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The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Mission
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest was recently identified as one of the "10 most endangered national forests" in the nation. It is one of the most heavily-logged national forests in the Eastern region (which stretches from Minnesota to Maine). At the cutting rate employed over the last 10 years, every single log-able acre would be cut in 45 years. The harmful impacts of such extensive logging on waterways, habitat and related natural resources and conservation goals are significant. ELPC is working through federal courts to protect this treasured resource.
How you can help
1. Sign a Petition to Help Us Preserve the Northwoods in Wisconsin
The U.S. Forest Service continues to claim that logging improves habitat for sensitive species. But fewer trees and more animals just doesn’t add up. Studies show that widespread logging of mature northern hardwoods and aspen has harmed populations of some threatened and endangered species in Wisconsin.
Show your support of Wisconsin's Northwoods by signing a petition to preserve the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Take Action
2. Sign-up for ELPC’s Forest Action email updates
Go to ELPC’s Online Action Center and select "Natural Places" to receive monthly updates on Chequemegon-Nicolet National Forest and how you can help.
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3. Pass this information to a friend
Inform your friends and colleagues by passing on this important information about Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
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4. Help Save CNNF by supporting our work
Make a tax-free donation today!
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Program News
ELPC Flies Over, Tours Northwoods
August 22, 2008 - ELPC attorneys and our scientist clients toured the Northwoods with reporters and local advocates to discuss the effects of overlogging that the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has endured for decades. Superior, WI Public Radio KUWS reporter Vanessa Feltes covered the trip. Read her story on the flyover as well as her story on ELPC's work in the Northwoods.
Northwoods Timber Sale in the News
July 21, 2008 - Ashland, Wisconsin's Daily Press highlighted ELPC's legal work to prevent excessive logging in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. At issue in the article is the Cayuga timber sale, which covers 5,200 acres of forest. In 2005, a Federal Judge ruled in ELPC's favor that the US Forest Service failed to consider the cumulative impact of the timber sale with other proposed timber sales in the Forest. Read the full story.
Program Description
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) is a very special place. CNNF covers approximately 1.5 million acres in the northern part of Wisconsin, including numerous rivers and more than 300 species of animals. The CNNF consists primarily of northern hardwood, mixed conifer, and aspen trees, along with numerous rivers, lakes and other waterways. Its habitat include several endangered and threatened species, such as the Northern goshawk, Red-shouldered hawk and American pine marten.
We need to restore ecological balance to this very special place in the Midwest.
ELPC doesn’t want logging to stop—just to be more balanced with environmental considerations. In so doing, we can continue logging employment where it makes sense, while also preserving the outdoor environment for the growing tourism industry.
Learn more about ELPC's work to protect CNNF.