Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

May 21, 2022: Roger Krause’s farm near Viroqua. Details TBD

Past Events

May 22, 2021: 8:30 am - 3 pm CT. Spring chapter field day at Powell property, 4377 Percussion Rock Rd, Spring Green, WI. Call 920-210-2979 to register. Agenda includes discussion of improvement of a low quality hardwood stand to convert to oaks, managing natural walnut regeneraton in an old field, bluebird habitat, and timber sale considerations. See the agenda and further details.

October 14, 2020: Online virtual meeting via Zoom. A Wisconsin Tree Farm Success– Artificial Regeneration of Hardwoods In the Driftless. Come join John and Carol Nielsen on a Virtual tour of their beautiful Southern Wisconsin Tree Farm as they discuss some of the lessons learned from their trials of hardwood direct seedings and plantings. The discussion will be led by DNR foresters Tom Hill and Jake Elder.
See the video here

May 19, 2018: Spring field day 9 AM-3 PM, Jim Karpinsky farm, Poynette, Columbia County. Topics include a 40, 15, and 8 year old walnut plantings, pruning and nut collection, a drone demonstration, and crop tree release. See the flyer here. RSVP to Carol Nielsen at bhc.wwoa@gmail.com or call or text 608-206-9682.

October 7, 2017: Fall Field Day, Dave & Evelyn Hall farm, Brooklyn, Wisconsin. Learn about treating invasive plants, stream bank management, cultural treatments in walnut, and many more interesting topics.  See the flyer here. RSVP to Carol Nielsen at bhc.wwoa@gmail.com or call or text 608-206-9682.

October 8, 2016: Fall Field Day, Severeid farm, Sparta, Wisconsin. The theme is pruning and thinning walnut plantations. Attendees will have a chance to practice actual hands-on pruning in the Severeid plantation. See the flyer here. RSVP to Manfred Mielke at mmielke@fs.fed.us.

May 21, 2016: Spring field day at the Dick Powell property near Spring Green. Check out the Wisconsin Chapter website for details.

October 10, 2015: Fall field day at the Stan and Bud Peskar property in River Falls. Tour portions of 100 acres of black walnut planted from 1969 through 1995.

Northern Research Station New Publications RB-NRS-2.
Available online only at https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/updates/.
Wisconsin's forest resources, 2005. Perry, Charles, H.; Brand, Gary J. 32 p.

The annual forest inventory of Wisconsin continues, and this document reports 2001-05 moving averages for most variables and comparisons between 2000 and 2005 for growth, removals, and mortality. Summary resource tables can be generated through the Forest Inventory Mapmaker website at https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/fia/data-tools/mapping-tools/default.asp.