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  Forest Management and
Forest Ecology Information
By Topic Area

   Most of these links were added in 2006 and have been periodically updated.
If you notice an outdated link, please contact Bill Cook at cookwi@msu.edu.

Forestry Subject Area
 Program Sponsoring Group URL
Forest Management
 Management Guidelines Michigan Society of American Foresters http://michigansaf.org/Business/MSAFguide/MainPage.htm
Management Systems Michigan Forests Forever http://mff.dsisd.net/Balance/MngtSytems.htm
Forestry Publications MSU Department of Forestry http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/extensio.htm#MGMT
Forestry Publications MSU Extension-Statewide http://wildfire.for.msu.edu/extension/default.htm
Forestry Publications MSU Extension-U.P. http://michigansaf.org/ForestInfo/MSUElibrary/1-MainLibrary.htm
Forestry Publications MTU Ford Forestry Center http://fordcenter.mtu.edu/research/pubs.html
Northern Hardwoods MSU Extension & Michigan DNR http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/extdocs/E2769.pdf
Aspen MSU Extension http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/aspen.html
Nurseries-Michigan Michigan Christmas Tree Assn. http://www.mcta.org/msga.html [dead link for now]
Nurseries-Wisconsin Wisconsin DNR http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/Forestry/Nursery/Order/bareroot.htm
Reference Handbook U.S. Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/frm/stewardship/pubs/refhbk/refhbk.pdf
Timber Volume Calculators Forestry Forum http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=toolbox
Herbicides Invasive Plants Assn of Wisconsin www.ipaw.org/herbicides.htm
MSDS, Chemical Information Unknown www.ilpi.com/msds
Forestry Information - General Natural Res. Cons. Service http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI
Forest Trends-International D.C. Non-profit www.forest-trends.org/index.php
Forestry-National Forestry USA www.forestryusa.com
Forest Planning-State Lands Michigan DNR http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_41820---,00.html
Forest Ecology
Forest Ecology Michigan Forests Forever http://mff.dsisd.net/Environment/EcologyForests.htm
Parcelization/Fragmentation UW-Madison Silvis Lab http://silvis.forest.wisc.edu
Forestry Best Mngt. Practices - BMPs DNR Forestry    
Forest Soils NRCS http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
Ecological Classification ???    
Biodiversity-State Lands Michigan DNR http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_33935---,00.html
Forestry Publications MTU Ford Forestry Center http://fordcenter.mtu.edu/research/pubs.html
Threatened & Endangered Species Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12142---,00.html
Tree & Plant Identification

Upper Peninsula Tree ID

MSU Extension

http://uptreeid.com
ID Trees of Michigan MSU Extension http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/ExtDocs/idents.htm
Silvics Manuals US Forest Service http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm
Image Collection University of Georgia, et al. www.forestryimages.org
Big Trees-National Eastern Native Tree Society www.uark.edu/misc/ents/index.html
Big Trees-Michigan Michigan Botanical Club www.michbotclub.org/big_trees/bigtrees.htm
Michigan Plants On-line Atlas University of Michigan http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/website/michflora
Plant Fact Sheets Massachusetts www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhfactplt.htm
Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac Jim Dunphy http://poisonivy.aesir.com
Plants Database USDA NRCS http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
Virtual Foliage UW-Madison http://botit.botany.wisc.edu
MI Natural Features Inventory MSU Extension/DNR http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi
Forestry Subject Area
 Program Sponsoring Group URL

Forest Industries

Major Mills,
Forest Owners

 Trade Organization Michigan Association of Timbermen http://www.timbermen.org
Trade Organization Timber Producers of MI and WI http://www.timberpa.com
Wood Products Directory Michigan DNR www.michigandnr.com/wood/AllSearch.asp
Mill in Alpena Decorative Panels International www.alpenaforestry.com
Major forest owner The Forestland Group www.forestlandgroup.com
Major forest owner Plum Creek www.plumcreek.com
Mills in the U.P. Louisiana-Pacific www.lpcorp.com
Mill in Escanaba NewPage Corporation www.newpagecorp.com/mpd/home.nsf
Mill in Quinnesec Verso Paper www.versopaper.com
Mill in Gwinn Potlatch Corporation www.potlatchcorp.com
Mill in Ontonagon Smurfit-Stone www.smurfit-stone.com
Mill in Grayling Weyerhaeuser www.weyerhaeuser.com
Lobby Organization Michigan Forest Products Council www.michiganforest.com
Forest Certification

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

 SFI Board www.aboutsfb.org
Sustainable Forestry Initiative American Pulp & Paper Assn. www.afandpa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Environment_and_Recycling/SFI/SFI.htm
Forest Stewardship Council FSC-USA www.fscus.org
FSC Companies FSC-USA www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_33360---,00.html
State Forest Certification Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_33360---,00.html
Tree Farm Group Certification American Forest Foundation www.affoundation.org/cms/pages/11_3.html
Sustainable Forest Mngt. Canadian Standards Assn. www.csa-international.org/product_areas/forest_products_marking/default.asp?language=english
Pan European Forest Council PEFC www.pefc.org/internet/html/about_pefc.htm
International Standards ISO, Int'l Standards Organization http://www.iso.org
Master Logger Program Michigan Association of Timbermen http://www.timbermen.org
Timber Sales Logging

Wood Products Directory

 Michigan DNR www.michigandnr.com/wood
MSU Publications MSU Department of Forestry http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/extensio.htm#MGMT
Logger Directory by County Michigan Association of Timbermen http://www.timbermen.org
Sample Contract MSU Extension http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/Bulletin/PDF/E1656.pdf
Timber Volume Calculators Forestry Forum http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=toolbox
Trade Organization Michigan Association of Timbermen www.timbermen.org
Trade Organization Timber Producers Assn. - MI & WI www.timberpa.com
Logging & Sawmilling Resources Forestry Forum www.forestryforum.com
Selling Timber? DNR Forestry http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505-146586--,00.html
Woody Biomass Utilization

Michigan Wood Energy
BURN-UP Program
Pellet Fuels Institute
Biomass Energy Resource Center
Harvest Guidelines
Canadian Renewable Fuels Assn.
Carbon Calculator
Biomass Program Areas
Forest Bioenergy
Michigan Biotechnology Institute
Michigan Renewable Energy Prog.
Michigan Renewable Fuels Comm.
Office of Bio-based Technologies
Woods to Wheels
Nat'l Renewable Energy Labs
Cellulosic Ethanol

SE Michigan RC&D
U.P. RC&D
Pellet Fuels Institute
In Vermont
Minnesota DNR
CRFA is a non-profit
Carbon Fund Foundation
U.S. Dept. of Energy
South. Forest Research Partnership
In Lansing
Public Service Commission
Michigan Dept. of Agriculture
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Renewable Fuels Association

http://michiganwoodenergy.org
http://www.uprcd.org
http://www.pelletheat.org/2/index/index.html
http://www.biomasscenter.org
http://www.frc.state.mn.us/FMgdline/BHGC.html
http://greenfuels.org
http://carbonfund.org/site/pages/calculator
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/program_areas.html
http://forestbioenergy.net
http://www.mbi.org
http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16393---,00.html
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_47547_47562---,00.html
http://bioeconomy.msu.edu
http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/w2w
http://www.nrel.gov
http://www.ethanolrfa.org/resource/cellulosic
Forestry Subject Area Program Sponsoring Group URL

Forest Health
and
Protection

Fire
Insects
Diseases

 CAT Alerts-Landscape MSU Extension

www.ipm.msu.edu/aboutcat.htm
Fire Management Michigan DNR http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30816---,00.html
Forest Insect-Disease Leaflets U.S. Forest Service http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/fidl_hp.shtm
Forest Pathology James Worrall www.forestpathology.org
Forest Pests Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30830-36661--,00.html
Forest Health Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30830---,00.html
Forest Health Newsletter U.S. Forest Service http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/fhw/lsfhw
Emerald Ash Borer Multiple sponsors www.emeraldashborer.info
Beech Bark Disease U.S. Forest Service www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/beechbark/fidl-beech.htm
Oak Wilt Mulitple Sponsors www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/ow/factsheets/factsheets.shtm
Asian Long-horned Beetle U.S. Forest Service www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/index.shtm
Fruit Tree Diseases West Virginia University www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm8b.html#CHERRY
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid U.S. Forest Service http://na.fs.fed.us/fhp/hwa
Sudden Oak Death Multiple Sponsors http://nature.berkeley.edu/comtf
Eastern Forest Threat Center U..S. Forest Service http://www.forestthreats.org  
Michigan Natural Features Inventory MSU Extension, DNR, others http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi
Invasive
Species
MIPC Michigan Invasive Plant Council http://forestry.msu.edu/mipc/Index.htm
Invasive Plants of Wisconsin Invasive Plants Assn. of Wisconsin www.ipaw.org
National Center Multiple Sponsors www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
Fact Sheets USDA NRCS www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/invas-factsheets.html
Wildlife
 Wildlife Ecology Michigan Forests Forever http://mff.dsisd.net/Environment/EcologyWildlife.htm
Landowners Guide Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148---,00.html
Threatened & Endangered Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12142---,00.html
LIP-Landowner Incentive Program Michigan DNR http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_36649---,00.html
Endangered Speces Ass'mt Multiple Sponsors www.mcgi.state.mi.us/esa
Wildlife Division Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370---,00.html
Bird Songs/Images Ohio Ornithological Society www.ohiobirds.org/resources/links.php#sounds
Owl Pages Deane Lewis www.owlpages.com
Birds of America Cornell University http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA
Backyard Wildlife Mngt. Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-30777--,00.html

Deer and
Deer Damage

 Forest Foods Deer Eat Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-61306--,00.html
Deer Hunting Michigan DNR www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10856_10905---,00.html
Forests & Whitetails Mich. Society of American Foresters http://michigansaf.org/Tours/Deer2005/1-MainPage.htm
Crash Statistics Mich. Office Highway Safety Planning www.michigantrafficcrashfacts.org
Deer Impacts Research UW-Madison www.botany.wisc.edu/waller/deer
Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Alliance www.cwd-info.org
Michigan Forester Perceptions    Michigan Society of American Foresters http://michigansaf.org/Tours/05Deer/SurveyReport.pdf
Quality Deer Management QDM Association www.qdma.com
Forestry Subject Area Program Sponsoring Group URL
Forest Owner Assistance
 Consultant Directory
 MSU Extension http://forestry.msu.edu/extension/extdocs/consulfor/consult.htm
Consultant Directory Assn. Consulting Foresters www.acf-foresters.org
DNR Co-op. Forestry DNR Forestry www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
Conservation District Forestry MI Department of Agriculture www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1567_1599_1609-71600--,00.html
Forest Industry DPI-Alpena http://www.alpenaforestry.com/forestry_services.shtml
Forest Industry NewPage-Escanaba www.newpagecorp.com/mpd/home.nsf
MSU Extension MSU Forestry Area of Expertise http://wildfire.for.msu.edu/extension/default.htm
National Extension Forestry Directory CSREES http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/pdfs/forest_directory.pdf
Tree Farm Program Tree Farm-Michigan http://michigantreefarmsystem.org
Forest Owner Group Michigan Forest Association www.michiganforests.com
Forest Owner Group National Woodland Owners Assn. www.woodlandowners.org
Forestry Forum Jeff Brokaw www.forestryforum.com
Consultants
 Forecon

Steve Ruddell

www.foreconinc.com
Forest Resource Services Jerry Lambert, et al. www.forestresourceservices.com
Grossman Forestry Jerry Grossman, et al. www.grossmanforestry.com
Metropolitan Forestry Bob Cool www.metroforestry.com
MichiTree Scott Erickson, et al. www.michitree.com
Plant Growth Mngt. Systems Mark & Laurie Mann, et al. www.plantgrowthmanagementsystems.com
Professional Forest Care Lynnwood Stephens www.proforestcare.com
Schrot Forestry Services Tom Schrot http://www.schrotforestry.com
Strategic Resource Systems Bill Rockwell www.theplumline.com
Timberline Forestry Geoff Kegerreis