Acadian Forest and General Woodlot Management
Picea Forestry Consultants and Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Management of Natural Acadian Forest: A Guide to Resources.” This guide highlights and organizes resources that are available to help Nova Scotia woodlot owners and other forest stakeholders manage for natural forest and for multiple forest benefits and uses.
Professor Robert Seymour, "How Big Should White Pine Be Before We Cut It." This article discusses the financial returns to small landowners from growing white pine over long rotations.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Woodlot Management Home Study Program.” Have you ever wondered how to grow more wood, improve wildlife habitat on your woodlot, or maintain and safely operate your chainsaw? Find out here. Choose between studying online, downloading from the site, or mailing in.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Home Study Module 18: Ecological Forestry- A Nova Scotia Approach to Woodland Stewardship."
Association for Sustainable Forestry, “Leaving a Legacy.” ASF, which administers a program that funds silviculture on private land (see below under Silviculture Assistance), has also produced an excellent, three-part video series on management techniques that may be of interest to the owners of small forested parcels. Matt Miller, a director of NSWOOA, is featured.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "A Woodland Owner’s Guide to Forest Ecosystem Classification in Nova Scotia." In ecosystem-based management, a woodlot owner uses information about the vegetation and soil types present in a forested parcel to understand the natural processes that are -– or should be -– occurring there, and what species are best suited to the site. Additional information can be found at novascotia.ca/natr/woodlot/fec-guides.asp.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Quick Guides to ….” This brochure series covers topics of interest to woodland owners, along with suggested sources of more detailed information.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Woodland Owner of the Year Program."
Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association, "Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest."
Jamie Simpson, "Restoring the Acadian Forest: A Guide to Forest Stewardship for Woodlot Owners in the Maritimes." $25.
Nova Forest Alliance, "BMP Manual."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Interactive Guide to Common Native Trees of Nova Scotia."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "A Field Guide to Forest Biodiversity Stewardship."
PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, "Ecosystem-Based Forest Management Manual," Summary and Complete Manual.
MacPhail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, "Areas to Be Planted and Appropriate Species" and "Land Management."
Ontario Woodlot Association, "Forest Management (Reference Material)" and "Forestry Extension Notes."
Eastern Ontario Model Forest, "A True Picture - Taking Inventory of Your Woodlot."
Government of Ontario, "Do You Have a Healthy Woodlot?" and "Management Options for Abandoned Farm Fields."
Association for Sustainable Forestry, "Silviculture Criteria and Procedures Manuals," "Useful Forestry Links," and "Growing High Value Trees."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Home Study Module 17: Beneath Your Feet- A Woodland Owner's Guide to Mineral and Geological Resources."
Noseworthy, Josh, "New England-Acadian Forest Restoration: A Landowners Guide to Theory and Practice."
Ontario Woodlot Association, "A Landowner’s Guide to Careful Logging" and "Careful Logging Practices: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3."
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, "Ontario Tree Marking Guide" and "Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas."
Nature in Deed, "A Landowner’s Guide to Forest Management Basics."
Mitch Lansky, "Low-Impact Forestry: Forestry as if the Future Mattered."
L. Anders Sandberg and Peter Clancy, “Against the Grain: Foresters and Politics in Nova Scotia,” Preview.
Maine Forest Service, "Some Things to Consider When Buying Forestland," "Avoiding Timber Trespass & Timber Theft" and "Be Woods Wise."
Maine Forest Service, "The Woods in Your Backyard" and "It’s Your Woodland."
Forest Works, "What Kind of Woodland Owner Am I?"
Penn State: Cooperative Extension (College of Agricultural Sciences), "Forestry with Confidence- A Guide for Woodland Owners" and "Forest Stewardship (series of publications)." Note: Scroll down on page to view second resource if using Firefox.
NC State University: Cooperative Extension, "A Family Forest: A Planning Guide to Protect, Enhance and Manage Private Forestland" and "Management by Objectives: Successful Forest Planning."
NC State University: Cooperative Extension, "Understanding Forestry Terms" and "Maintaining Forest Property Boundaries."
Maine Forest Service, "What is Silviculture? An Introduction for Woodland Owners" and "Boundary Line Information."
Silva Forest Foundation, “Ecosystem-Based Conservation Planning.”
University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Extension, “A Forest Manager’s Guide to Restoring Late Successional Forest Structure.”
My Minnesota Woods, "Thinnings and Woodland Stand Improvement", "Two Videos: Natural Disturbance-Based Silviculture and Restoring Late-Successional Structure" and "Five Things Every Woodland Owner Needs to Know."
Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association, "Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest: Boundary Line Maintenance Guidebook," Guidebook.
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, "Owning a Piece of the Forest: A Primer for Current and Prospective New Hampshire Landowners."
Smallidge, Peter J. (Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University), "What You Need to Know as a Beginning Forestland Owner."
Gould, Ernest, "Managing a Small Woodlot."
Penn State Cooperative Extension, "Managing Small Woodlots."
Small Woodlands Program of BC and the Canadian Forest Service, "Managing Your Woodland: A Non-forester’s Guide To Small-scale Forestry in British Columbia."
Bombadil Tree Farms, "Logging with a Farm Tractor in the Boreal Forest of Northeastern U.S.A." Video Series:
Maine Forest Service, "What Will My Woods Look Like? Before and After Timber Harvesting." This booklet presents a series of paired photos, each taken from the same location and direction, before and after a timber harvest.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Ecological Landscape Analysis Reports."
Parrish, Christine R., "The Woods in your Backyard: A Homeowner's Guide."
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners, "What is Low Impact Forestry" and "Crop Tree Management: Managing for Value Not Volume."
Bryan, Robert (Maine Audubon), 'Focus Species Forestry: A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine.'
Picea Forestry Consultants and Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Management of Natural Acadian Forest: A Guide to Resources.” This guide highlights and organizes resources that are available to help Nova Scotia woodlot owners and other forest stakeholders manage for natural forest and for multiple forest benefits and uses.
Professor Robert Seymour, "How Big Should White Pine Be Before We Cut It." This article discusses the financial returns to small landowners from growing white pine over long rotations.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Woodlot Management Home Study Program.” Have you ever wondered how to grow more wood, improve wildlife habitat on your woodlot, or maintain and safely operate your chainsaw? Find out here. Choose between studying online, downloading from the site, or mailing in.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Home Study Module 18: Ecological Forestry- A Nova Scotia Approach to Woodland Stewardship."
Association for Sustainable Forestry, “Leaving a Legacy.” ASF, which administers a program that funds silviculture on private land (see below under Silviculture Assistance), has also produced an excellent, three-part video series on management techniques that may be of interest to the owners of small forested parcels. Matt Miller, a director of NSWOOA, is featured.
- Part 1: Selection Management
- Part 2: Crop Tree Pruning
- Part 3: Crop Tree Release
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "A Woodland Owner’s Guide to Forest Ecosystem Classification in Nova Scotia." In ecosystem-based management, a woodlot owner uses information about the vegetation and soil types present in a forested parcel to understand the natural processes that are -– or should be -– occurring there, and what species are best suited to the site. Additional information can be found at novascotia.ca/natr/woodlot/fec-guides.asp.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, “Quick Guides to ….” This brochure series covers topics of interest to woodland owners, along with suggested sources of more detailed information.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Woodland Owner of the Year Program."
Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association, "Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest."
Jamie Simpson, "Restoring the Acadian Forest: A Guide to Forest Stewardship for Woodlot Owners in the Maritimes." $25.
Nova Forest Alliance, "BMP Manual."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Interactive Guide to Common Native Trees of Nova Scotia."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "A Field Guide to Forest Biodiversity Stewardship."
PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry, "Ecosystem-Based Forest Management Manual," Summary and Complete Manual.
MacPhail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, "Areas to Be Planted and Appropriate Species" and "Land Management."
Ontario Woodlot Association, "Forest Management (Reference Material)" and "Forestry Extension Notes."
Eastern Ontario Model Forest, "A True Picture - Taking Inventory of Your Woodlot."
Government of Ontario, "Do You Have a Healthy Woodlot?" and "Management Options for Abandoned Farm Fields."
Association for Sustainable Forestry, "Silviculture Criteria and Procedures Manuals," "Useful Forestry Links," and "Growing High Value Trees."
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Home Study Module 17: Beneath Your Feet- A Woodland Owner's Guide to Mineral and Geological Resources."
Noseworthy, Josh, "New England-Acadian Forest Restoration: A Landowners Guide to Theory and Practice."
Ontario Woodlot Association, "A Landowner’s Guide to Careful Logging" and "Careful Logging Practices: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3."
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, "Ontario Tree Marking Guide" and "Guide to Stewardship Planning for Natural Areas."
Nature in Deed, "A Landowner’s Guide to Forest Management Basics."
Mitch Lansky, "Low-Impact Forestry: Forestry as if the Future Mattered."
L. Anders Sandberg and Peter Clancy, “Against the Grain: Foresters and Politics in Nova Scotia,” Preview.
Maine Forest Service, "Some Things to Consider When Buying Forestland," "Avoiding Timber Trespass & Timber Theft" and "Be Woods Wise."
Maine Forest Service, "The Woods in Your Backyard" and "It’s Your Woodland."
Forest Works, "What Kind of Woodland Owner Am I?"
Penn State: Cooperative Extension (College of Agricultural Sciences), "Forestry with Confidence- A Guide for Woodland Owners" and "Forest Stewardship (series of publications)." Note: Scroll down on page to view second resource if using Firefox.
NC State University: Cooperative Extension, "A Family Forest: A Planning Guide to Protect, Enhance and Manage Private Forestland" and "Management by Objectives: Successful Forest Planning."
NC State University: Cooperative Extension, "Understanding Forestry Terms" and "Maintaining Forest Property Boundaries."
Maine Forest Service, "What is Silviculture? An Introduction for Woodland Owners" and "Boundary Line Information."
Silva Forest Foundation, “Ecosystem-Based Conservation Planning.”
University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Extension, “A Forest Manager’s Guide to Restoring Late Successional Forest Structure.”
My Minnesota Woods, "Thinnings and Woodland Stand Improvement", "Two Videos: Natural Disturbance-Based Silviculture and Restoring Late-Successional Structure" and "Five Things Every Woodland Owner Needs to Know."
Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association, "Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest: Boundary Line Maintenance Guidebook," Guidebook.
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, "Owning a Piece of the Forest: A Primer for Current and Prospective New Hampshire Landowners."
Smallidge, Peter J. (Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University), "What You Need to Know as a Beginning Forestland Owner."
Gould, Ernest, "Managing a Small Woodlot."
Penn State Cooperative Extension, "Managing Small Woodlots."
Small Woodlands Program of BC and the Canadian Forest Service, "Managing Your Woodland: A Non-forester’s Guide To Small-scale Forestry in British Columbia."
Bombadil Tree Farms, "Logging with a Farm Tractor in the Boreal Forest of Northeastern U.S.A." Video Series:
Maine Forest Service, "What Will My Woods Look Like? Before and After Timber Harvesting." This booklet presents a series of paired photos, each taken from the same location and direction, before and after a timber harvest.
Nova Scotia Department of Lands & Forestry, "Ecological Landscape Analysis Reports."
Parrish, Christine R., "The Woods in your Backyard: A Homeowner's Guide."
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners, "What is Low Impact Forestry" and "Crop Tree Management: Managing for Value Not Volume."
Bryan, Robert (Maine Audubon), 'Focus Species Forestry: A Guide to Integrating Timber and Biodiversity Management in Maine.'