Unlike many "working forests", the primary management objective for Treehaven is education. Within that context, however, this land is being managed to generate revenue to support the programmatic efforts of the UWSP Treehaven Field Station.

Treehaven is an approximately 1200-acre forest, located in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. In the early 1980's, the owners of the Treehaven property, Jacque and Dorothy Vallier, became interested in donating the land to the public, to support environmental/conservation education. Through the efforts of many individuals, particularly Dr. William Sylvester, a forestry professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, the property was donated to UWSP. With the continuing financial support of the Vallier Foundation, and many other donors, a complex of buildings (including dormitories, dining facilities, classroom/meeting building, faculty housing, and maintenance building) was developed at Treehaven and the UWSP Treehaven Field Station was born.

The Treehaven Field Station serves as the backbone of the UWSP College of Natural Resources Summer Camp Program. Each summer, Treehaven houses approximately 200 undergraduate natural resources majors, in a six-week integrated natural resources field program. During this session, students receive intensive training in field techniques related to forestry, wildlife, fisheries, water and soil resources. Many of these activities are centered on the Treehaven property.

During the balance of the year, Treehaven serves as a center for environmental education and meeting facility for a diverse group of audiences. The focus of this effort is to support environmental and conservation education and to promote programs related to the conservation and use of natural resources. The property serves as an "outdoor classroom" and is an ideal backdrop for such programs. In turn, the forest and trails provide the basis for a variety of recreation activities for program/meeting attendees and people of the area.

Treehaven is also a working forest. Through the efforts of Dr. Jan Harms (forestry) and Dr. Neil Payne (wildlife), an integrated land management plan for the property has been developed. The focus of that plan is to integrate timber harvesting and other land management practices with wildlife habitat management, while protecting and promoting the biological diversity and aesthetics of the area. In addition to generating revenue from the timber harvests, it is the long-term goal that Treehaven will become a "demonstration forest" for sustainable forestry practices.