Wildlife Habitat Management Links
Integrating Forest Management for Wildlife and Fish
Silvicultural guidelines for habitat managment. Information on improving habitat for ruffed grouse, black bear, fish, birds and more.
Guide to Wildlife Tree Management in New England Northern Hardwoods
Guide for selecting and retaining wildlife trees in Northern Hardwood forests.
New England Wildlife: Management of Forested Habitats
Shrubs and Vines for Northeastern Wildlife
Silviculture and Forestry Links
Forester's Handbook
A pocket size mini-reference with rules of thumb, stocking charts, volume tables and more. A MUST HAVE for
every forester.
Family Forest Facts
Good info on working with private landowners.
Minimizing Federal Income Tax for Forest Landowners
Information on working with taxes associated with timber sales. Combined with the timber-tax website link below,
you should have all the info you need to determine a landowners tax burden in relation to timber sale income.
Tree Marking Guide
The Ontario tree marking guide contains a wealth of information concerning the process of marking timber.
Excellent pictures for determining high vs. low vigour trees.
Michigan DNR Guide to Hardwood Tree Marking
A timeless publication instructing the reader on how to mark Northern Hardwoods for crop tree release.
Silviculture of Tolerant Hardwoods
Silvicultural Guide for the Tolerant Forests of Ontario. Silvicultural systems, silvics, stocking, quality
development, genetics and more. Species include: Sugar Maple, American Beech, Yellow Birch, Basswood, Red Oak,
White Ash and Black Cherry. Good information on regenerating mid-tolerant species.
Red Pine
Revised Red Pine Manager's Handbook (2005).
Red Pine
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Red Pine (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Red Pine on state lands.
Jack Pine
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Jack Pine (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Jack Pine management on state lands.
Black Spruce
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Black Spruce (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Black Spruce management on state lands.
Aspen
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Northern Hardwoods
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Northern Hardwoods (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Northern Hardwoods on state lands.
Oaks
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Paper Birch
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Northern White Cedar
Manager's Handbook for the North Central States.
Northern White Cedar (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Northern White Cedar on state lands.
Upland Spruce-Fir (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for upland Spruce-Fir management on state lands.
Lowland Hardwoods (MI DNR)
Michigan DNR publication for Lowland Hardwoods on state lands.
Ontario Ministry of Forestry Publications
Towards the middle of the page is a link to their Forest Management Guides. These guides contain a wealth of information
on a variety of forest types.Michigan DNR publication for Lowland Hardwoods on state lands.
GIS/GPS/Software Links
Garmin GPS 76 Manual
Users Manual for Garmin GPS 76
Garmin GPS MAP76 Manual
Users Manual for Garmin GPS MAP76
Arc Pad Resources
(.prj file: UTM NAD27 - for use with FFC CD)
GIS
The FERM lab is equipped with a computer from the Hardwood Resource Utilization Group at SFRES.
Use of this computer by FERM students has been generously granted.
ESRI's Arc View software,
as well as ArcPad, have been installed and are available.
Map Maker, a GIS software package is also available.
GPS Utility
Download the GPS Utility freeware necessary to interface your GPS with your desktop PC.
You will also find scripts and software to go between GPS Utility and ArvView with your data.
Forest Pal
Free GIS/GPS software including inventory solutions (both desktop and PDA) and arcview extensions.
X Tools (ArcView Extension)
Arcview Utility Tools
Minnesota DNR Arcview tools for foresters. Includes acreages calculator, them intersection, buffering and more.
DNR Garmin Extension
Works with Arcgis and Arcview both. Great tool for exchanging data between Arcview and most Garmin GPS units.
General Web Links
Azimuth and Distances
Use this simple website to find the azimuth and distance between two coordinates (in Lat/Long). This twin site allows for the calculation of a terminal coordinate given a starting coordinate, an azimuth, and a distance.
Center for Restoration Silviculture at MTU
Continuous Forest Inventory (CFI) resources
Michigan Forest Pathways Conference and Training Schedule, landowner info, K-12 resources and more.
Cruise Information
Quicker/Cheaper Stand Assessment-Thomas E. Burk (2-phase & big BAF)
Spreadsheet resources by Burk
Declination
The appropriate adjustment can be found by identifying the zip code of a nearby town and using the following site to get the current declination setting.
Dendrology
Virginia Tech's Tree Fact Sheets
Ford Forestry Center and Research Forest
Landscape Ecosystem Information
*National Prairie Wildlife Research Center
*U.P. Regional Landscape Ecosystems Map
Michigan DNR stumpage price reports: June 2004
Reforestattion, Nurseries & Genetics Resources (RNGR): USFS nursery information
Forester's Handbook
Another link to the now out of publication handbook.
Fire Effects Information System
(FEIS): database with useful fire ecology information
Effects of Fire on Flora
National Timber Tax
Website with up to date information regarding income taxes associated with timber sales.
Equipment
The following equipment and supplies are available in the FERMtm equipment room (140). See the equipment manager for a key. Otherwise contact a staff person to unlock the room. All equipment must be signed out and checked back in as soon as you are done with it. Use the sign out list in room 140.
Abbney levels: 10
field boxes: 2 (Sunto hand compass, loggers' tape/diameter tape, clinometer, prism (10baf))
clinometer: 7
clipboards/sheet holders (large): 10
clipboards/sheet holders (small): 15
compasses (Sunto Handheld Line Compass): 1
compasses (Sunto MC-1D mirror): 8
compasses (staff): 20
cruising sticks (biltmore/hypsometer): 19
diameter tapes (English): 9
diameter tapes (metric): 1
diameter tapes (Tip Top mini): 1
dividers: 4
glasses (safety): 18
GPS (Garmin Map 76, with data cable and case): 1
grafting hand tools
Haga altimeter: 3
hard hats: 15
hip chain: 2
increment borer: 3
increment borer holsters: 4
loggers' tape/diameter tape: 8
lumber crayon holders: 8
Panama angle gauges: 5
PDA (Dell Axiom Pocket PC): 1
PDA USB to serial interface card/cable: 1
prisms (10 baf): 5
scale sticks (log): 2
Speigel relaskop: 8
tally books: 27
tally counters (single): 10;
tapes (200' Nylon): 2
tapes (66 foot): 2
transits: 4
tree marking guns (Nelson Durabuilt): 4
Wheller pentaprism caliper: 1
Supplies
paint: blue, red, yellow, orange (all on order)
flagging: blue, red, light pink, hot pink
flagging (disposable): assorted
TP: 2 rolls
Vehicles
Keys are available in room 140 for the SFRES field vehicle fleet. All drivers must read and comply with the vehicle policy posted outside the door of room 140. Here also is the sign out list for the vehicles. All FERM usage must be coordinated with other departmental needs.
