Forest Map Links

http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/map.htm
Map of US National Forests, Grasslands, and Parks with links to specific information about each area.

http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/great-lakes-atlas/images/big07.gif
Map of forest types and land uses around the Great Lakes region.

http://roadless.fs.fed.us/states/wi/state3.shtml
Downloadable and printable maps of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests in Wisconsin. Statistics and facts about the forests are also provided.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/map_gal/landcov/index.htm
Land cover maps from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Included are satellite imaging, original vegetation of WI (1930), land use and land cover, and the natural divisions of WI maps.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/wifrog/ecoregion.htm
Map and descriptions of Wisconsin Ecoregions from the USGS. Lists forest types along with soil types and land uses in the different areas.

http://www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/earlyv.htm
A map of the 1965 vegetative cover of Wisconsin from the Geological and Natural History Survey. Takes a while to download but a good quality map.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/rlandscp/wiscmap.htm
Landscape ecosystems of Wisconsin map from the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. There are links to excellent information on forest types of each region, current and past vegetative cover, rare plant and animal species, and much more.

http://www.ecb.org/exploring/wismaps.htm
Vegetative cover maps of Wisconsin Pre-1850, 1850, and 1990. Great for comparison of the change in forest cover over time.

http://topozone.com/
A great source of topographic maps.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/map_gal/landcov/chgveg.htm
Great color map of the change in vegetative cover in Wisconsin since the state was originally surveyed in the years 1832-1866.


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