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117 East Fifth Street - P.O. Box 445 - Washburn, WI 54891
Phone: 715-373-6114 - Fax: 715-373-0114
forestry@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
September 5, 2022
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting Agenda
Fred Strand (Chair)
Steve Sandstrom
Charly Ray
Jeff Silbert (Vice-Chair)
Larry Fickbohm
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, September 12, 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 August 8th 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.
i. Verification.
ii. Carbon Reserve Fund.
b. Land Acquisition Project(s).
c. 2023 Budget Modifications.
d. Trespass in Town of Hughes.
b) Campgrounds and Day Use Parks (update).
c) Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a. Motorized Trails.
b. Non-Motorized Trails.
c. Yurts.
d. Events.
d) Delta Landfill (update).
5. Recreational Use Request. Ashwabay Outdoor Education Foundation. Discussion and possible
action regarding a request to construct new cross-country ski trail in the Town of Bayview.
6. Recreational Use Agreement. Cable Namakagon Historical Society. Discussion and possible
action regarding a recreational use agreement that recognizes the location of the old Frels School
in the Town of Cable.
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7. Town Road Projects – Town of Bell. Discussion and possible action regarding a request to
convert roughly 4 miles of county forest roads to town roads in the Town of Bell.
8. Land Acquisition. Discussion and possible action regarding the acquisition of a roughly 1 acre
lot in the Town of Barnes.
9. Event Request. Lifetime Triathlon Series, LLC. Discussion and possible action regarding a
request to host the 39th annual Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival on September 17, 2022 in
the Town of Cable.
10. Committee Members Discussion. Discussion regarding matters of the Forestry and Parks
Department.
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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