Alabama Forest Owner's Guide
to Information Resources

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Introduction

Understanding
Information

Sources of
Publications

Woodlots/Small
Forests

Forest
Resources

Plants and
Animals

Planning the
Resource

Management for
Trees

Management for
Wildlife

Management for
Alternative Uses

Business
Information

Forest Industry

Environmental
Protection

Forestry Law

Reference
Sources

Special Methods
and Practices

Background
Information

Current
Periodicals

Programs for
Landowners

Guide and
Publication Lists

Conclusion

Special programs provide landowners with assistance and support for developing and managing forest resources.

Forestry and Multiple-use Cost-Sharing in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.: Productivity Subcommittee. Alabama Forestry Planning Committee, 1993. Also an E-book.
Gives important information on key programs: Stewardship Incentives Program (SIP), Forestry Incentives Program (FIP), Agricultural Conservation Program (ACP), and Alabama Agricultural and Conservation Development Commission Program (AACDCP). A convenient table shows forestry, wildlife, soil and water quality, and recreation and aesthetic practices covered by each program.

The Alabama Forestry Commission recognizes special trees: a leaflet decribes Alabama's Champion Tree Program. Also an E-book. Another pamphlet describes Alabama's Famous and Historic Tree Program. Also an E-book.

An article called "Industry Sponsored Landowner Assistance Programs," by Sue Shaddeau, is found in the Forest Farmer Vol. 54, No. 3 (March/April 1995), p. 55-59.

TREASURE Forest: An Opportunity for Stewardship. Montgomery, Ala.: Alabama Forestry Commission, n.d. 19 p.
A colorful, well-illustrated brochure on how to participate in the TREASURE Forest Program. Outlines benefits of the program for the landowner.

TREASURE Forest. Chunchula, Ala.: Alabama Treasure Forest Association, n.d.
A leaflet promoting benefits of the TREASURE Forest Program and membership in the Alabama TREASURE Forest Association. (Web site)

General information about the TREASURE Forest Program is found in a leaflet called TREASURE Forest: Minimum Standards and Basic Guidelines, published by the Alabama Forestry Commission. Also an E-book. A leaflet called TREASURE Forest History and Purpose, also by the Alabama Forestry Commission, promotes understanding of the TREASURE forest program.

The TREASURE Forest Award. An award for "private landowners who display their commitment to the TREASURE Forest ethic through the physical management that takes place on their land." A program of the Alabama Forestry Commission.