Wisconsin DNR Adds New Staff With Industry and Conservation Experience

Recently four people were hired at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, bringing experience with the timber industry and environmental conservation to assist the DNR with its stewardship of our public lands.  See this article from the DNR Weekly News.

MADISON -- Four new hires in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forestry division bring extensive industry and environmental management experience to their new roles in providing support to Wisconsin's forest products industry.

The forest products services program provides assistance to Wisconsin's wood products industry while promoting sustainable forestry practices and balancing the needs of multiple forest stakeholders. The forest products services team maintains an online wood-use database for industry, provides education and outreach support, supplies forest inventory data and supports forest products research.

Steve Hubbard, forest products services team leader, says the new hires reflect the agency's long-term commitment to sustainable management practices. Wisconsin's forests now total more than 17 million acres and each year produce more wood than is harvested.

Full Story Forestry hires bring industry experience, conservation expertise to DNR

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Wisconsin Land Damaged by Wildfire Already Recovering

May 14th and 15th several thousand acres of forest in Douglas County were destroyed by wildfires. However nature is already at work, and plants are beginning to grow and trees will be sprouting later this summer.

See this article from the Superior Telegram with more details.

Department of Natural Resources officials say the ecological recovery for 7,442 acres burned in last month’s wildfire is already underway.

The area could recover in as few as five years. Brule forestry supervisor Jay Gallagher says that fire — although this one was manmade — is a natural process.

“Fire is a recurring thing. We’ve just controlled it since our presence here,” he said. “We don’t see near the frequency of fire, but it’s a natural component of the ecology of that landscape.”

Full Story Land damaged by wildfire on path to recovery

If you'd like to help those who lost homes or help with tree replanting see the Northern WI Wildfire Fund Facebook Page

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