Planner's Toolbox - Smart Forestry for Smart Growth

Implementation Overview

The Implementation Section of the Planner's Toolbox is meant to provide you with some tools to incorporate forests and forestry across all of the required elements of your comprehensive plan.

All Forestry Model Language

All Forestry Model Language
This section is a consolidated list of all of the model language, not separated out by issue or element, that you can use to help address forests and forestry in your comprehensive plan.

Sample Goals, Objectives, and Policies

Sample Goals, Objectives, and Policies
This section builds upon the model language by giving you specific examples of goals, objectives and policies that can help you address specific forestry issues that may be important to your community and therefore ensure the long term sustainability of forests in your community.

Grants, Plans, and Programs

Grants, Plans, and Programs
A list of implementation tools that the Department of Natural Resources has available to help you follow through and take action on addressing important forestry issues or resources in your community is presented.

Other Resources

Other Resources
Here you will find a list of some resources to assist you in the implementation of your goals and objectives. Resources include, but are not limited to, sample tree ordinances, conservation design principles, and innovative local laws that protect forests.

Forest Issue Fact Sheets

Forest Issue Fact Sheets
Fact sheets providing information on current forest issues facing Wisconsin's forests with information about the issue, reasons to plan for the issue, and some tools to address the issue across all elements of your comprehensive plan.

Last Revised: Monday, July 30, 2007