Island shoreline

General Management Plan

Harvestable Wildlife Plan

Wilderness Designation 
Coastal Watershed Assessment

Final Wilderness Study

Part One: Pages 1-100 (1.8mb pdf)

Part Two: Pages 101-186 (3.6mb pdf)

Part Three: Pages 187-End (0.8 mb pdf)

 

Record of Decision Signed by NPS Midwest Regional Director

May 5, 2004

The Regional Director of the National Park Service Midwest Region, Ernest Quintana, has signed the Record of Decision for the Final Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact Statement for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. With this Record of Decision, the National Park Service is proposing that roughly 33,500 acres of the park's 42,160 acre land base be designated as wilderness by the United States Congress. None of the waters of Lake Superior are proposed as wilderness, so access to the islands will not change. Until Congress makes its determination, the lands proposed as wilderness will be managed to preserve their wilderness character, as required by NPS policy.

Download the Record of Decision (166kb pdf)

Visitor Use Study

Visitor Use Study (801kb pdf)

Visitor Use Report Summary (34kb pdf)

Business Plan

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Business Plan (7.7mb pdf)

 

Apostle Islands Coastal Watershed Assessment (2007)

This "state of knowledge" report reviews the condition of, and threats to, the park's coastal resources, including water quality, habitat, and invasive species, in a regional context.

View the report (5.47mb)