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The trends and data discussed in the Inventory
section will help create goals and objectives, which are a very
important part of your plan. Goals and objectives guide the
resulting implementation of the plan. Goals tend to be broad
vision statements, such as what you want your community to be like
in 20 years. Objectives are measurable statements that can be used
to determine if you have met a goal. The goals and objectives your
community write need to be well thought out so that the plan is
reasonable to implement and monitor.
Below are a few examples of possible goals and objectives.
A short discussion of
sustainable and
working forests follows.
Also visit the DNR Planning Toolbox
to see forestry model language that can help you
develop goals and objective for your community |
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Sample
Goals and Objectives |
| Goal: Protect
economically productive forest areas |
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Objectives: |
Designate the economically productive forest areas on a county map |
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Establish forestry districts or incentive programs in 80% of the
most threatened productive forest areas. |
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Educate
citizens, realtors, developers about how the productive forest areas
directly benefit the community in two local workshops |
| Goal:
Minimize fragmentation of contiguous forest tracts |
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Objectives: |
Provide education and information on permanent fragmentation to
governments. |
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Promote participation in the Managed Forest Law program. |
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Promote the purchase of development rights on large contiguous
blocks of forestland. |
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| Goal:
Minimize wildfires |
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Objectives: |
Advocate the use of fire-resistant material in new construction by
providing a local tax incentive |
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Promote
vegetation management (removing fuel) by offering rebates on
purchases of preferred vegetation (identified by UW-Extension) |
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If
recreational, tourism, or residential uses are desired, determine if
potential wildfire risk and costs to manage that risk.1 |
| Goal: Protect
property values and maintain local forest industries |
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Hold informational sessions and provide economic incentive for
having a forest management plan for all forestland owners within
two years
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| Often a goal of any type of forest plan is for that forest to be
�sustainable�. |
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Sustainable forestry can be defined in many ways,
depending on who is defining it. Overall, �sustainability� in the
context of forest management means using scientific knowledge
and a land ethic to manage forests to meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs. Sustaining forests means sustaining the ecological, economic,
and social benefits derived from forests. These three areas must be
considered in order to ensure sustainability. Sustainable forest
plans balance wood harvest with other uses such as wildlife habitat,
recreation, erosion control, biodiversity and other needs. All types
of forest planning consider and address the renewable and ever
changing nature of forests as well as the soils, topography and
geology, and native vegetation. Your community can form a definition
of what constitutes sustainable forest management. This definition
can be important for defining your goals and objectives. Resources
for defining sustainability include:
Sustainable
Forestry Initiative,
Wisconsin Best Management Practices, and the
Planners Toolbox for Smart Forestry for Smart Growth written by
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Campaign for Sensible Growth. |
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One type of sustainable forest management is a working
forest. The term does not have a specific definition, but
usually refers to forestlands that are actively managed for goods
or services having monetary value in the market place such as
timber, recreation and water supply protection. |
| Writing goals and objectives as a community can be
challenging because consensus is required. A plan should not have
conflicting goal statements. This is something to keep in mind
when you are in the plan for planning stage. Your community could
try to plan the process for writing goals and objectives that will
minimize conflict. The
County Data
Pages can refer you to local resources. |
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