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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If you notice an outdated link, please contact Bill Cook at cookwi@msu.edu.
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Forestry
Subject Area
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Program | Sponsoring Group | URL |
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Forest
Management
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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 | |
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Forest
Ecology
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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 | |
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Tree
& Plant Identification
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Upper Peninsula Tree ID |
MSU Extension |
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| 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 | |
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Forestry
Subject Area
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Program | Sponsoring Group | URL |
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Forest Industries Major
Mills, |
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 | |
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Forest
Certification
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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 | |
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Timber
Sales Logging
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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 | |
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Woody
Biomass Utilization
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Michigan
Wood Energy |
SE
Michigan RC&D |
http://michiganwoodenergy.org |
| Forestry Subject Area | Program | Sponsoring Group | URL |
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Forest
Health Fire |
CAT Alerts-Landscape | MSU Extension | |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
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Wildlife
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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 | |
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Deer
and |
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 |
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Forest
Owner Assistance
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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 | |
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Consultants
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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 |