Forest Research and Outreach

Forest Research and Outreach

University of California

Forest Research and Outreach

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Stewardship weblinks

Below are the links that were provided by speakers in the Forest Stewardship webinar series.

Soil Resources: Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey

Water resources:

Identify your Watershed: EPA's Surf Your Watershed
Identify Watershed Impairments: EPA's My Waters Mapper
Water Quality and other Environmental Info: EnviroMapper for Water

County Zoning and Ordinances

Aerial Photographs

Topographic maps

GIS Viewers

Photos and Maps

UCCE pamphlet on Farm Maps
UCCE pamphlet on Photo-Monitoring

Forest Planning

UCCE Forest Stewardship Series 18: Stewardship Objectives and Planning
CalFire's California Forest Improvement Program
Cal Fire's California Cooperative Forest Management Plan Template

Carbon and Climate Change

Journal of Forestry special supplement on carbon
Climate Change information online at Cal-Adapt.org

Financial aspects

Rick Standiford's forest economic analysis spreadsheets
Evaluating Investments in Natural Resource Management publication
California Board of Equalization Timber Tax Schedule
California Board of Equalization Harvest Value Schedule

Biomass and Timber Markets

UCCE biomass website http://ucanr.org/WoodyBiomass
UCCE biomass site's 10 biomass to energy feasibility studies funded by USFS and CARC&DC
UCCE biomass site's Hardwood utilization information
UCCE biomass site's California Biomass power plant map

Finding Technical Assistance

UC Cooperative Extension Local Offices
Forest Stewardship Helpline 1- 800?738?TREE
Forestland Steward Newsletter
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
CalFIRE Forestry Assistance program
CalFIRE forestry specialists in each area
CalFIRE's Find a Registered Professional Forester directory
CalFIRE's Find a Licensed Timber Operator directory

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