Learn About Your Land – Class Resources

Online resources:

• LEAF tree identification key
• http://web.cortland.edu/broyles/tree%20guide.html  Tree Identification 
• Forest trees of Wisconsin (FR-053 2006)
• Common and glossy buckthorn (FR-216 2007)
• Garlic mustard (FR-350)
• Wisconsin wildcards on invasive species covered
• Owning Wisconsin Woodlands CD (FR-273 2008)
• Plants Out Of Place (DNR ER)
• NR-40 pub with photos (FR-464)
• Japanese Knotweed (ER-657)

Online resources:

• Forestry Assistance Locator (WI)
• Starting point for maps and aerial photos http://dnr.wi.gov/maps/   
• http://www.wi.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/soil/   Soil Survey (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
• http://www.wisconsinwoodlands.org/ WWOA- Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association
• www.witreefarm.org Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee
• http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/WLIP/   WDNR Landowner Incentives Program
• http://www.wi.nrcs.us.usda.gov/programs   NRCS land owner programs EQIP, CSP, etc
• http://www.wlwca.org/

• Conducting a Successful Timber Sale (FR-254)
• Understanding the Sample Timber Sale Contract (FF 94)
• 10 Ways to Protect Your Woodland Property (FR-313)
• Weblinks: http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl – circuit courts
• Factors Affecting Timber Prices for Landowners (FF106)
• Contracting with a Consulting Forester (FF110)
• How to Hire a Contractor for Land Management (FF105)

• Assets Worksheet
• Protecting Your Legacy
• Heirloom Scale Worksheet
• Tips for a Successful Family Meeting

Online resources:

• WM-224    To Cut or not to Cut
• WM-217    Putting Pen to Paper
• WM-216    Calling All Wildlife
• WM-294    How to Inventory Wildlife on Your Land
• WM-220    Wisconsin Wildlife Primer
• WM-223 So, What Should I Plant?

Online resources:

• Publications:  Tree defoliation in forests and woodlots (FR-220a 2004)
• Gypsy Moths: Identifying and Managing Gypsy Moth Caterpillars (FR-171B)
• Forest Management Strategies to Minimize the Impact of the Gypsy Moth (FF 83)
• Emerald Ash Borer – The Green Menace (USDA-1769)
• Outdoor Hazards in Wisconsin: A Guide to Noxious Insects, Plants and Wildlife (G3564)
• How to Identify, Prevent, and Control Oak Wilt (USDA)
• Lake State Woodlands: Oak Wilt Management-What Are the Options?  (G3590)
• Protect Your Trees From Oak Wilt (FR-127)
• A Homeowners Guide To Wildfire Retrofit (IBHS-1)
• Firewise Around Your Home (FR-297)Links: http://www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/diagnostics/index.html

Online resources:

• Database of tree planting publications
• Some publications from that database:
• Creating a Forest: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planting and Maintaining Trees (FR-426)
• Growing Wisconsin Trees from Seed
• Woody Cover for Wildlife (FR-066)

DNR Links/references: 

•           Tree Planting
•           Tree planting tips
•           Personalized Tree Planting Plan
•           Forestry Assistance Locator
•           Ordering tree and shrub seedlings
•           Bare root reforestation nurseries

• Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management (G3398)
• Harvesting and Forest Management (G3424)
• To Cut or Not to Cut (WM-224)
• How To manage Northern Hardwoods (FF 81)
• How To manage Red Pine (FF 82)
• How To manage Aspen (FF 84)

• 10 Ways to Protect Your Woodland Property (FR-313)
• Trespass handout (UW)
• Timber Theft (excerpt from an article); 
• Wisconsin’s recreational use statute (G3326); 
• Fences in agricultural areas (UWEX Local government center fact sheet No. 13 1999)

10 Ways to Protect Your Woodland Property (FR-313)

Recreational Trails (NC)

Trespass handout (UW)

Wisconsin’s forestry best management practices for water quality forest roads (FF-6)

Weblinks:www.wsls.org – WI society of land surveys

• Careful Harvest Fact Sheet I  
• Careful Harvest Fact Sheet II
• Forest Tree and Shrub Seeds
• Maple Production For Beginners – CUCE-2
• Ginseng – VT-7
• Managing Your Woodland for Firewood – MF-773
• Weblinks:
• Making maple syrup
•      www.foodsafety.wisc.edu/assets/pdf_files/making%20maple%20syrup.pdf

• Estimating Stocking Conditions in Your Timber Stand (G3362)
• Measuring Trees and Estimating Volume (G3332)
• Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management (G3398)
• Putting Pen To Paper (WM-217)

Online resources:

• http://woodlandinfo.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/LearnAboutYourLand
• http://fyi.uwex.edu/learnaboutyourland/
• our e-newsletter

DNR assistance

• http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestLandowners/

Wisconsin Tree identification sites

• http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/tree_intro01.htm
• http://www4.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/treekey/tkframe.htm
• http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/TreeID/BeginKey/dikey1.htm

Taxes

• http://www.timbertax.org/

Forest Health

• http://www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/diagnostics/index.html

Maps/aerial photos

• http://dnr.wi.gov/maps/gis/appwebview.html
• http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm

• What Is A Board Foot?
• What Is A Chain?
• What Is A Cord?
• What Is Basal Area?
• Measuring Trees and Estimating Volume
• Estimating and Interpreting Site Index
• Estimating Stocking Conditions

• Forestry assistance locator: https://dnr.wi.gov/fal/
• DNR forest health website: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/ForestHealth
• Cut stump control: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/POOP-1.pdf
• Herbicide effectiveness: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/A3893.pdf
• DNR herbicides page: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/foresthealth/herbicides
• Field guide: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/FR-436.pdf
• Garlic mustard: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/FR-350.pdf
• Buckthorn: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/IPIF-1.pdf
• Bush honeysuckle: https://erc.cals.wisc.edu/woodlandinfo/files/2017/09/IPIF-2.pdf
• Japanese knotweed: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Invasives/japanese_knotweed_control.pdf
• barberry: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Invasives/japanese_barberry_brochure.pdf