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    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…

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    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.

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    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.…

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    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,…

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    Step 1: Getting Started

    Approximate time to complete step #1: Three to nine months. The first step of the harvesting process typically begins with a Managed Forest Law (MFL) or Forest Crop Law (FCL) landowner being reminded that they need to harvest timber through a…

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    Requirements to Bid on State Timber Sales

    Training requirement (effective for all sales after Jan. 1, 2006): Logging contractors (not necessarily the purchaser, if subcontracted) must document compliance with the Wisconsin Sustainable Forestry Initiative training standard [exit DNR].…

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    State Forest Timber Sales

    Wisconsin's state forests are renewable resources that provide high quality timber while offering many additional benefits, such as wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities. To facilitate timber harvests on state forests, the state allows…

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    Managed Forest Law Certified Group

    The Department of Natural Resources manages a group forest certification program for non-industrial forestland enrolled in the Managed Forest Law.

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    DNR Managed Lands Timber Sale Process

    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources managed lands--including fisheries, parks and wildlife properties--are renewable resources that provide high quality timber while offering many additional benefits, such as wildlife habitat and…

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    Miscellaneous Forest Products Permits

    People may harvest a range of miscellaneous forest products from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources properties, including holiday trees, boughs, fine woody material (including small diameter trees and twigs) and firewood. A forest…

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