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Forestry Aerial Photography Program
The Division of Forestry has been using aerial photography in forest management since the 1930s. In the 1990s, the division's special needs in photography acquisition required that it begin its own aerial photography program. Since the start, the…
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Wisconsin Forest Inventory and Reporting System (WisFIRS)
Launch the WisFIRS Public Lands application (for county foresters). Launch the WisFIRS Private Lands application (for certified plan writers).
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Silviculture Handbook, 2431.5
Index and Forward Index [PDF] Foreword - Handbook Application [PDF] I. Ecological Tools Site Productivity [PDF] Forest Habitat Type Classification System [PDF] II.
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Legal Description
A legal description is used to describe the location of land in legal documents (for example, the deed to your land). The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is used in legal descriptions. It employs a grid system based on township, range and section…
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DNR Handbooks and Other Management Guidance
These documents are detailed management guidelines and should be followed by cooperating foresters for any type of forest management activities.
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Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines
The Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines celebrate the wealth of the state's forest resources and emphasizes our responsibility to care for them. They outline practical, site-specific considerations that land managers need to take into account…
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For Certified Plan Writers
This page is intended for professional foresters who are certified plan writers or interested in becoming certified plan writers. To learn more about what a certified plan writer can do for you as a landowner, go to the about certified plan writers…
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Cooperating Forester Continuing Education and Training
To maintain cooperating forester status, each forester must complete at least 10 hours of professional education/training annually (due on July 1 of each year). This training should be relevant to services provided by the cooperator.
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Becoming a Cooperating Forester
Note: Cooperators must agree to follow Department of Natural Resources-approved sound forestry standards in all forest management guidance and assistance that they provide.
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Cooperating Forester Program
Cooperating Foresters are consulting foresters or industrial foresters who voluntarily enter into a cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Consulting foresters are private-sector foresters who provide…