These funds will be used for four efforts with an overall goal to inventory and actively manage forests for health and productivity across wisconsin forest lands. (1) intensification of forest…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $646,588 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on August 18, 2026, for forest inventory, analysis, and stewardship activities across Wisconsin.

The award funds four coordinated efforts to inventory and actively manage Wisconsin's forest lands. The recipient will intensify forest inventory and analysis by collecting data from an additional 540 plots statewide to generate more reliable estimates for smaller geographic areas and stratified components such as forest type, age class, and condition. The recipient will also conduct urban forest inventory and analysis at 125 plots across Wisconsin communities and neighborhoods, documenting urban forest condition in a statistically sound manner. The award supports modernization of the state's continuous forest inventory data collection and analysis system, including updated field collection protocols, data transfer and storage infrastructure, and a user interface for state land managers and foresters to access inventory information and inform management decisions. Finally, the recipient will provide technical assistance and outreach to private forest landowners to increase active forest management following forest stewardship plans.

Performance runs through August 17, 2031, and takes place in Wisconsin.

These funds will be used for four efforts with an overall goal to inventory and actively manage forests for health and productivity across wisconsin forest lands. (1) intensification of forest inventory and analysis for an additional 540 plots across wisconsin to provide more reliable estimates on areas smaller than a statewide based and for stratified components such as forest type, age class, condition etc. (2) collection of urban forest inventory and analysis at 125 plots across communities and neighborhoods in wisconsin to collect and report on the condition of urban forests in a statistically sound manner. (3) modernization of wisconsin continuous forest inventory data collection and analysis system, including an updated field collection, data transfer and storage system, and user interface for state of wisconsin land managers and foresters to use to inform management decisions and help increase active forest management across all lands. (4) provide technical assistance and outreach to private forest landowners to increase the number who actively manage their forest lands, following forest stewardship plans.