On this page you can learn about managing your woodland as an investment, and the programs that provide some cost sharing funding that can help you accomplish the things you would like to on your forest. Cost-share programs are constantly changing and the existing publications are a subset of what is available. For the latest, most complete, information on grants and cost-share program visit the DNR’s Cost-share information site.
Estate/ Succession Planning
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners
Produced by: USDA Forest Service, 2009
Publication number: SRS-112
Keywords: estate planning, taxes, valuation, deductions, wills, gifts, trusts, ownership
Family Estate Planning
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension, 2011
Publication number: B1442
Keywords: property ownership, property distribution, taxes, estate planning
Preserving the Family Woods: Tools to help guide transfer to the next generation of landowners
Produced by: United States Department of Agriculture
Publication number: NA–IN–04–08
Keywords: family legacy, estate planning
Protecting Your Legacy
Produced by: UW Extension
Publication number: UWEX-3
Keywords: property ownership, property distribution, taxes, estate planning
Woods Words(2009,2010,2011,2012)
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension- Environmental Resources Center
Publication number: ERC1
Keywords: resources, foresters, loggers
Your Family Land: Legacy or Memory?
Produced by: United States Department of Agriculture
Publication number: NA–IN–01–09
Keywords: estate planning
Income Taxes
Casualties, Disasters and the Income Tax: Some Tips for Woodland Owners
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2001
Publication number: Forestry Fact 16
Keywords: tree, value
Determine Your Basis And Keep More Timber Income
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1994
Publication number: Forestry Fact 71
Keywords: tax, management, planning, value, loss, expense
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners
Produced by: USDA Forest Service, 2009
Publication number: SRS-112
Keywords: estate planning, taxes, valuation, deductions, wills, gifts, trusts, ownership
Family Estate Planning
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension, 2011
Publication number: B1442
Keywords: property ownership, property distribution, taxes, estate planning
Federal Income Tax on Timber: A Key to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions
Produced by: USDA Forest Service
Publication number: R8-TP39
Keywords: timber tax laws, woodland tax classification, timber sales, capital assests, expenses, cost-share payments, timber loss
Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax
Produced by: USDA Forest Service
Publication number: USDA-718
Keywords: capital costs, reforestation tax incentives, operating expenses, timber income and capital gains, government program cost- share payments, casualty losses, conservation easements
Taxes for Woodland Owners
Produced by: American Forest Foundation
Publication number: MLP-1
Keywords:timber tax laws, woodland tax classification, timber sales, capital assests, expenses, timber loss
Investments
Determine Your Basis And Keep More Timber Income
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1994
Publication number: Forestry Fact 71
Keywords: tax, management, planning, value, loss, expense
Estate Planning for Forest Landowners
Produced by: USDA Forest Service, 2009
Publication number: SRS-112
Keywords: estate planning, taxes, valuation, deductions, wills, gifts, trusts, ownership
Family Estate Planning
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension, 2011
Publication number: B1442
Keywords: property ownership, property distribution, taxes, estate planning
How to Evaluate Forest Investments
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G3476
Keywords: management planning, value, income, rate of return, present value, costs, inflation
Lake States Woodlands: A Selection of Forest Investment Evaluation
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension, 1996
Publication number: G3521
Keywords: management planning, value, income, present value, rate of return
What’s My Timber Worth? And Why?
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2003
Publication number: Forestry Fact 97
Keywords: timber harvest, timber sale, logs, marketing, selling, stumpage prices
Managed Forest Law (MFL)
The Managed Forest Law program is time sensitive. For that reason, please follow thelink to the Wisconsin DNRto get the latest information and applications for the MFL program.
Managed Forest Law Information
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Publication number: FR-295
Keywords: managed forest law
Managed Forest Law Tax Program
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2010
Publication number: Forestry Fact 50
Keywords: tax, MFL, management planning
Managed Forest Law: Filling Out a Cutting Notice
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2005
Publication number: Forestry Fact 100
Keywords: MFL, timber harvest
Managed Forest Law: How Does the Program Impact Existing and Future Structures?
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2015
Publication number: Forestry Fact 101
Keywords: MFL, buildings, structures
Managed Forest Law: Transferring Land
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2010
Publication number: Forestry Fact 102
Keywords: MFL, land transfer
Managed Forest Law: What Constitutes a Mandatory Practice?
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2008
Publication number: Forestry Fact 99
Keywords: MFL, timber harvests, mandatory practices
Proposed Legislative Changes to the MFL: Focus on Local Government
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2011
Publication number: Forestry Fact 107
Keywords: MFL, timber harvests, mandatory practices, fiscal impacts, taxation
Proposed Legislative Changes to the MFL: Implications for Current, New, & Renewing Landowners
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2011
Publication number: Forestry Fact 108
Keywords: MFL, timber harvests, mandatory practices, leasing, forest enterprise areas, annual allowable cut
Wisconsin’s Recreational Use Statute: Limiting the Injury Liability of Private Landowners
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G3326
Keywords: recreation, liability, public use, legal aspects
Non-timber Forest Products
A more in-depth look at non-timber forest products can be found at thiswebsite.
Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shitake Culitvation
Produced By: University of Vermont Extension
Publication number: UVE-1
Keywords: equipment, harvesting, processing, care, handling, log selection
Careful Harvest Fact Sheet I
Produced by: University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension
Publication number: UMES-1
Keywords: balsam bough, birch, lycopodium, biology, harvesting, regulations
Careful Harvest Fact Sheet II
Produced by: University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension
Publication number: UMES-2
Keywords: cedar, birch, willow, biology, harvesting, regulations
Forest Tree and Shrub Seeds
Produced by: Virginia Tech
Publication number: VT-15
Keywords: marketing, harvesting, care, handling
Ginseng
Produced by: Virginia Tech
Publication number: VT-7
Keywords: habitat, marketing, harvesting, processing
How To Tap Trees and Make Maple Syrup
Produced by: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Publication number: UMCE-7036
Keywords: production, tapping
Maple Production For Beginners
Produced by: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Publication number: CUCE-2
Keywords: equipment, tapping, collection, processing, filtering
Maple Syrup
Produced by: University of Minnesota Extension
Publication number: UMES-11
Keywords: equipment, tapping, collection, processing, filtering
Assistance Programs
For the latest, most complete, information on grants and cost-share program visit theDNR’s Cost-share information site.
Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 1999
Publication number: Forestry Fact 92
Keywords: assistance, cost-share, grant
Wisconsin Forest Landowner Grant Program (DNR)
Produced by: WI Department of Natural Resources
Publication number: DNR1
Keywords: wildlife habitat, management planning, introduction, history, ecology
Land Measures and Borders
Fences in Agricultural Areas
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: LGC13
Keywords: Chapter 90, fence law
Land Measurement and Survey
Produced by: Oregon State University Extension
Publication number: PNW-581
Keywords: survey types, legal basis, maps, aerial photographs, GIS, GPS
Woods Words(2012)
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension- Environmental Resources Center
Publication number: ERC1
Keywords: resources, foresters, loggers
Trespass and Liability
Wisconsin’s Recreational Use Statute: Limiting the Injury Liability of Private Landowners
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: G3326
Keywords: recreation, liability, public use, legal aspects