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Woodland Resources

State Specific Resources:

Please click on your state or select your state from the pull down menu below to find resources relevant for you.

Please note, we do not currently have resources for the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, North Dakota and Utah.

My Land Plan

My Land Plan, our new website: www.MyLandPlan.org, is a website specifically for woodland owners that includes useful content to help you get more out of your woods.  You can create your own Land Plan where you can map the boundaries of your property, add features to the map and establish your goals and relevant activities you have for your land.  Finally you can create a forest journal to record memories and save photos from your woods. 

My Land Plan also contains relevant information for woodland owners on the following topics on:

Review Your Management Plan

Your management plan charts the course of your stewardship on your land.  But your plan is a living document, much like your woods.  Set aside some time each year to review your management plan and visit our tools to help walk you through this process. 

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Michigan Woodland Owners Resources
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Best Management Practices

States are required by the federal Clean Water Act to identify Best Management Practices to control surface runoff and other forms of nonpoint pollution.  In many states in the US, BMPs are considered voluntary for forest owners. However, the AFF’s Standard of Sustainability says that to be certified, forest owners must apply BMPs (Standard 4, Performance Measure 4.1). States are given the flexibility to define their own BMPs appropriate to the management measure and approved by EPA. Michigan BMPs:

Integrated Pest Management
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Pesticides
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Wildlife
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Special Sites
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