Devil’s Lake expansion highlights imminent loss of Knowles-Nelson funding

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 797

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Early last month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced a deal to add 100 acres to Devil’s Lake State Park, expanding recreational opportunities at one of the DNR’s most popular properties. The move also calls attention to the dwindling life of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant program that made the acquisition possible.

The nearly 40-year-old stewardship grant program has long been a bipartisan success story, allowing the purchase and protection of hundreds of thousands …

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