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The Wexford Conservation District has compiled a
variety of links that
pertain to conservation
issues.
Forestry Links
Michigan
Department of Agriculture - Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2390_18298---,00.html
Forest and Tree Health Publications
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/fth_pub.htm
Excellent online library of publications including: silvics manuals, forest
health publications, How-To manuals - including apple pruning, disease and
insect identification, growing healthy trees and more.
Disease and Insect Diagnosis for Trees
http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/dx/diagnostic.htm
University
of Minnesota’s website complete with pictures to diagnose major insects and
diseases of trees.
National Timber Tax
Website
http://www.timbertax.org
Everything you need to know about tax issues involving timber
sales, capital gains treatment, etc...
A recent
publication on tax treatment of reforestation can be found at
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-214.pdf
Free GIS/GPS
Software at Digialgrove
http://www.digitalgrove.net
Free GIS/GPS tools, forest inventory software, data
collection programs, mapping software and more.
Michigan State
University Forestry Publications
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/
Online library of publications put out by the MSU extension service.
Publications include: tree planting, forest management, maple syrup and tree
identification
Davis and Company –
Timber Sale advice
http://www.daviesand.com
Massachusetts consulting forestry website that contains many articles
regarding good and bad forest management. Much of the information on this
website applies to the U.P. as well. Great site for landowners wanting to
learn about timber harvesting, associated scams and more.
Fruit Tree Disease
Information
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/disindx.shtml
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Links to website with
information about various diseases of fruit trees.
Michigan Department
of Ag. Forestry Assistance Program
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1567_1599-5212--,00.html
Forest Health
Publications from the U.S. Forest Service
http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/info_dir.htm
Forest Landowners
Guide to Internet Resources
http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/flg
this site has a search engine for forestry
topics
Michigan Invasive
Plant Council
http://forestry.msu.edu/mipc/
USDA Plants Database
http://www.plants.usda.gov/
identify various plants
American Tree Farm
Program
http://www.treefarmsystem.org/
Conservation Links
Backyard Conservation Publications
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/index.html
Conservation
practices to use in your backyard. Info on wildlife, ponds, composting, tree
planting and more.
Rain Garden
Publications
http://clean-water.uwex.edu/pubs/raingarden/
Rose Lake Plant
Materials Center publications
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/mipmc/publications.html
native species, plant information
Partnering Agencies
Michigan Association
of Conservation Districts
http://www.macd.org/macdpage.html
Michigan
Conservation District Directory
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1567_1599_1609-71600--,00.html
National Association
of Conservation Districts
http://www.nacdnet.org
Muskegon River
Watershed Authority
http://www.mrwa.org/
MSU Extension Home
Page
http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/
Wexford MSU
Extension Page
http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm?pageset_id=28882
American Chestnut
Council
http://www.cadillacmichigan.com/chestnuts
City of Cadillac
http://www.cadillac-mi.net/
Wexford County
http://www.wexfordcounty.org/index.php
USDA – Natural
Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
Michigan NRCS
http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov
USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us
Michigan DNR
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr
National Arbor Day
Foundation
http://www.arborday.org
Wildlife Links Wildlife Habitat Publications http://www.woodlandfishandwildlife.org/ A series of publications on managing your property for a variety of wildlife species. The pubs are geared towards western forests, but many of the concepts apply locally as well. *** Managing Michigan’s Wildlife: A Landowners Guide http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/Landowners_Guide/Introduction/TOC.htm - An excellent publication put out by the MUCC and Michigan DNR. It Includes information on managing for different species of wildlife including deer, bear, turkeys, and songbirds; managing different forest types; wetland management; backyard and grassland management. Nest Structures, Feeders and Blinds http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/tools/ndblinds/ndblinds.htm - USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online plans for building birdhouses, nest structures, feeders and predator guards. An excellent site! All about Birds http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds Cornell University Lab of Ornithology website. Everything you want to know about birds including habitat requirements, conservation status and identification. The site is organized by species - just pick the species of bird you want to learn more about and go from there. You can also listen to bird songs online!! Other Sites Pond Management Publication http://web1.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/WQWEB/Pondmgmt.pdf - Online PDF file of questions and answers regarding pond management. Topics addressed include: pond construction maintenance, algae control and fish habitat. Michigan DNR Arial Imagery Archive http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_14546---,00.html Arial photos covering most of the state of Michigan. Unless you have GIS software such as Arcview, you will need to download the "ExpressView Browser Plug-in (MrSID)" software from Lizardtech. A link to Lizardtech is located on the DNR web page. Parks and Trails Guide – MDNR http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ Images of Forestry – Photos of trees, insects, animals http://www.forestryimages.org Contact InformationThe Wexford Conservation District is located at: 7192 E. 34 Road (Boon Road) Cadillac, Michigan. Phone: (231) 775-7681 Fax: (231) 775-0938 email: wexford@wexfordcd.org
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