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Forestry
Updated:03/10/2006
- Agroforestry for Farms and Ranches
NRCS Technical Note describing tree and shrub practices in sustained agricultural systems.
- Ecosystem Services
This Forest Service Web site provides information on economic and social values
of forest ecosystems. New opportunities in market-based conservation and
stewardship are being explored by NRCS and the Forest Service.
- Forest Incentive Program (FIP)
A cost share program to assist qualifying
landowners with establishing and improving their forests.
- Forestry Economic Models
- Forestry Links
- National Agroforestry Center
The latest in agroforestry practices and
technologies. Information and publications are available on the six major agroforestry practices: silvopastures, alley cropping, windbreaks and
shelterbelts, forest farming, forest riparian buffers, and specialty practices. The National Agroforestry Center is a joint USDA-Forest Service and NRCS effort.
- National Forestry Handbook
The National Forestry Handbook (NFH) provides informational
material to assist NRCS personnel in the planning and application of forestry and agroforestry practices on nonfederal forestland
throughout the United States.
- National Forestry Manual
The National Forestry Manual (NFM) describes forest policy
within the Natural Resources Conservation Service and complements the General Manual.
- State of the Land: Forest Land
Maps and analysis
- Windbreaks
A series of publications designed to aid the private
landowner in the use of windbreaks for conservation and improved agricultural production.
This document requires Adobe Acrobat:
Forestry/Agroforestry State Contacts and National Specialists (40 KB)
Complete listing of all NRCS forestry/agroforestry experts across the United States
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