Publications

Notwithstanding the infinite utility of the World Wide Web, extension forestry wishes to remind internet users to be mindful of the accuracy and reliability of information dispersed throughout cyberspace. In order to assist internet users bypass deliberate misinformation, we put together a small sampling of reliable, science-based forestry publications made available through the generosity of our partners in academia, state and federal government, and professional forestry organizations. Extension Forestry encourages all aspiring forestry enthusiasts to read, print, and archive these publications for future use.

Forestry Publications

American Forest & Paper Association®

Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Best Management Practices to Protect Water Quality (PDF, 1.59MB)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Biological Diversity and Wildlife Habitat Considerations in Managed Forests (PDF, 1.49MB)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Enhancing Wildlife Habitats Through Sustainable Forest Management (PDF, 805KB)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Reforestation: Growing Tomorrow’s Forests Today (PDF, 1.08MB)

Black Walnut

Purdue Cooperative Extension, Corrective Pruning of Black Walnut for Timber Form (HTML)
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Black Walnut Management Slide Set (HTML)
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Growing Black Walnut (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Black Walnut in a New Century - Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium (PDF, 8MB)
USDA Forest Service, Black Walnut Notes (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Black Walnut Nutrition (PDF, 29.9KB)
USDA Forest Service, How to Diagnose Black Walnut Damage (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Manager's Handbook for Black Walnut (PDF, 6.04MB)
USDA Forest Service, Predicting Site Index in Young Black Walnut Plantations (PDF, 972KB)

Forest Health

University of Illinois, Anthracnose Diseases of Shade Trees (PDF, 68.7KB)
University of Illinois, Armillaria Root Rot of Trees and Shrubs (PDF, 76.4KB)
University of Illinois, Bacterial Wetwood and Slime Flux of Landscape Trees (PDF, 5.19MB)
University of Illinois, Cytospora Canker of Poplars and Willows (PDF, 866KB)
University of Illinois, Cytospora or Leucostoma Canker of Spruce (PDF, 266KB)
University of Illinois, Dutch Elm Disease and Its Control (PDF, 457KB)
University of Illinois, Elm Yellows or Phloem Necrosis and Its Control (PDF, 1.24MB)
University of Illinois, Fungal Leaf Spot Diseases of Shade and Ornamental Trees in the Midwest (PDF, 957KB)
University of Illinois, Fungal Leaf Spots of Black Walnut (PDF, 6.22MB)
University of Illinois, Iron Chlorosis of Woody Plants: Cause and Control (PDF, 92.7KB)
University of Illinois, Leaf Diseases of Mountain-Laurel (PDF, 127KB)
University of Illinois, Leaf Rusts of Poplars and Willows in the Midwest (PDF, 2.51MB)
University of Illinois, Leaf Scorch of Woody Plants (PDF, 184KB)
University of Illinois, Needle Blights and Needle Casts of Pines (PDF, 163KB)
University of Illinois, Oak Wilt and Its Control (PDF, 780KB)
University of Illinois, Phomopsis Twig Blight of Juniper (PDF, 709KB)
University of Illinois, Pine Wilt Disease (PDF, 1.02MB)
University of Illinois, Powdery Mildews of Ornamentals (PDF, 517KB)
University of Illinois, Sphaeropsis Blight or Diplodia Tipblight of Pines (PDF, 198KB)
University of Illinois, Verticillium Wilt Disease (PDF, 3.54MB)
University of Illinois, Witches’ Broom of Hackberry (PDF, 549KB)
University of Illinois, Wood Rots and Decays (PDF, 681KB)
USDA Forest Service, Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis): A New Introduction (PDF, 246KB)
USDA Forest Service, Emerald Ash Borer (PDF, 380KB)
USDA Forest Service, Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands (PDF, 2.17MB)
USDA Forest Service, Sudden Oak Death (PDF, 234KB)

Forest Management

NC State University Extension, Crop Tree Management in North Carolina (PDF, 518KB)
Northeastern Area Association of State Foresters, A Forest Landowner’s Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast (PDF, 495KB)
Ohio State University Extension, Woodlands Make Poor Pastures (HTML)
Ontario’s Forest Management Guides (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, A Silviculture Guide For White Pine in the Northeast (PDF, .98MB)
USDA Forest Service, Bottomland Hardwoods of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Characteristics and Management of Natural Function, Structure, and Composition (PDF, 3.69MB)
USDA Forest Service, Crop Tree Field Guide Selecting and Managing Crop Trees in the Central Appalachians (PDF, 3.13MB)
USDA Forest Service, Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes (PDF, 1.98MB)
USDA Forest Service, Glossary of Forestry Terms (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Improving Quality and Value Of Future Hardwoods (PDF, 781KB)
USDA Forest Service, North Central Region Forest Management Guides (PDF, 923KB)
USDA Forest Service, Reference Handbook for Foresters (PDF, 1.48MB)
USDA Forest Service, Southern Hardwood Management (PDF, 1.20MB)
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Moving Towards Sustainable Forestry (HTML)

Forest Measurements

University of Minnesota Extension Service, Sampling and Measuring Timber in the Private Woodland (HTML)
University of Missouri-Columbia, Natural Resource Biometrics (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Timber Cruising Handbook (PDF, 1.17MB)

Illinois Forest Facts

University of Illinois, Forest Resources in Illinois 2002 (PDF, 10.0MB)
University of Illinois, Illinois Report on Sustainable Forest Management: Criteria and Indicators 2003 (PDF, 15.4MB)
University of Illinois, Illinois Report on Sustainable Forest Management: Criteria and Indicators 2004 (PDF, 2.61MB)
USDA Forest Service, Estimating Riparian Area Extent and Land Use in the Midwest (PDF, 1.0MB)
USDA Forest Service, Illinois Forest Resource Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2006 (PDF, 83.1KB)
USDA Forest Service, Illinois Timber Industry - An Assessment of Timber Product Output and Use, 1996 (PDF, 1.70MB)
USDA Forest Service, Illinois’ Forest Resources in 2004 (PDF, 739KB)
USDA Forest Service, National Report on Sustainable Forests - 2003 (PDF, 1.59MB)
USDA Forest Service, The Status of Timber Resources in the North Central united States: Forest Productivity (PDF, 3.15MB)

Illinois Forestry Development Act

Illinois DNR, Forest Management Plan (PDF, 68.9KB)
Illinois DNR, Forestry Development Cost-Share Program (PDF, 86.2KB)

Oak Silviculture

Illinois Technical Forestry Association, Recommended Silviculture and Management Practices for Illinois Hardwood Forest Types (PDF, 1.90MB)
North Central Regional Extension Publications, Planting Oaks For Timber And Other Uses (PDF, 389KB)
Ohio State University Extension, Harvesting and Reproduction Methods for Ohio Forests (HTML)
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Managing Oak in the Driftless Area (HTML)
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Oak Regeneration (HTML)
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Woodland Owners’ Guide to Oak Management (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Central Hardwood Notes (HTML)
USDA Forest Service, Even-Aged Silviculture for Upland Central Hardwoods (PDF, 8.02MB)
USDA Forest Service, Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America (PDF, 8.38MB)
USDA Forest Service, How to Release Crop Trees in Precommercial Hardwood Stands (PDF, 143KB)
USDA Forest Service, Management of Early-Successional Communities in Central Hardwood Forests With Special Emphasis on the Ecology and Management of Oaks, Ruffed Grouse, and Forest Songbirds (PDF, 956KB)
USDA Forest Service, Manager's Handbook for Oaks in the North Central States (PDF, 11.5MB)
USDA Forest Service, Ninth Workshop on Seedling Physiology and Growth Problems in Oak Plantings (Abstracts) (PDF, 350KB)
USDA Forest Service, Oak Regeneration: Serious Problems Practical Recommendations (PDF, 7.15MB)
USDA Forest Service, Perspectives on the Ecology and Silviculture of Oak-Dominated Forest in the Central and Eastern States (PDF, 7.13MB)
USDA Forest Service, Regenerating Northern Red Oak On High Quality Sites (PDF, 207KB)
USDA Forest Service, Success of Underplanting Northern Red Oaks (PDF, 49.4KB)
USDA Forest Service, Survival and Growth of Northern Red Oak Seedlings Following a Prescribed Burn (PDF, 907KB)
USDA Forest Service, Sustaining Recruitment of Oak Reproduction in Uneven-Aged Stands in the Ozark Highlands (PDF, 1.76MB)
USDA Forest Service, Thinking About Oak Forests as Responsive Ecosystems (PDF, 483KB)

Pine Management

Ontario Extension, Eastern White Pine (PDF, 269KB)
University of Tennessee Extension, Tree Crops For Marginal Farmland: White Pine with a Financial Analysis (PDF, 4.03MB)
University of Wisconsin Extension, How to Manage Red Pine (PDF, 172KB)
University of Wisconsin Extension, How to Manage White Pine (PDF, 164KB)
USDA Forest Service, A Revised Managers Handbook for Red Pine in the North Central Region (PDF, 1.29MB)
USDA Forest Service, How to Manage Eastern White Pine to Minimize Damage from Blister Rust and White Pine Weevil (HTML)

Silvics & Silviculture

Maryland Forests Association, Inc., A Quick Lesson in Silvics and Silviculture (HTML)
Missouri Department of Conservation, Silvics of Missouri Bottomland Tree Species (PDF, 972KB)
Ontario Extension Notes, Choosing a Silviculture System (PDF, 376KB)
USDA Forest Service, Choosing A Silvicultural System (PDF, 9.76KB)
USDA Forest Service, Volume 1: Conifers (PDF, 5.52MB)
USDA Forest Service, Volume 2: Hardwoods (PDF, 8.75MB)
Wisconsin DNR, Forest Silviculture and Forest Aesthetics Handbook (HTML)

Soils

Illinois NRCS, Online Soil Survey Manuscripts (HTML)
Purdue Extension, Regenerating Hardwoods in the Central Hardwood Region: Soils (PDF, 193KB)
University of Illinois, Average Crop, Pasture, and Forestry Productivity Ratings for Illinois (PDF, 926KB)
USDA, National Cooperative Web Soil Survey (HTML)

Timber & Property Taxes

Illinois Department of Revenue, Farmland Assessments (HTML)
Illinois Department of Revenue, Practical Guide to Illinois Property Taxes 2004 Edition (PDF, 542KB)
Illinois Department of Revenue, Wooded Acreage Assessments (PDF, 86.6KB)
University of Illinois, Illinois Drainage Law (PDF, 709KB)
USDA Forest Service, Federal Income Tax on Timber: A Key to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 77.9KB)
USDA Forest Service, Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax (PDF, 1.60MB)
USDA Forest Service, Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2005 Tax Year (PDF, 42.6KB)

Timber Harvesting

Illinois DNR, Forestry Best Management Practices For Illinois (PDF, 11.8MB)
Illinois DNR, Illinois Licensed Timber Buyers (PDF, 149KB)
Illinois DNR, Illinois Sawmill Directory (PDF, 98.4KB)
University of Illinois, Timber Marketing Basics (PDF, 16.8KB)
USDA Forest Service, A Basis for Understanding Compatibility Among Wood Production and Other Forest Values (PDF, 291KB)
USDA Forest Service, Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes (PDF, 1.98MB)
USDA Forest Service, Federal Income Tax on Timber A Key to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 77.9KB)
USDA Forest Service, Forest Landowners’ Guide to the Federal Income Tax (PDF, 1.60MB)
USDA Forest Service, Hardwoods of North America (PDF, 553KB)
USDA Forest Service, Softwoods of North America (PDF, 688KB)
USDA Forest Service, Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2005 Tax Year (PDF, 42.6KB)
USDA Forest Service, Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material (PDF, 13.9MB)

Tree Planting

Illinois Technical Forestry Association, Forest Planting Practices for Illinois (PDF, 1.42MB)
Purdue Extension, Designing Tree Plantings for Wildlife (PDF, 257KB)
Purdue Extension, Diagnosing and Controlling Wildlife Damage in Hardwood Plantations (PDF, 3.6MB)
Purdue Extension, Diseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings (PDF, 754KB)
Purdue Extension, Importance of Hardwood Tree Plantings (PDF, 315KB)
Purdue Extension, Planting Hardwoods in the Central Hardwood Region (PDF, 318KB)
Purdue Extension, Site Preparation for Tree Planting in Agricultural Fields and Hardwood Forests (PDF, 409KB)
University of Illinois, A Reference Manual for Herbicide Use in Forest and Conservation Tree Planting and Timber Stand Improvement Projects in Illinois (PDF, 6.42MB)
University of Illinois, Growing Illinois Trees from Seed (PDF, 1.26MB)
University of Illinois, Illinois Windbreak Manual (PDF, 2.29MB)
USDA Forest Service, Collection and Care of Acorns by Dr. Frank Bonner (PDF, 1.60MB)
USDA Forest Service, Ninth Workshop on Seedling Physiology and Growth Problems in Oak Plantings (Abstracts) (PDF, 350KB)
USDA Forest Service, Planting Oaks For Timber And Other Uses (PDF, 389KB)

University of Illinois Forest Management Newsletter Archive

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Illinois Forest Management Newsletter Archive (PDF, 112KB)

Urban & Community Forestry

University of Illinois, Autumn Changes in Deciduous Trees (PDF, 455KB)
University of Illinois, Illinois 4-H Forestry Judging Contest Manual (PDF, 206KB)
University of Illinois, Trees and Ice Storms: The Development of Ice Storm–Resistant Urban Tree Populations (PDF, 755KB)
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and University of Illinois, Trees and Ice Storms, 2nd Edition (PDF, 5.06MB)

USDA Forest Service Proceedings

USDA Forest Service, Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research (PDF, 20.4MB)
USDA Forest Service, Proceedings 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference (PDF, 9.29MB)
USDA Forest Service, Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (PDF, 25.4MB)
USDA Forest Service, Proceedings of the Great Lakes Silviculture Summit (PDF, 277KB)
USDA Forest Service, Upland Oak Ecology Symposium: History, Current Conditions, and Sustainability (PDF, 22.6MB)

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Forestry Publications

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