State Capitol Report: DNR’s chief forester, Dissecting tax day

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Kettle Moraine
This Sept. 26, 2016 photo shows the sky through a stand of evergreen trees on a trail in the southern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin. Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo

An estimated 67 percent of forest land in Wisconsin is privately-owned. The rest is public or tribal land. We speak with the state’s first female chief forester about land management. Then, the secretary of the state Department of Revenue talks taxes and economic activity shortly after Tax Day.

Featured in this Show

  • The challenges facing state forests

    In advance of the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day, we check in on the health of Wisconsin’s 17 million acres of forests with the Department of Natural Resources’ chief state forester.

  • Reflections on state tax returns for 2022

    Another Tax Day has come and gone. We talk with the secretary of the state’s Department of Revenue about this year’s tax filings.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Heather Berklund Guest
  • Peter Barca Guest

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