Managing Woodlands for Wisconsin's Coastal Trout Streams

One-third of Wisconsin's trout streams flow into Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. More than 3,300 miles of trout streams meander through nearly 3 million acres of forestland on their way to the Great Lakes coasts. Historically, logging harmed trout streams, but today's landowners can manage their woodlands to protect and improve trout streams. This web-page contains information on steps woodland owners can take to protect water quality and trout stream health, while managing their forestland.

Landowner Guide

• Managing Woodlands for Wisconsin's Coastal Trout Streams, Pub FR-386 2007 [PDF, 2MB]

Additional Information

• Do I Need a Permit for Harvesting Timber?, Pub FR-379 2007 [PDF, 503KB]
• Do I Need a Permit for Building a Forest Road?, Pub FR-380 2007 [PDF, 1.9MB]
• Temporary Stream Crossing Structures for Forestry: A Directory of Available Structures, Pub FR-378- 2007 [PDF, 427KB]
• Managing Woodlands on Lake Superior's Red Clay Plain: Slowing the Flow of Runoff, Pub FR-385 2007 [PDF, 2MB]
• Wisconsin Trout Streams PUB-FH-806 2002 [PDF, 1,035KB]
• Wisconsin Trout Stream Maps
• Wisconsin's Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality, Pub FR-093 2003

Display

If you are interested in using this display at an event, please contact Carmen Wagner, Forest Hydrologist, at 608-266-1667.

• Managing Woodlands for Wisconsin's Coastal Trout Streams: Protecting Water Quality and Trout Stream Health [PDF, 1MB]

Technical Information

• Management Recommendations for Forestry Practices along Wisconsin's Coastal Trout Streams, Pub FR-388 2007 [PDF, 785KB]

Contacts

For more information on how these recommendations may apply to your woodland, contact your local forester or a local cooperating forest.

For questions about trout management, contact your local fisheries biologist.

Acknowledgements

The development of many of these products was assisted by:

• Kendra Axeness, UW-Extension Basin Educator
• Jennifer Boice, DNR Forester
• Larry Claggett, DNR Fisheries Biologist
• Mark Fedora, Hydrologist with the USDA Forest Service and the Nature Conservancy
• Gail Gilson Pierce, River Alliance of Wisconsin
• Dennis Pratt, DNR Fisheries Biologist

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources acknowledges the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, Grant # NA06NOS4190183, for their involvement in the partial funding of this project.