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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Burn Handbook Chapter 1: General Policy | Edwin Bruntvedt | 04/23/2026 | Chapter 1: General Policy contains overarching program policy as well as policy that affects DNR’s outside fire management partners, businesses and the public. The Prescribed Burn Handbook is periodically updated to reflect changing policy needs and to clarify existing language. The updates to Chapter 1 are detailed in the Summary of Proposed Changes document. | |
| 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: |