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SCHOOL TRUST LANDS > Public Access
Public Access The school trust lands are distinct from other public lands—such as parks or national forests—because the state’s founders declared that school 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 the school trust lands for maximum, long-term financial return for these beneficiaries. All school trust lands are open to the public for hunting, fishing, trapping and other forms of public recreation. Some school 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 them. For information on how to access school trust lands, contact our Forest Supervisor. We are using our land bank authority to increase public access to school trust lands. Since being granted Land Bank Authority, the number of acres accessible to the public has increased by over 16% or 4,680 acres. To view a map of school trust land total acreage by county, click here. To view individual maps of BCPL ownership by county, click here. NEW! In a collaborative effort with the Wisconsin DNR, BCPL managed lands are available on the interactive DNR Managed Lands web viewer.
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