Managing Woodlands on Lake Superior's Red Clay Plain

Along Lake Superior's southern shore, you will find the red clay plain in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron counties. The plain has layers of red clay and sand that create many unstable slopes which can easily lead to erosion. This web-page contains information on steps woodland owners can take to help slow the flow of runoff and prevent soil erosion, while managing their forestland.

Landowner Guide

• Managing Woodlands on Lake Superior's Red Clay Plain: Slowing the Flow of Runoff, Pub FR-385 2007 [PDF, 2MB]

Additional Information

• Do I Need a Permit for Harvesting Timber?, Pub FR-379 2007 [PDF, 503KB]
• Do I Need a Permit for Building a Forest Road?, Pub FR-380 2007 [PDF, 1.9MB]
• Temporary Stream Crossing Structures for Forestry: A Directory of Available Structures, Pub FR-378- 2007 [PDF, 427KB]
• Managing Woodlands for Wisconsin's Coastal Trout Streams, Pub FR-386 2007 [PDF, 2MB]
• Wisconsin's Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality, Pub FR-093 2003

Display

If you are interested in using this display at an event, please contact Carmen Wagner, Forest Hydrologist, at 608-266-1667.

• Managing Woodlands on Lake Superior's Red Clay Plain: Slowing the Flow of Runoff [PDF, 898KB]

Technical Information

• Management Recommendations for Forestry Practices on Wisconsin's Lake Superior Red Clay Plain, Pub FR-387 2007 [PDF, 604KB]
• Silviculture and Forest Aesthetics Handbook, Pub HB-2461

Contacts

For more information on how these recommendations may apply to your woodland, contact your local forester.

Acknowledgements

The development of many of these products was assisted by:

• Jay Gallagher, DNR Forester
• Nancy Larson, UW-Extension Basin Educator
• Dennis Pratt, DNR Fisheries Biologist
• Charly Ray, General Manager at Living Forest Cooperative
• Tom Fitz, Associate Professor of Geoscience at Northland College

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources acknowledges the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, Grant # NA06NOS4190183, for their involvement in the partial funding of this project.