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'Billboards in Perpetuity Bills' - ALERT!

Two bills (AB242/SB173) currently before the Legislature would permit about 4,300 non-conforming billboards to be replaced in as little as 3 years and a day and then again and again ..... forever! We urgently request you share your views now on these two sets of bills!

Model Sign Ordinance - Update

We've recently updated our Model Sign Ordinance. If your community is looking for a better way to control sign blight, please feel free to use!

Wind Turbines and Scenery

What is the scenic impact of large wind turbines? How should we best balance the need for renewable energy while maintaining Wisconsin's aesthetic beauty? CSW addresses these questions in a new policy statement.

2008 Scenic Beautification Awards - Announced

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin is pleased to announce the twelve Scenic Beauty Award winners for 2008.

State Highway 33/136 - Scenic Byway Proposal

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin is proposing Scenic Byway designation for State Highway 33 from Portage to La Crosse.

Scenic Seminar

What is a Scenic Seminar? CSW hosts 1-2 seminars a year in different parts of our scenic Wisconsin. In 2008 we held one in June in Door County and another in December in La Crosse. If your community would like to have a Scenic Seminar, please contact CSW!

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the scenic character of Wisconsin's communities and countryside. We advocate for state and local policies that support scenic conservation and improve community livability. Wisconsin has been a wonderfully scenic state and a pleasant place to live, and it is our mission to keep it that way.

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin promotes conservation of natural scenery, scenic approaches to cities and towns, natural vegetation along roads, responsible and planned land use, strong signage control and other measures to preserve natural beauty and distinctive community character. We know that growth and change are inevitable, but believes that ugliness is not inevitable.

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin believes that a visually pleasant environment adds greatly to our quality of life and is also good for business, especially tourism.

 In recent years, a degradation of our environment and scenery has become evident. Unplanned urban sprawl has invaded peaceful scenic areas. Excessive commercialization in the form of large billboards in cities, along roads and in the countryside is marring the image of the state that we all hold dear. Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin is working to reverse this trend.

Revised December 10, 2008