Moving human burials should only be undertaken as a last resort. Read these articles to learn the procedures to follow.
Read this information before planning a project inside a cemetery or mound group.
Your Rights Under Wisconsin State Law
Are you unhappy about a decision to move or protect a human burial site? Find out the process to request an appeal.
Who are the Board members and what do they do? Find out here.
Though State law protects all human burial sites, older burial sites and mounds are sometimes damaged. Learn what you can do to help protect them.
What You Can Do
Do you want to know how to protect a human burial site in Wisconsin? Learn several ways to preserve cemeteries and Native American mounds.
What to do if you notice a human burial site being destroyed or damaged.
What to do if You Think a Cemetery is Not Being Properly Maintained
Are you concered about an overgrown or neglected cemetery? Learn what you can do to help.
Who They Are and How to Join
Do you have an interest in protecting a particular cemetery or type of burial site? Learn why you should apply for the Registry of Interested Persons.
This catalog lists human burial sites with known locations and a certainty or likelihood that human remains are present.
Learn more about this list of known human burial sites in Wisconsin.
Learn how cataloged human burial sites in Wisconsin are given greater protection under Wisconsin State Law
Learn about the benefits of cataloging a human burial site, from property tax exemptions to membership on the Registry of Interested Persons.
Want to protect a burial site and lower your property taxes at the same time? Find out how.