The links listed below will take you to a wide variety of organizations that focus on the care, management, and enjoyment of trees and woodlands.
Other Woodland-Related Organizations
- American Treefarm System
- Arbor Day Foundation
- Vermont Coverts
- Vermont Woods
- MA Keystone Project
- LEAP [Logger Education to Advance Professionalism]
- National Forestry Association
- National Woodland Owners Association, The
- Northeast Woodland Training, Inc.
- Northern Woodlands
- Northwoods Stewardship Center
- Sustainable Forest Initiative
- The Nature Conservancy
- Vermont Family Forests
- Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
- Vermont Land Trust
- Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Vermont Woodlands Association
- Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District
- Windham Regional Commission
State of Vermont Agencies For maps of interest to professionals and anyone interested in woodlands, here is a direct link to the Agency of Natural Resources mapping atlas: Four pocket-sized brochures by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation are available on
http://anrmaps.vermont.gov/websites/anra/
Wildlife, Water, Economics, and Working with Foresters and Loggers. Request a copy from the Department or download the brochures from http://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/your_woods/VTCutWithConfidence.
Federal Agencies
- Natural Resources Conservation Service: See specific grants for WHIP, Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Invasive Species & Pests, etc.
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/whip/
- www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/plantsanimals/invasive
- www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/whip
- USDA Farm Bill 2008
- NRCS Soil Survey Maps
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/home/
US Geological Survey: Free topo map download - USDA: https://usda.gov/
Farm Services Agency
Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Forestry Resources
- Backyard Woods Guide by Arbor Day Foundation
- Call Before You Cut
- Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Forest Stewardship Council
- Information about subjects in Forestry
- National Timber Tax Website
- NAPPO (North American Plant Protection Organization) Phytosanitary Alert System
- Northern Woodlands Magazine
- Society of American Foresters
- US Forest Service – Silvics Manuals Conifers and Hardwoods
- USDA – Vermont Forest Inventory & Analysis
- USFS – Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets
- Vermont Invasive Plants
- Vermont Invasive Species
- Vermont Site Specific Information on Soils & Forest Management
Wildlife Resources
- All About Birds – The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- American Woodcock Facts
- American Woodcock Management
- Audubon Vermont
- Care of the Mature Apple Tree
- NRCS – Apple Tree Release and Pruning for Wildlife
- Vermont Fish and Wildlife – Vermont Critters
- Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas
Local State Parks and Other Organizations
- Fort Dummer
- Molly Stark
- Pisgah in NH
- Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
- Hogback Mountain Conservation Association, The
Specific Cost-Share Programs
- See under NRCS and USDA Farm Bill 2008
