Millers River
Environmental Center

Collaborative Forestry Education Program

New Salem Massachusetts
Town Forest and Stewardship Plan

Forestry Library:
Resources for the Landowner

Mass. D.E.M.

Visit us during open hours, Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 9-12, or Thursday 9-12 or call the Center 978-248-9491 to arrange your visit for another time. Groups are encouraged to discuss programming designed to meet your organization's needs that utilize the Center's library and materials resources as well as our guide services to nearby habitats of our region.

Index ;

• Forest History
• Forest Biology
• Forests, Planning, and Silviculture
• Timber Production
• Other Journals, Bulletins, and Magazines

Forest History

Cronin, William.
Changes in the Land. (1983). Hill and Wang: New York.

Foster, Charles H. W. (Editor).
Stepping Back to Look Forward: A History of Massachusetts Forest. (1998). Harvard University Press of Harvard Forest: Petersham, MA.

Foster, David R. and John F. O'Keefe.
New England Forests Through Time: Insights for the Harvard Forest Dioramas. (2000). Harvard University Press of Harvard Forest: Petersham, MA.

Irland, Lloyd C.
The Northeast's Changing Forest. (1999). Harvard University Press of Harvard Forest: Petersham, MA.

Watts, May Theilgaard.
Reading the Landscape of America. Nature Study Guild Publishers: New York.

Wessels, Tom.
Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England. (1997). The Countryman Press: Woodstock, Vt..

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Forest Biology

Shigo, Alex L.
Tree Basics. Shingo and Trees, Associates: Durham, NH.

Thomas, Peter.
Trees: Their Natural History. (2000). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.

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Forests, Planning, and Silviculture

Beattie, Mollie, Charles Thompson, and Lynn Levine.
Working with Your Woodlot: A Landowner's Guide. (Revised,1993). University Press of New England: Hanover, NH.

Bratkovich, Stephen M.
Utilizing Municipal Trees: Ideas for Across the Country. (October 2001) USDA Forest Service Northeast Area #NA-TP-06-01.

Campbell, Susan. (Editor).
The Forest Stewardship Source Book: Information and Services for Massachusetts Woodland Owners. (January 1999). DEM and MFA

Chapin, Gabriel D.
Reommended Trees for Vermont Communities: A guide to selecting and purchasing street, park, and landscape trees. (April 2001). Vt Dept of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.

Foster, Charles H. W. and David R. Foster.
Thinking in Forest Time: A Strategy for the Massachusetts Forest. (1999). Harvard University Press of Harvard Forest: Petersham, MA.

Hobson, Scott S., John S. Barclay, and Stephen H. Broderick.
Enhancing Wildlife Habitats: A Practical Guide for Forest Landowners. Northeast Regional Agrcultural Engineering Service (NARES): Ithica, NY

Mass ReLeaf
DEM Fact Sheets and informational brochures.

McEnvoy, Thom J.
Introduction to Forest Ecology and Silviculture, (Second Edition, Sept 2000). Northeast Regional Agrcultural Engineering Service (NARES): Ithica, NY

McEnvoy, Thom J.
Legal Aspects of Owning and Managing Woodlands. (1998). Washington, D.C.:Island Press.

Mills, Gene. (editor).
Woodland Management Guide: For Woodlot Owners in Massachusetts. (1998). DEM: Franklin, Hamden, and Hampshire Conservation Districts, Northhampton, MA.

Northeast Utilities.
Trees and Shrubs for Your Community.

Petersen, Christina M. (Editor).
Forest Resources of Massachusetts. (Fall 2000). DEM.

Reynolds, Mary K.
Planting Trees in Designed and Built Community Landscapes: Checklists for Success. (1998) New Hampshire Dept of Resources and Economic Development and the U.S. Forest Service.

Small, Stephen J.
Preserving Family Lands: Essential Tax Strategies for the Landowner. (1992) Boston, MA: Landowner Planning Center.

Small, Stephen J.
Preserving Family Lands: Book II More Planning Strategies for the Future. (1997) Boston, MA: Landowner Planning Center.

Smith, Joseph K.
Selected Massachusetts Laws Relating to Forestry. (December 1997).The Forest and Woods Products Insititutee, Mount Wachusetts Community College, Gardner, MA.

Ward, Leslei T.
Land Conservation Options: A guide for Massachusetts Landowners. (June 1999) Essex County Greenbelt, Inc., The Trustees of Reservations, on behalf of the Massachusette Land Trust Coalition.

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Timber Production

Johnson, Dave
The Good Woodcutter's Guide: Chainsaws, portable mills, and woodlots. (1998). White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company

Jones, Geoffrey T.
A Guide to Logging Aesthetics: Practical Tips for Loggers, Foresters, and Landowners. (January 1993) Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY.

Kittredge, David B. Jr. and Michael Parker.
Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual. (July 1999). DEP and USEPA.

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Other Journals, Bulletins, and Magazines

Harvard Forest Long Term Ecological Research Program:
2001 Symposium

Journal of Forestry.
July 1998 (v96 N7) "Multiaged Silviculture."

Massachusetts Forest Cutting Practices Act.
(Revised February 1998). DEM and UMass Extension.

Northern Woodlands: A New Way of Looking at the Forest.
(Selected Copies- please suggest key issues.).

Street Tree Factsheets,
Penn State College of Agriculture

The Woodland Steward,
a publication of the Massachusetts Forestry Association (selected copies).

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