BACKGROUND
Building Collaborative Action
The Governor's Conference on Forestry built upon extensive efforts to assess, discuss, and take action on issues facing Wisconsin's forests, beginning with Wisconsin Forests at the Millennium, an assessment of the ecological, economic, and social conditions of forest resources, which identified trends and issues influencing Wisconsin's forests. The Conference further built upon the current Statewide Forest Plan process, which represents the most comprehensive review of Wisconsin's forests in its 100-year history. The Plan provides a framework and vision for addressing critical issues facing forests now and in the future. This process represents extensive public input and collaboration and serves as a call to action to all partners and publics interested in working together to ensure the ongoing vitality of the ecological, economic, and social values of Wisconsin's forests.
The Conference, which took place during the celebration of 100 years of forestry in Wisconsin provided the opportunity and framework necessary for forest partners to come together in focused discussions to coordinate and commit to developing action plans to address critical issues identified in Wisconsin's Statewide Forest Plan. Partnerships and commitments formed at the Conference will develop into coordinated action to address issues critical to the health of Wisconsin's forests. Through collaborative action, the long term sustainability of Wisconsin's forests can be ensured.
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