New York Forest Owners Association :: NYFOA Partner Sites

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