Resource Links

The links that appear below are sites that IWS feels are vital to the forestry industry.

• American Tree Farm System... is committed to sustaining forests, watershed and healthy habitats through the power of private stewardship.
  http://www.treefarmsystem.org/
  
  
• MFA is... Minnesota's oldest conservation organization, founded in 1876 to promote wise stewardship of forest lands.
  http://www.minnesotaforestry.org
  
  
• About your Minnesota woods, from wildlife to trails to timber and more.
  http://www.myminnesotawoods.umn.edu
  
  
• Growing Minnesota's Advantage in a Global Economy. This website is a blog with posts about vital issues related to Minnesota's forests.
  http://www.vfvc.wordpress.com
  
  
• Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) is a group of organized firearms, bow and camera hunters, plus those who just plain like seeing deer.
  http://www.mndeerhunters.com
  
  
• The Cloquet Forestry Center is the University's primary research and education forest.
  http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu
  
  
• Since 1997 they have alerted natural resource professionals to continuing education opportunities in a broad range of fields - forest ecology and management, wildlife biology and forest hydrology.
  http://sfec.cfans.umn.edu
  
  
• North Central Reforestation, Inc. has been specializing in growing containerized tree seedlings for nearly 30 years.
  http://www.ncrtrees.com
  
  
• Consulting foresters list from the UofM Extension.
  http://fr.cfans.umn.edu/extension/Links/ConsultingForestersList.html

Property Tax Information Links

• SFIA information
  • SFIA fact sheet
  • SFIA statute
• 2c Managed Forest Land information
  • Overview of the 2c property tax program from U of M
  • 2c information and application
  • 2c legislation (see Article 6, section 26 - about 1/3 of the way down the website)
• Green Acres information
  • Green Acres fact sheet

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