Forestry Links

Forest Certification

ATFS American Tree Farm System as a member this helps you quality for some cost share programs
PEFC Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification

Forest Management Information

Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi great publication dealing with all aspects of forest mgt.

BASF Forestry Vegetation Management
Forestry Information
Forestry Management Information
Insects and Diseases of the South
Timber Prices - MSU Extension Service Stumpage prices for Mississippi
Timber Mart South timber stumpage prices, also see MSU extension site
for stumpage prices for areas in Mississippi

Forestry Organizations

Mississippi Forestry Association

Mississippi Forestry Commission

Forest Landowners Association

Society of American Foresters
USDA Forest Service
National Association of State Foresters

Forestry Extension and Education

Mississippi State University Extension Service
Alabama Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension

Southern Regional Extension Service

USDA Southern Research Station
USDA FS - Forestry Links

Forestry Taxes

National Timber Tax Web site tax strategies, timberland acquisition, estate
planning, and everything else you ever wanted to
know about timber taxes
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for 2010

Paying for a New Forest Without Cost-Share Funding

Forest Bioenergy

25x'25 - America's Energy Future

Forest Bio-energy a great web site with numerous links to bio-energy web sites

Woody Biomass Policy Catalog - The University of Minnesota has cataloged the woody biomass policies now in place for each state in the U.S.

Political Action Sites

Americacan Forest & Paper Association - Advocacy Center -make an impact on legislation which

affects forestry

Mapping

Maps - Highway Google maps and satellite views

Trails.com topographical maps
Teraserver aerial photos

RECENT FORESTRY NEWS LINKS

Forbes Magazine link to (map) article on biomass

http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/09/energy-solar-green-biz-energy-cx_bp_0709atlas_slide_24.html?thisSpeed=30000

Mississippi Development Authority – article about MS being 5^th best state for biomass

http://www.mississippi.org/index.php?id=521

Procedure to calculate taxes on Ag. Land

http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets_research/i1350.pdf

Good CASUALTY LOSS PUBLICATION

http://www.treefarmsystem.org/leaders/IncomeTaxDeductionforTimberCasualtyLoss.pdf

American forest foundation - article on carbon sequestration ……

http://www.forestfoundation.org/climatepr.html

NEW! 2009 USFS publication on Estate Planning

http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/31987

25x'25 : By 2025, America's farms, forests and ranches will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, while continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed and fiber.
http://www.25x25.org