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About Purchasing a Portable Sawmill
Find that perfect portable sawmill from your About Forestry Guide...

About Identifying Trees
Find out how to ID a tree using the Net...

BMPs - Best Management Practices for Forest Owners
These forest practices have been developed to control nonpoint-source pollution during and after a silvicultural activity...

BMP's for Loggers
Great site on nationwide water quality and BMP issues.

Forest Management Workshop Manual
Duane Bristow's manual jump starts most beginners and will keep them from making major  forest management mistakes.  Duane also has a truly awesome "Old Kentucky Home Page" and you will find he is a forester/philosopher...

Forest Owners Guide to the Federal Income Tax
Download the definitive work from the IRS on how to manage your federal income taxes as a timber owner...

Manual for Forest Landowners
A University of Georgia forest landowners manual...

IRIS Forest Products Industry Directory
"helping you find the forest through the trees!"  This site has helped me find more stuff about forestry than nearly any other web location.  It has a big search engine that can find most any forestry site available...

National Association of State Foresters
This site will list your State Forester (USA) who has a staff of service foresters  and rangers to assist you.  This forester or ranger can point you in the right direction in making decisions on your timberland...

Sample Timber Sale Contract
A timber sale contract is a must when selling timber.  This University of Georgia sample should be used as a guide only ...

Thinning Your Timber for Profit
An in-depth article on how to thin your forest correctly...

Timber Volume Rules of Thumb
These are volumetric rules of thumb for converting wood volumes in cords, board feet, weight, and so on...

USDA Forest Service Homepage
Pack a lunch and see this site...

USDA Tree Nursery Directory of the United States
This site keeps you in touch with nurseries, the seedlings they grow, and availability by state. This is a must site to find seedlings for your next forest...

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