COUNTY FOREST

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HOME OFFICE ATV/SNO TRAILS COUNTY FOREST COUNTY PARKS SAXON HARBOR AIR PHOTOS

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THE COUNTY FOREST COVERS APPROXIMATELY 175-THOUSAND ACRES... THAT IS ONE-THIRD OF THE AREA OF IRON COUNTY.

DURING THE LATE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S, THE WISCONSIN DNR INVENTORIED THE FOREST. IT WAS DIVIDED INTO COMPARTMENTS, USING ROADS, RIVERS, LAKES, AND SECTION LINES. THE COMPARTMENTS RANGE FROM 200 TO 1500 ACRES, WITH AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST 700 ACRES. THE COMPARTMENTS WERE THEN DIVIDED INTO STANDS, DEPENDING ON TREE TYPES, AGE, SIZE, AND DENSITY.

IN THE WINTER OF 2003, THE COUNTY FOREST WAS DIGITIZED AND ENTERED INTO A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM.

UPDATED: 2007.01.05