​Silviculture Assistance and Woodlot Economics

​The Association for Sustainable Forestry's Silviculture Funding Program administers a provincial program that provides funding for silvicultural treatments on private land. Program requirements are described on the web page above.

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, "Managing Woodlot Finances: Planning and Investment Guide."

Penn State: Cooperative Extension (College of Agricultural Sciences), "Forest Finance 3: Keeping Record of Forest Management Activities."

NC State University: Cooperative Extension, "Cutting at Financial Maturity: Maximizing the Economic Return of Your Woodland."

Nova Scotia Timber Loan Board provides access to capital for the forest industry and rural business development through flexible lending programs.