DNR agrees to study County Grounds plan Preservationists hopeful land will be designated as a state forest

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: June 27, 1998| Author: TOM HELD | Copyright information

Advocates hoping to create a state forest on the Milwaukee County Grounds found a bit of encouragement Friday in a state agency's formal commitment to examine the proposal.

Through the preservation effort, more than 250 acres could become the second state forest in the county and provide a way for millions of dollars in state forestry taxes to be funneled back to the area.

Local legislators have complained for years that the state Department of Natural Resources, which oversees t...

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