Note: The species are listed in ch. NR 27.
Note: A mixture of seed including 10 pounds of white dutch clover, 5 pounds of perennial rye, 10 pounds of annual rye, and 15 pounds of creeping red fescue at a rate of 40 pounds per acre has proven effective. One mile of woods or timber road 12 feet wide will normally equal approximately 1.5 acres.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 37.04
Statutory exemptions to the timber cutting restrictions in this chapter.
Chapter 30, subch. IV, of the Wisconsin Statutes provides various exemptions to timber cutting rules or restrictions. They do not apply to the cutting of timber if:
1. The landowner and the land involved is subject to a Forest Crop Law or Managed Forest Land Law by order or contract issued prior to October 31, 1989. (ss. 30.42(1) (f) and 30.44(3) (c), Stats.)
2. The cutting of timber is necessary for maintenance of an easement or a right-of-way for a high-voltage transmission line or a utility facility. (s. 30.44(3) (c) 2m, Stats.)
3. The timber is diseased and a forester has issued a written determination that the timber is subject to an actual, potential or incipient infestation or infection by an insect or disease that is harmful to the timber. (s. 30.44(3) (c) 2r, Stats.)
4. The timber has been damaged by natural causes. (s. 30.44(3) (c) 3, Stats.)
5. The timber is on land more than 75 feet beyond the ordinary high-water mark of the river and the land is owned or occupied by the person cutting the timber for use as firewood for the person's agricultural or household use. (s. 30.44(3) (c) 4, Stats.)