Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 58.32

Current through October 28, 2024

Section NR 58.32 - Definitions

In addition to the definitions in s. NR 58.03, the following definitions apply to this subchapter:

(1) "Advisory team" refers to the state wildlife grant program advisory team created in s. NR 58.33(3).

(2) "At-risk species" means any flora or fauna species listed as endangered or threatened at the state or federal level, special concern species, or species of greatest conservation need.

(3) "Endangered species at the federal level" means species listed in 50 CFR 17.11 to 50 CFR 17.12.

(4) "Endangered species at the state level" means species listed in s. NR 27.03(2).

(5) "Guidance team" refers to the landowner incentive program guidance team created in s. NR 58.33.

(6) "LIP" means the landowner incentive program.

(7) "Natural communities" include the following:

(a) Aquatic habitat.

(b) Barrens.

(c) Grasslands.

(d) Northern forests.

(e) Savannas.

(f) Southern forests.

(g) Wetlands.

(h) Other rare natural communities including: algific talus slope, alvar, bedrock glade, bedrock shore, clay seepage bluff, dry cliff, felsenmeer, forested ridge and swale, great lakes alkaline rockshore, great lakes beach, great lakes dune, inland beach, moist cliff, talus forest.

(8) "Private land" means any land not owned by a governmental entity.

(9) "Special concern species" are those species for which there appears to be some problem of abundance or distribution. These species are listed on the Wisconsin natural heritage working list.

(10) "Species of greatest conservation need" refers to the list of species in the comprehensive wildlife conservation plan.

(11) "SWG" means the state wildlife grants program.

(12) "Threatened species at the federal level" means species listed in 50 CFR 17.11 to 50 CFR 17.12.

(13) "Threatened species at the state level" means species listed in s. NR 27.03(3).

(14) "Wisconsin wildlife action plan" means the statewide plan prepared by the department to identify which native Wisconsin species are of greatest conservation need. The plan presents priority conservation actions to protect the species and their habitats.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 58.32

CR 05-071: cr. Register February 2006 No. 602, eff. 3-1-06; CR 08-014: renum. (1), (2), (6) to (8), (11) and (12) to be (2), (14), (7), (8), (6), (12) and (13) and am. (2), (6) and (14), cr. (1) and (11) Register September 2008 No 633, eff. 10-1-08.

Amended by, corrections in (3), (12) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2018 No. 755, eff. 12/1/2018

Copies of the Wisconsin wildlife action plan (also known as the comprehensive wildlife conservation plan) and the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) Working List are available from the Bureau of Endangered Resources, Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. The NHI working list contains species known or suspected to be rare in the state and natural communities native to Wisconsin. It includes species legally designated as endangered or threatened and special concern species. The NHI program in the Bureau of Endangered Resources maintains and updates the list.