{"id":2831,"date":"2026-05-27T18:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/?page_id=2831"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:55:19","slug":"private-land-forest-management-for-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wisconsin-forestry-center\/homepage\/community-education\/private-land-forest-management-for-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Land Forest Management for Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Family forest owners (FFOs) are the single largest owners of forested land in the United States. However, they tend to own relatively small parcels, 1-9 acres being the most commonly purchased, and own those parcels for aesthetic\/wildlife reasons rather than timber production. As a result, forest management is much less common on family-owned forest parcels and is on the decline. To counteract these barriers, we need to look at alternative ways of managing family-owned forests. Two potential options are cooperative cross-boundary management and micro-silvicultural treatments (MST). Cross-boundary cooperative management is coordinated planning and management on neighboring properties to obtain agreed-upon management goals. MSTs integrate small, 5 acre or less, intensive harvests and reserve patches within a matrix of thinning to create a continuously harvestable, multi-aged stand. In this project we aim to understand what makes a cross-boundary cooperative successful as well as the impact of MST on oak regeneration and white-tailed deer.<\/p><\/div>

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