Menominee sustainable forestry

Chief Oshkosh’s ancient legacy

  Following the guidance of Chief Oshkosh, the Menominee of northern Wisconsin, have developed a sustainable lumbering system for the boreal forest they manage. It works like this, they harvest timber selectively from one end of the reservation to the other considering what the tribe needs from it and how long it will take to grow back. 

    As they reac…