BROKEN OAK HILL(R)         Dispatches from the heart of Wisconsin
Welcome to Broken Oak Hill(R) Country
Above: The contrast between open fields and woods is a highlight of  central Wisconsin.

For Sale
by Owner?
If you are selling Wisconsin property that is suitable as a tree farm or country getaway, you can advertise on our site for free.  For details, click here.

Loren Hanson captured this scene of two turkeys and a doe on his trail camera.





Trail cams
Learn about trail cams and other ideas from landowners. 
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Cabin show 
The Cabin and Lakefront Living Show at State Fair Park was a good place to pick up some ideas.  To read more, click here.

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At the Farm
The end of August: summer in full
A morning walk in the woods finds the broken oak looking like some sort of sad-eyed creature.  Later in the day, we worked nearby trying to free some of our sugar maple and pine seedlings from the heavy summer undergrowth.  We didn't get everything done that we wanted to, but we never do at the farm.  
 

Our favorite scenes
We've added a new page, At the Farm Gallery, with some of our favorite scenes from the tree farm.  We will be adding to it as time goes along.  All photos on this website are property of Broken Oak Hill Inc.



September conference
The Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association holds its annual conference starting Thursday, Sept. 9 in Mishicot.  It offers sessions on everything from managing timber harvests to controlling insects and disease.  It's a great place to learn how to get more out of your woodlands and a chance to meet other landowners.  


Woodland News and Notes
Finding answers to tree  farming challenges
Brad Koele of the DNR displays some of the options for discouraging deer from eating your trees during one of the sessions at the 2010 Tree Farm Field Day held at the Arington Tree Farm near Cambridge.  Seeding vs. seedlings, lyme disease and controlling invasives were also on the agenda.  Click here for more.
 
Escape Wisconsin
Sand, sea and sky on the Oregon coast


Like Wisconsin, Oregon celebrates its natural beauty.  It has more land and fewer people, so its even easier to get away from it all.  Check out our 10 Things to Do in and Around Portland
   

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