Property/Site Owners

Wisconsin natural heritage inventory working list

Natural Heritage Inventory Portal Reports

  Explanation of terms found in a detailed element occurrence (EO) report from the NHI Portal.

Public Lands Toolkit

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…

County Forests Timber Sales

Langlade County (Bid due date: 06/04/2025)Iron County (Bid due date: 06/05/2025)Forest County (Bid due date: 06/09/2025)Florence County (Bid due date: 06/10/2025)

County Forest Monitoring

The following historical records track county forest work projects and timber sales:

Forms and Handbooks

Having trouble with a PDF? Visit the DNR PDF help page for troubleshooting solutions. Below are documents related to county forests, including applications, handbooks and timber sale notices.

Step 5: Filling out and Submitting the Cutting Report

Approximate time to complete step #5: One day. Filling out the cutting report Within 30 days of the harvest completion, you will need to fill out and submit your cutting report and send to the local DNR Tax Law Forestry Specialist. The cutting…

Step 4: Filling Out and Submitting the Cutting Notice

Approximate time to complete step #4: One day. Basics of the MFL or FCL cutting notice It's important to understand the basics before filling out the cutting notice.

Step 3: Setting Up the Harvest

Approximate time to complete step #3: Six to 12 months. The third step of the harvesting process is setting up the harvest, which involves in part marking property boundaries, harvest area boundaries and individual trees to be cut or left on-site…

Step 2: Assessing the Harvest Area

Approximate time to complete step #2: Three to 12 months. The second step of the harvesting process is to assess the forest area that will be harvested. This step includes determining if there are threatened and endangered species to be protected,…