American Forest Foundation
Center for Conservation Solutions Publications

The Center for Conservation Solutions works with a broad spectrum of partners to develop, produce and distribute conservation management recommendations for family forest owners and the foresters who work with them.

Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Florida: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This comprehensive 96-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species in Florida. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, conservation incentives, technical assistance, state programs, conservation easements and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management.


Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Florida
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Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Georgia: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This comprehensive 96-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species in Georgia. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, conservation incentives, technical assistance, state programs, conservation easements and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management.
  Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Georgia
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Pine Ecosystem Conservation
Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise

A Guide for Family Forest Owners This easy-to-understand, 48-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management.

 
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Forest Ecosystem Conservation
Handbook for Birds in Georgia

A Guide for Family Forest Owners Family forest owners, state and federal agencies, conservation partners, consulting foresters and industry foresters have helped develop the management recommendations for this handbook. Filled with color photographs, this 64-page, landowner-friendly guide provides information on threatened and endangered bird species and what can be done to improve the pine habitat their survival depends on.

 
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Forest Ecosystem Conservation
Handbook for Conservation-Reliant
Species in South Carolina

Printed in December of 2007, this 100-page,  landowner-friendly guide outlines forest management practices that benefit  conservation-reliant species in South Carolina. It provides family forest  owners with practical information on establishing pine stands, prescribed  burns, utilizing herbicides for hardwood midstory and invasive species  control, cost-share assistance, and regulatory assurances for landowners.


 
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Stream Steward Restoration Guide
A Small Woodland Owners Guide to Stream Habitat Restoration This 45-page guide provides family forest owners with a “crash course” in the basics of stream restoration. It provides woodland owners with practical information on assessing and selecting a site, finding experts to assist with the project, getting funds and permits, and monitoring and maintaining the project’s results. Any stream restoration project will require the guidance of a natural resource professional, but reading this guide helps make you an informed participant. While the information is tailored to coldwater fisheries containing trout, the principles and planning processes described are applicable to all kinds of stream restoration projects. Winner of a 2002 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.
 
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