NR 46.17(3)(b)4.b.b. Portable tree stands and hunting blinds placed on land designated as open to public access by a member of the public, and completely removed each day at the close of shooting hours.

NR 46.17(3)(c)(c) Structures and fixtures needed for sound forestry. Structures and fixtures placed on land enrolled in managed forest law for this purpose shall be removed following the completion of the practice. Structures and fixtures needed for sound forestry may not include those that meet the definition of a building.

NR 46.17(4)(4) Withdrawn land. Land withdrawn under s. 77.88 (1), (3k), or (3L), Stats., for failure to meet productivity requirements provided for in s. NR 46.17 (1) (c) 2., may not be eligible for reentry in the program unless the department determines that there has been an environmental, ecological, or economic change that would allow the land to meet density requirements as provided for in s. NR 46.17 (1) (c) 2., and productivity requirements as provided for in s. 77.82 (1), Stats.

NR 46.17(5)(5) Leases or agreements. An owner of managed forest land may enter into a lease or agreement on such lands so long as the terms of the lease or agreement do not conflict or interfere with any aspect of this chapter or subch. VI of ch. 77, Stats.

NR 46.17 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; r. and recr. (2), Register, October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; CR 18-086: renum. (1) (b) to (1) (b) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (b) 1., 2., (c), r. and recr. (3), cr. (4), (5) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20; correction in (1) (c) 1. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2020 No. 770.

NR 46.18(2)(2) Mandatory practices. The management plan shall be prepared on forms provided through the Wisconsin Forest Inventory and Reporting System (WisFIRS), signed by all owners and shall include a list of stands subject to mandatory practices, a schedule of completion dates and a description of the mandatory practices to be undertaken during the term of the order. Practices included in the management plan and any additional practices needed to complete a scheduled practice or establish regeneration after a scheduled practice may not be eligible for an analysis under s. NR 46.215 until such practices have been sufficiently attempted, as determined by the department, even if the additional practices are not overtly identified in the management plan. Practices projected beyond the term of the order may be added, if requested by the landowner. The following practices, if determined applicable by the department, shall be addressed in the management plan:

NR 46.18(3)(3) Approved practices.

NR 46.18(3)(b)(b) The management plan may contain a schedule of approved but not mandatory practices for the management of forest resources other than trees including wildlife habitat, watersheds, and aesthetic features as follows:

NR 46.18(3)(b)1.1. No more than 20% of an owner’s total contiguous designated managed forest land acreage may be non-productive land, which shall be calculated in accordance with s. NR 46.17 (1) (b).

NR 46.18(3)(b)2.2. On the 80% of a managed forest land parcel required to produce or be capable of producing 20 cubic feet per acre per year, practices for the management of forest resources other than trees may be approved consistent with owner objectives as provided in subd. 2. a. and b.

NR 46.18(3)(b)2.a.a. The creation of openings and other vegetative cover not producing forest products at the level meeting density requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) 2., Stats., is allowed so long as the area of created openings or other vegetative cover, combined with other non-productive land, does not exceed 20% of the managed forest land parcel, which shall be calculated in accordance with s. NR 46.17 (1) (b).

NR 46.18(3)(b)2.b.b. In addition to practices approved under subd. 2. a., other practices may be approved on managed forest land to accomplish the objectives of the owner relating to forest resources other than trees if such approved practices do not significantly alter the value of the merchantable stand of timber or preclude the growing of future forest crops for commercial use. Such approved practices may include, where consistent with the landowner’s objectives, dividing clear-cuts into smaller blocks, shortening or lengthening rotations, creating irregular cutting boundaries, leaving uncut small stands, strips or individual trees on clear-cut, modifying residual basal area on partial cuts, modifying species composition, reserving den or cavity trees, substituting partial cuts for clear-cuts or substituting clear-cuts for partial cuts.

NR 46.18(4)(4) Large ownerships.

NR 46.18(4)(a)3.3. The existence of a management plan prepared by or for the owner and acceptable to the department. The management plan shall be readily available to the department upon written request or audit. A management plan under this section shall include all of the following:

NR 46.18(4)(a)3.a.a. Maps or a GIS database at a scale usable for forest management and showing land eligible for designation. The maps or database shall represent current conditions, and include the requirements provided for in s. 77.82 (3) (c) 4. and 5., Stats. Maps, in a format approved by the department, that show any land designated as open to public recreation and meeting the requirements in s. NR 46.21 (3) (c) shall be provided.