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    Forest Products Industry Listings

    Wisconsin's primary forest products industry consists of firms that manufacture logs and pulpwood into wood and paper products. Specific examples include sawmills, plywood mills, veneer plants, pulp mills and firewood processors, as well as…

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    Wisconsin's Forest Inventory Programs

    Forest inventory programs provide critical data that allow managers and users of forests to better understand the current status and trends over time in a variety of forest characteristics. Information such as forest area, forest age, forest health…

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    Forestry and the Wisconsin Economy

    The forest products industry in Wisconsin employed around 58,000 individuals and paid over $4 billion in labor income. In 2021, the industry total value of production was over $24.5 billion with value-added of $8.4 billion. The industry represented…

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    Training and Events Calendar

    Read Forest Products News to learn about specific forest products updates, training sessions and events in Wisconsin.Subscribe to Forest Products NewsLocal-use Dimension Lumber GradingKemp Natural Resources Research Station – Woodruff, WIDates TBD…

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    Woody Biomass Resources

    Biomass is, in general, living and recently dead biological material that can be used as fuel. Woody biomass includes logging residue (nonmerchantable tops, leftover limbs and down logs), primary and secondary mill residue, dedicated energy crops,…

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    Reports and Additional Resources

    The following resources offer summarized data and analysis of Wisconsin’s urban forests as well as national resources relevant to the state. State resources Check out the Wisconsin Community Tree Map and the WisUFA program factsheet [PDF…

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    Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Analysis

    Urban tree canopy is the entire area covered by trees’ crowns within a geographic space, often expressed as a proportion of an area’s total land. The aim of a UTC assessment is to help analysts and decision makers better understand their urban…

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    Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis (UFIA)

    The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis (UFIA) program in Wisconsin is a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Wisconsin DNR to inventory trees in urban settings by establishing 1,300 plots across the state. The primary purpose of…

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    Wisconsin Community Tree Map

    Access the Wisconsin Community Tree Map [exit DNR] application. The Wisconsin Community Tree Map is a mapping application that enables users to identify and assess community trees. With its ability to filter different tree attributes, such as…

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    Wisconsin Community Canopy Cover

    In the table below, find your geographic area of interest to see the percentage of land covered by tree canopy and other land classes. Click on the links in each row to be sent to an interactive map. Municipal boundaries are the borders of cities…

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