Featured Opportunities

• Family Forest Carbon Program

• NYS 480A Forest Tax Law Program

• Contact your local USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) office for information on forest management grants, agricultural land assessments, stewardship, and more.

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Estate Planning and Conservation​

• Deciding the Future of My Land

• Forest Stewardship

• What Will Become of Your Timberland?
   

Forest Regeneration

• Slash Wall Resource Center

• AVID Deer Vegetation Impacts Project

• Gempler's Deer Fencing

• Assessing the Success of Hardwood Regeneration

• Conifer Identification

• Promoting Healthy Tree Growth in a Young Forest

• Protecting Seedlings and Wildflowers

• Tree Features Useful for ID

• Woodlot Regeneration Needs and Strategies
   

Forestry

• ForestConnect

• Master Forest Owner Program

• AgroForestry Resources Center

• Harvesting Timber (MassWoods)

• New York Forest Owners Association
   

General

• About My Woods App (Android)

• About My Woods App (iOS)

• Rensselaer Plateau Guide for Landowners

• Rensselaer Plateau Regional Conservation Plan

• My Woodlot

• Library Collection at Sand Lake Town Library

• The Place You Call Home
• DEC Environmental Resource Mapper
• Natural Heritage Program Conservation Guides
• MassWoods Forest Conservation Program
• International Dark Sky Association
• What Will My Woods Look Like?
   

Habitat Improvement & Protection

• Audubon NY Healthy Forests

• Audubon NY Forest Resource Center

• Audubon NY Public Workshops & Programs

• Audubon NY Bird-Friendly Communities

• Audubon NY Management Decision Tree

• Audubon NY Managing Forests for Birds
• Audubon NY Hudson River Valley Conservation
• Forestry Habitat Management Guidelines for Vernal Pool Wildlife
• Tools for Protecting Nature in Your Community

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Public Use & Landowner Liability

• NYS Recreational Use Statute: General Obligations Law
   

​Taxes and Incentive Programs

• NYS 480A Forest Tax Law Program

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