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Herbicides Used for Woody Stem Control
These herbicides are listed by generic name, brand name and application method.
Your Backyard Forest - Identify and Manage Hazardous Defects in Your Trees
How to manage a backyard forest of 10 acres or less. Prevent personal injury and property damage by managing tree defects and removing hazards.
Your Backyard Forest - Protect Your Property From Wildfire
How to manage a backyard forest of 10 acres or less. You must learn how to protect your backyard forest and property from wildfire.
Your Backyard Forest - Work Safely With a Chainsaw
How to manage a backyard forest of 10 acres or less. You must learn how to work safely with a chainsaw if used in your backyard forest.
Your Backyard Forest - Make a Master Plan
How to manage a backyard forest of 10 acres or less. Start by organizing and developing a master plan.
About Cruising Your Timber by Ron Wenrich
A three part About.com feature on cruising timber using point sampling...
About BMPs - Help with Best Management Practices
From your forestry About.com guide...
About Making a Timber Sale
An About.com feature on helping the timber owner make a timber sale...
About's Forestry 101
An About.com feature for the forestry challenged...
About Cost-share Assistance to Forest Landowners
This feature from your Forestry About.com guide gives a brief summary of cost-share programs available for timber planting from the federal government
About Understanding Wood Volumes
An About.com feature on the complexity of timber and wood volumes...
About The Timber Market - Interview with Ron Wenrich
A two part About.com feature on how the timber market works...
About Facts and Guidelines on Planting Timber
An About.com feature on planting trees...
Association of Consulting Foresters
If you need a foresters advice, start here for a list in your area...
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...
Landowner Liability In Fee-Hunting Enterprises
Landowners who allow hunters access to their property for pay may subject themselves to liability risks. Find out more
Manual for Forest Landowners
A University of Georgia forest landowners manual...
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...
Security Considerations for Timberland Owners
...an informative PowerPoint presentation on timberland security from the University of Georgia.
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...

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