BARABOO – The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing here on Thursday, July 24, to gather citizen input on portions of Lake Redstone that may meet the criteria for designation as Critical Habitat.
The hearing will run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in lecture hall A4 (located in the lower level of the Umhoefer Classroom Bldg.) at UW-Baraboo, 1006 Connie Rd., Baraboo. Written comments will also be accepted through Aug. 7, 2008 and should be sent to Susan Graham, DNR, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd., Fitchburg, WI 53711, email at Susan.graham@wisconsin.gov.
Critical Habitats are lake characteristics in Wisconsin Administrative Code that fulfill the rights of the public regarding water quality and quantity, fishing, swimming, navigation or natural beauty.
Designation as Critical Habitat may affect decisions on managing aquatic plants under Administrative Code and State Statutes. These include activities such as grading on banks, dredging, placement of pea gravel beds or sand blankets, boat ramps, new or replacement piers, recreational devices such as rafts and trampolines, and shoreline erosion control.
Critical Habitat designation “does not mean that these activities will be prohibited, but that they will undergo more careful review to ensure that (the activity) does not adversely affect critical habitat in the area,” said Ms. Graham.
For more information about this designation or to read the draft report, go to the DNR’s web site at Critical Habitat Designations.
The following counties are in the South Central Region: Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk.
The public affairs manager for the DNR South Central Region is: Greg Matthews: phone - (608) 275-3317.
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