Element: Agriculture, Natural, and Cultural Resource
What is this element and how is forestry connected to it?
This element addresses the need to promote effective management and conservation of our forestlands. Sustainable forestry objectives including the economic, social and ecological benefits of forests can be demonstrated here. Management objectives for your local forests should also be addressed here including related issues such as water, endangered or threatened species, wildlife habitat, and wetland and riparian areas.
Use the tools below to develop goals, objectives, and policies that address this element.
Consider Related Issue
Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface
Forest Fragmentation
Forest Health
Forest-based Recreation
Healthy Urban Forests
Strong Forest Economy
Statutory Language
Wis. Stats. s. 66.1001(2)(b) Agriculture, Natural, and Cultural Resources
A compilation of objectives, policies, goals, maps and programs
for the conservation, and promotion of the effective management,
of natural resources such as groundwater, forests, productive
agricultural areas, environmentally sensitive areas, threatened
and endangered species, stream corridors, surface water, floodplains,
wetlands, wildlife habitat, metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources,
parks, open spaces, historical and cultural resources, community design,
recreational resources and other natural resources.
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