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.