Forestry & Agroforestry

Useful Forestry & Agroforestry Information & Links

USDA Nation Agroforestry Center

Working Trees information Sheets highlight a single issue or benefit that an agroforestry practice can address or provide.

• Working Trees For Agriculture
• Working Trees For Communities
• Working Trees For Livestock
• Working Trees: Silvopasture
• Working Trees For Wildlife
• Working Trees For Water Quality
• Working Trees: Living Snow Fence
• Working Trees for Energy

• What is alley cropping?
• What is forest farming?
• What is a riparian forest buffer?
• Inside Agroforestry: Scoring Big with Silvopasture
• What is a windbreak

WSU Cooperative Extension

WSU Cooperative Extension provides courses and assistance in developing forest management plans and information on a wide range of forestry topics for small forest landowners.

• WSU Extension Forestry, North Puget Sound Region
• Forest Stewardship University
• WSU North Puget Sound Extension Forestry Workshops and Tours
• Forestry Resources by Topic
• WSU North Puget Sound Extension Forestry Newsletter and Archives
• Links to Other Forestry-Related Sites for North Puget Sound Landowners

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

NRCS provides financial assistance to forest land owners through EQIP and other programs.

• Forestry and Agroforestry
• USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - Forestry

Firewise Communities

Firewise Communities provides information about wildfire protection for rural homeowners.

• Firewise Information for Homeowners

Whatcom County Assessor

Whatcom County Assessor provides information about open space and forest land taxation.

• Timberland Classification Requires Forest Management Plan