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NEW! Motor Vehicle Use Maps

 

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Non-Native Invasive Species on the Chequamegon-Nicolet

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Welcome to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest!


Copies of the FINAL Motor Vehicle Use Maps
(MVUM) are now available at Forest offices

Sample portion of MVUM - Click to go to the MVUM page

Go to the MVUM Page for more information

    
  Q: Where is the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest?

A: Northern Wisconsin, near the Great Lakes.


The Chequamegon-Nicolet is looking for volunteers seeking opportunities to view sharp-tailed grouse at the Moquah Barrens on the Washburn Ranger District from April 20 to May 9. See the Sharp-tailed grouse Viewing Opportunity Page for more information.

The 23rd annual Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey will be held from June 5-7 and LeFeber Northwoods camp. Visit the bird survey site (you will be leaving this Forest Service site) for more information.

 

Our job is making memories!  
Find a campground, a fishing spot, or a trail!
 Recreation-Campground and Cabin Information
 Recreation-Wilderness Areas
 Recreation-Trails and Tours
 Recreation-Fishing Information
 Recreation-Visitor Centers

Current Conditions (safety alerts, advisories, closures, policies, fires, restrictions):

Consolidated List of current Closure Orders for the Chequamegon-Nicolet NF

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, A REVISED FIREWOOD RESTRICTION ORDER issued by the Forest Supervisor continues to ban the possession, storage, or transport of any firewood that originates from outside the state of Wisconsin AND from south of Wisconsin State Highway 29. Read the News Release and Closure Order for more information.

FIREWOOD ALERT!
Help us stop the movement of exotic pests. You cannot bring firewood to the Forest from outside the state of Wisconsin. For more information, click on the links below the images:

Emerald Ash Borer - Click for a larger image
Emerald Ash Borer

(More information on Emerald Ash Borer can be found on the North Central Research Station and University of Wisconsin web sites, also read the Emerald Ash Borer Frequently Asked Questions HERE)

Gypsy Moth - Click for a larger image
Gypsy Moth

Asian Longhorned Beetle - Click for a larger image
Asian Longhorned Beetle

WE NEED YOUR HELP in the early detection of the emerald ash borer on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Please see the Emerald Ash Borer Early Alert page for more information.

   

 

 Forest News

 

 

23rd Annual Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey, June 5-7, 2009
May 5, 2009

Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival May 15-17, 2009
April 14, 2009

Moquah Barrens Sharp-tailed Grouse viewing opportunity April 20-May 9
April 13, 2009

Learning a new career, one circuit at a time
April 10, 2009

Blackwell Job Corps Center announces new website; Social Services position opportunity
April 6, 2009

Groups work together to help Sharp-tailed grouse on Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
April 1, 2009

Blackwell Job Corps Center conducts spring recruiting drive
March 30, 2009

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF receives favorable ruling on timber project
March 23, 2009

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest project funded
March 13, 2009

Chequamegon-Nicolet trails close to ATVs, horses and mountain bikes March 15; Forest Service roads also closed to ATVs
March 6, 2009

First Motor Vehicle Use Maps now available
February 23, 2009

Forest Service seeks volunteers for Resource Advisory Committees
February 17, 2008

South Fork Flambeau River Wastershed Association receives award from Forest Service Eastern Region
February 4, 2009

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF takes closer look at Cayuga Project decision
January 22, 2009

Blackwell Job Corps CCC welcomes new Center Director
January 27, 2009

Court rules in favor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Twenty Mile Vegetation Management Project
January 15, 2009

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF releases Cayuga Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
November 19, 2008

Reminder to Hunters: Keep an eye on your campfire or it could cost you
November 19, 2008

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF offers Christmas tree and other forest product permits
November 18, 2008

Mussel Power!
October 14, 2008

Dead Horse Run Trail gets a facelift
October 6, 2008

Public Service Announcement: Who can you turn to for help with invasive species? The Invasive Species Cooperatives of northern Wisconsin
October 6, 2008

Upper Steve Creek Flowage drawdown begins
September 30, 2008

Travel Management Project Decision released for Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
September 23, 2008

New Emergency Firewood Restrictions in Effect on Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
August 21, 2008

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF invites the public to the August 16 Valhalla Site Management Plan Workshop
August 4, 2008

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF completes Travel Management Project Environmental Assessment
July 11, 2008

Federally Endangered Kirtland's Warbler observed on the Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
July 7, 2008

Unattended campfires not only dangerous, they could cost you
June 23, 2008

Chequamegon-Nicolet NF recipient of "More Kids In The Woods" funding for "Schoolyard Habitats Across Wisconsin"
May 6, 2008

Bough permit fees increase on Chequamegon-Nicolet
September 24, 2007

Ban on gathering oak firewood still in effect
June 22, 2004

 More Forest News

 

 Special Reports


Fiscal Year 2007 Monitoring and Evaluation Report
Posted September 8, 2008

Chequamegon-Nicolet draft 5-year proposed Program of Work for Developed Recreation
Posted April 16, 2008

Fiscal Year 2006 Monitoring and Evaluation Report
Posted September 26, 2007

Fiscal Year 2005 Monitoring and Evaluation Report
Posted October 24, 2006

Quad County Tornado Updates
Posted December 13, 2007

The History of the Forest Service and the Chequamegon-Nicolet
Posted June 13, 2005

2004 Year in Review
Posted February 24, 2005

2003 Year in Review
Posted April 16, 2004

Tribal Gathering Memorandum of Understanding: The Forest Service and 10 Chippewa Tribes of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife commission entered into an agreement dealing primarily with the Tribes' treaty rights to gather wild plants on National Forest lands.
Last updated June 2008

 More Special Reports

 



Page last updated May. 5, 2009

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