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Wisconsin County Forest Certification

Maple Leaf 27 of Wisconsin's County Forests are 3rd party certified. The 2 smallest County Forests, Vernon and Monroe, have opted out of forest certification. When the process for certification of the County Forests began over 5 years ago counties could choose their preferred certification system; Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) forest certification, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification or dual certification under both systems.

As time goes on counties are allowed to drop or add forest certification according to the wishes of each County Forestry Committee. Each forest certification system has its own principles and standards. An annual forest certification audit is conducted on a sample group of County Forests. Every 5 years, next in 2009, the County Forest System undergoes a full audit to check for compliance with adopted principles and criteria of the respective forest certification systems.

View a map of forest certification.

Wisconsin County Forest Certification


NSF-SFIS-1Y943-S1

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County Acres Acres
Ashland 40,008 40,008
Barron 15,945 15,945
Bayfield 169,444 169,444
Burnett 106,557 -
Chippewa - 33,107
Clark - 132,846
Douglas 272,824 272,824
Eau Claire 52,350 52,350
Florence 36,710 36,710
Forest 10,889 10,889
Iron 174,267 174,267
Jackson 121,028 121,028
Juneau 15,380 15,380
Langlade 127,138 -
Lincoln 100,845 100,845
Marathon 29,767 -
Marinette 230,862 -
Monroe - -
Oconto 43,581 43,581
Oneida 82,278 -
Polk 17,144 -
Price 92,237 92,237
Rusk 89,043 -
Sawyer 115,201 115,201
Taylor 17,653 17,653
Vernon - -
Vilas 41,048 -
Washburn 149,004 149,004
Wood 37,593 37,593
Total Counties 25 19
Total Acres 2,188,796 1,630,907

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