Maintaining an appropriate balance of forest age classes and tree species across the landscape is increasingly important as a strategy to create resilience to future climate impacts, improve wildlife habitat, and provide for a consistent flow of forest products. Wisconsin's forests are aging with less acreage in young forest stands and a bubble in the 60 to 80-year-old age class. Regeneration of Wisconsin's many diverse forest types and establishing vigorous young forest stands is critical to keeping forests as forests. The Council considers actions that result in an appropriate age class structure for our forests as a cause to advocate for and support.