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This page was updated on Friday May 13, 2005. To report problems, contact the Project Coordinator.
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How much forestland do we want, where do we want it and how do we want the forests to look and function? This website is divided into the three main categories to help you explore and learn more about these questions. |
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Forest Planning Cycle |
County Reference Pages |
Case Studies |
A citizens' guide to addressing forests in community and land use decisions. Find out why forest planning is important and how it works. |
Find out about the forest lands and economy in your County and access resources to become involved in forestry decisions. |
See what innovative approaches some Wisconsin communities
have taken to sustain their forestland. |
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Forest cover 1992 |
Ownership of WI forestland, 2003 |
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Forty six percent or 16 million acres
of Wisconsin�s 34.7 million acres is forested.
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260,000 individuals and families hold the largest portion (57 %) of forestland. This demographic is increasing significantly; more individuals are buying smaller parcels of forestland.1 The next largest ownership group is public agencies (30 %), then forest industry (7 %), followed by miscellaneous companies (4 %), and
Native Americans own the fewest acres of forestland(2%). |
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The Center for Land Use Education is a joint venture of Cooperative Extension and the College of
Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
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