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Forest management--Wisconsin--La Crosse
Outdoor recreation--Wisconsin--La Crosse

La Crosse (Wis.). City Planning Department

Hixon Forest is an 800-acre nature-based park on the eastern edge of the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 2003, the City's Planning Department initiated a project to develop a comprehensive plan for Hixon Forest. The park is maintained and is within the jurisdiction of the city's Park, Recreation and Forestry Department. Stemming from a survey of the forest plants in Hixon Forest, it was decided that a policy needed to be put into place to guide the City Park, Recreation and Forestry Department in its management of this entity. This work is the comprehensive plan that resulted from that study.
ii, 47 p.
col. maps ; 28 cm
"Adopted May, 2005"
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Hixon Forest (La Crosse, Wis.) -- Management
Hixon Forest (La Crosse, Wis.) -- Public opinion
Natural areas -- Management

Harrison, Peter J.

Hixon Forest is an 800 acre nature-based park located on the east side of La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 2003, the City of La Crosse Planning Department initiated a project to develop a Comprehensive Plan for Hixon Forest. Because of the large number and wide array of current users of Hixon Forest, public input is desired so that the opinions and concerns of those users can be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan. An extensive literary search was performed to examine the different methods of public input. Along with this, interviews were conducted with public agency personnel who were experienced in developing and implementing public input strategies. From this information a Public Input Plan is designed for the Hixon Forest Comprehensive Plan that will gather verbal and written input from the stakeholders and users of Hixon Forest and educate those users on the opportunities available in the forest. In the beginning the Public Input Plan states the goals and objectives of the process. Along with this a detailed mission statement establishes the purpose for public input. The roles of the many entities involved are described in this plan as well as their relationship to one another. An overall timeline of events in the process is given so that everyone is able to visualize the public input process in its entirety. Each method of public input is then broken down into its own timeline and bulleted lists are given to describe in greater detail what each method will be used for and what type of information each method will provide. The end of the Public Input Plan offers reminders for different steps in the process and tips for constructing survey questions, which will be used to gather information from participants.
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