The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee denied state funding for the Pelican River Forest project during its meeting Tuesday morning.The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved in November using $4 million dollars from the Knowles Nelson Fund to purchase conservation easements on roughly 56,000 acres.
The Joint Finance Committee denied state funding for the Pelican River Forest Tuesday.The Pelican River Forest is a 70,000 acres conservation project in parts of Oneida, Langlade, and Forest Counties.