Black River State Forest Master Plan
Welcome to the Master Planning Site for the Black River State Forest. We hope you find this to be an interesting and informative source of information about this project in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Updates will be available with each major step in the planning process and we will post new information here, so please check back periodically. Thank you for your interest in the planning process.
What's New
Public comments on the draft master plan are now being reviewed. A summary and response to those comments will be prepared, and appropriate changes made to the master plan. The final draft master plan will then be finalized and subsequently presented to the Natural Resources Board for Approval.
Contact
Questions regarding the master plan process can be directed to the master planning team leader, Pat Murphy at (715) 839-3760.
Draft Plan Documents
Letter from Property Superintendent [PDF, 34KB]Executive Summary [PDF, 84KB]
*The draft master plan is presented here in eight sections.
To obtain a full copy of the draft master plan, please contact Pat Murphy at (715) 839-3760.
- Draft Master Plan - Introduction & Chapter 1 [PDF, 867KB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 Introduction & Forest Production Areas [PDF, 1.9MB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 Habitat Management Areas [PDF, 1.3MB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 Native Community Management Areas [PDF, 7.7MB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 Recreation Management Areas [PDF, 781KB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 State Natural Areas [PDF, 231KB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 2 Wildlife, Recreation, Fisheries, Real Estate, Roads, General Administration [PDF, 747KB]
- Draft Master Plan - Chapter 3 & Appendices [PDF, 840KB]
- Environmental Analysis [PDF, 1.5MB]
Maps
- Property Land Cover [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Land Classifications [PDF, 339KB]
- Current and Planned Recreation Facilities [PDF, 1.1MB]
- Implementation of Planned Recreation Facilities [PDF, 1.1MB]
- Boundary Expansion [PDF, 384KB]
- State Natural Areas [PDF, 186KB]
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