The Michigan Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works in partnership with other federal, state, local and Tribal governments as well as universities and non-governmental organizations to provide technical assistance on private land forestry issues.
National NRCS Forestry Website
How to Apply for EQIP Forest Management Plans
Aplica aqui para Programa de Incentivos para la Calidad del Medio Ambiente (EQIP): Planes Para El Manejo de Bosques
Forest Management Plan Criteria and Checklist - Practice/Activity Code 106
Forest Management Plan Template
Forest Management Plan Example
Resource Considerations Field Inventory Guide Sheet (CPA-52 excerpt)
General
NRCS National Forestry Handbook
NRCS National Forestry Manual
Forest Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources
Michigan DNR Website
US Forest Service Website
US Forest Service Northeastern Area Website - State & Private Forestry
US Forest Service North Central Forest Experiment Station
Certified Forest Stewardship Plan Writers
Forest Management Plan Technical Service Providers
Agroforestry
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National Agroforestry Center (NAC) Website
Christmas Trees
Christmas Tree Pest Manual
Growing Christmas Trees in Michigan, MSU Extension Bulletin E-1172
Shearing Recommendations for Christmas Tree Producers
Direct Seeding
Illinois Direct Seeding Handbook
Woody Plant Seed Manual
Forest Ecology
Regional Landscape Ecosystems of Michigan, Minnesota & Wisconsin
Forestry Education
Tree Identification Made Easy
Tree Identification - Class Exercises/Projects
Michigan Forest Pathways Education Resources
Sustainable Soil and Water Quality Practices on Forest Land (Michigan’s Forestry BMP Guide)
U.S. EPA- Forest Management Practices to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution
Christmas Tree Pest Manual, MSU Extension FS Bulletin E-2676
USFS Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry Website
Forest Tree Health/Forest Pests - Michigan DNR
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Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods, NA-TP-19-93 by Arlyn Perkey
Forest Land Owner's Guide to Internet Resources
Michigan State University Forest Management Bulletins/Publications
Silvics of North America - Management and Characteristics of North American Trees
University of Minnesota Forest Management Bulletins/Publications
Herbicides for Forest Management (Wisconsin DNR)
Michigan Invasive Plants Council
Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group (lists, fact sheets)
Tree/Shrub Databases & Identification
SelecTree- A database that matches trees to 49 site characteristics
Silvics of North America - Management and Characteristics of North American Trees
USDA Plants Database
Virginia Tech Dendrology Home Page
Virginia Tech Dendrology Syllabus (Pictures, Keys and I.D. info)
Tree/Shrub Planting
Tree Planting in Michigan, MSU Extension Bulletin E-771
Windbreaks
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National Agroforestry Center
NRCS Michigan Electronic Field Office Technical Guide EFOTG
Section IV of the NRCS Michigan Electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG) includes conservation practice standards and conservation sheets for a number of forestry practices including: windbreak/shelterbelt establishment, riparian forest buffer, tree/shrub site preparation, tree/shrub planting, tree/shrub pruning, forest stand improvement and more.
Electronic Field Office Technical Guide - (click on Michigan in the eFOTG State Locator, then your county to access eFOTG)
Forest Tax Issues
National Timber Tax Web site
Michigan Technical Contact
Andy Henriksen, State Forester
Phone: 517-324-5234
Fax: 517-324-5171
E-mail: andy.henriksen@mi.usda.gov
