What is a Water Trail? A water trail is a route along a river or across other bodies of water such as a lake or salt water for people using small beachable boats like kayaks, canoes, day sailers, rowboats or small power boats. Water trails are most often identified by the land facilities that support water travel. These include launch and landing sites, campsites, rest areas and other points of interest. Your water trail can be informational by offering interpretive trails on natural, social or industrial history, changes in the environment, historic bridges, or wildlife habitat.  

This guide highlights actions that local groups and citizens can take to help prevent the impacts of construction activities on water resources. Local groups can play an important role in enforcing construction stormwater regulations, help to create a community-wide vision, advocate for the protection of valued water resources, and promote collaboration between disparate interests. Please note: While, much of this tool is still accurate, the state is in the process of updating rules that will impact construction sites. We will update the tool once all of the state rules have been changed. Please contact your local DNR stormwater staff for more information.