Links
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/forestry/
Massachusetts Current Use Forest Tax Program (Chapter 61)
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/forestry/service/fortax.htm
Massachusetts Forest Stewardship Program
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/forestry/service/steward.htm
The Forest Guild
http://www.forestguild.org
Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
http://www.mountgrace.org
Millers River Environmental Center
http://www.millersriver.net/
About Forestry
http://forestry.about.com
Silvics of Forest Trees of North America
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.shtm
Massachusetts Geographical Information System
http://www.mass.gov/mgis/
USDA Forest Service – Northeastern Area
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/
UMass Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation
http://www.umass.edu/nrec/
Northern Woodlands
http://northernwoodlands.org/
North Quabbin Woods Project
http://www.northquabbinwoods.org
Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/index.htm
hardwoods forest
A thinned oak, hardwoods forest stand on a woodlot in Petersham, MA.
Foresters who practice excellent forestry will help landowners greatly increase their timber and property values.
Hardwick, MA
A beaver pond in Hardwick, MA provides for a variety of wildlife. Note the bird nest on top of the dead tree on the left. This used to be a red maple swamp but beavers have created this new wildlife habitat.
However some people think there are now too many beavers in Massachusetts as their activity has flooded roads and submerged some good timber producing areas.