Help keep Wisconsin’s roadsides beautiful!

WisDOT initiated the Adopt-A-Highway program to allow groups to volunteer and support the state’s anti-litter program in a more direct way. Adopt-A-Highway helps:

• Reduce litter along Wisconsin’s highways
• Build statewide support for the anti-litter and highway beautification programs
• Educate the traveling public to properly dispose of litter
• Enhance the environment and beautify Wisconsin’s roadsides

What does an Adopt-A-Highway group do?

• Each qualified group takes responsibility for litter control on approximately a two-mile segment of state highway.
• The group picks up litter on this segment at least three times per year between April 1 and November 1.
• The Adopt-A-Highway program emphasizes safety. It is important to be very careful when working on the roadsides. For more information, view the Adopt-A-Highway Safety page.
• Groups do not work in dangerous areas like medians, bridges, or steep slopes.
• Work is permitted until the group notifies the department of their intent to abandon their segment.