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 Resources
Balancing
Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest
Owner
Cooperation, Second Edition, October 2002, by Cooperative
Development Services, University of Wisconsin Center for
Cooperatives, Community Forestry Resource Center and Cooperative
Development Institute.
This 100+ page manual provides an
introduction to how local woodland owners can work together
to improve the management
of their woods and increase returns on the sale of forest
products. It lays out a ten-step approach to forming a local
forestry organization, and provides numerous examples and
lessons learned from woodland owner initiatives.
The guide
can be purchased for $10 (plus $2 shipping and handling).
To place an order or request information on discounts
for multiple copies, email egnadeau@inxpress.net.
A Farmer’s Guide to Woodland Management:
10 Tips for Woodlot Profits and Enjoyment
National Edition, December 2005, by Dick Hall - outdoor
writer, retired teacher, and forester. Published by WoodWorks
and Cooperative Development Services. This project was supported
by Cooperative Development Foundation, Cooperative Foundation,
Farm Credit System Foundation, National Farmers Union, University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, and Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources.
This 10-page booklet is to help woodland owners manage their woods sustainably,
thus profiting them, their communities, and the environment. It contains information
on topics including recognizing the value of your woodlot, knowing when to
hire a forester, keeping an eye on your logger, and gaining from involvement
with other woodland owners.
This Guide is provided here in PDF format.
(3.4 mb file)
For printed copies contact equinn@cdf.coop. The first 25 copies are free; the rest are $1 each.
The Future of Family-Owned Woodlands in the United States
This Guide is provided here in PDF format.
(274 kb file)
Links
The Community Forestry
Resource Center has a wealth
of information of interest to private woodland owners:
Other sites of interest:
National Farmers Union Forestry
Project
Nature
Conservancy site on private forests
USDA Forest Service Landowner Assistance
Programs
University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Links to Forestry Organizations Across the U.S.
View the list
Links on How to Form a Forestry Cooperative
View the list
Links on History, General Information, and Case Studies
View the list
Links on Non-Timber Forest Products
View the list
Links on Green Trends, Biomass, and Misc.
View the list
Links on Carbon Sequestration
View the list
Links on Opportunities and Other Information
View the list
Forestry Cooperatives and Associations in the U.S.
View the list
U.S. Government Links
View the list
State Forestry Associations
View the list
State Departments of Natural Resources
View the list
State Forest and Woodland Owners Associations
View the list
Some Forestry Cooperatives and Associations in Canada
Athol Forestry Cooperative, Nova Scotia, Canada
http://www.atholforestry.com/
Canada Eco-Lumber Co-op
www.ecolumber.ca
#150 14480 Knox Way, Richmond, BC, Canada V6V 2Z5
866 827-4352 and info@ecolumber.ca
Farm Woodlot Association of Saskatchewan
http://members.tripod.com/blsaw/index.html
Box 309, Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada S0J 2M0
306 883-2204
Southern New Brunswick Woodlot Co-op
P.O. Box 4473, Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada E4E 5L6
506 433-9860 and snb@nbnet.nb.ca
Woodworking Cooperatives and Associations in the U.S.
Artwood, WA
http://www.artwoodgallery.com/
Northwest Artists Cooperative of Coeur d’Alene,
ID
http://www.forestcraft.com/
Northwest Fine Woodworking – Seattle, WA
marketing co-op of woodworking artists for finished wood
products http://www.nwfinewoodworking.com/
Woodshanti
www.woodshanti.com
Woodworkers Cooperative
http://maui.citysearch.com/profile/3191451/haiku_hi/woodworkers_cooperative.html
General Information about Non-timber Forest Products (Non-traditional
Forest Products)
Definition of non-timber forest products
- http://www.ntfp.org/definition.html
General
information - http://www.dnr.wa.gov/sflo/links/#NOTIM
General
site with lots of links and resources - http://agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory53.html
Institute
for Culture and Ecology’s website on NTFP
- general information with bibliographical, species, and
links databases - http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/
General
- http://forestry.about.com/cs/alternativeforest/a/alt_nontimber.htm
“Alternate Income Opportunities”
1-page on special forest products - “Special Forest
Products: Identifying Opportunities for Sustainable Forest-based
Development” - http://www.cnr.vt.edu/forestupdate/Volume13/13.1.1.htm
8-page
paper - “Sustainable Use of Non-Traditional
Forest Products: Alternative Forest-Based Income Opportunities” -
http://sfp.forprod.vt.edu/pubs/sfpdoc2.pdf
10-page
article - “Non-Timber Forest Products, the
Other Forest Products” - both general and specific
information - http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/pubs/sfpdoc1.pdf
6-page
article - “There is More to a Forest than
Trees” - on non-timber and profit potential in the
forests of Appalachia - http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/pubs/sfpdoc6.pdf
Penn
State Cooperative Extension 4-page publication on NIPF landowners
and cooperatives, Sept-Oct 2000 - http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/
General
information with fact sheets, publications, buyers, sellers,
etc.
- “Non-Timber Forest Products and Implications for
Forest Managers”- includes list of articles, conservation
considerations, direct seeding, botanicals, etc.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/specializations/environment/ntfp.html
“Wood Products Cooperatives: Overview and Exploratory
Analysis”; includes a case study - http://www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/org_for/forest_products.html
Information
on urban NTFP - http://www.communityresources.org/ntfp.html
Association for Non-timber Forest Products (Non-traditional
Forest Products)
Roots of Appalachia Growers Association (RAGA) is a non-profit
association of medicinal herb growers. See www.rootsofappalachia.org.
Resources on Carbon Sequestration
The Climate Trust – www.climatetrust.org
The
Pacific Forest Trust – www.pacificforest.org
U.S.
Department of Energy – definitions and carbon
sequestration www index –
http://cdiac2.esd.ornl.gov/index.html
Big
Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership – http://www.bigskyco2.org/
Midwest
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership – http://198.87.0.58/
EPA’s
site – basic information, FAQs, environmental
benefits, projects, etc. –
http://www.epa.gov/sequestration/index.html
Winrock International – http://www.winrock.org/ecosystems/
– http://www.google.com/u/Winrock?q=carbon+sequestration&x=14&y=7
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