Getting Things Done in Your Woods 2025

Wildlife Monitoring Techniques
January 21st, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Improve Your Woods: Roads and Trails for Better Access and Wildlife Habitat
January 23rd, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Using Herbicides to Control Invasive Plants
January 28th, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

How to Choose Which Trees to Harvest and Which to Leave
January 30th, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

This free series of online classes will help you implement some of the activities you have to achieve your goals for your woodland. Register once for all the classes, and join them live or watch the recordings at a later date.

Wildlife Monitoring Techniques

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, noon to 1:30 PM CT
Hear from a UW–Madison Extension Wildlife Specialist about the ways you can keep track of the wildlife living on and visiting your property. We’ll talk about specific techniques that you can use, a listing of online resources you can take advantage of, and groups you can work with to share information and learn where there have been other observations of different wildlife species.

Improve Your Woods: Roads and Trails for Better Access and Wildlife Habitat

Thursday, January 23, 2025, noon to 1:30 PM CT
There are a number of ways you can make your woods roads and trails better for your personal use, for emergency or logging vehicles, and for wildlife. A wildlife biologist from the Ruffed Grouse Society and a DNR Forester will discuss best practices in designing, building and maintaining woods roads and trails.

Using Herbicides to Control Invasive Plants

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, noon to 1:30 PM CT
UW–Madison Extension Weed Specialists will share with you the techniques for safe and effective use of herbicides. There will be discussions on safety procedures and equipment, choosing the best herbicide for each situation and plant, timing and application rates, and more.

How to Choose Which Trees to Harvest and Which to Leave

Thursday, January 30, 2025, noon to 1:30 PM CT
Many landowners want or need to fell some trees on their property for a variety of reasons and to achieve many different goals. The right decisions on which to to harvest and which to leave will make a big difference in fulfilling the short- and long-term goals you have for your property. In this class, a UW–Madison Extension Forester will provide a step-by-step process for choosing the best trees to harvest and which to leave.