Year of Wisconsin Forestry Purpose

The purpose of the �2004: Year of Wisconsin Forestry� is to promote a broader understanding of the role forests play in our lives, the many aspects of sustainable forest management and the successful recovery of Wisconsin�s forest resource over the past 100 years. In addition to celebrating the history and advancements made in the field of forestry, goals for observing the �Year of Wisconsin Forestry� include raising the public�s understanding of the forest resource, the benefits it provides and their dependence on the forest in their daily lives.