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      • Wildlife
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      • Invasive Species
        • Invasive Plant: Garlic Mustard
        • Invasive Tree: Buckthorn
        • Invasive Shrub: Honeysuckle
        • Invasive Disease: Oak Wilt
        • Invasive Animal: Emerald Ash Borer
      • Storm Damage
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        • Conducting a Burn
        • Predicting Fire
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        • Tax Advantages
    • Timber Harvesting
      • Should I Harvest?
      • Managing for Oak
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        • What Foresters Do
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My Wisconsin Woods
My Wisconsin Woods

  • Questions
    • Ownership 101
      • Your Boundaries
      • Your Liability
      • Your Sources of Help
      • Your Neighbors
      • Your Tax Bill
    • Healthy Woods
      • Your Woods
        • Oak Savanna
        • Oak Woodland
        • Dry-Mesic Woods
        • Southern Mesic Woods
        • Floodplain Woods
      • Wildlife
        • American Woodcock
        • Deer
        • Ruffed Grouse
        • Songbirds
        • Wild Turkey
      • Invasive Species
        • Invasive Plant: Garlic Mustard
        • Invasive Tree: Buckthorn
        • Invasive Shrub: Honeysuckle
        • Invasive Disease: Oak Wilt
        • Invasive Animal: Emerald Ash Borer
      • Storm Damage
      • Water Quality
      • Prescribed Fire
        • Conducting a Burn
        • Predicting Fire
        • Controlling Fire
      • Forest Plans
    • Taxes and Finances
      • Assistance: Conservation
      • Assistance: Wildlife
      • Tax Reduction
      • Long-term Planning
        • Tax Advantages
    • Timber Harvesting
      • Should I Harvest?
      • Managing for Oak
        • Harvest Methods
        • Selecting a Site
      • Value of Timber
      • Foresters vs. Loggers
        • What Foresters Do
        • What Loggers Do
  • Services
    • Free Information
      • Digital Resources at a Click
      • Your Wisconsin Woods Video Series
    • Property Visit
      • Find Your Forester
      • Property Visit FAQs
    • Partner Services
  • Calendar
    • Share Your Event
  • News
  • About Us
    • Our Partners
  • Free Property Visit
  • Newsletter Sign-up

  • March 9, 2023

WI DNR now hiring LTE – Foresters and LTE – Forestry Specialists throughout Wisconsin!

  • News, Tree care

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry is recruiting to fill 3 Limited Term Employee (LTE) positions: a Forester position based out of Madison; a Forestry Specialist…

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  • March 1, 2023

Five Books Every Landowner Should Read

  • News, Ownership 101

As winter begins to give way to the first hints of spring, there is still time to settle down with a good book that could…

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  • February 1, 2023

Time to Test Your Knowledge: Wisconsin Woodlands and Wildlife Quiz

  • Wildlife, Woodland Watch

As a Wisconsin woodland owner, it’s important to have a good understanding of the trees and wildlife that inhabit your land. Whether you’re interested in…

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  • January 25, 2023

DNR Now Hiring Forestry Technicians in Rhinelander, Wisconsin!

  • News

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry is recruiting to fill 4 Limited Term Employee (LTE) Forestry Technicians at our DNR Service Center in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The…

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  • December 21, 2022

Wisconsin Forestry Products

  • News, Timber harvesting

Landowners, watching Covid-era lumber prices go through the roof, might assume that they would get more money for their standing trees, but there are many…

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  • December 5, 2022

WI DNR Now Hiring Foresters in Northeast Wisconsin!

  • News

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry is recruiting to fill 4 Forester vacancies. The Foresters will be stationed in Northeast Wisconsin with one position in Lakewood,…

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  • November 17, 2022

Forest Land Leasing Options

  • Ownership 101, Taxes and finances

Landowners can lease their woodlands for sustainable purposes like maple syrup harvesting and hunting, and it’s worthwhile to address issues specific to each activity. MAPLE…

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  • November 4, 2022

Is Apple Production Right for Your Land?

  • Ask the Expert, News

According to the UW-Extension, apples are the most widely planted fruit tree in Wisconsin. Who wouldn’t like to step out the door and pick apples…

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  • October 26, 2022

A Labor of Love: Woodland Restoration

  • Oak management, Success stories

Laura DeGolier is a great example of the diverse kinds of volunteers who can have a significant impact on restoring natural areas throughout the state.…

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  • October 18, 2022

Is a Christmas Tree Farm Right for Your Land?

  • Ask the Expert, Forest farming, Timber harvesting, Tree care

This could be the perfect time to start growing Christmas trees — whether you are only interested in a few for your own friends and…

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  • October 12, 2022

50 Years of Stewardship

  • Ownership 101

About 50 years ago, Tom Wedel and his wife Eva were living in Crystal Lake, Illinois, north of Chicago. They knew they wanted to buy…

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  • September 30, 2022

Looking back at the History of Wisconsin’s Forests

  • Ask the Expert, Forest farming, News

“The history of Wisconsin’s forests includes what happened yesterday and 10,000 years ago. It’s all part of a continuum — both the natural and human…

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  • September 9, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Linda Williams on Spruce budworm

  • Ask the Expert, Invasive species, Ownership 101

By Denise Thornton Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana)  has been causing defoliation in Wisconsin since 2012 according to Linda Williams, Wisconsin DNR forest health specialist. This…

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  • August 25, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Alex Feltmeyer on Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD)

  • Ask the Expert, Invasive species, News, Timber harvesting, Tree care

By Denise Thornton If you have conifers growing on your land, you should be aware of Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD), formerly known as Annosum Root…

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  • July 28, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Paul Cigan and Harsh Weather Effects on Woodlands

  • Ask the Expert, Firewood, Forest farming, News, Timber harvesting

By Denise Thornton Weather has a huge influence on all vegetation. It dictates what species will grow, how they grow, and their productivity. The time…

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  • July 27, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Mary Bartkowiak on Woodland Invasive Species

  • Ask the Expert, Invasive species

by Denise Thornton Invasive plants are a constant challenge for anyone working to manage Wisconsin’s forests, and with over 9 million acres of Wisconsin in…

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  • July 4, 2022

Prepare for Ticks with the Experts

  • Ask the Expert, Safety, Uncategorized

By Denise Thornton If you are going into a wooded area anywhere in Wisconsin, you need to be taking tick precautions. According to Rebecca Osborn,…

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  • June 22, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Mike Hillstrom and Oak Wilt

  • Ask the Expert, News, Oak management, Tree care, Uncategorized
We are now in the high risk period of the year for oak wilt in Wisconsin...
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  • June 22, 2022

WICCI Report: Warmer Winters & Extreme Rain Are Stressing Wisconsin’s Forest Resources

  • Ask the Expert, News, Uncategorized

By Dea Larsen Converse: WICCI Communications Director A focus on climate impacts to Wisconsin’s forests in the most recent assessment from the Wisconsin Initiative on…

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  • June 2, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Bill McNee and The Spongy Moth

  • Ask the Expert, Invasive species, Uncategorized
Spongy moth caterpillars usually start hatching between mid-April and early May in the southern counties of Wisconsin. Though they have largely been out of sight in rural forests for close to a decade...
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  • May 5, 2022

Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Brenna DeNamur

  • Conservation, Invasive species, Oak management, Tree care
Incursions of insects and plants that are harmful to healthy, natural woodland balance, such as Emerald Ash Borer and Jumping Worms...
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  • April 21, 2022

Are YOU a Scientist?

  • Ask the Expert, Ownership 101, Wildlife

By Denise Thornton Many Wisconsin landowners—the concerned and the curious—are joining the growing ranks of citizen scientists (CS) who collect information about their property to…

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  • February 4, 2022

Is Light Pollution Affecting the Wildlife in My Woods?

  • Conservation, News, Wildlife

By Emily Oyos Star-gazing has been a favorite pastime for millennia, but these days, it often seems like stars are growing dimmer and decreasing in…

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  • January 4, 2022

A Look Back on the Big Woods of Wisconsin: 90 Years and Counting

  • News

By Emily Oyos For centuries, wilderness has been at the center of storytelling. From pictographs to oral histories to the written word, nature has provided…

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  • November 15, 2021

The Outstanding Vision of a Lady Landowner

  • Ownership 101, Prescribed burning, Reading the land, Success stories, Uncategorized

By Denise Thornton The view from horseback connects Denise Marino to her land. “It was a dream to have land so I could have my…

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  • November 9, 2021

Getting Used to Changes Lately

  • Reading the land, Uncategorized, Wildlife

September 18— Like last year, the summer is still lingering in the Kickapoo Valley and the garden flowers are showing their last blossoms. There’s still…

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  • October 4, 2021

Insect ID Apps: Which is Best?

  • Ask the Expert, News

“Wow, I’ve never seen that bug before! I wonder what it is.” With over one million identified insect species on the planet, it can be…

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  • October 1, 2021

The 2022 Phenology Calendar is On Sale Now!

  • Ask the Expert, News
It’s officially fall, and the year is already coming to a close! The Aldo Leopold Foundation, a partner of My Wisconsin Woods, is excited to announce...
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  • September 27, 2021

Our Favorite Bird ID Apps

  • Ask the Expert, News, Wildlife

“It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s…well, shoot, now it’s gone. That was a neat bird! I wonder what it was.” It seems like we’ve all had…

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  • September 24, 2021

Muralt, Mississippi, and This Waning Summer

  • Reading the land, Recreation, Wildlife

The new normal for me is getting comfortable with the expanding unpredictability of this region’s weather. I had convinced myself that the spring drought would…

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  • September 20, 2021

Which Plant ID App Should I Download?

  • Ask the Expert, News, Plant ID

“What’s the name of that plant, again? Is that a native or an invasive species? If only I’d brought my field guide with me.” If…

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  • July 13, 2021

The Hustle, Bustle, and Serenity of Summer

  • Reading the land, Success stories, Woodland Watch

Hot and humid—just what the doctor ordered for a growing summer garden. Rain has come to the central Kickapoo Valley a few times this past…

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