Where to start?

I own 50 acres in Northern New York, in the Tug Hill Region. We have had the NYS DEC Forester out to walk our property. He gave us a Forest Stewardship Plan, but that was about it. We would like to plant for the future, but really don't know where to start.
Asked by woodland owner Hugo Herold
Answered by forester Mike Burns

Public agency service foresters ore often a woodlot owner's first contact.  For your next step you have a number of good options:

  • If your plan is ready to go, use the "Find a Forester" feature of this website to get information on service providers near you.  NYS DEC also has a listing of Qualified Cooperating Foresters, or search for Certified Foresters through the Society of American Foresters website (www.safnet.org)
  • If you want an independant review of your plan and assurances that it meets Certification Standards, contact your state committee of the American Tree Farm System and request a no-cost assessment.  the New York Tree Farm website is www.nytreefarm.org
  • If you're looking for peer support and guidance, contact your state or local forest owner's association.  In your area that would be the New York Forest Owners Assn. (www.nyfoa.org).
  • Your local cooperative extension, soil conservation, or farm service agency offices may have personel and resources available to you as well.
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