Programs and resources for woodland stewardship

Whether you own 10 acres or hundreds, whether your woods have been in the family for months or generations, we invite you to explore our educational materials, connect with us on social media and email, and make plans to join us for an upcoming event. We can help you:

Learn about your woodland

Improve wildlife habitat

Find income opportunities

Plan your woods’ future

Build climate resiliency

Get your family involved

Timely topics and new resources

pale swallow-wort flowers

New Invasive Plant Alert: Pale Swallow-wort

This invasive vine, which is perennial and dies back to the ground each year, has been found for the first time in Wisconsin. Learn how to identify, manage, and report it.

a conifer sapling in the winter with snow on the ground

Growing Young Trees

Wisconsin’s forests face a variety of challenges when it comes to growing new generations of trees. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do to give seeds, seedlings, and saplings a better chance at growing into the next cherished trees in your woods.

people in a lowland forest with ash trees marked for removal

Managing Emerald Ash Borer Impacts

There’s no sugarcoating it—the loss of ash trees in your woods can be devastating. But with proactive forest management, you can make your woods more resilient and guide the ecosystem towards a healthy future even with fewer ash trees on the landscape.