Stakeholder Input Opportunities for Forestry Documents
The DNR Division of Forestry prioritizes soliciting stakeholder input on division documents. As a division, we are committed to informing and involving our stakeholders in the development and review of materials that guide our programs.
Inviting stakeholders to provide input is not only good customer service. It also creates opportunities to identify potential concerns and unforeseen impacts, understand diverse perspectives and determine the level of stakeholder support for division documents.
Documents available for stakeholder input
| Document Title | Contact Person | Due Date for Comments | Description of Document and Proposed Changes | Comment Summary and Final Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Tax Law Handbook | Skya Murphy | 10/07/2025 | The new Chapter 207 Large Ownership (Account) Administration documents and codifies procedures for granting Large Ownership status and administering Large Ownerships, requirements for management commitments, achieving compliance with regulatory requirements and the results of losing Large Ownership status. Procedures include roles and responsibilities, requesting and granting large account status, and methods of ensuring sound forestry in the absence of a department-approved management plan. Audits are defined as onsite document reviews, and procedures for document reviews are provided along with a document review checklist.
The Forest Tax Law Handbook serves to digest the law relating to the forest tax programs and provide guidance for the administration and implementation of the Tax Law programs. The Handbook embodies statute and rule and provides greater procedural detail to ensure consistency in their application. | |
| Public Forest Lands Handbook | Doug Brown | 07/15/2025 | The Public Forest Lands Handbook gets updated every 2 years to review current process/procedures, incorporate approved policy changes, update language, improve clarification, process and fix broken links. The major updates at this time include new internal review language for County Forest lands and Department managed lands, revised chapter content to improve consistency, and GNA updates. For a detailed summary of the changes, read the full Change Summary for Public Forest Lands Handbook Update. | |
| Fire Management Handbook | Eric Martin | 05/21/2025 | Fire Management Handbook (HB4325.1) The Fire Management Handbook has been updated to reflect changing policy needs and operational efficiencies, as detailed in the summary of changes document below: |