Forestry Resources

Directory of Qualified Foresters by County - State of Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdard/Directory_of_Qualified_Foresters_by_County_428232_7.pdf


General (Note: Many of the websites listed below contain links to all subject matter in forestry)

• USDA-NRCS National Forestry Handbook: http://soils.usda.gov/procedures/nfh/main.htm
• USDA-NRCS National Forestry Manual: http://soils.usda.gov/procedures/nfm/main.htm
• USDA-NRCS Michigan Conservation Practice Standards and Conservation Sheets: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm
• Forest Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/index.htm
• MDNR Website: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr
• US Forest Service Website: http://www.fs.fed.us
• US Forest Service Northeastern Area-State and Private Forestry Websites:http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo (St. Paul, MN. Field Office) http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/frm/stewardship/stewardship.html (Morgantown, WV. Field Office)
• US Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN.http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us

Note: The following is only a partial listing of sites for each subject. More information on a given subject may be obtained by going back and searching websites in the General section.

Agroforestry

• National Agroforestry Center (NAC) Website Order Free Brochures and tools on: Alley Cropping, Forest Farming, Riparian Forest Buffers, Silvopasture,Windbreaks, Special Applications. http://www.unl.edu./nac/
• Alley Cropping, Riparian Forest Buffers, Windbreaks, Conservation Practice Standards: Michigan http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm

Big Trees

• American Forests National Register of Big Trees: http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/
• Michigan Botanical Club List of Michigan's Big Trees: http://www.michbotclub.org/big_trees/bigtrees.htm

Christmas Trees

• Christmas Tree Pest Manual, MSU-E, FS Bulletin E-2676, published 1998. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/xmastree/index.htm
• Growing Christmas Trees In Michigan, MSU-E Bulletin E-1172 http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modft/masterft.html
• Shearing Recommendations for Christmas Tree Producers, NCR310E Bulletin http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modft/masterft.html

Direct Seeding

• Illinois Direct Seeding Handbook (Click on Technical Resources) http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov
• Woody Plant Seed Manual, USFS Misc. Publication #654 http://www.wpsm.net/index.html

Forest Ecology

• Regional Landscape Ecosystems of Michigan http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/rlandscp/rlandscp.htm

Forest Erosion Control Measures (Skid Trails, Landings, Stream Crossings)

• Forest Harvest Trails and Landings Conservation Practice Standard and Conservation Sheet http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov (click on Technical References then on FOTG then on Michigan Map)
• U.S. EPA- Forest Management Practices to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/forestry.html

Forestry Education

• Resources for Kids http://www.americanforests.org
• Education K-12 http://www.safnet.org
• Educational Resources http://www.epa.gov
• Tree Identification Made Easy http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/forsite/key/page1.htm

Forest Management

• Forest Land Owner's Guide to Internet Resources: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/index.htm
• USDA-NRCS Forest Stand Improvement Standard and Conservation Sheet: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/
• Silvics of North America-Management and Characteristics of North American Trees http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm/li>
• Purdue University Forest Management Bulletins/Publications http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/agcom/Pubs/fnr.htm

Forest Pest Management

• Christmas Tree Pest Manual, MSU-E, FS Bulletin E-2676, published 1998. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/xmastree/index.htm
• Crop Advisory Team Alerts (CAT) Forestry, Landscape and Christmas Trees http://www.msue.msu.edu./ipm/landCAT.htm
• Deer Resistant Plants and Database http://www.mydeergarden.com
• USFS Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Website: http://www.na.fs.fed.us
• Forest Health- Reporting Forest Insect and Disease Pests: http://www.midnr.com
• Identifying and Reporting Forest Pests-North Central Plant Diagnostic Network http://www.ncpdn.org
• Insect and Disease Images http://www.forestryimages.org
• Pesticide Manufacturers and Labels http://www.cdms.net

Forest Taxation

• National Timber Tax http://www.timbertax.org
• Timber Tax Tips (by Larry Bishop, USFS Tax Specialist) http://www.southernregion.fs.us/spf/taxtips/

Invasive Plants-Michigan

• Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group (lists, fact sheets on eradication and prevention of invasive plants) http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm
• Weed Control Methods Handbook for Invasive Species http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/handbook.html

Tree/Shrub Databases, Pictures, Species/Site Matching

• SelecTree - A database that matches trees to 49 site characteristics http://selectree.cagr.calpoly.edu
• Silvics of North America-Management and Characteristics of North American Trees http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm
• USDA Plants Database-Pictures, Site Requirements, VegSpec Plant/Site Matches http://plants.usda.gov

Tree/Shrub Identification

• USDA Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov
• Identifying Trees in Michigan, MSU-E Publication, E-2332 http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modft/masterft.html
• Virginia Tech Dendrology Website (Pictures, Keys and I.D. info) http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus

Tree Farm Program

• American Tree Farm Program (National Website) http://www.treefarmsystem.org
• Michigan Tree Farm Program http://www.michigantreefarmsystem.org

Tree/Shrub Planting

• USDA-NRCS Michigan Tree/Shrub Planting Standards and Conservationn Sheets: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data_index.htm
• Tree Planting in Michigan, MSU-E Bulletin E-771 http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modft/masterft.html
• Herbicides for Forest Management-2003 http://forest.wisc.edu/extension/publications/76.pdf
• Herbicide Manufacturers and Labels http://www.cdms.net
• SelecTree- A database that matches trees to 49 site characteristics http://selectree.cagr.calpoly.edu
• Weed Control in Forest Crops, MSU-E Bulletin E-2218 http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modft/masterft.html
• Weed Control for Tree/Shrub Planting, USDA-NRCS Conservation Sheet http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm
• National Plants Data Center Website http://plants.usda.gov
• USDA-NRCS Tree Planting Standard and Conservation Sheets: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm
• Veg Spec Web Site: Tree/Shrub Species/Site Matches http://ironwood.itc.nrcs.usda.gov/Netdynamics/Vegspec/pages/Homevegspec.htm

Tree/Shrub Pruning

• USDA-NRCS Michigan Tree/Shrub Pruning Standard and Conservation Sheets: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm

Windbreaks

• USDA-NRCS Michigan Standards and Conservation Sheets for Windbreak Establishment and Windbreak Renvovation: http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/Technical_References_and_Data/index.htm
• National Agroforestry Center (NAC) http://www.unl.edu./nac/