The University of Wisconsin Forestry Extension programs offer a wide variety of educational programming and materials for woodland owners. This website provides access to many of these initiatives.
The 2010 Learn About Your Land Internet Series will be held on Mondays in March and April. Click here to learn more
Two Wisconsin Coverts Project workshops will be offered in 2010
Click here for more information and an application
Click on this link to view the safe chainsaw starting video
WoodlandAssistance
This site is designed to help new private woodland owners achieve their management goals. Information is provided on a variety of topics from hands-on information to successfully manage for recreation, wildlife, and timber to the history of Wisconsin’s forests. Site visitors can listen to other woodland owners discuss their experiences.
WoodlandWorkshops
Learn About Your Land woodland owner classes are taught by professionals in woodland ecology, forest health and management, timber harvesting, and related topics. Woodland Owner Conferences bring landowners and forestry experts together to share experiences and learn about the latest in sustainable forest management.
Learn About Your Land
series (LAYL)
Ties To The Land
series (TTTL)
WoodlandLeadership
The Master Woodland Stewards, Woodland Leadership Institute, and COVERTS programs provide Wisconsin’s woodland owners with advanced training in sustainable forest management. In addition to applying their skills to their own lands, graduates are encouraged to help others in the community with their forest management goals.
PublicationsOver the years, many informative and useful publications, fact sheets, and other printed materials have been created to assist private woodland owners. This website brings many of them together and organizes them to help you find the information you need to understand and manage your land.
Owning Wisconsin
Woodlands (OWW)
Lake States & Wisconsin
Woodlands Series
Wisconsin DNR forestry
publications
*New Publication in OWW*
Forestry Facts 105
How To Hire a Contractor
for Land Management
Activities
For more information, please contact Bill Klase, UW-Extension Basin Educator for Natural Resources at 715 365-2658 or via email by .
Banner photos: Pine seedling, wild geranium, wild turkey, logs, yellow warbler - Jeff Strobel; hunter - courtesy of Wisconsin DNR.