The Northern Forests occupy much of the northern part of Wisconsin. The vegetation is mainly forest, with many wetlands and some agriculture. Lake Superior greatly influences the northern portion of the region especially during the winter season, producing greater snowfall than in most areas in Wisconsin. The northern hardwood forest is dominant, made up of sugar maple, basswood, and red maple, and also including some scattered hemlock and white pine pockets. The aspen-birch forest type group is relatively abundant, followed by spruce-fir. A variety of wetland community types also are present, both forested and non-forested.

Protection and Preservation

Management Opportunities

• Restoration of larger forest patches- important for forest-interior species such as the black throated-blue warbler, hermit thrush, and many other neotropical migrants.
• Continue efforts to manage for rare and uncommon species such as loons, eagles, ospreys and wolves .
• Establish ecological linkages within this landscape along major river corridors. Some of these can be extended to adjacent Ecological Landscapes.
• Remove Non-indigenous invasive plants-they impact natural areas, wildlife forage, and forest regeneration.
• Wetland restoration.

Representative Sites

• 4. Plum Lake Hemlock Forest
• 6. Kissick Alkaline Bog Lake
• 13. Tellock's Hill Woods