General Publications
- U. S. Forest Service Tax Tips
- Tax Tips for Forest Landowners 2015
- USDA’s- New York Forests, 2012
- Northern Research Station’s New Publications list for 2017
- Woodland Owners Guide to Internet Resources
Web-Based Tools
- Google’s “About My Woods” App
NYFOA Spotlight
- Keeping a Healthy Habitat for Grouse – Adirondack Almanack – Written by Suzanne Treyger, featuring Bruce and Gail Cushing
NYFOA Sponsored Publications
- State Wildlife Grant Documents
- Harvesting Timber Sustainably Pamphlet – Best Management Practices (PDF – 318 KB)
- Just the Facts (PDF 1.4 MB)
NYFOA Public Service Announcements – Series of 15 articles for forest owners:
Please note that now the contact number for NYFOA is 800-836-3566 and the contact person is the President.
- A Count-down to Planning: Nine Reasons why you need a Forest Stewardship Plan
- Is clear-cutting a dirty word?
- Controlling White-tailed Deer Herds with DMAP Hunting
- Know the New York Limits: Hunting and Posting on Private Property
- Sweet Songs from your Forest
- Why Did That Tree Die? (An Introduction to forest pathology)
- “What’s In Those Woods?”
- To Plant, or Not to Plant: a Question of the Forest
- Support Your Stream
- Improve Your Woodlot for Wildlife
- Frog Friendly Forests
- Trail Building Tips for Forest Owners
- Know your forest from the ground up!
- Benefits of Trees
- Learning to talk the talk of forestry
Wildlife Management
- Wildlife and Forestry in New York Northern Hardwoods – An Audoubon Guide for Forest Owners and Managers
- Slideshow of Species of Conservation Need
Habitat Stewardship Series Brochures:
- Grasslands (Habitat Stewardship Series)
- Marsh and Shrub Wetlands (Habitat Stewardship Series)
- Northern Hardwoods ( Habitat Stewardship Series)
- Shrublands (Habitat Stewardship Series)
- Vernal Pool (Habitat Stewardship Series)
Watershed Regional Pamphlets:
- Allegheny Region
- Delaware Region
- Lake Champlain Region
- Lake Erie SW Lake Ontario Region
- Lower Hudson-Long Island Region
- NE Lk Ontario St Lawrence Region
- SE Lake Ontario Region
- Susquehanna Region
- Upper Hudson Region
- Lake Erie SW Lake Ontario Enhanced
- NE Lk Ontar. St. Law. Reg Enhanced
- SE Lake Ontario Region Enhanced
- Susquehanna Region Enhanced
- Upper Hudson Region Enhanced
Enhanced Watershed Regional Pamphlets:
- NYS DEC Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Plan
- Silviculture with Birds in Mind
- MFO Working with Woodland Owners and Wildlife June 2011
- Management Plan for Deer in New York State
- Good Forestry in the Granite State
- Landowner’s Guide to Inventorying and Monitoring Wildlife in New Hampshire
- Biodiversity in the Forests of Maine: Guidelines for Land Management
- Landowners Decisions about Early Successional Habitat
- Protecting Grassland Birds on Private Lands
- Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests
- Managing Cavity Trees for Wildlife in the North East
- Wild Apple Trees for Wildlife
- State Wildlife Grants Program and the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (.ppt)
- SWG Project Summary (.doc)
- NYFOA SWG Volunteer Data Sheet (.doc)
- Woodland Owners Guide to Internet Resources
- NYS DEC Checklist of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds & Mammals of New York State
- Cornell Forest Connect Publications
- Improving Habitat for Scarlet Tanagers & Other Forest-interior Birds
- Improving Habitat for Forest Thrushes
- Wildlife & Forestry in New York Northern Hardwoods
- A Guide to Creating Vernal Ponds
- Transforming Fields in to Grassland Bird Habitat
- Hayfield Managament & Grassland Bird Conservation
- Enhancing Pastures for Grassland Bird Habitat
- Climate Change & Wildlife Health: Direct and Indirect Effects
Species of Greatest Conservation Need
- Allegheny Basin (.pdf)
- Atlantic Ocean Basin (.pdf)
- Delaware Basin (.pdf)
- Lake Champlain Basin (.pdf)
- Lake Erie Basin (.pdf)
- Lower Hudson – Long Island Bays Basin (.pdf)
- NE Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Basin (.pdf)
- SE Lake Ontario Basin (.pdf)
- SW Lake Ontario Basin (.pdf)
- Susquehanna Basin (.pdf)
- Upper Hudson River Basin (.pdf)
Young Forests
Do It Yourself Plans
- Private Woodland Management in Anticipation of Emerald Ash Borer
- Forest Resource Management: A Landowner’s Guide to Getting Started
- A Guide to Starting a Legacy Planning Conversation
- How to Preserve Nature While Hiking
- The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas around Your Home
- Small Woodland Owners Handbook: A Guide to Owning & Managing Woodland in Maine
- Create a Certified Wildlife Habitat
- Publications available from Cornell University Dept of Natural Resources
- Firewood Heating Characteristics