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3/25/2024
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Public comment period opens for 54 interim forest management plans
MADISON – Fifty-four interim plans guiding the management of forest resources on 116 state-owned properties are now available for review and comment through April 17, 2013. The interim plans will guide forest management on the properties until formal master plans are completed.
The Interim Forest Management Plans are important because they will allow timber taken off these lands to continue to be certified as sustainably managed, a “seal of approval” that gives the public confidence these properties are well managed. Such plans also will benefit sawmills and other companies using timber from those properties, according to Craig Thompson, a land program manager with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in La Crosse.
“These interim plans are very important for forest certification, which in turn is very important for business,” Thompson says. “People want to know we are managing their lands well, and consumers are increasingly preferring products from sustainably managed forests. A guaranteed stream of certified wood means sawmills and other forest products companies will have the competitive edge they need to do well in domestic and global markets.”
Forest certification is a process that assures consumers that timber (and products made from certified wood) has been grown and harvested in a way that meets strict environmental and social standards. The Wisconsin forest products industry is a $16 billion per year business that directly supports more than 56,000 jobs and generates $228 million in state and local tax revenues.
Information and links to individual interim plans for these properties, as well as directions on how to submit comments, can be found online on the DNR website dnr.wi.gov by searching keyword IFMP.
People can fill out an electronic survey to submit comments, or can download the form and mail it in.
Comments, either electronic or written, are due by 4:30 p.m. April 17, 2013.
DNR expects to complete master plans for the properties at some point in the future, but until then, the interim plans will guide the management of forest resources for the following properties:
Adams County
- Quincy Bluff & Wetlands State Natural Area
Ashland & Iron counties
- Hay Creek - Hoffman Lake Wildlife Area
Barron County
- Barron County Fisheries Areas
- Barron County Wildlife Areas
Barron & Polk counties
Brown County
- Green Bay West Shore Wildlife Area
- Gift lands
- Green Bay Coastal Fish Habitat (Collectively West Shore)
Burnett County
- Burnett County Wildlife & Fishery Areas
- Crex Meadows Wildlife Area
- Fish Lake Wildlife Area
- Amsterdam Sloughs Wildlife AreaDanbury Wildlife Area
Chippewa County
- Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area
- Kickapoo River Wildlife Area - Bell Center Unit
- Kickapoo River Wildlife Area - Wauzeka Unit
- Tom Lawin & Drywood Creek Wildlife Areas
Chippewa & Eau Claire counties
- Chippewa and Eau Claire County Fisheries Areas
Crawford, Dane, Grant, Iowa, Richland & Sauk counties
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway
Dodge County
- Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area
Door County
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area
- Peninsula State Park
Eau Claire County
Fond du Lac County
- Mullet Creek Wildlife Area
Forest County
- Forest County Wildlife & Fisheries Areas
Florence County
- Pine and Popple Wild Rivers
- Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area
Grant & Iowa counties
- Douglas Hallock & James J. Rule Demonstration Forests
Green Lake County
- White River Marsh Wildlife Area and 2 embedded State Natural Areas:
- White River Sedge Meadow State Natural Area
- White River Prairie/Tamaracks State Natural Area
Iron County
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area
- Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area
- Underwood Wildlife Area
Iron & Vilas counties
- Powell Marsh Wildlife Area
Iron & Price counties
- Southern Iron County Scattered Lands
Jackson County
- Tank Creek Fishery Area
- South Beaver Creek Wildlife Area
Jefferson County
- Jefferson County Extensive Wildlife Habitat
Juneau & Monroe counties
Kewaunee County
- C. D. Besadny Fish & Wildlife Area
Lafayette County
- Yellowstone Wildlife Area
Langlade County
- Langlade County Fishery Areas
- Langlade County Wildlife Areas
- Upper Wolf River Fishery Area
Lincoln County
- Big Rib River Fishery Area
- Rib River Fishery Area
- New Wood State Wildlife Area
- Ice Age Trail
- Bill Cross State Wildlife Area
- Chilsen Demonstration Forest
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Lincoln & Oneida counties
Marathon County
- Big Rib River Fishery Area
- Rib River Fishery Area
- Plover River Fishery Area and Spring Ponds
Marinette County
- Green Bay West Shore Wildlife Area
- Gift lands
- Green Bay Coastal Fish Habitat (Collectively West Shore)
Marinette County
- North Branch Beaver Creek
- Pike Wild River
Marquette County
- Mecan River Fishery Area
- Observatory Hill State Natural Area
- White River Marsh Wildlife Area and 2 embedded State Natural Areas:
- White River Sedge Meadow State Natural Area
- White River Prairie/Tamaracks State Natural Area
Oconto County
- Green Bay West Shore Wildlife Area
- Gift lands
- Green Bay Coastal Fish Habitat (Collectively West Shore)
- Peshtigo Brook Wildlife Area
- South Branch Oconto River Fishery Area
Oneida & Vilas counties
- Northern Highlands American Legion State Forest Wildlife Areas
- Oneida & Vilas County Scattered Lands
Oneida County
- Thunder Lake Wildlife Area
- Woodboro Lakes Wildlife Area
Pierce County
- Kinnickinnic State Park
- Pierce County Islands Wildlife Area
Polk County
- McKenzie Creek Wildlife Area
- Parker Creek Fish & Wildlife Area
- Rice Beds Creek Wildlife Area
Portage County
- Hartman Creek State Park
- Pickerel Lake State Natural Area
- Portage County Remnant Areas
Portage & Waupaca counties
- Little Wolf River Fishery Area
- Radley Creek Fishery Area
Price County
- Cranberry Lake Public Access
- Kimberley Clark Wildlife Area
Rusk County
- Washington Creek
- Ten Mile CreekPotato Creek Wildlife Areas
Sauk County
- Plain Honey Creek Watershed - White MoundCounty Park
Sawyer County
- Benson Creek Fishery Area
- Beverly Lake Fishery Area
- Hauer Springs Fishery Area
- Chief River Wildlife Area
- Kissick Swamp Wildlife Area
- Weirgor Springs Wildlife Area
- Eddy Creek Fishery Area
- Taylor Pershing Wildlife Area
- Taylor Rib River Fishery Area
Sawyer & Washburn counties
- Totagatic River Wildlife Area
Trempealeau County
- Borst Valley Wildlife Area
- Chimney Rock Wildlife Area
- Lakes Coulee Wildlife Area
Vernon County
Washburn County
- Washburn County Fishery & Wildlife Areas
Waupaca County
Waupaca County Fisheries Areas
Waupaca River Fishery Area
Waupaca & Portage counties
- Little Wolf River Fishery Area
- Radley Creek Fishery Area
Waushara County
- Mecan River Fishery Area
- Pine River System Fishery Area
- Willow Creek Fishery Area
- White River Fishery Area
- Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes
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