Any public or private facility can participate in Enviro-Check, provided they meet the eligibility requirements. To determine a facility's eligibility, the department considers their recent environmental performance history. Facilities with no…
For details on the timber sale programs of individual state forests, and information on past and current bid packets, visit the pages below.
General information and bidding resources are also available. Timber sales available for direct purchase are located at the bottom of this page. Eagle River-Florence 2025 - September Note: These documents have been updated for a second bid…
Forest County (Bid due date: 06/08/2026)Iron County (Bid due date: 06/10/2026)Vilas County (Re-Bid due date: 07/06/2026)Bid resultsThese bid results are provided by the respective county forest in their own format.
Subscribe to receive Wisconsin DNR timber sale updates.These listings are for DNR managed lands (fisheries, parks and wildlife properties) timber sale bid openings. Comments on timber sales can be directed to the property manager. When commenting,…
All state forest timber sales are available online. A bid package is available about three weeks prior to the bid opening. This package includes:
Timber sales established under a Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) agreement are posted on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website for public advertising purposes. The sales are organized for advertising based on their location within the…
Wisconsin's state forests are renewable resources that provide high quality timber while offering many additional benefits, such as wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities. To facilitate timber harvests on state forests, the state allows…
Three major land management programs administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are verified under third-party forest certification programs. They include:
Few people own woodlands because they want to cut trees. Timber harvesting, however, is one of the most important tools available to help manage a woodland. Timber is cut to provide habitat needed for wildlife, control disease problems, open up…