Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

WIDNR - Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) Public Portal

Project information(optional)

This information is optional. Providing this information will in no way affect the results of your look-up, but it will appear on the final results page/pdf.


Project questions(required)

Please answer these questions as accurately as possible since your final results are dependent on how these questions are answered.

Does the project involve a public property?

Public property includes federal, state, county, city, and town land as well as road right-of-ways. If project is only partially on public property or you are unsure, click yes.

Is there any federal involvement with the project?

Federal involvement includes federal funding, federal property, and/or federal permitting/approval. This includes projects through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Army Corps of Engineers, etc. If involvement is only partial or if you are unsure, click yes.

Is the project a utility, agricultural, forestry or bulk sampling (associated with mining) project?

Utility includes production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of electrical power, light, heat, water, natural gas, sewer, or telecommunication services. It does not include petroleum pipelines.

Is the project property in a Forest Tax Law Program (such as Managed Forest Law (MFL) or Forest Crop Law (FCL))?

Please contact your local DNR forester if you are unsure whether your project is part of the Managed Forest Law or Managed Forest Tax Law program.