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forest planning |
Many private forestland owners have management plans, whether they are part of a Forest Tax Law program or not. Private forestland owners can get involved in forest planning by writing a plan for
their own parcel of forestland and possibly even collaborating with neighboring forestland owners.
Our links page lists some of the abundant resources
that exist in Wisconsin for forestland owners. |
| Industrial forestland |
| Many industrial forestlands are being sold and subdivided, but the existing industrial forestlands are often managed under Forest Tax Laws. |
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County forests |
| Counties who manage their own
forestlands have special resources, including: |
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Check
the adjacent map to see if your County participates in Wisconsin�s unique County Forest
program. County Forests tend to be more revenue oriented than
State and National forests but your participation in County Forest planning can often have more of an
impact than on State or National forest plans. County Forest plans
address direct community interests while State and National plans
need to incorporate a larger group of interests over a larger
geographic area |
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State
forests |
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Wisconsin State Forests are managed for multiple-use objectives.
These objectives include recreation, forest products, wildlife
habitat, and ecological benefits. See the map to find how close you
live to a state forest (dark green areas), then visit the
master planning page to find out the latest on the management of
these lands and opportunities to give input or become involved. |
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National forests |
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The
United States Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and manages public lands in national forests and
grasslands. The green areas on the adjacent map show National
Forests in Wisconsin, known collectively as the Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest. A plan was recently completed for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Learn more at
http://www.fs.fed.us/ |
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How do we care for all of
these forests? |
| Now that you have seen the different levels of forests
there are in Wisconsin to care for, read on to find out what goes in
to the planning process and how you can influence it. |
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