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| Total forestland in Grant County: |
183,837 acres (25.0% of 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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Grant 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 |
$118
million |
1,058 jobs |
$26
million |
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Grant county forest products and processing industrial
output is 6.0% of the total county industrial output. These forest
related industries employ 3.8% 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
The town of Paris in Grant county received $20,000 in grant money from
the Wisconsin Department of Administration in 2000.
The city of
Platteville in 2000 received $21,000 and in 2001 received $27,000 in
grant money.
The city of Fennimore received $30,000 in grant money
in 2001.
The village of Livingston, within Grant and Iowa
counties, received $10,000 in grant money in 2001.
The village of
Potosi in 2001 received $24,000 in grant money.
Contact your planning department for
specific information.
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. |
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| Grant County
Planning and Zoning Department |
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111 S. Jefferson St., Room 155, Lancaster, WI 53813 |
Phone: (608) 723-2848 |
Land
Conservation Department
This department provides local leadership in carrying out programs that
conserve Wisconsin's land and water resources. |
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Grant County Land Conservation Department |
| 150 W. Alona Ln.,
Suite 1, |
Phone: (608)
723-6377 |
| Lancaster, WI
53813-2188 |
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County Parks
and Forestry
Department |
 Grant
County has no County Forest land, but has many County Parks. Twenty-nine counties (shown in green on the map) have county forests.
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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. |
Grant Platte/Sugar-Pecatonica
Lower Wisconsin
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Phone: (608) 342-1633
Phone: (608) 355-3554 |
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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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| Grant
County is served by:
Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission |
| 719 Pioneer Tower, One
University Plaza,
Platteville, WI 53818 |
Phone: (608)
342-1214 Fax: (608) 342-1220 |
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Southwestern Wisconsin RPC website
Wisconsin RPC website
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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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Grant
County does not contain State Forest
lands.
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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Grant
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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