Forest Legacy Assessment of Needs
Table of Contents | ||
| List of Figures, Tables and Maps | Below | |
| Wisconsin Forest Stewardship Committee Members | (PDF, 8KB) | |
| Wisconsin Forest Legacy Subcommittee Members | (PDF, 7KB) | |
| Executive Summary | (PDF, 9KB) | |
| Federal EEOC Statement | (PDF, 47KB) | |
| Introduction to the Forest Legacy Program - Federal and State | (PDF, 18KB) | |
| The Federal Forest Legacy Program | ||
| The Forest Legacy Program in Wisconsin | ||
| The Goal of the Forest Legacy Program in Wisconsin | ||
| Wisconsin's Abiotic Forest Resources | (PDF, 59KB) | |
| Landforms | ||
| Mineral Resources | ||
| Soil and Water Values | ||
| Wisconsin's Biological Forest Resources | (PDF, 19KB) | |
| Tension Zone | ||
| Ecosystem Diversity | ||
| Plant Diversity | ||
| Animal Diversity | ||
| Rare Species and Communities | ||
| Other life | ||
| Wisconsin's Forests | (PDF, 69KB) | |
| Northern Mixed Forest | ||
| Pine Forest Type | ||
| Savannas | ||
| Oak and Pine Barrens | ||
| Cultural Heritage of Wisconsin's Forests | (PDF, 9KB) | |
| Aesthetics | (PDF, 7KB) | |
| Recreational Land and Uses | (PDF, 18KB) | |
| Land Ownership | ||
| Activities | ||
| Uses of Wisconsin's Forests | (PDF, 12KB) | |
| Traditional Forest Uses Defined | ||
| Past and Recent Uses | ||
| Landowner Demographics | (PDF, 13KB) | |
| Changes in Ownership | ||
| Economic Impacts | (PDF, 16KB) | |
| Regional Differences | ||
| Wood-based Industries | ||
| Environmental Values of Wisconsin's Forests | (PDF, 14KB) | |
| Definition of "Environmentally Important" Forest | ||
| Ecological, Social and Economic Values | ||
| Threats to Wisconsin's Environmentally Important Forests | (PDF, 11KB) | |
| Wisconsin's Forest Legacy Areas (FLA's) | (PDF, 307KB) | HTML |
| Additional Criteria for Selecting Forest Legacy Areas | ||
| Summary of Issues | ||
| Overall Goals of the Forest Legacy Area | ||
| Protection and Maintenance of Goals | ||
| The Forest Legacy Areas | ||
| The Northern Forest FLA | (PDF, 324KB) | HTML |
| The West Central and Central Sands FLA | (PDF, 388KB) | HTML |
| The Baraboo Hills FLA | (PDF, 196KB) | HTML |
| The Kettle Moraines FLA | (PDF, 249KB) | HTML |
| Public Involvement Process | (PDF, 9KB) | |
| Forest Legacy Tracts | (PDF, 18KB) | |
| Criteria for Selecting Forest Legacy Tracts | ||
| Application and Ranking of Requests | ||
| Monitoring | ||
| APPENDICES | ||
| A. History of Wisconsin's Forest | (PDF, 18KB) | |
| B. Forest Legacy Descriptions | (PDF, 20KB) | |
| C. Public Involvement Process and Comments | (PDF, 42KB) | |
| D. Wisconsin Forest Legacy Landowner Application Package | (PDF, 49KB) | |
| E. Marketable Title Act | (PDF, 8KB) | |
| List of Figures, Tables and Maps | ||
| Figure 1 - Glacial Lobes of the Wisconsin Glaciation | (PDF, 50KB) | |
| Figure 2 - Ownership of Wisconsin's Forests | (PDF, 27KB) | |
| Figure 3 - Wisconsin Forest Area Over Time | (PDF, 44KB) | |
| Figure 4 - Public Conservation & Recreation Land- Wisconsin 1998 | (PDF, 15KB) | |
| Figure 5 - Historical Pine Barrens on Wisconsin | (PDF, 22KB) | |
| Table 1 -Wisconsin Forest-Based Recreation by Activity and Percent Participation | (PDF, 8KB) | |
| Table 2 - Selected Economic Characteristics for Wood-Based Sectors | (PDF, 8KB) | |
| Table 3 - Value of Annual Timber Removals in Wisconsin, in Millions | (PDF, 7KB) | |
| Map 1 - Forest Legacy Area Boundaries | (PDF, 298KB) | |
| Map 2 - The North Forest Legacy Area | (PDF, 318KB) | |
| Mao 3 - Seasonal Homes per Total Homes | (PDF, 114KB) | |
| Map 4 - The West Central Region Forest Legacy Area | (PDF, 383KB) | |
| Map 5 - The Baraboo Hills Forest Legacy Area | (PDF, 192KB) | |
| Map 6 - The Kettle Moraines Forest Legacy Area | (PDF, 245KB) | |
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Last Revised: Friday April 24 2009
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