HomeMy WebLinkAboutForestry & Parks Committee - Agenda - 2/18/2019BAYFIELD COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS DEPT.
Courthouse, PO Box 445
Washburn, WI 54891
Telephone (715) 373 - 6114 Fax (715) 373 - 6310
email forestry@bayfieldcounty.org
February 11, 2019
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, February 18th 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 January 14th Meeting Minutes.
4. Timber Sale Process Review. Discussion regarding the general practices and procedures applied
by the Department when establishing a new timber sale.
5. Maple Tapping Permit. Discussion and possible action regarding the development of a permit
system to allow the tapping of trees for sap collection in designated areas on the county forest.
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. 2019 Budget.
c. Sustainable Forestry Grant.
d. DNR Pitman-Robertson County Forest Wildlife Grant.
e. Breeding Bird Survey Modeling Project.
f. Superior Days.
b) Parks (update).
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c) Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a. Motorized Trails.
b. Non-Motorized Trails.
c. Yurts.
d. Events.
e. Bayfield County Local Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
f. Recreational Trail Aid Program (concept).
g. WI Coastal Management Grant.
i. Fire Hill Project.
ii. Siskiwit Falls Project(s).
h. FEMA Grant/Projects.
i. Motorized Trails.
ii. Landfill.
7. Town Road Aid Program Review. Discussion and possible action regarding the town road aid
program.
8. Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant for County Forest Land Acquisition. Discussion and
possible action regarding the recent approval of a Bayfield County Stewardship grant application
to purchase 510 acres of land.
9. Trespass on County Forest Land. Discussion and possible action regarding a trespass on county
forest land located near Long Lake in the Town of Iron River.
10. 2018 Forestry and Parks Department Budget Amendment(s). Discussion and possible action
regarding the amendments.
11. 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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