Wisconsin County Forest Certification

Twenty seven of Wisconsin's 29 county forests are currently certificated under the standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), or both. Independent, third-party certification means management of the county forests meets strict standards for ecological, social and economic sustainability.

To learn more about county forest certification, please see the "Certification" section of our website.

The table below displays the location and acreage of all certified county forest lands in the state.

County SFI-only
certified acres
FSC-only
certified acres
FSC- & SFI-certified acres
(dual certification)
Ashland     40,008
Barron     15,945
Bayfield     169,448
Burnett 106,557    
Chippewa   33,107  
Clark   132,851  
Douglas     272,844
Eau Claire     52,350
Florence     36,670
Forest     10,848
Iron     174,317
Jackson     120,886
Juneau     15,186
Langlade 127,138    
Lincoln     100,845
Marathon 29,767    
Marinette 230,866    
Oconto     43,556
Oneida 82,279    
Polk 17,144    
Price     92,236
Rusk 89,043    
Sawyer     114,801
Taylor     17,633
Vilas 40,979    
Washburn     148,998
Wood     37,593
TOTALS 723,773 165,958 1,464,164

Last Revised: Wednesday August 27 2008