The Giving Forest, and a Tribe’s Sustainable Logging Practices
WEBApr 22, 2023 · An hour’s drive northwest of Green Bay, the Menominee forest is so lush it pops in images from space. At 235,000 acres, it’s home to about 4,300 tribal members and roughly two dozen species of...
Menominee Forest Keepers - American Forests
WEBThey’re images of Menominee Forest, the centerpiece of the 235,000-acre Menominee Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin and one of the most historically significant working forests in the world. NASA astronauts have also reported seeing the forest from their perches in the space shuttle.
Wisconsin's Menominee Tree Keepers Practice Sustainable …
WEBSep 11, 2023 · The 235,000-acre Menominee reservation is today 93 percent forested and famously visible from space as a dark-green block of maple and aspen, birch and hemlock, ash and basswood, red oak and...
Sustainable forestry - Menominee Tribal Enterprises | Menominee …
WEBThe Menominee Forest has been sustainably managed by the Menominee Tribe for more than 150 years, and is a premier example of forest management in the world. The sustainable management of the forest allows us to experience a traditional quality of life from an intact, diverse, productive, and healthy forest ecosystem on the reservation. MTE ...
menominee-nsn.gov
WEBWelcome to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. The Menominee Tribe's history is unique because our origin or creation begins at the mouth of the Menominee River, a mere 60 miles east of our present Menominee Indian Reservation.
Menominee - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1994, the Menominee became the first forest management enterprise in the United States certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC.org). [35] [36] Since June 5, 1987, the tribe has owned and operated a Las Vegas-style gaming casino, associated with bingo games and a hotel. The complex provides employment to numerous Menominee ...
Tree Keepers: Where Sustaining the Forest Is a Tribal Tradition
WEBJul 24, 2023 · The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a …
Menominee Forestry: Past, Present, Future - Oxford Academic
WEBNov 24, 2016 · A 183-year history of fire and recent fire suppression impacts in select pine and oak forest stands of the Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin.
‘Our spiritual home’: Wisconsin’s pristine Menominee Forest a …
WEBFeb 12, 2021 · The Menominee Forest on the Menominee reservation is often touted by experts as the largest single tract of virgin, native timberland in the Great Lakes region. Its natural resources provide a trove of benefits to Wisconsin and it’s seen as an example of how a forest should be managed.
Sustainable forest management, harvesting, and silviculture | Menominee …
WEBThe Menominee Forest is managed using sustained-yield techniques across a wide range of different forest cover types, habitat niches, and age classes. The objectives of management include both timber and non-timber resources.