Forestry and Professionals
Private Lands Forestry Referral Service:
1.) Private landowners who contact the
Iron Baraga Conservation District with
forestry related questions or visit the website, will be able to receive a referral to a forester free of charge. The landowner will fill out a forestry referral form (number acres, forest type, what kind of forestry assistance they are interested in). This form is available in our office and to anyone who visits the website.
2.) The Landowner submits the request to the Iron Baraga Conservation District.
3.) The District will then email the request directly to the consulting foresters who have expressed an interest in being on our referral list. We will also keep a listing of the referral requests on this tab. (Referrals will be open a standard 2 weeks long unless otherwise requested by the landowner).
4.) Resource professionals will express their interest in a particular job to the Conservation District.
5.) We will forward all responses to the landowner. The landowner will decide which resource professional to work with.
6.) There will be follow-up with each landowner to be sure they have received the assistance they need.
7.) The FAP forester will then request information from the landowner or Forester (after landowners approval) for financial information to be added to a database. (The information will not be linked to any names or specific location, the information will be aggregated to the county level for reporting on success of this program.
Iron Baraga Conservation District FAP Forester: Coming soon
Referrals:
Referral Number: 31-25-04
Due Date: 4-18-2025 at noon
Location: Baraga Township, Baraga County
Acres: 73.2 acres
Work Needed: NRCS Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 4-04-2025
A landowner in Baraga County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They have received NRCS funding, so you must be a TSP. There is a total of 118 acres, only 73.2 acres are forested and funded. Located in Baraga Township (T 51N, R 34W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods and conifers. It is easy access. EAB has caused ash mortality on the property. This referral will end April 18th at noon.
Referral Number: 36-25-16
Due Date: 3-28-2025 at noon
Location: Ontonagon County
Acres: 40 acres
Work Needed: Forest Management Plan- CFL
Date Message Sent: 3-14-2025
A landowner in Ontonagon County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan for the Commercial Forest Land. 40 acres is currently enrolled and needs an updated plan, located in Ontonagon County (T 48N, R 41W). The plan needs to be completed by the fall of 2025. The past consultant is no longer doing consulting work. If you are not able to complete it before fall, please do not respond. The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is diverse with aspen, lowland hardwoods, lowland brush, spruce/fir, and pipeline/old pasture. This referral will end March 28th at noon.
Note: Being in Ontonagon County, I have not been to the property. This information is coming from the landowner and old plan. The landowner says a lot of his Ash trees are dying, I am assuming he has Emerald Ash Borer.