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Wisconsin Silviculture Guide (WSG)

Contents, Foreward & Applications

I. Ecological Tools

II. Silvicultural Methods

Chapter 21 - Natural Regeneration [PDF]

  • Purpose
  • Coppice
  • Clearcut
  • Seed Tree
  • Overstory Removal
  • Shelterwood
  • Single-Tree Selection
  • Group Selection
  • Patch Selection
  • Natural Regeneration Methods by Forest Cover Type
  • Practices Not Part of Silvicultural Systems That May Result in Regeneration
  • Establishment and Evaluation of Adequate Natural Regeneration
  • References
  • Appendix A – Forest Regeneration Metric (FRM)

Chapter 22 - Artificial Regeneration [PDF]

  • Purpose
  • Definitions
  • Planning
  • Site Preparation
  • Direct Seeding
  • Planting
  • Plantation Management and Maintenance
  • Specialty Plantings
  • Appendix A - Individual Species Planting Considerations
  • Appendix B - Herbicides for Forest Management
  • References

Chapter 23 - Intermediate Treatments [PDF]

  • Purpose
  • Release
  • Thinning
  • Thinning Clumps of Trees
  • Improvement Cutting
  • Salvage and Sanitation Cuttings
  • Pruning
  • References

Chapter 24 – Tree Marking and Retention Guidelines [PDF]

III. Cover Types - Silvics and Silviculture

IV. Forest Management Objectives

V. Appendices