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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If you notice an outdated link, please contact Bill Cook at cookwi@msu.edu.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 Revision due in 2010	Michigan Society of Am. 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 DNRE	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 DNRE	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	DNRE Forestry
	Forest Soils	NRCS	http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/
	Ecological Classification	???
	Biodiversity-State Lands	Michigan DNRE	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 DNRE	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 DNRE	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
	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 DNRE	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 DNRE	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?	DNRE Forestry	http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505-146586--,00.html
Woody Biomass Utilization	BCAP-Biomass Crop Ass't Program 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 Woody Biomass Bulletins	USDA Farm Service Agency 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 MSU Extension	http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap 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 http://michigansaf.org/ForestInfo/Biomass.htm
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 DNRE	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 DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30830-36661--,00.html
	Forest Health	Michigan DNRE	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 DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148---,00.html
	Threatened & Endangered	Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12142---,00.html
	LIP-Landowner Incentive Program	Michigan DNRE	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 DNRE	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 DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-30777--,00.html
Deer and Deer Damage	Forest Foods Deer Eat	Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-61306--,00.html
	Deer Hunting	Michigan DNRE	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 Am. 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	DNRE 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	www.timberlineforestry.com
	U.P. Forest Resources	Terry Read	www.newnorth.net/~readmeli/upfr.html
	Tom Jacques Forestry	Tom Jacques	http://www.jacquesforest.com
	Upper Michigan Land Mngt.	Dean Francis, et al.	www.michiganforesters.com
Cost-share Programs	Biomass Crop Assistance Program	USDA Farm Service Agency	http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap
	Conservation Stewardship Program	USDA NRCS	http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/CSP/
	Forest Stewardship Program	[FSP] Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
	Forest Land Enhancement	[FLEP] Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
	Forest Legacy Program	Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
	Commercial Forest Program	[CFA] Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
	Conservation Stewardship Program	USDA NRCS	http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/new_csp/
	Env. Quality Incentives Program	[EQIP] USDA NRCS	www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip.html
	Wildlife Enhancement Incentives	[WHIP] USDA NRCS	www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip.html
	Conservation Reserve Program	[CRP] USDA NRCS	www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/crp.html
	Wetlands Reserve Program	[WRP] USDA NRCS	www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp.html
Timber Taxation	National Timber Tax Website	Multiple Partners	www.timbertax.org/footer/sponsors.asp
	Minimizing Fed. Income Tax	MSU Department of Forestry	http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/Bulletin/PDF/NCR343.pdf
	Family Forest Succession	Oregon Extension, et al.	http://www.familybusinessonline.org/resources/ttl/home.htm
	Forest Property Tax Programs	Michigan DNRE, others	http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_34240---,00.html
Urban Forestry	Information & Arborists	Int'l Society of Arboriculture (ISA)	www.isa-arbor.com
	Arboriculture & Tree Care	Michigan Chapter of the ISA	www.asm-isa.org
	Urban & Community Forestry	Michigan DNRE	www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_40936---,00.html
University Programs	Michigan State University	Department of Forestry	www.for.msu.edu
	Michigan Technological Univ.	Forest Resources & Environment	http://forest.mtu.edu
	University of Michigan	Natural Resources & Environment	www.snre.umich.edu
	UW-Stevens Point	College of Natural Resources	www.uwsp.edu/cnr
	UW-Madison	Forest Ecology & Management	http://forest.wisc.edu
	Purdue	Forestry & Natural Resources	www.agriculture.purdue.edu/fnr
	Accredited Forestry Programs	Society of American Foresters	http://www.safnet.org

TRAILER- This website was created by a consortium of forestry groups to help streamline information about forestry and coordinate forestry activities designed to benefit the family forest owner and various publics that make up our Michigan citizenry. This website is maintained by Bill Cook, Michigan State Extension Forester/Biologist. Direct comments to cookwi@msu.edu or 906-786-1575.