Woodlot Management

• Enhancing Forest Stewardship
      (A 100 page bulletin that includes articles about forest planning, foresters, wildlife, timber sales, etc.)
• Small Farm Digest Spring 2011 – Woodlot Management
• Municipal Officials Guide to Forestry
• Tree Planting Bulletin
• Getting started with Forestry Series
• Ecologically Based Forest Management
• Regenerating Hardwood Forests: Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light
• Understanding Forest Ecosystems
• The Northeastern Forest Regeneration Handbook
• Wildlife and Forestry in New York Northern Hardwoods A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers
• Selling and Scaling Sawlogs
• Forest Management by Compartments
• Just Say No
• Selling Timber
• Maple Publications available on the Cornell Maple website

Climate Change and Forest Resources

• Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States (from www.safnet.org)

Vegetation Management

• IVM_integrated_vegetation_management_principles
• Forest Herbicide Internet Resources handout
• Herbicides and Forest Vegetation Management
• Controlling beech sprouting through limited use application of herbicides
  
• Flame Weeding & Limited-Use Herbicide for Vegetation Management
• 2007 New England Guide To Chemical Weed and Brush Control in Christmas Trees
• Cut stump herbicide control of beech, Kochenderfer et al. 2006, Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
• Interfering plants in NE America Bashant et al UMaine Expt Sta.
• Using Roundup and Oust to Control Interfering Understories in Allegheny Hardwood Stands - from Proceedings of the 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
• Japanese Barberry Control Overview
• Controlling Japanese Barberry in Southern New England, Ward et al. 2009
• Effectiveness of two stage control Strategies for Japanese Barberry varies by initial clump size, Ward et al. 20010
• Basal Bark Herbicide - Penn State fact sheet
• Beech Stem Injection: Comparison of Chemicals

Forest Health and Management

• References for Disease and Insects
• Silviculture and Invasive Insects
• Private Woodland Management in Anticipation of Emerald Ash Borer
• Forest Management with Emerald Ash Borer - 2006 Ohio State University Extension
• Insects that look like Emerald Ash Borer

ForestConnect - Fact Sheet Series

• Woodland Guidelines for the Control and Management of American Beech
• Early Detection of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in Small Northeastern
               Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Woodlots
• Silviculture and Invasive Insects
• Biology and Silvicultural Management of Sirex Woodwasp
• Controlling Invasive Species in Woodlots
• Enhancing Wildlife Habitat
• Forest Gardening
• How to Choose Firewood Trees
• The Stewardship Ethic: A Guide for Using Your Land
• Tree and Forest Health
• Biomass to Biofuels in the Woodlot

Legal and Finanacial Considerations

• Liability Considerations for NY Woodland Owners
• Recreational Access and Owner Liability
• Landowner Liability and Boundary Posting - Robert Plaskov, The Law Firm of Plaskov and Scofield
• Landowner Liability - Dinnie Sloman, Catskill Forest Assoc.
• Land Owner Liability, Posting, and Boundary Law - David Colligan, Watson, Bennett, Colligan, Johnson, and Schechter
• NY Woodlands, Real Property Taxation and Section 480-a
• Keeping Records of Forest Management Activities

Harvesting and Utilization

• Timber Management for Small Woodlands
• Chainsaw Safety Best Management Practices (BMPs)
• A Guide to Logging Aesthetics
• BMPs during Timber Harvesting Operations
• Crop Tree Management Quick Reference
• Crop-tree Release Thinning in 65 - year old Commercial Cherry Maple Stands
• Diameter-Limit Cutting and Silviculture in Northeaster Forests:
              A Primer for Landowners, Practitioners, and Policymakers
• Firewood From Woodlot to Woodpile
• Heating with Wood and Coal
• Just Say No
• Lumber from Local Woodlots
• Method for Applying Group Selection in Central Appalachian Hardwoods
• Selling timber
• Timber Sale Contract - Example
• Timber Sale Prospectus - Example
• Woodlot thinning
• Timber Theft and Timber Trespass - Capt. G. Bobseine & Dave Paradowski
• Impact of Timber Harvesting on Residual Trees in a Central Hardwood Forest in Indiana - from Proceedings of the 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
• Long-term Implications of Forest Harvesting on Nutrient Cycling in Central Hardwood Forests - from Proceedings of the 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
• Accelerated Seasoning of Firewood
• A Comparison of Small Tractors for Thinning Central Hardwoods - from Proceedings of the 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference
• Guidance on Harvesting Woody Biomass for Energy in Pennsylvania
• Best Management Practices for Water Quality - Field Guide
• Forestry BMPs

Miscellaneous Forestry

• New York Forest Owners Association (NYFOA Articles)
• Forests for Tomorrow Article Series
• Forest Stewardship Terminology - Glossary
• An Assessment of Family Forest Owners in New York State, 2007
• Forest equipment list
• Forest Stewardship Terminology - Glossary
• Forester Woodland Owner Contract Sample
• Balancing Ecology and Economics - A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation
• Income opportunities
• Know Your Trees
• Tree identification - Laurel Gailor, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County & Robert Beyfuss, CCE of Greene County
• Tree identification - D. Rogler
• Tree Identification in Winter - Bruce Robinson, Bruce Robinson, Inc.
• Restoration of the American Chestnut - Herbert Darling, American Chestnut Association
• Nature Trails Guides to Environmental Understanding
• Trail development to improve your property value. - Carl Wiedeman, NYSDEC
• Nursery listing
• Tree Planting attachment for a Tractor
• Arranging a timber sale - Jim Pitt, NYS DEC
• Arranging a Timber Sale - Brian Bullard, FORECON, Inc.
• When Loggers Come to Call: Understanding a Timber Sale - Don Schaufler, Cornell University
• Responding to loggers, how much is it worth - Bill Schongar, NYSDEC
• Sawtimber management and natural reforestation - Robert McCormack, International Paper Corporation
• Thinning your woodlot – selecting trees for firewood and sawtimber by estimating tree value - Neil Lamson
• Logging aesthetics and BMPs - B. Moore
• BMP's, logging aesthetics, streamside management - Laurel Gailor, CCE of Warren County & R. Schneider
• Managing Equity in the Woodlot - Ron Cadieux
• Working in Your Woodlot – Suggestions for Getting Involved and Improving Your Property
• Management Activities of Private Forest Landowners in New York StateInformation
• Access and Preferences Among Private Forest Landowners in New York State
• Motovations to Manage Your Forestland - John Marchant
• Land Use Planning for New Landowners - Charlie Mowatt
• What you need to know as a beginning forestland owner - Peter J. Smallidge
• Assistance for New York Forest Owners
• Call Before You Cut
• A Concise History of Forest Health in New York - Michael Birmingham
• Selecting a forester
• Do You Own Forestland? (brochure)

Water, Streams & Wetlands

• Construction techniques for small ponds - M. Binder
• Pond management for fish and other critters - Cliff Kraft, Cornell University
• Pond Ecology and Management - Joe Urso, CCE of Niagara County
• Managing ponds and aquatic weeds - R. Schneider
• The ABC’s of Streamside Management - R. Schneider
• Wetland Conservation and Management on Private Lands in Western New York - John Whitney, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Wildlife

• New York State Wildlife

    Management

• Dealing with Problem Wildlife. - P. Curtis
• Wildlife damage control for beaver and deer - K. Sullivan, Cornell University
• Can QDM Improve Deer Management in Forested Landscapes - Paul Curtis, Cornell University
• Quality Deer Management. - G. Goff
• Deer biology and management - Jim Fodge, NYSDEC
• Designing hunting and recreational leases for your property - E. Huntington
• Managing Small Woodlands for Wildlife
• Resistance of Woody Ornamental Plants to Deer Damage
• Reducing Deer Damage to Home Gardens and Landscape Plantings

    Habitat

• Attracting Woodland Wildlfie - A Primer, - Gary Goff
• Forestry for deer and turkey - P. Kowalczyk
• Homes for your wildlife - J. McShane
• Attracting Songbirds - Dick Christensen, Audubon Society
• Attracting Woodland Wildlife - A Primer - G. Goff
• Grassland Habitat Management. - Cal Ernst, Ernst Seed Company
• Attracting Bluebirds and Songbirds. Rich Wells, New York State Bluebird Society &  Sara Morris, Canisius College
• Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard
• Enhancement of wildlife habitat on private lands
• Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
• Habitat Use by Songbirds - Dr. Sara Morris
• Wildlife and Forestry in New York Northern Hardwoods A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers