Forestry Resources

Useful Forestry & Agroforestry Information & Links

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USDA Nation Agroforestry Center

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

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• 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

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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.

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• 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

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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

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

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• Forestry and Agroforestry

• USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) - Forestry

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Firewise Communities

Firewise Communities provides information about wildfire protection for rural homeowners.

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• Firewise Information for Homeowners

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Whatcom County Assessor

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

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• Timberland Classification Requires Forest Management Plan