07/26/2000 Env Bd Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

•Basic Phases of the Project when what • • March - June 2000 July - Oct. 2000 Nov. `00 - Jan. `01 Feb. 2001 March - April 2001 May 2001 June 2001 July - Sept. 2001 compile information/content distribution/use discussed text written & revised text reviewed & approved illustrations prep'd & revised illustrations reviewed final approval of text & illustr. layout done & revised layout reviewed distribution plan finalized final copy approved printed & put on web distribution & documentation who work group & "consultants" work group contract writer work group members & "consultants" contract illustrator work group members & "consultants" work group members DNR I &E Bureau work group members & "consultants" work group work group members outside printer & DNR webmaster DNR w/ work group agencies Proposed Guidebook Framework / Status Update - May 2000 The work group has met twice and has developed a basic framework for the guidebook. Meetings in June and July will fmalize this framework, and provide resource materials to fill in the details. A writer will be hired in time for the July meeting who will take the work group's framework and resource materials and write the guidebook. Below is the framework: Introduction (2pp) • The big picture - Begin with big picture (3 biomes), where you are determines what you can do. Some property are anomalies on the landscape. Consider how your actions can affect the rest of the biome. • Fragmentation - Fragmented areas (2 -25 acre lots) have unique problems, issues, opportunities. Cost of fragmentation, of breaking large parcels into 10 acre lots (fewer songbirds, more exotic invasion). • Value of restoring connectivity - Native plant communities provide benefits. Goals - relating to landowner needs (2pp) • Overall goals - Why do you own the land? What do you want to see in 10 yrs. • Economics - What can I get ($$) for forest management (harvesting), products from small volume with new small/portable sawmills. Variety of products (beekeeping, etc.). Aesthetics of management - By looking at their land, we hope they will gain an appreciation for forest management activities on other private and public lands. • Costs ($ & time) - For management practices . Address lawn management - most pesticide use is on lawns, • Wildlife - Attract, coexist with (nuisance wildlife). Tactics - "How to" (20pp) How do you fit into your neighborhood /region (look what's around you) • Regional considerations - How does your property relate to state and local plans. Fit into the ecoregion, local climate. • Neighborhood considerations - How does your property fit into your neighborhood? E.g.: you can't create habitat for all wildlife species on your property. Look to neighbors for other habitat components. Work with neighbors to gain economies of scale for timber management, TSI, etc. Work with neighbors to retain connectivity 3