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TRUST LANDS > Public Access
Public Access Trust Lands are distinct from other public lands—such as parks or national forests—because the state’s founders declared that Trust Lands would always belong to the Trusts’ beneficiaries—Wisconsin’s public education system. Our obligation is to protect and improve the health and vigor of Trust Lands for maximum long-term financial return for these beneficiaries. Trust Lands are open to the public for traditional outdoor recreation uses such as hunting, fishing, hiking, berry picking and wildlife viewing. Some Trust Lands, however, are surrounded by private property and we urge visitors to respect private property rights by requesting permission to cross private lands to access Trust Lands. We are using our land bank authority to increase public access to Trust Lands. In the first two years of the program, for example, we secured access to over 3,000 acres of Trust Lands.
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