The Managed Forest Law, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is a landowner incentive program designed to encourage sustainable forestry on private woodlands in Wisconsin. The law, through a written forest management plan, couples landowner objectives and timber harvesting, wildlife management, water quality and recreation to maintain a healthy and productive forest. To be eligible, a landowner must own a minimum of 10 contiguous acres of forestland with a minimum of 80% of the land in forest cover. Currently the Managed Forest Law reduces property taxes to $1.74 per acre if the land is "closed" to public access. Up to 80 acres may be closed to public access by the landowner. Forest landtaxes can be further reduced to $.74 an acre if is designated "open" to the public.