Siskiwit River Preserve Project Timeline As of 5/4/2022 Completed To-Date Primary access road and parking area. a. East side of river. Secondary access road and parking area. a. West side of river. Removal of old yellow cabin. Primary trail. East side of river. Improved/established sustainable trail tread. Brushing and hazard tree removal. d. Boardwalk. Elevated…

Siskiwit Falls Planning update July 2019-pdf

After a 3-year process, the grantors at NOAA’s Coastal Management Program recently gave the greenlight to proceed with the final steps of the Swenson Forest Preserve project.  On May 1st, 2018, landowners Brent & Cheri (Swenson) Surowiec and Larry & Marcy Dorau signed over ownership of their combined 100 acres to Bayfield County representatives in…

At their March 20th meeting, the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors voted UNANIMOUSLY (13-0) to support the Swenson Forest Preserve Project, accepting ownership and management of the property. About 25 friends of the project were in attendance and 8 voiced their support in the public forum.  Supervisors Larry Fickbohm and Jeff Silbert also expressed their…

After many discussions and weighing of all information and concerns of both the pros and cons of local ownership of the former Swenson and Dorau acres on the Siskiwit River, the Town of Bell Board voted, on October 10th 2017, to postpone indefinitely, the acceptance of the NOAA grant award for the purchase of the…

Thursday, June 29, 2017, the large gathering room at the Cornucopia Community Center was filled with resident voters and summer home property owners to learn about, question, and share concerns, regarding the possible ownership by the Town of Bell of 95 acres known as the Swenson property on the Siskiwit River and 5 additional acres…

On June 29th at 7 PM there will be an informational update and Q and A period for those not acquainted with the Siskiwit Reiver Preservation Project to be held at the Community Center. This will be the final meeting before the public will vote to acquire or to decline the purchase the property formerly…

The Town of Bell has received a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Administration announcing that the grant application to NOAA  for the Siskiwit River Estuary Protection Project has received initial funding approval. Final funding is dependent on Fiscal Year 2017 Congressional appropriations for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.  To see a copy of the letter…

Q&A summary_final

A special briefing meeting covering information about the Siskiwit River Estuary Protection Project will be held at the Cornucopia Community Center at 7 PM on February 8th. A representative of the DNR, and the Bayfield Regional Conservancy will be there to present factual information and respond to questions. Charly Ray, Chairman of Bayview Township will…