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Economics, Taxes and Woodland Owner Assistance Programs


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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.

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Income Tax

 

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Investments

 

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Managed Forest Law

 

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Non-timber Forest Products

 

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Assistance Programs

 

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Land Measures and Borders

 

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Trespass and Liability

 

 

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, 2003
Publication number: B1442
Keywords: property ownership, property distribution, taxes,
estate planning

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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, 2003
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

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Managed Forest Law (MFL)

The Managed Forest Law program is time sensitive. For that reason, please follow the link to the Wisconsin DNR to get the latest information and applications for the MFL program. http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/ftax/mfl.htm

Forms for the MFL program can be found here: http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/ftax/forms.htm

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, 2005
Publication number: Forestry Fact 101
Keywords: MFL, buildings, structures

Managed Forest Law: Transferring Land
Produced by: UW-Madison Department of Forest Ecology and Management, 2005
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, 2005
Publication number: Forestry Fact 99
Keywords: MFL, timber harvests, mandatory practices

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

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Non-timber Forest Products

A more in-depth look at non-timber forest products can be found at this website.

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

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Assistance Programs

For the latest, most complete, information on grants and cost-share program visit the DNR'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

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Land Measures and Borders

Fences in Agricultural Areas
Produced by: UWEX Cooperative Extension
Publication number: LGC1
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

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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

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