Resources

If you’re thinking about buying land in the North Woods, here are a few Web sites you might find helpful.

Locate Land

• Property for Sale - We are working with broker and realtor contacts to provide thousands of listings for homes, recreational properties and bare lands for sale. 
• Land & Cabins
  Specialist for recreational and second properties in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada.
• Minnesota Power Real Estate
• Potlatch
  A Real Estate Investment Trust owning approximately 1.5 million acres of forestland with land purchase opportunities.
• Think Northwoods
  Specializing in acreages for sale in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
• Wellson Group, Inc.
  Specializing in the acquisition, disposition, exchange and management of exceptional recreational properties.

Forest Management Plans/Timber Values 

• Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry
  Provides helpful information regarding Annual Timber Harvest Plans (ATHP).
• Sappi Private Forest Management - Individualized forest management and harvest techniques for providing healthier growth of your forest.
• StoraEnso - Forest management practices and wood procurement activities.
• U of MN Extension: Sampling & Measuring Timber
  Guidelines for sampling and measuring trees in a woodland.
• UPM Blandin - Forest Stewardship Plans, Management Prescriptions and Site Plans are used for maximum benefit for the private landowner.
• Wellson Group, Inc.
  Specializing in the acquisition, disposition, exchange and management of exceptional recreational properties.
• Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines
  Practical considerations that land managers need to take into account when they plan and carry out forestry operations.

 

Tax Incentives & Related Programs

• Minnesota DNR Private Lands Program
  Assists landowners in developing and maintaining wildlife habitat on their land.
• Minnesota Forestry Association
  MFA serves Minnesota's woodland owners by promoting stewardship of all forest resources.
• U of MN Agricultural Property Tax Law
  "Green Acres" law in which bare farmland is valued for tax purposes on its agricultural value, rather than its future development potential or highest and best use value.
• Wisconsin Managed Forest Law Property Tax Program
  If you’ll be managing woodlands, learn how the Managed Forest Law (MFL) program can ease the property tax burden for Wisconsin forestland owners.

Wildlife Statistics

• Minnesota DNR Hunting Information
  Wildlife surveys, hunting information and tips.
• Wisconsin DNR Wildlife Surveys
  Wildlife surveys addressing five species groups: small game, big game, waterfowl, furbearers, and nongame.

Other

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  The Minnesota DNR works with citizens to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life. Forest Facts.
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  The Wisconsin DNR is dedicated to the preservation, protection, effective management, and maintenance of Wisconsin's natural resources.
• Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association
  This non-profit organization is dedicated to advancing the interests of woodland owners and the cause of forestry, as well as educating those interested in managing Wisconsin's woodlands.