Author: Maura R. O’Connor Published by Bold Type Books Copyright 2023 If you are a prescribed burn boss who is busily running around tryping to get your burn plans completed…
Landowners quickly learn that restoration is not a task, nor an event; it is a process. The older among us can remember a childhood when open woodlands were the rule…
Science of Tree Felling (FOR 396) March 22-24, 2024 | Tomahawk, Wis. In this course, high schoolers will join UW-Stevens Point forestry undergraduate students and industry professionals in a 3-day, field-intensive…
Do you know a high schooler looking for a headstart in a forestry career? Student scholarship applications are due by Feb. 2 for the Science of Tree Felling course,…
The University of Wisconsin Stevens Point is presenting a free monthly webinar series called Prescribed Fire for Forest Management. The sessions will be held monthly on select Wednesdays from 8:30-10:00…
[Reprinted from WDNR News Release] MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new guidance document, “Phragmites australis: A Statewide Management Strategy,” that lays out a…
Cool and hot, not just from one day to the next. Drastic swings in the time it takes to walk inside and eat lunch. No month jumps so merrily from…
Right now is the best time to tackle problem garlic mustard because invasive plants are best attacked early days of spring, Wisconsin native plants are still dormant. Garlic mustard, however, has is…
Ask most folks what they think of when you say Wisconsin and they will say cheese, Green Bay Packers and forests. While the white pine trees no longer form…
Liability insurance for prescribed fire has been a huge problem for decades. Multiple surveys land managers, contractors and landowners consistently put the lack of affordable liability insurance among the top…