Links
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin DNR website has a lot of good information for forest owners. The publication page has links to several good publications including the Silviculture and Aesthetics Handbook. It provides information about different forest types and their management. The Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines are also available at the DNR website.
Contact: Forestry.Webmail@wisconsin.gov.
County GIS and Mapping Links
Several counties have useful online mapping links. See the latest and greatest aerial imagery for Bayfield, Ashland and Douglas Counties.
University of Wisconsin Extension - Caring for Your Woodland
Learn how to manage your forest to maximize maple sap production by creating healthy and vigorously growing trees.
University of Wisconsin Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
The mission of the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology is to provide science-based research, instruction, and extension that supports forest and wildlife conservation and management in an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable fashion.
Bayfield Regional Conservancy
The Bayfield Regional Conservancy preserves the special places you love in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer Counties. We work with citizens, local government, private landowners, tribes and state and federal agencies to protect important habitats on Lake Superior, northwoods forests, inland lakes, rivers, wetlands, and farmland.
Forest Stewardship Council
FSC is an independent, non-profit organization that protects forests for future generations. We are an open, membership-led organization that sets standards under which forests and companies are certified. Our membership consists of three equally weighted chambers -- environmental, economic, and social -- to ensure the balance and the highest level of integrity.
Contact: info@us.fsc.org
Green Leaf Forestry
Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products focuses on a larger community goal – sustainable jobs linked to sustainable forest care. What sets us apart is how we understand,manage, and utilize forest resources --and how we work you.
My Minnesota Woods
My Minnesota Woods is a service of the University of Minnesota Extension and Department of Forest Resources, with financial support from the Blandin Foundation. The website serves as an excellent resource for woodland stewardship advice.
National Network of Forest Practitioners
The National Network of Forest Practitioners promotes the mutual well being of workers, rural communities, and forests by supporting individuals and groups that build sustainable relationships between forests and people.
Phone: (740) 593-8733
Sustainable Northwest
Helps small businesses build capacity and develops market connections and for wood products made with a commitment to environment and community, allowing consumers to make a choice that makes a difference.
Phone: (503) 221-6911
Sustainable Woods Network
Local products can support rural economies, help sustain forested landscapes threatened with development, and can reduce the environmental impact of shipping goods from far off locations. This site is a means for making connections. It can help you make a positive impact, and help producers provide goods that help the woods.
Wood Education Resource Center
The Wood Education and Resource Center supports managerial and technical innovation to keep businesses competitive. It provides state-of-the-art training, technology transfer, networking opportunities, applied research,information.
Wisconsin DNR website has a lot of good information for forest owners. The publication page has links to several good publications including the Silviculture and Aesthetics Handbook. It provides information about different forest types and their management. The Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines are also available at the DNR website.
Contact: Forestry.Webmail@wisconsin.gov.
County GIS and Mapping Links
Several counties have useful online mapping links. See the latest and greatest aerial imagery for Bayfield, Ashland and Douglas Counties.
University of Wisconsin Extension - Caring for Your Woodland
Learn how to manage your forest to maximize maple sap production by creating healthy and vigorously growing trees.
University of Wisconsin Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
The mission of the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology is to provide science-based research, instruction, and extension that supports forest and wildlife conservation and management in an ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable fashion.
Bayfield Regional Conservancy
The Bayfield Regional Conservancy preserves the special places you love in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer Counties. We work with citizens, local government, private landowners, tribes and state and federal agencies to protect important habitats on Lake Superior, northwoods forests, inland lakes, rivers, wetlands, and farmland.
Forest Stewardship Council
FSC is an independent, non-profit organization that protects forests for future generations. We are an open, membership-led organization that sets standards under which forests and companies are certified. Our membership consists of three equally weighted chambers -- environmental, economic, and social -- to ensure the balance and the highest level of integrity.
Contact: info@us.fsc.org
Green Leaf Forestry
Greenleaf Forestry and Wood Products focuses on a larger community goal – sustainable jobs linked to sustainable forest care. What sets us apart is how we understand,manage, and utilize forest resources --and how we work you.
My Minnesota Woods
My Minnesota Woods is a service of the University of Minnesota Extension and Department of Forest Resources, with financial support from the Blandin Foundation. The website serves as an excellent resource for woodland stewardship advice.
National Network of Forest Practitioners
The National Network of Forest Practitioners promotes the mutual well being of workers, rural communities, and forests by supporting individuals and groups that build sustainable relationships between forests and people.
Phone: (740) 593-8733
Sustainable Northwest
Helps small businesses build capacity and develops market connections and for wood products made with a commitment to environment and community, allowing consumers to make a choice that makes a difference.
Phone: (503) 221-6911
Sustainable Woods Network
Local products can support rural economies, help sustain forested landscapes threatened with development, and can reduce the environmental impact of shipping goods from far off locations. This site is a means for making connections. It can help you make a positive impact, and help producers provide goods that help the woods.
Wood Education Resource Center
The Wood Education and Resource Center supports managerial and technical innovation to keep businesses competitive. It provides state-of-the-art training, technology transfer, networking opportunities, applied research,information.