The Statewide Forest Action Plan, finalized in 2010, is a 10-year strategic plan that guides the work of Wisconsin's forestry community. The plan is comprised of two parts, the Statewide Forest Assessment and the Statewide Forest Strategy. Together…
The information below is intended to help manage some specific weeds in new tree planting sites and in forest sites. There is also information about general weed management in new tree plantations. Alfalfa Alfalfa grows to about 3 feet in height…
Trees are damaged by a variety of weather events including storms, drought and flooding. Chemicals like pesticides and salt also harm trees. Healthy trees are better able to recover from these stress events.
Red pine pocket decline and mortality is a disease of plantation-grown red pine. The most likely trees to show symptoms of this syndrome are 30- to 45-year-old red pines in thinned plantations. Studies to identify the reasons why certain…
Learn if your property is at risk, how to reduce the spread of oak wilt in a forested area, how to know if a tree has oak wilt and much more.DistributionOak wilt is widespread in southern Wisconsin, but in much of northern Wisconsin it is still a…
Limited Term Employment (LTE) openings with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are located throughout Wisconsin. LTE jobs are temporary and you do not need to take a civil service examination. Limited term jobs vary in length but will not…
State Of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program The State of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program offers opportunities for all students across the state. This internship program explicitly targets students across…
For sick forest trees, contact a DNR forest health specialist or forester.For sick yard trees, contact a certified arborist or visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension's Ask Your Gardening Question page.
Those currently experiencing a spongy moth infestation are also invited to visit the interagency Wisconsin Spongy Moth Resource Center [exit DNR]. The European spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) was accidentally introduced into Massachusetts in 1869 by…