What's New

Find the latest updates to the Division of Forestry's webpages.

October 2008

Previously in What's New...

August 2008

• Updated firewood quarantine information
• New Emerald Ash Borer FAQs and EAB information page
• State Nursery purchase seed page and latest seed collectors newsletter
• Updated Smart Forestry data
• Updated lists of MFL - Tree Farm certified group members
• Black River master plan comments are available
• New Firewise publication: "Protect your waterfront home from wildland fire"

June-July 2008

• Forest Products Utilization and Marketing
• Urban Forestry consultants - guidelines for working with consultants as well as lists of commercial consultants and certified arborists
• Timber sale program at Governor Knowles State Forest
• Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan Annual Report - 2007 [PDF, 560 KB]

May 2008

• Burning permits - see a new Smokey Bear video and informational page
• Governor Knowles State Forest has an expanded website and new printable, full-color maps.
• Arbor Day poster competition winners announced
• Brule River State Forest 2007 Annual Report
• Forest Health News

April 2008

• You'll want to visit this page if you're making plans to go camping on the Northern Highland - American Legion State Forest
• Presentations from the February 27 meeting of the advisory committee for Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality
• New publication: "Heating with Biomass: A Feasibility Study of Wisconsin Schools Heated with Wood"

March 2008

• Tree seedlings still available from state nurseries for planting this spring
• Landowners: Check these pages if you need help finding bare root stock that our nurseries no longer have available or reforestation supplies
• Development of Recreation Best Management Practices for Invasive Species in Wisconsin Forests is underway. See the committee, their charge and meeting minutes.
• Wisconsin’s Forest Sustainability Framework
• Burnett County added to county timber sale bid results page
• 2007 Annual Report for the Peshtigo River State Forest
• February news from the Black River State Forest
• 2007 Forest Health Highlights
• The Gypsy Moth portal http://gypsymoth.wi.gov/ has been updated in preparation for the upcoming spray season

• Online tree seedling sales have ended for the season and orders must now be sent via regular mail to Griffith Nursery.
• New information on Emerald Ash Borer management options
  
• Fire danger / burning permits
  
• Updated forest certification map
  
• Updated bareroot reforestation nurseries' contact information

• Watch the seedling inventory page to see what stock is sold out at our DNR nurseries
• Update on the Black River State Forest master planning
• Hunting maps for the Flambeau River State Forest
• October newspaper column from the Black River State Forest
• Agenda for the November 14 meeting of the BMP Advisory Committee
• Updated listing of Gypsy Moth coordinators
• Northeast Region Forest Health Update
• Urban Forestry Grant reimbursement form
• Updated listing of Champion Tree inspectors
• 2007 Tree City USA application