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Appendix D:
Spatial Analysis Project – Final Map Products
LAST UPDATED May 1, 2008 (for 2007 updates)
Spatial Analysis Map Products
SEVEN Final Maps to be developed for each State’s Spatial Analysis Project.
1. Potential for Forest Stewardship Program Benefits
2. Potential for Forest Stewardship Program Benefits and Existing Stewardship Plans
3. Forest Stewardship Potential on Private Forest Lands and Existing Stewardship Plans
4. Resource Richness
5. Resource Threats
6. Forest Stewardship Potential on Non-forested – Non-developed Lands and Existing
Stewardship Plans
7. MFL Large and Small - Account Status
Maps 1, 2, 3, and 6 include analysis tables, identifying area and percentages by high, medium,
and low potential.
Recurring Map Data
Analysis Mask – A mask defining what areas which are to be excluded from the analysis
because they would not be impacted by the stewardship program.
The Analysis Mask is comprised of
(1)
Urban/Developed areas
(2)
Public Lands
(3)
Open Water
NON-Mask Areas – Areas that are included in the analysis based on the analysis mask, but are
not covered by any of the primary themes in the maps.
Individual Maps
Map 1
Map Title:
Potential for Forest Stewardship Program Benefits
Wisconsin
This map portrays the full analysis model, with high, medium, and low values broken out. It also
shows the analysis mask that was used, and the non-mask, non-stew-capable areas of the
analysis (zero values), with acres of those listed as footnotes.
Table:
Stewardship Capable Lands
This table breaks out the analysis model into high, medium, and low values for both forested and
non-forested areas.
Stewardship Capable Lands
Stewardship
Potential
Forest
Acres
% of total Forest
Total
Non-forest
Acres
% of total Forest
Acres
% of Total Forest
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High
Medium
Low
Total
Notes:
The reason the Non-forest column’s total does not match the total acres in the Acres Capable of
Stewardship row of the table on Map 6 (Non-forested-non-developed stew potential) is that the
NFND process was run using PrivateForest, the analysis theme developed during the SAP where
patches smaller than 10 acres were removed.
Map 2
Map Title:
Potential for Forest Stewardship Program Benefits and Existing
Stewardship Plans
Wisconsin
This map portrays the full analysis model, with high, medium, and low values broken out, overlaid
with existing stewardship plans. It also shows the analysis mask that was used as well as the
non-stew-capable areas of the analysis (zero values), with acres of those listed as footnotes.
Comparison between Maps 2, 3 and 6:
9 Map 2 – shows full analysis model with existing stewardship plans (forested and nonforested lands alike).
9 Map 3 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are already forested.
9 Map 6 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are not currently forested.
Table:
Stewardship Potential and Stewardship Plans
This table defines 1. the acres in the full analysis model with low, medium, and high values, 2. the
acres of existing Stewardship plans residing in low, medium, and high values, and finally 3. the
percent of potential acres capable of stewardship that are actually existing stewardship plans.
Low
Stewardship Potential
Medium
High
Total
Acres capable
of Stewardship
Stewardship
Plan (acres)
Stewardship
Plans vs. Acres
Capable of
Stewardship (%)
Notes:
Due to scale and processing limitations, stewardship plan parcels are shown as full 40-acre units.
In reality, actual plan acreage amounts may be much smaller than 40 acres.
Map 3
Map Title:
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Forest Stewardship Potential on Private Forest Lands* and Existing Stewardship Plans
Wisconsin
This is a map of stewardship potential on private forest lands. It shows the analysis model lying
within private forest lands, with high, medium, and low values broken out, overlaid with existing
stewardship plans. It also shows the analysis mask that was used as well as the non-forestednon-developed areas of the analysis in gray. Acres of the mask and non-forested-non-developed
lands are listed as footnotes.
The grid used in this model is the opposite of the non-forested-non-developed grid, therefore, the
PrivateForest theme GRID was used for both maps, with 1 values being private forested, and 0
values being NFND lands. In the PrivateForest GRID, patches smaller than 10 acres were
removed.
*Includes Classes of Land Cover (WISCLAND):
161
162
163
166
173
175
176
177
179
180
183
185
187
217
218
219
220
223
229
234
FOREST: coniferous
FOREST: jack pine
FOREST: red pine
FOREST: white spruce
FOREST: mixed/other coniferous
FOREST: broad-leaved deciduous
FOREST: aspen
FOREST: oak
FOREST: northern pin oak
FOREST: red oak
FOREST: maple
FOREST: sugar maple
FOREST: mixed/other broad-leaved deciduous
WETLAND: lowland shrub
WETLAND: lowland shrub: broad-leaved deciduous
WETLAND: lowland shrub: broad-leaved evergreen
WETLAND: lowland shrub: needle-leaved
FORESTED WETLAND: broad-leaved deciduous
FORESTED WETLAND: coniferous
FORESTED WETLAND: mixed deciduous/coniferous
Comparison between Maps 2, 3 and 6:
9 Map 2 – shows full analysis model with existing stewardship plans (forested and nonforested lands alike).
9 Map 3 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are already forested.
9 Map 6 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are not currently forested.
Table:
Shows acres capable of stewardship within private forested lands, existing stewardship plans
within private forested lands, and what percent of capable acres are actually existing stewardship
plans.
Private Forest Lands
Stewardship Potential
Low
Medium
High
Total
Acres capable of
Stewardship
Stewardship
Plan acres
Stewardship
Plan acres as a
percent of acres
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private forests
Map 4
Map Title:
Resource Richness*
Wisconsin
This is a map of showing resource richness as it applies to forest stewardship. It was created by
running the analysis model using only the themes in the asterisked list below. The resource
richness model is broken out into high, medium, and low values. The map also shows the
analysis mask that was used as well as the non-mask/non-resource areas of the analysis (zero
values) in gray.
*Includes Data Themes:
Private Forest Lands
Threatened and Endangered Species
Forest Patches
Proximity to Public/ Protected Lands
Wetlands
Riparian Areas
Public Water Supplies
Slope
Priority Watersheds
Map 5
Map Title:
Resource Threats*
Wisconsin
This is a map of showing resource threats to stewardship potential. It was created by running the
analysis model using only the themes in the asterisked list below. The resource threats model is
broken out into high, medium, and low values. The map also shows the analysis mask that was
used as well as the non-mask/non-threat areas of the analysis (zero values) in gray.
*Includes Data Themes:
Wildfire Assessment
Change in Households
Forest Pests
Map 6
Map Title:
Forest Stewardship Program Potential on Non-forested – Non-developed* Lands and
Existing Stewardship Plans
Wisconsin
This is a map of stewardship potential on non-forested/non-developed (NFND) lands. It shows
the analysis model lying within NFND lands, with high, medium, and low values broken out,
overlaid with existing stewardship plans. It also shows the analysis mask that was used as well
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as private forest lands areas of the analysis in gray. Acres of the mask and non-forested-nondeveloped lands are listed as footnotes.
*The grid used in this model is the opposite of the private forested grid, therefore, the
PrivateForest theme GRID was used for both maps, with 0 values being NFND lands, and 1
values being private forested lands.
Comparison between Maps 2, 3 and 6:
9 Map 2 – shows full analysis model with existing stewardship plans (forested and nonforested lands alike).
9 Map 3 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are already forested.
9 Map 6 – selects out stewardship potential on lands that are not currently forested.
Table:
Non-forest – Non-developed
Lands Stewardship Potential
Non-forest – Nondeveloped Lands
Low Medium
High
Total
Acres capable of
Stewardship
Stewardship Plan
acres
Stewardship Plan
acres as a percent of
acres non-forest –
non-developed lands
Notes:
The reason this row’s total does not match the total acres in the Non-Forest column of the table
on Map 1 is that this process was run using PrivateForest, the analysis theme developed during
the SAP where patches smaller than 10 acres were removed.
3,920,667 acres of NFND fell into non-mask/non-stewardship potential areas of the analysis (zero
values). Those acres are not represented in the table or legend so they footnoted on the map.
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Map 7
Map Title:
Industrial and Non-industrial
Account Status
Wisconsin
This map portrays the differences between industrial (Wisconsin large accounts) and nonindustrial (Wisconsin small accounts) for our Managed Forest Tax Law enrollments, in Wisconsin.
Table:
Industrial and Non-industrial Account Acreage
This table breaks out the analysis model into Non-industrial and Industrial account status for the
existing stewardship plan acres.
Industrial and Non-industrial Account Acreage
Low
Medium
High
Acres capable
of
Stewardship
Stewardship
Plan Acres*
Industrial
Acres
Industrial
Acres vs.
Acres
Capable of
Stewardship
(%)
Total
Notes:
“Industrial” means “Large Account” status
“Large Account” status
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given to certain ownerships by the DNR- Forestry Division to facilitate the
administration of their MFL lands
“Large Accounts” are managed by FR Tax Section staff in Tomahawk. “Small Accounts” are
managed by DNR foresters in the county where the land is located.
Small Account vs. Large Account factors:
1. Owns > 1,000 acres of MFL (Managed Forest Law)
2. Lands located in multiple counties
3. Existence and availability of a written management plan acceptable to the department
4. Written and approved management commitment
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5. Consistent access to competent technical forestry management assistance through staff
or consulting services
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