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Harvesting Your Woods
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…
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DNR Handbooks and Other Management Guidance
These documents are detailed management guidelines and should be followed by cooperating foresters for any type of forest management activities.
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Forest Inventory and Analysis Highlights
The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program was originally designed as a periodic survey which inventoried forests one state at a time on a rotating basis. Beginning in 2000, the FIA program switched to an annual survey on a five-year cycle,…
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Forest Products Staff
Forest business staffAlex Anderson, Forest products specialist, TomahawkBrian Zweifel, Forest products specialist, DodgevilleElle Soderberg, Forest products specialist, Green BayVacant, Forest products specialist, Hayward
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Forest Products Resources
Forest products technical guidesGrade Sawing [PDF]Hardwood Grade Sawing WebinarEdging and Trimming [PDF]Edging and Trimming Webinar
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Forest Inventory and Industry Trends
This page contains information on current conditions and trends in the forest products industry and in the forest resources of Wisconsin. These reports are produced annually or periodically by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources…
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Forest Products Industry Listings
Wisconsin's primary forest products industry consists of firms that manufacture logs and pulpwood into wood and paper products. Specific examples include sawmills, plywood mills, veneer plants, pulp mills and firewood processors, as well as…
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Wisconsin's Forest Inventory Programs
Forest inventory programs provide critical data that allow managers and users of forests to better understand the current status and trends over time in a variety of forest characteristics. Information such as forest area, forest age, forest health…
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Forestry and the Wisconsin Economy
The forest products industry in Wisconsin employed over 57,000 individuals and paid $4.5 billion in labor income. In 2022, the industry's total value of production was over $26.9 billion, with a value-added of $8.0 billion. The industry represented…
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Training and Events Calendar
Read Forest Products News to learn about specific forest products updates, training sessions and events in Wisconsin.Subscribe to Forest Products NewsLocal-use Dimension Lumber GradingKemp Natural Resources Research Station – Woodruff, WIDates TBD…