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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If you notice an outdated link, please contact Bill Cook at cookwi@msu.edu.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 |
Program | Sponsoring Group | URL |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Tree
& Plant Identification |
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 |
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 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Woody
Biomass Utilization |
BCAP-Biomass Crop Ass't Program |
USDA Farm Service Agency |
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap |
| Forestry Subject Area | Program | Sponsoring Group | URL |
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Forest
Health Fire |
CAT Alerts-Landscape | MSU Extension | |
| 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 | |
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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 |
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 | |
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Deer
and |
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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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Michigan Technological Univ. |
Forest Resources & Environment |
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University of Michigan |
Natural Resources & Environment |
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UW-Stevens Point |
College of Natural Resources |
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UW-Madison |
Forest Ecology & Management |
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Purdue |
Forestry & Natural Resources |
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Accredited Forestry Programs |
Society of American Foresters |
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.