Assessment of Wisconsin's Forest Resources

Wisconsin Forests at the Millennium

An Assessment November 2000

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Foreword ...........................................................		7
A Statewide Snapshot of Wisconsin's forests ......................................		8-13
	Wisconsin's Forests ...................................	8
	Forest Area ...............................................	8
	Forest Types .............................................	9
	Number of trees .........................................	11
	Timber Volume ..........................................	11
	Growth and Removal .................................	12
	Ownership .................................................	12
	Urban Forests ...........................................	13
	Biodiversity ................................................	13
A Brief History of Wisconsin's Forests .........................................		14-20
	Forests Before European-American Settlement ..................	14
	Forests Since European-American Settlement ..................	16
Assessing Wisconsin's Forests From Various Points of View ...........................		21-57
Northern Mixed Forest .......................................		21
	Ecological Capability .................................	21
	Current Status ...........................................	22
	Changes in Tree Composition and Abundance .....................	36
	Biodiversity ...............................................	37
Southern Broadleaf Forests .................................		42
	Ecological Capability .................................	42
	Current Status ...........................................	44
	Changes in Tree Composition and Abundance .........................................	53
	Biodiversity ...............................................	55
Urban Forests ...................................................		58-62
	Benefits of Urban Forests ...........................	58
	Urban Forest Assessment ..........................	59
The Ever Changing Forest ..............................		63-68
	Fire ...........................................................	63
	Hydrology .................................................	64
	Severe weather .........................................	64
	Herbivory ..................................................	65
	Exotic species ............................................	67
	Biodiversity ................................................	67
Economic and Social Values and Benefits .....................................................		69-83
	Economic Values and Benefits ...................	69
	Social Values and Benefits .........................	74
	Compatibility of Forest Uses ......................	82
Trends and Issues Affecting Wisconsin's Forests Now and Into the Future ..........................................		84-96
	Ecological .................................................	84
	Economic ..................................................	89
	Social ........................................................	91
	Urban Forests ...........................................	94
	Global Issues .............................................	95
The Next Step: A Statewide Forest Plan .......................................................		97
Appendixes ......................................................		98-120
1:	Several Ways We Study the Forest: Forest Inventory and Ecological Land Classification ....................................	98
2:	Wisconsin's Endangered and Threatened Forest Species and Species of Concern ............................	104
3:	Sustainable Forestry Criteria .....................	110
4:	Glossary ...................................................	112
5:	Bibliography .............................................	119
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Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007