Wisconsin County Forests Association

04/04/2025

Join us for Guided Birding & Wildflower Walks at Rib Lake School Forest!
📅 May 3 | 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM
🔹 45-minute tours with a birding expert
🔹 Limited spots—Sign up now!
📍 Reserve your spot today!

01/31/2025

We'd like to give a special shoutout to artist Heather Skowronski from Mukwonago for helping us design our beautiful new license plate! Thank you!! 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳

01/30/2025

The Wisconsin County Forests Association has launched a special license plate available now from the Dept. of Transportation. Revenue will go towards supporting the mission of WCFA and the County Forests. Get yours today!

Leading sustainable forest management in WI Forests, while providing public benefits like recreational opportunties & informing visitors about forest resources.

10/21/2024

Happy National Forest Products Week! 🌲🌳🌱🪵🍂🍁

Happy National Forest Products Week! 🌲🎉

We’re kicking off a week-long celebration of our favorite innovations that are shaping our sustainable future!

Today’s highlight: Forest Products 101!

: The products from our forests—think wood, paper, and bio-based fuels—are not just cool; they’re vital in the battle against climate change! Sourced from sustainably managed forests, these materials capture carbon and offer climate-smart alternatives to plastic and fossil fuels.

From game-changing construction materials like cross-laminated timber to renewable energy solutions, forest products are leading the way toward a greener tomorrow. And remember, trees regrow, making our forests a renewable resource! 🌳💚

This , let’s celebrate the innovation, sustainability, and impact of forest products on our economy and environment.

06/13/2024

Which one would you choose? Are there others? 🤔🤔

12/01/2023

WE ARE HIRING!

Douglas County Forestry Department is currently seeking energetic and hard-working candidates to fill a Forestry and Parks Technician position. Ideal candidates will be energetic self-starters who are highly motivated, team players who have a positive, enthusiastic attitude and a passion for the outdoors. The position will be responsible for the recreational management of County Park facilities and the maintenance of Department buildings and grounds. Additional responsibilities include equipment operation and maintenance and assisting with forest management activities and water control structure operation.
Visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/douglascountywi for more information or to apply!

***Please keep in mind that our staff cannot respond to comments or questions on our page. Please call us at t715-378-2219 or email [email protected] for comments, concerns, or questions.

11/07/2023

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! 🎨🖌🎨🖌🎨

The Wisconsin County Forests Association is seeking interested artists to design our new special license plate through a competitive design contest. After selection, the winning design will appear on license plates made available to Wisconsin motorists Summer 2024 through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. If you or someone you know is interested in submitting a design, please review the contest rules and entry form for more information and details by visiting www.wisconsincountyforests.com/plate

Deadline is January 15, 2024!

The Wisconsin County Forests Association serves as a collaborative forum and service for Wisconsin's 30 County Forests who manage lands sustainably for multiple use and public benefit.

10/17/2023

This week is Forest Products Week! We celebrate all the amazing things trees provide us on a daily basis! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

10/04/2023

Douglas County is looking for a forester! Apply today!

Apply online by clicking on any posted position that you are interested in and clicking on the "Apply" link! An email address is necessary to apply online. If this is the first time you are applying through the new system, you will need to create an account and select a Username and Password. After....

03/28/2023

From the Amazon to the Arctic, trees are working overtime to capture carbon pollution from the atmosphere and lock it safely away in their wood. Now, thanks to a new digital platform designed by scientists and data engineers, we know just how hard they are working. Nonprofit CTREES will soon launch what might seem like a tool of a futuristic world: a digital platform offering high accuracy, artificial intelligence-enabled satellite data that allows stakeholders to measure carbon emissions and removals from every tree on the planet, with complete accuracy. This powerful tool will provide real-time information about tree and forest health and has the potential to refine carbon offset initiatives that often struggle with calculating their emission reduction efforts.

📷: Olena Sergienko / Unsplash

12/30/2022

Monroe County is seeking a full time Parks Manager. Located in the hills of west central Wisconsin, this diverse county offers something for everyone! 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳 🌳

Posting is open until filled.

Listed below are the current job openings that Monroe County will be accepting applications for. Required application materials are included within the position descriptions below.  Completed applications must be submitted to the Personnel Department prior to the application deadline noted within e...