Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) is a tree-killing insect that was accidentally introduced to eastern North America. It can become a threat to Wisconsin’s eastern hemlocks if it arrives here. Learn where this pest is now, what it looks like…
The DNR's Division of Forestry has instructors available to teach wildland fire training to fire departments in cooperative fire protection areas of Wisconsin. If your fire department is interested in this free wildland fire training, please…
Prescribed fire is the intentional application of fire to a specific pre-planned area, under specific environmental conditions, to accomplish planned land management objectives. Without the use of prescribed burning as a management tool, Wisconsin…
A Fire Adapted Community acknowledges and takes responsibility for its wildfire risk and implements appropriate actions at all levels. The more actions a community takes, the more fire adapted it becomes. Proper wildfire preparedness enables…
One of the largest wildfires to hit Wisconsin in over 33 years, the Germann Road Fire consumed 7,499 acres and destroyed 104 structures (23 of them residences) in the Towns of Gordon and Highland in Douglas County and the Town of Barnes in Bayfield…
The Division of Forestry completed an assessment of the DNR fire program in early 2010. The purpose of the study was to determine how to allocate limited resources (staff and equipment) to best meet the mission of protecting life, property and…
Statement regarding PFAS and Class A Foam distributed by the LeMay Warehouse [PDF] - 1/30/20Fire departments can purchase equipment from the DNR's Forestry Equipment Research and Development Center catalog. The catalog lists items…
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…
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…
The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis (UFIA) program in Wisconsin is a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the Wisconsin DNR that has established 1,300 permanent plots across the state’s urban areas. Tree and land cover data are…