MACED Forestry Overview

Appalachian Carbon Partnership launched. Ready to serve forest landowners.

Click here to visit the Kentucky Forest Landowner's Website.

tools for landowners

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appalachian carbon partnership (acp)

The Appalachian Carbon Partnership links private forest landowners to the managed forest carbon offsets market. If you are a forest landowner and would like more information about how sustainable forest management can generate additional income through manage forest carbon offsets, click here to visit the Appalachian Carbon Partnership website.

kentucky forest landowner’s website

Featuring interactive tools and the convenience of the internet to connect you to forestry resources statewide, the Kentucky Forest Landowner's Website is now available. The Kentucky Forest Landowner's Website is designed to help property-owners better understand their forest and develop a management plan suited to their specific interests, goals and financial requirements. It is suitable for all private forest landowners, whether interested in harvesting wood products, earning income from non-timber forest products (such as herbs and mushrooms), managing for wildlife, recreation or tourism opportunities, or all of the above. This handbook aims to help all private forest landowners make smart decisions about their resources.

kentucky forest landowner’s handbook

The Kentucky Forest Landowner’s Handbook was originally released in August 2004, and has been a major success. We are currently out of stock of the Handbook and CD ROM. Landowners can access the Handbook through the website or by downloading the pdf versions below.

To download a chapter, simply click on the title of the section you want. To view these files you will need a copy of the free Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have Acrobat Reader, you can download it by clicking on the image below.

Entire Handbook — ( 7.9 Mb)

Section 1 - Front Cover — ( 276 Kb)

Section 2 - Introduction — ( 1.8 Mb)

Section 3 - What's Your Land Worth To You — ( 1.1 Mb)

Section 4 - Managing Your Forest Investment (Part I) — ( 1.2 Mb)

Section 5 - Managing Your Forest Investment (Part II) — ( 663 Kb)

Section 6 - Case Studies and Other Considerations — ( 764 Kb)

Section 7 - PreHarvest Planning (Part I) — ( 484 Kb)

Section 8 - PreHarvest Planning (Part II) — ( 566 Kb)

Section 9 - Harvest and PostHarvest Planning — ( 374 Kb)

Section 10 - Glossary, Contacts, References and Sample Harvest Contract — ( 585 Kb)

Section 11 - Back Cover — ( 343 Kb)

The Kentucky Forest Landowner’s Handbook (when available) and website is offered at no charge to Kentucky landowners courtesy of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development with partial funding through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under §319(h) of the Clean Water Act.

additional resources for forest landowners

Sample Timber Contract — A timber sale contract protects both seller and buyer from legal problems arising from the harvest and sale of standing timber. Each contract is different, resulting from careful planning, management and marketing. Use this contract as a guide only.

Glossary of Forestry Terms ( 40 Kb pdf) — Understand common language used by forestry professionals.

Reading Your Land ( 106 Kb pdf) — Create an inventory of past land uses and disturbances to serve as a baseline for forest management activities.

Prioritizing Your Objectives ( 201 Kb pdf) — Think through and rate your current needs and long term desires on your forest lands.

Family Resource Inventory ( 388 Kb pdf) — Chart your family’s resources to create sound, viable goals for your forest lands.

links of interest — especially for landowners

Kentucky Woodland Owner's Association — KWOA is a non-profit membership organization controlled exclusively by independent Kentucky woodland owners. It is open to anyone interested in improving privately owned Kentucky forest land.

Kentucky Division of Forestry (DOF) — “Our mission is to protect and enhance the forest resources of the Commonwealth through a public informed of the environmental and economic importance of these resources.”

Forest Stewardship Program at DOF — Get technical planning assistance to help you reach your forest land use goals.

Cost-Share Assistance at DOF — See the list of agencies offering cost share in Kentucky and learn about these programs.

Order tree seedlings from the DOF (pdf) — Form requires acrobat reader.

National Timber Tax Website — Answer specific questions regarding the tax treatment of timber related activities.

How to Treat Carbon Sequestration Income — Advice on how to report carbon sequestration income.

Kentucky Master Logger Program Website — Find a Master Logger and view the bad actor list.

The Kentucky Chapter of the Association of Consulting Foresters of America — Learn about consulting foresters or click here to find a consulting forester in your county.

Kentucky Cooperative Extension — Click a county to find your local extension office.

Kentucky Division of Conservation — Find information on our division's programs as well as links to other soil, water, and resource conservation activities

The Kentucky Division of Water Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Control Program — Learn how to control NPS pollution.

Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission — Citizen advisory board working to strengthen the public role in solving environmental problems in our communities and the state.

Kentucky Legislature Home Page — Get contact information for your public officials, view their official photos, take a virtual tour of the state capital and much more!

Species Information from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife — find out what creatures live in your backyard and learn all about them with this easy tool.

USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Kentucky — View research relevant to Kentucky’s forests.