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Phone: 715-373-6114 - Fax: 715-373-0114
forestry@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov
November 8, 2024
Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee Meeting Agenda
amended to include item 6
Fred Strand, Chair
Steve Sandstrom, Vice-Chair
Charly Ray
Larry Fickbohm
Jeff Olsen
The Bayfield County Forestry and Parks Committee will meet on Monday, November 11, 2024 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. 15 minutes total.
3. Approval of the October 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes.
4. 2024 Fall Timber Sale Offering. Discussion and action regarding the results of the 2024 fall
timber sale bid opening.
5. Resolution. Knowles-Nelson Stewardship and Wisconsin Coastal Management Grant
Applications for the Acquisition of County Forest Land. Discussion and possible action
regarding the resolution.
6. Recreational Use Request: Town of Barnes. Discussion and possible action regarding the
establishment of a new non-motorized rec trail segment to the Tomahawk Lake trail system in the
Town of Barnes.
7. Monthly Reports. Discussion of general activities, events, issues and accomplishments. Possible
action on the report(s) only.
a) Forestry (all updates):
a. 2024 Budget.
b. Carbon Project.
c. Land Acquisition Projects.
i. Landowner Outreach Update.
ii. Iron River/Maki Community Forest.
iii. Whittlesey Creek.
d. 4-H Properties at Topside Lake.
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e. Herbicide Overspray Update.
f. 2025 Workplan.
g. County Land Timber Sale (non-CFL).
h. WCFA Board Member Update.
b) Campgrounds and Day Use Parks (update).
c) Trails and Recreation (all updates):
a. Motorized Trails.
b. Non-Motorized Trails.
c. Rec Coordinator and 2nd Rec Officer positions.
d. Yurts.
e. Events.
8. Committee Members Discussion. Discussion regarding matters of the Forestry and Parks
Department.
9. 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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