With budgets tight, Wisconsin state parks are increasingly relying on donated time and money from volunteer groups known as Friends of the Wisconsin State Parks.
Category: State of the Parks
With taxpayer funding for Wisconsin’s state parks slowly shrinking, parks are increasingly reliant on revenue from visitors, and donated money and time from volunteer groups. This 2013 project, examining the impact of this shifting fiscal picture, was produced by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism in collaboration with a UW-Madison reporting class taught by Professor Deborah Blum.
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‘Crown jewels’ sustain state parks
A small number of popular Wisconsin state parks are subsidizing dozens of money-losing properties across the parks and recreation system.
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Campgrounds getting more electric
This summer, Wisconsin’s state park campgrounds will complete the largest expansion of electric sites in decades — a response to growing demands from campers and to economic pressures.
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State of the Parks: System overview
An overview of the Wisconsin state parks program history, budget, properties, and user fees.
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State of the Parks: About this project
With taxpayer funding for Wisconsin’s state parks slowly shrinking, parks are increasingly reliant on revenue from visitors, and donated money and time from volunteer groups.