Apostle Islands would be renamed a National Park and Preserve, changing some hunting rules.
This bill would rename the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin as the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve. The area would be divided into two sections: a National Park and a National Preserve. Each section would have different rules for hunting and trapping. Fishing rules would not change, and the rights of local Tribes would remain protected.
Today, the area is called the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. If this bill passes, it would be renamed the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve, divided into two distinct zones. Hunting and trapping would be prohibited in the new National Park area (with exceptions for Tribal rights), while these activities would continue in the National Preserve under existing rules. Fishing rules would remain unchanged across the entire area.
HR 5497 · 119th Congress · September 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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