The Norma and Stanley DeBoer Quiet Trails Fund

Grant priorities include:

The primary purpose is to create and maintain walking, hiking, or skiing trails open to the public in Wisconsin. This includes, but is not limited to: 

• increasing access for people with disabilities; 
• identification of trail locations; surveying; purchase of materials; construction;
• clean-up activities; repairs of trail surfaces, railings, or existing signage; and fees for necessary professional services.

The secondary purpose is to enhance and promote quiet trails through activities including: habitat improvement adjacent to the trail; 

• development, creation and installation of directional or explanatory signage and trail guide booklets; and
•  modest costs of events designed to increase awareness and/or use of quiet trails.

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• Large-scale total daily maximum load (TMDL) projects – Only agricultural projects designed to meet EPA-approved TMDLs are eligible.  Funding is limited to $600,000.
• Large-scale non-TMDL projects –  Only agricultural projects implementing state agricultural performance standards and prohibitions are eligible. They may be in any area to protect or restore surface water or groundwater. Funding is limited to $600,000.
• Small-scale TMDL projects – Agricultural and urban nonpoint source control projects designed to meet EPA-approved TMDL goals are eligible for funding. Grants are limited to $225,000.
• Small-scale non-TMDL projects – Only agricultural projects implementing state agricultural performance standards and prohibitions are eligible. Grants are limited to $225,000.

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• Successful grant applicants enter into a contractual agreement with the DNR to commit funds for the purpose of implementing grant-eligible best management practices (BMPs).  
• Grantees providing grant funds to private landowners must enter into a cost-share agreement (CSA) between the grantee and the landowner, listing the BMPs and establishing the conditions and considerations under which a cost-share recipient agrees to install and maintain the BMPs listed

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Projects that support public trails in Wisconsin.

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Typically applications are due in March.

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For questions and inquiries:

Marie Jensen

Conservation Program Specialist 

(608) 409-3122

[email protected]