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Phone: 715-373-6114 - Fax: 715-373-0114
forestry@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
June 10, 2022
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting Agenda
Amended to Include Item #8
Fred Strand (Chair)
Steve Sandstrom
Charly Ray
Jeff Silbert (Vice-Chair)
Larry Fickbohm
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, June 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in
the County Board Room of the Courthouse in Washburn, Wisconsin. This meeting will be held in-
person.
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 May 9th Meeting Minutes.
4. Monthly Reports. Discussion of general activities, events, issues and accomplishments. Possible
action on the report(s) only.
a) Forestry (all updates):
a. Carbon Project.
b. Red Cliff Land Sale (706 acres).
c. Burns/Duquette Trespass Land Sale (0.29 acres).
d. Land Acquisition Project(s).
i. Purchase Agreement w/ Trust for Public Land.
ii. Stewardship Grant(s).
iii. Community Forests Grant.
e. DNR Audit Report.
f. Xcel Energy Temporary Storage.
b) Campgrounds and Day Use Parks (update).
c) Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a. Motorized Trails.
b. Non-Motorized Trails.
i. Siskiwit River Preserve projects.
ii. Lost Creek Falls projects.
iii. Pratt’s Peak.
iv. Concrete Vault Restrooms.
v. Rec Use Agreements.
vi. Cable SMA Management Plan.
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c. Yurts.
d. Events.
d) Delta Landfill (update).
5. Spring Timber Sale Re-Offer. Discussion and action regarding the results of the 2022 spring
timber sale re-offer bid opening.
6. Resolution: Accepting a Gift of Land. Discussion and possible action regarding the acceptance
of 160 acres located in the Town of Port Wing.
7. Access Permit Request. Dave and Joy Verfuerth. Discussion and possible action regarding a
request to access private property located in the Town of Bayview.
8. Access Permit Request. Chris Gmeinder. Discussion and possible action regarding a request to
access private property located in the Town of Bayview.
9. Recreational Use Request. American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF). Discussion and
possible action regarding a request to construct new mountain bike and cross-country ski trails in
the Town of Cable.
10. Recreational Use Request. Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA).
Discussion and possible action regarding a request to construct new mountain bike trails in the
Town of Cable.
11. Committee Members Discussion. Discussion regarding matters of the Forestry and Parks
Department.
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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