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| Total forestland in Douglas County: |
633,758 acres (72.7% of the county) |
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Forest cover |
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County,
state and national forestland |
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Managed
forestland by ownership and contract expiration year |
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Douglas County Page in the DNR Planner's Toolbox for the most current data on forestland including change in
forestland, volume of forest, forest product consumption, local forest
product companies etc. |
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Forest Industry,
Output, & Employment Compensation 2002 |
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Industry |
Industry Output
(sum of retail sales spent in
community) |
Employment |
Employee
Compensation |
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Forest
Products & Processing |
$65
million |
518 jobs |
$16
million |
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Douglas county forest products and processing industrial
output is 3.0% of the total county industrial output. These forest
related industries employ 2.4% of the total employment in the county. 1
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Primary & Secondary Wood
Products Industries Database |
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Wisconsin�s Primary
and Secondary Wood Using Industry Databases are now available
through searchable online databases. Company contact information,
raw material use, and production data are available in a convenient
sales and marketing tool.
Wood Product Industries
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Community Planning Status
A municipality in Douglas County received grant money from the
Wisconsin Department of Administration in 2002. Contact your planning department for specific information or see the
DOA website
for other communities who are planning.
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County Planning &
Zoning Department
This department oversees community planning and administers zoning and
subdivision regulations. It also administers and regulates state
mandated shoreland requirements, floodplain regulations, wetland
regulations and sanitary code regulations. |
Land
Conservation Department
This department provides local leadership in carrying out programs that
conserve Wisconsin's land and water resources. |
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| Douglas County Land Conservation Department |
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| 315 Sanborn Ave, Suite 100, PO Box 267, Ashland, WI 54806-0267 |
Phone: (715) 682-7187 |
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County Parks
and Forestry
Department |
 Douglas
County contains 268,843 acres of County Forest land.
Twenty-nine counties (shown in green on the map) have county
forests.
Click on map for larger view |
University of Wisconsin - Extension
CNRED educators
UW-Extension extends the knowledge and resources of the University of
Wisconsin to people where they live and work. Community,
Natural Resource and Economic Development (CNRED) educators help
Wisconsin communities deal with their own unique challenges -
resource constraints, business development, growth management,
environmental protection and the quality of life. |
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University of Wisconsin - Extension
Basin educators |
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map courtesy
Environmental Resources Center |
Basin Educators identify natural resources educational needs in their
basin and plan strategies for fulfilling these needs. They work
with local organizations and government agencies to organize
conferences, workshops, and high priority topics specific to their
basins.
Click on the map for a larger view and
to find out what basin(s) your county contains. |
Lake Superior Basin,
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, 29270 County
Hwy G Ashland, WI 54806
St. Croix Basin,
Agriculture Research Station, W6646
Highway 70
Spooner, WI 54801-9468
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Phone: (715) 685-2674
Phone: (715) 635-7406 |
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Regional Planning Commissions
Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs)
are a voluntary association of governments providing land use planning,
zoning assistance, economic development strategies, grant program
assistance, environmental planning, mapping and GIS, transportation
plans, and other specialized studies. |
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| Douglas County
is served by:
Northwest Regional Planning Commission |
| 1400 South River Street,
Spooner, WI 54801 |
Phone: (715) 635-2197 |
Northwest Wisconsin RPC website
Wisconsin RPC website
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e-mail:
info@nwrpc.com |
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Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, Inc. (WWOA) |
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A nonprofit educational organization which was
established to:
� advance the interests of woodland owners
and the cause of forestry,
� develop public appreciation for the value
of Wisconsin's woodlands and
their importance in the economy and overall
welfare of the state,
� foster and encourage wise use and
management of Wisconsin's woodlands for
timber production, wildlife
habitat and recreation, and
� educate those interested in managing
Wisconsin's woodlands.
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Local Chapters
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WWOA
website
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Wisconsin Family Forests |
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Wisconsin Family Forests (WFF) was organized to support private
landowners that are interested in learning and applying the concepts of
sustainable forestry. WFF consists of neighborhood alliances of local
forest landowners that share their experiences and pool their needs for
professional assistance and additional knowledge. |
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Local Alliances
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WFF
website
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State forests |
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Douglas
County contains the 41,000 acre
Brule State Forest.
Wisconsin has nine State Forests (Wow!): Brule River, Northern Highland-American
Legion, Peshtigo
River, Governor Knowles, Black River, Flambeau River, Coulee
Experimental, Point Beach and Kettle Moraine (North & South units).
Click on the map for a larger view.
Visit the DNR website for
descriptions of these state forests.
Visit the
master planning
website
to find out the latest on the management of
State Forest lands. |
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National forests
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Douglas
County does not
contain any National Forest lands.
Wisconsin has one National
Forest, the Chequamegon-Nicolet. Click on the map for a
larger view. |
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A management plan was recently
completed for our
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
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Forest Supervisor, Anne Archie
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
1170 Fourth Avenue, South Park Falls, WI 54552 Phone: (715) 762-2461
TTY: (715) 762-5701 |
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