Contact:
Plum Creek: Kris Naidl (414) 270-7270
Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee: David J. Czysz (715) 252-2001
TOMAHAWK, Wis. – The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee to help current Wisconsin Certified Tree Farm members update their forest management plans so they can maintain their certified status.
According to David J. Czysz, administrator of the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee, members with management plans will be eligible to apply for the Wisconsin Tree Farm Scholarship Program, which was created to help landowners with out-of-date or sub-standard forest management plans fund a new plan.
“The Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee prides itself on its commitment to stewardship of the land,” said Czysz. “Thanks to help of the Plum Creek Foundation, tree farm landowners can continue to practice good forestry through sustainable management plans.”
The mission of the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee is to serve and represent the its members and extend good forestry throughout Wisconsin. For more information please visit, www.witreefarm.org.
The mission of the Plum Creek Foundation is to provide philanthropic contributions to support and improve the general welfare of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves. The Foundation board meets quarterly to review applications submitted from organizations in the company’s operating communities. Visit the Community Involvement page on Plum Creek’s website at www.plumcreek.com to download an application.
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Plum Creek is one of the largest landowners in the nation and the most geographically diverse, with approximately 6.4 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United States and wood products manufacturing facilities in the Northwest. For more information, visit www.plumcreek.com/wisconsin.
