HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Agenda - 11/19/2018BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS DEPT.
Courthouse, PO Box 445
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone (715) 373 - 6114 Fax (715) 373 - 6310
email forestry@bayfieldcounty.org
November 13, 2018
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting Agenda
Fred Strand (Chair)
Harold Maki
David Zepczyk
Jeff Silbert (Vice-Chair)
Larry Fickbohm
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m. in
the County Board Room of the Courthouse in Washburn, Wisconsin. The agenda for this meeting is as
follows:
1. Call to Order.
2. Public Comment – Limited to 3 minutes per person.
3. Approval of the October 8th Meeting Minutes.
4. Fall Timber Sale Bid Opening. Discussion and action regarding the opening, recording and
preliminary awarding of the fall 2018 timber sales.
5. Land Use Request. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Discussion and possible action
regarding a request to tap trees located on county forest land in the Town of Russell for the
production of maple syrup. The request is associated with a USDA Farm to School grant
awarded to Red Cliff in collaboration with the Bayfield School District.
6. Monthly Reports. Discussion of general activities, events, issues and accomplishments. Possible
action on report(s) only.
a) Forestry (all updates):
a. 2018 Budget.
b. Stewardship Grant.
c. NHI/Timber Sale Process Review.
d. County/DNR Time Standards.
e. Bayfield Wireless Communications Tower.
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b) Parks (update).
c) Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a. Motorized Trails.
i. Drummond Connector Repair.
b. Non-Motorized Trails.
c. Yurts.
d. Events.
e. WI Coastal Management Grant.
i. Fire Hill Project.
ii. Siskiwit Falls Project(s).
f. FEMA Projects.
i. Motorized Trails.
ii. Landfill.
7. Recreational Use Request. Bait Rigs Tackle. Discussion and possible action regarding a request
to use Twin Bear Campground as a staging area for the Bait Rigs Tackle Youth Ice Fishing
Tournament. This new event would take place on January 5, 2019.
8. Recreational Use Request. North End Ski Club. Discussion and possible action regarding a
request to hold the North End Snowshoe Classic racing event on existing trails in the Town of
Cable. This new event would take place on January 5, 2019.
9. Recreational Use Request. American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation. Discussion and possible
action regarding a request to hold the Ladies Fat Bike Getaway on existing trails in the Town of
Cable. This new event/workshop would take place on December 15, 2018.
10. Access Permit Request: Jason and Tammy Rhode. Discussion and possible action regarding a
request to access property located in the Town of Barnes.
11. Sustainable Forestry Grant. Discussion and possible action regarding an application to the annual
WI DNR County Forest Sustainable Forestry grant.
12. Joseph LeBouton, DNR Representative, Comments.
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations, should
contact the Forestry and Parks Department office at 715-373-6114, at least 24 hours before the
scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Cc: Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Committee Members
Matt Blaylock, DNR Area Leader
Eric Sirrine, DNR Team Leader
Joseph LeBouton, DNR Liaison
Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator
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