University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Forestry Outreach Programs

Wisconsin's Woodland Leadership Institute is designed to educate and equip woodland owners to become leaders in their local communities on issues related to forestry, sustainable forest management, and public policy and to help them become active in these issues at the local, regional, and statewide levels.

The coursework focuses on the history and development of forestry and its impact on Wisconsin's social, ecologic and economic health; current forest management issues and philosophy; the role of woodland owner organizations in Wisconsin; as well as the introduction of community outreach and public participation techniques.

Graduates of the Woodland Leadership Institute are expected to play an active role as leaders in woodland landowner organizations and to impact forest management by woodland owners through peer-to-peer contact and planned activities in their local community.

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