Publications and other resources
are important tools to help you continue learning and to be able
to provide information to others interested in forest stewardship.
Links to many publications, as well as the website where copies
can be obtained have been included here. Most can also be obtained
in hard copy, often for free, by contacting the publisher. We have
provided contact information for the University of Maryland, Penn
State, and Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension publications offices
because those are the most common sources listed here. However,
Extension organizations in other states should be checked for their
available resources. The web addresses listed here represent just
a few of the many possible sources of information. Web searches
will bring up many additional sources. Resources from ".edu" sites
are unbiased and research-based. Government web sites (".gov") also
provide good sources of unbiased information.
Publications
Distribution Center
The Pennsylvania State University
112 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802-2602
Phone: 814-865-6713
Fax: 814-863-5560
E-mail: agpubsdist@psu.edu
Forestry and Wildlife Extension Education
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension www.naturalresources.umd.edu
Tree
Identification
Many states make available through county Cooperative Extension
offices a guide to the common trees of the state. In addition, there
are dozens of commercially available guides such as the Peterson
Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs, which has an excellent
key that will help you through the identification process step by
step. The National
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees contains
excellent pictures but lacks a good key for identifying trees and
shrubs. Look for these and other guide books in your local library
or book store.
Forest Trees of Virginia -
Virginia Department of Forestry
Geist, K., S. Pick, and M. Brittingham. 2001. Neighborly
Natural Landscaping: Creating Natural Environments in Residential
Areas. Pennsylvania Wildlife No. 10. Penn State University,
University Park, PA.
USDA Forest Service, Northeast Area State Foresters, and
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University.
Planting Hardwood Seedlings. FNR 134. PDF
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,
National Association of Conservation Districts, and Wildlife
Habitat Council. 1998. Backyard Conservation.
Sherrill, U. and M.C. Brittingham. 2001. Landscaping
for Wildlife: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines. Pennsylvania Wildlife
No. 7. Penn State Cooperative Extension.
Sargent, M.S and Carter, K.S., ed. 1999. Managing
Michigan Wildlife: A Landowner's Guide. Michigan
United Conservation Clubs, East Lansing, MI. 297 pp.
DeNicola, A., VerCauteren, K., Curtis, P., and
Hygnstrom, S. 2000. Managing White-Tailed Deer in
Suburban Environments: A Technical Guide. #16317.
Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Kays, J., M. V. Bartlett, and L. Curtis. 2003. Wildlife
Damage Management: Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer Damage.
Maryland Cooperative Extension. FS-655.
Swearingen, J., K. Reshetiloff, B. Slattery, and S. Zwicker.
2002. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas.
National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
Washington, D.C. 82 pp.
Slattery, Britt E., Kathryn Reshetiloff, and Susan M. Zwicker.
2003. Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation
Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed. U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis,
MD. 82 pp.
Kays, J. S. & J. Drohan. 2005. Forest Landowner's
Guide to Evaluating and Choosing a Natural Resource-Based
Enterprise. NRAES-151. Natural Resource, Agriculture,
and Engineering Service (NRAES).
Sullivan, K. L., P.J. Smallidge, et al. Forest
Resource Management: A Landowner's Guide to Getting Started.
NRAES-170. Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering
Service (NRAES).
Fazio, J.R. 1994. The Woodland
Steward: A Practical Guide to the Management of Small, Private
Forests. Available from: The Woodland Press, Box
3524, University Station, Moscow, ID 83843.
Beattie, M., M., C. Thompson, and L. Levine.
1993. Working with Your Woodland: A Landowner's Guide.
University Press of New England, Hanover, NH.
Contact the agriculture or forestry department at your state’s
university to locate a soil testing lab and get directions for collecting
soil.
USDA Service
Center. This site will allow you to find the nearest USDA Service
Center, where you can ask about soil surveys, cost share program,
and other assistance)
