Parks and Trails- The Wisconsin Legislature passed and Governor Walker signed into law ACT 168,  the Hunting Heritage Bill. A bizarre last-minute amendment included opening all State parks and trails to hunting & trapping.  The legislature handed off the rulemaking to the DNR’S Natural Resources Board (NRB). The NRB did the

GPR Funding

OCTOBER 1, 2017~REPASKEFWSP

Friends of WI State Parks (FWSP) is a 501c3 organization that represents WI residents that use parks and trails. There are approximately 80 Friends Groups that support various state parks, trails, and forest properties. These local Friends Groups provide thousands of volunteer hours and have delivered approximately $100M dollars to help support the mission