Petition: Improve Wisconsin Public Land Access - Railroad Crossing

Who's signing

Darrel Murphy
Jim Schumacher
Nicholas Noel
Elinor Leafgren
Garret Welsh
Nathan Schreiner
Thomas Wangerin
David Smiley
Alan Cable
Bill Wayne
Jonathan Muse
Kenneth Thomas
Patrick Stilp
Kevin Kowalchuk
Finley Myers
Andrew Neuman
Brett Merkatoris
Chad Melotte
Chad Melotte
Paul Peterson
Adam Kaufmann
Matt Kunz
Timothy Andrews
William Timke
Eli Brotzman
Christopher Fries
Andrew Quinn
Daniel Downing
Scott Blado
Jen McElroy
288 SIGNATURES
2,000 signatures

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In 2006, the Wisconsin legislature passed a law that made crossing railroad tracks trespassing unless done at a designated crossing, cutting off access to thousands of acres of public lands and waterways that sportsmen had accessed for generations.

โ€œThis might well be the largest loss of public access to public waters in the history of the state,โ€ - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Memo

The Wisconsin Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers strongly supports the public's right to access public lands and waters. Currently, under Wisconsin law it is considered trespassing for anyone to step across a railroad right of way. This law greatly impedes the public's access to public land and water. There are 121 public land parcels in Wisconsin that are affected by this law. Many of these parcels are difficult or impossible to access because of the railroad law. Wisconsin Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supports a change in the law that would allow the public to cross a railroad right of way without trespassing. This change would greatly enhance access to public lands and waters.

Will you sign?