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Forest Health Specialist Paul Cigan Spreads The News

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Paul Cigan (in black hat) discusses the health of a tree with fellow Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Forest Health specialists Bill McNee and Linda Williams in Cambridge. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

By Art Kabelowsky, DNR Outreach and Communications, Fitchburg
Arthur.Kabelowsky@wisconsin.gov or 608-335-0167

Paul Cigan, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Forest Health specialist for Northwest Wisconsin, has planned a public discussion for Tuesday, June 30, in Ashland.

Cigan will give a presentation on “Invasive Insects and Diseases” and take questions from those in attendance at the event, set for 6 p.m. June 30 at the Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center, 29270 County Hwy. G, Ashland.

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DNR, UW Offer Fall Invasive Plants Workshops

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Buckthorn beneath dead ash trees at Big Foot Beach State Park. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

By Wisconsin DNR

Is buckthorn taking over your urban property? Would you like to be able to determine which plants are doing harm to the native landscape? Are you ready to arm yourself in the fight against invasives?

If so, this day-long workshop is for you!

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2025 Internal Audit Finds Sound Forestry And Room for Improvement

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By Wisconsin DNR

Photo of a snowy trek through the woods at a Vilas County site of a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources internal audit site.

A snowy trek through the woods at a Vilas County audit site. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

The annual internal audit of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Managed Forest Law (MFL) Certified Group took place April 7-8 with visits to 40 certified MFL properties and completed timber harvests in north central Wisconsin – specifically, in Adams, Clark, Jackson, Lincoln, Marathon, Taylor, Oneida and Vilas counties.

An internal audit is required every year for both Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) and American Tree Farm System® (ATFS) standards, under which the MFL Certified Group is dually certified. The audit reviews a selection of MFL properties where timber harvesting was completed within the previous three years.

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