The HCP offers several types of partnership levels including full partner, limited partner, a one-time permit option and the voluntary category. The partnership levels depend on the scope and type of work conducted and have varying levels of…
This toolkit contains various documents related to forest management on public lands that can be modified for your particular property and situation. Each of the three main categories below has several documents relating to that topic. Click on…
Vilas County (Bid due date: 06/30/2025)Oconto County (Direct sales – Open bid date)Bid resultsThese bid results are provided by the respective county forest in their own format. Results of the bid openings can be of value in establishing stumpage…
The following historical records track county forest work projects and timber sales:
In 2004, 10 State Forests were endorsed for certification with just over 500,000 acres. In 2009, state parks, wildlife areas, fishery areas and natural areas added an additional 1 million acres of state-owned lands. DNR lands are recognized by both…
Collectively, county forests in Wisconsin represent the largest public landholding in the state. A cooperative management framework between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the counties provides the opportunity for the county forest…
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…
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…