For questions about yard trees, please complete UW-Madison Division of Extension's Ask Your Gardening Question online form. North Central Region Vacant Interim contact: Patricia Lindquist Northeast Region Patricia Lindquist, regional…
The Wisconsin Urban Forestry Consultants Directory contains contact information for urban forestry consultants who made themselves known to the DNR.There is no implied endorsement of those listed. Consultants who wish to be listed should complete…
Nearly forty years of research and thousands of scientific studies have shaped our understanding of the extraordinary health benefits of urban trees and green spaces. Urban nature has been shown to reduce cardiovascular disease, mental illness, ADHD…
Award CategoriesThe Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council presents annual awards to outstanding individuals, organizations, communities and tribes that further urban forestry in Wisconsin. The awards are announced each year at the annual Wisconsin Urban…
The Wisconsin Arborist Association teams up with the Department of Natural Resources to present the WAA/DNR Annual Conference, usually in the month of January or February. This three-day conference is intended for professional arborists,…
The Wisconsin DNR’s Reforestation Program nursery grades and sells trees by age class. Trees are graded, using minimum size specification selected for each species, with the stem and root quality taken into consideration. Because of this, seedling…
Landowners can attract a variety of wildlife to their property by planting a mixture of conifers, hardwoods and shrubs. The Woody Cover for Wildlife [PDF] publication is available for landowners to determine how to best provide for wildlife.…
The Wisconsin forest tree improvement program is a long-term collaborative effort between the Division of Forestry and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology.
Seedling handling Reforestation surveys indicate that the most common problems facing seedling survival are moisture stress, poor handling and physical damage before planting. From the time seedlings are lifted from the nursery bed to the time…
Listed below are several methods for protecting and caring for tree plantings. Shelters Shelters protect trees from animal browse and improve initial height growth by creating a "greenhouse" effect. They make seedlings easier to locate and protect…