NYFOA Partner Sites

General Sources of Information:

• Under the leadership of the North East State Foresters Association (Rob Davies and his counterparts in the northeast), the Northeast Silviculture Institute for Foresters five 2-day workshops were held in 2017. These are now available online. More information on this series here.
• MyWoodlot.com – MyWoodlot is a project of the Watershed Agricultural Council’s Forestry Program, based in Delaware County, New York. MyWoodlot is a free, not-for-profit website that helps landowners care for and enjoy their woods. The site includes how-to information for 200 land-based activities, a blog with stewardship tips, and a landowner forum for asking questions or helping others.
• MyLandPlan.org – American Forest Foundation’s new interactive website for woodland owners, by woodland owners.
• Northern Woodlands – A New Way of Looking at the Forest
• Penn State Extension Forest Leaves a quarterly newsletter for private forest landowners
• USDA Northeastern Region Forest Stewardship website. Many tools including sample stewardship plans.
• Catskill Forest Association. A peer organization to NYFOA.
• USDA on Forest Taxation
• ForestAndRange.org has modules for woodland owners that span a variety of topics. Examples of modules include: management planning, forest farming, inventorying your woods, estate planning and more. Most of the modules have activities that will assist the user in learning the content of the module. The site is managed by the University of TN with individual modules created by specialists from through the land grant university system.
• Forest* A Syst* is a web-based tool for woodlot owners throughout the US to help them collect some baseline information about the location of their property, soils information, and connect them with agency / extension folks in their region. It is possible to view and print soils maps and aerial photos. The site provides general information on timber and wildlife management, recreation, forest health, and management planning. The software was developed by the University of Georgia by Kris Irwin.
• Woodland Owners’ Forum
• A list of the newest publications from the Northern Research Station is now available. You can view and print the online versions or order paper copies of the publications at this link. http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/updates/
• Help with Finding a Forester- NYS DEC Cooperating Forester Program
• Forests and the Environment
• Deciding what non-timber forest products to grow in your woods? See How, When and Why of Forest Farming
• Ties to the Land – a resource for families facing the challenge of passing their properties and land-based businesses from one generation to the next.
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Cornell Sugar Maple Research & Extension Program
• The Arnot Teaching and Research Forest
• Community-Based Deer Management (CBDM) is a guided process for addressing deer-related problems. It focuses on careful planning, targeted actions, and measuring progress. The process is flexible, helping communities adapt their deer management plan as needs change over time.
• Sustainability Degrees. A resource for exploring careers and degrees in sustainability.
• Cornell Cooperative County Offices
• Cornell Master Forest Owner (MFO) program
• About.com’s Forestry section – Many topics nationwide
• NYS DEC – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• SUNY – ESF – State University of New York, Environmental Sciences and Forestry
• USDA Forest Service
• Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources for the NE and North Central States
• North Central Region Forest Management Guides
• Financial Incentive Programs for Non-Industrial Private Forest Owners
• ForestConnect – Cornell University’s Extention Forestry web site

Forums

• My Woodlot
• Cornell Forest Connect

Forest/Tree Health:

• New York Invasive Species info
• Climate Change and Biodiversity
• NYS/DEC Forest Health Page
• USDA Forest Service
  • Fire
• USGS – Wetlands

Maps:

• Topo maps of the U.S.

Taxes:

• USDA Forest Service
• National Timber Tax Website

Identification of Trees or other Forest Organisms:

• American Society of Mammalogists
• Attracting Wildlife – Habitat Improvement
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
• American Mushrooms

Timber, Logs, Lumber:

• Adirondack Wood.comAdirondack Wood.com – Wood and wood products from the Adirondacks
• Selling Your Forest Products (207KB PDF document)

Wood Working, Sawing and Safety:

• OSHA Wood Dust Regulations
• Sawmill & Woodlot Magazine – pick-up truck towable sawmills and firewood processors
• Virginia Tech, School of Forestry – Farm Tractor Logging Summary

Other Websites of Interest:

• 4H – Virtual Forest
• American Forests
• American Forest & Paper Association
• Arbor Day Foundation
• Association of Consulting Foresters
• Christmas Tree Farmers Association of New York State
• Discover Data Science has a section on Guide to Data Science and Sustainability that covers an overview of the intersection between Environmental Science and Data Science and how the two can be combined to better tackle sustainability issues. There are also recommendations on how to become a contributor to the sustainability movement as well as career resources for those interested in a career in environmental sustainability.
• EnvironmentalScience.org – Online resource of degree options and careers in environmental studies and sciences.
• ESFPA
• Forest Service NE Area
• HomeAdvisor’s HomeScience: Backyard Conservation
• Identifying Trees
• National Arbor Day Association
• National Woodland Owners Association (NWOA). Note: NYFOA is the New York State affiliate of NWOA
• NY Nut Growers
• The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. (NNGA)
• Soil Survey
• Tree Farm System
• US Geological Survey