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Tree Farmer, the Guide to Sustaining America's Family Forests
The official magazine of ATFS. This award winning publication provides practical, how-to and hands-on information, techniques, and services to help private forest landowners to become better stewards, save money and time, and add to the enjoyment of their land.
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Conservation Solutions
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| Southern Woodland Owners & Conservation Agreements
This report is the product of a qualitative research study that the American Forest Foundation conducted in 2009 with family woodland owners in the South to identify best methods for communicating with landowners about working forest conservation easements. Information was gathered through workshops, focus groups and a land trust summit.
The publication offers guidance on effective outreach to landowners about working forest conservation easements. It is intended for distribution to land trusts, foresters, or any other organization or individual that works with forest landowners. | | 
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| The USDA Farm Bill: What is in it for Woodland Owners?
This publication was developed for landowners to inform them about various Farm Bill programs that can provide them with technical or financial assistance.
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| Southern Woodland Owners and Conservation Agreements: What they think and what to say
This detailed 75 page report is intended for land trusts and other forestry professionals to connect better with working woodland owners. While conservation professionals praise the merits of easements, most woodland owners have little to no understanding of the concept. AFF undertook a social research initiative to identify the primary motivators and obstacles southern landowners face with conservation agreements. This report discusses the research findings and is intended to help foster more effective communication between land trusts and woodland owners with the ultimate goal of more family woodlands under permanent protection.
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| My Healthy Woods Handbooks for Landowners in Arkansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
These informative handbooks inspire woodland owners to better understand and care for their woods. Filled with color photographs and landowner stories, the handbooks provides simple information about woodland types and the ecosystems commonly found in the area. Information includes identifying invasive species, using prescribed fire, management for wildlife, and tree harvesting.
A Handbook for Family
Woodland Owners Managing Woods in Southern
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Minnesota  Order a Copy | ALABAMA | Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Alabama: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This comprehensive 96-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species in Florida. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, conservation incentives, technical assistance, state programs, conservation easements and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management. | | 
| | FLORIDA | Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Florida: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This comprehensive 96-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species in Florida. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, conservation incentives, technical assistance, state programs, conservation easements and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management. | | 
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| GEORGIA | Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Georgia: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This comprehensive 96-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species in Georgia. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, conservation incentives, technical assistance, state programs, conservation easements and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management. | | 
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| Forest Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for Birds in Georgia: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
Family forest owners, state and federal agencies, conservation partners, consulting foresters and industry foresters have helped develop the management recommendations for this handbook. Filled with color photographs, this 64-page, landowner-friendly guide provides information on threatened and endangered bird species and what can be done to improve the pine habitat their survival depends on.
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| Pine Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for the Gopher Tortoise in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana: A Guide for Family Forest Owners
This easy-to-understand, 48-page guide is written for family forest owners and foresters interested in improving pine habitat for the gopher tortoise and other wildlife species. Filled with color photographs, it provides family forest owners with practical information on management strategies, prescribed burns, invasive species, regulatory assurances for landowners, and wildlife species that benefit from pine ecosystem management.
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| Forest Ecosystem Conservation Handbook for Conservation-Reliant Species in South Carolina
Printed in December of 2007, this 100-page, landowner-friendly guide outlines forest management practices that benefit conservation-reliant species in South Carolina. It provides family forest owners with practical information on establishing pine stands, prescribed burns, utilizing herbicides for hardwood midstory and invasive species control, cost-share assistance, and regulatory assurances for landowners.
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| Project Learning Tree
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This program kit provides formal and nonformal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.
Energy & Society helps students develop critical thinking skills to make decisions about their personal energy use. In addition to hands-on activities, Energy & Society integrates music and dance to enhance the study of energy issues.
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