UW-Madison Division of Extension Forestry & Wildlife Program educators lead classes and build programs to engage landowners in the sustainable management of Wisconsin’s privately owned forests. Efforts to reach out to landowners include Learn About Your Land; Wisconsin Women Owning Woodlands; Farm Forest Initiative; Your Land, Your Legacy; and new landowner engagement.

The DNR forest health team works to prevent, detect, and control Wisconsin’s forest pests, particularly invasive plants, insects, and diseases that jeopardize trees and ecosystems. Through research, forest management guidance, and education and outreach efforts, forest stability and sustainability is established and enriched.

The mission of Golden Sands RCDC is to act as a community resource that works across county lines to address large-scale environmental issues in a manner that protects both the environment and economies of their 12-county service area. 

The Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association (WWOA) is a nonprofit educational association for Wisconsin’s private woodland owners. Since 1979, WWOA has been sharing its passion for sustainable private woodland management with woodland owners.  WWOA provides networking opportunities for like-minded woodland owners and opportunities to meet natural resource professionals who can assist you in caring for your woodlands.

My Wisconsin Woods is a partnership of public agencies and private organizations led by the Aldo Leopold Foundation and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. It offers free services that connect landowners to trusted sources of information, property visits, technical and financial assistance, and events and workshops.

The Wisconsin Center for Wildlife, an outreach center in the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point, aims to increase awareness, knowledge, skills, and engagement of students, professionals, landowners, and the public in conserving wildlife and habitats in Wisconsin and beyond.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC) assists in identifying plant diseases and provides educational information on plant diseases and their control.

The UW-Madison Extension Horticulture Program provides evidence-based horticulture management education, resources, and decision-making tools for home gardeners and commercial horticulture practitioners so Wisconsinites can keep their plants healthy while protecting the environment.

The Wisconsin Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) is a collaborative initiative between the Wisconsin DNR, landowners and hunters aimed at enhancing wildlife habitat and managing deer herd populations. Through this partnership, wildlife professionals provide expert guidance, resources and tools to help members achieve their specific management objectives. In return, DMAP members contribute valuable deer harvest and observation data, which is essential for the informed management of Wisconsin’s deer herd.

Since 1944, the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee (WTFC) has promoted the practice of sustainable forestry on private and locally-owned forest lands across the state.  We are the official state program of the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), which began in 1941 and is now the largest, oldest, and most successful private woodland landowner forestry certification system in North America.  Through our network of professional foresters, we provide vital education and help landowners achieve 3rd party certification of their woodlands to the ATFS Standards.  WTFC sponsors educational forestry field days and workshops throughout the state for forest landowners.