As part of the Wisconsin Forest Practices Study, Steigerwaldt Land Services and Forest2Market completed a cost analysis of regional wood supply chains. The report was published in November 2014, but apparently I forgot to post it. However, the information is still quite useful and, as I understand it, a follow-up study is in the works. […]
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In his 2015-2017 proposed budget, the governor proposes numerous changes to the way state government should work in the future. Certain items have made headlines (e.g., public authority for the UW System), but the forestry budget has not yet received much attention. A recent e-mail from Paul DeLong, Chief State Forester and DNR Division of […]
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The number and size of timber sales are important measures for understanding both the economics of logging and the effects of harvesting on ecological outcomes such as fragmentation. Economically, smaller timber sales result in higher costs as loggers must move equipment more frequently and spend more time on procuring timber. Ecologically, harvesting operations create new […]
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Annually, the US Forest Service compiles forest tax tips for landowners. The latest version is available at either of the two links below… http://www.timbertax.org/ or http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/tax.shtml
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The Driftless Forest Network project is a novel living experiment that seeks to engage and empower landowners and to create an integrated support structure for them. It is has lots of moving parts. We (Jerry Greenberg, Alanna Koshollek, and I) do our best to describe all these in a recently submitted paper for an upcoming […]
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Last week, Alanna Koshollek (Aldo Leopold Foundation) and I attended the Environmental Evaluators Network (EEN) Forum in Washington, DC. The format was novel in that topics were determined on the day of the event as opposed to in advance (called an “unconference“). We took the plunge and presented on how we are approaching evaluation as […]
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Sara Bredesen, in a recent article in the Country Today “Economy deals death blow to Living Forest Co-op,” reports that the Living Forest Cooperative based in NW Wisconsin voted to dissolve earlier this year. Link may incur cost if you view too many Country Today articles.
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The Wisconsin Council on Forestry sent letters to the Wisconsin’s congressional delegation in support of pending federal legislation entitled, the Silviculture Exemption Consistency Act (HR2541 and SB1369), which would continue the existing policy that forestry operations are non-point source pollution and that forestry best management practices are an appropriate policy tool for protecting water quality […]
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(copied from Web of Science alert) Unexpected co-benefits: Forest connectivity and property tax incentives Author(s): Locke, CM (Locke, Christina M.); Rissman, AR (Rissman, Adena R.)1 Source: LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING Volume: 104 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 418-425 DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.11.022 Published: MAR 15 2012 Abstract: Forest property tax incentives were developed in the early 1900s to enhance onsite forest management and ensure predictable timber supplies, but their ongoing contributions to landscape connectivity between […]
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The Assembly version of the proposed changes to the MFL is AB402, and has been assigned to the Assembly Forestry Committee. You can track its progress here or by RSS. As of today, Government Accountability Board records [link now broken] indicate that two groups have lobbied on the Assembly bill so far: Plum Creek Timber Company, […]
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