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RESouRCE DIRECToRY Grant, Loan & Cost-Share Programs • tree Farm state Contacts National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 P (202) 857-0166 F (202) 857-0162 www.nfwf.org usDa business & industry guaranteed Loans www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/ b&i_gar.htm Program to help create jobs and stimulate economic development by backing rural businesses. usDa intermediary relending Program www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/ irp.htm Finances businesses by financing loans to intermediaries who then lend the funds to those who will use it for business and community development. Wetlands reserve Program Natural resources Conservation service P (202) 690-4979 www.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/ wrp/ Voluntary program that provides technical and financial assistance to eligible landowners to address wetland, wildlife habitat, soil, water and related natural resource concerns on private lands. Wildlife habitat incentives Program (WhiP) Natural resources Conservation service P (202) 720-9358 www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ whip Voluntary program that encourages creation of high-quality wildlife habitats that support wildlife populations of national, state, tribal, and local significance. Tree Farm State Contacts aLabaMa Chris Erwin Alabama Forestry Association 555 Alabama Street Montgomery, AL 36104 P (334) 265-8733 F (334) 262-1258 arKaNsas susan glaze Arkansas Forestry Association 410 S. Cross Street Little Rock, AR 72201 P (501) 374-2441 F (501) 374-6413 www.arkforests.org CaLiForNia Lois Kaufman 30133 Amiden Ranch Road Oak Run, CA 96069 P (530) 472-1938 www.caltreefarm.com CoLoraDo Mike hughes Colorado State Forest Service 5060 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523 P (970) 491-8453 F (970) 491-8645 www.treefarmer.com CoNNECtiCut thomas Worthley UCONN Cooperative Extension 1066 Saybrook Road Haddam, CT 06438 P (860) 345-5232 DELaWarE Matt hensen DE Forest Service 18074 Redden Forest Drive Georgetown, DE 19947 P (302) 856-2893 FLoriDa barry hartley Georgia Pacific 160 CR 216 Palatka, FL 23177 P (386) 329-5667 F (386) 329-8967 gEorgia Carla rapp Georgia Forestry Association P.O. Box 1217 Forsyth, GA 31029 P (478) 992-8110 F (478) 992-8109 www.gfagrow.org/treefarm.asp iDaho Jennifer Childers Intermountain Forest Association 3731 N. Ramsey Road, Suite 110 Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 P (208) 667-4641 F (208) 664-0557 www.idahotreefarm.org iLLiNois Illinois Tree Farm Committee IDNR District Forester 1660 West Polk Avenue Charleston, IL 61920 P (217) 348-0174 iNDiaNa bob burke Consulting Forester 2896 Centennial Road Martinsville, IN 46151 P (765) 342-3851 F (765) 342-4430 ioWa bill bennett Iowa Tree Farm Committee 4331 Dove Road Elgin, IA 52141 P (319) 837-6851 F (319) 837-6824 KaNsas bob atchison Kansas Forest Service 2610 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66502 P (785) 532-3309 F (785) 532-3305 KENtuCKY robert bauer KY Forest Industries Association 106 Progress Drive Frankfort, KY 40601 P (502) 695-3979 LouisiaNa Louisiana Forestry association 2316 S. MacArthur Drive Alexandria, LA 71301 P (318) 443-2558 F (318) 443-1713 MaiNE Mike Dann SWOAM 516 Miles Road Dixmont, ME 04932 P (207) 626-0005 MarYLaND Ken Jolly Maryland Tree Farm Committee Tawes State Office Bldge 580 Taylor Avenue Annapolis, MD 21401 P 410-260-8502 MassaChusEtts William Pike General Electric P.O. Box 87 Hinsdale, MA 01235 P (413) 665-8828 MiChigaN Jill scarzo Huron Pines 501 Norway Street Grayling, MI 49738 P (989) 348-9319 F (989) 348-7945 http://michigantreefarm.org MiNNEsota Wayne brandt Minnesota Forest Industries 903 Medical Arts Building Duluth, MN 55802 P (218) 722-5013 MississiPPi tom Monaghan Mississippi Tree Farm Committee Box 9680 Mississippi State, MS 39762 P (662) 325-1785 F (662) 325-1024 http://msforestry.net/treefarm. html 26 International Year of Forests, 2011 Tree Farmer NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010 http://www.nfwf.org http://www.gfagrow.org/treefarm.asp http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/b&i_gar.htm http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/b&i_gar.htm http://www.idahotreefarm.org http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/irp.htm http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/irp.htm http://www.arkforests.org http://www.caltreefarm.com http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/wrp http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/wrp http://www.treefarmer.com http://www.michigantreefarm.org http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip http://www.msforestry.net/treefarm http://www.msforestry.net/treefarm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Tree Farmer - November/December 2010

Tree Farmer - November/December 2010
Contents
How to Develop an Investment Strategy
Buyer’s Guide & Resource Directory
Associations & Organizations
Communication – Satellite Phones & GPS
Consulting Foresters & Managers
Co-op Resources
Equipment Financing
Fertilizers, Herbicides & Repellents
Financing & Credit
Forest Appraisal, Analysis & Management
Forest Measuring Instruments & Software
GPS & Satellite Phones
Insurance
Land Sales
Portable Sawmills
Pressure Treated Products
Real Estate Brokers
Resources
Seeds & Seedlings
Specialized Excavating for Erosion Control
Supplies, Gifts & Apparel
Timber Buyers & Loggers
Timber Pricing Services
Tools & Equipment
Trail Layout & Construction
Tree Paint & Markers
Tree Protectors & Shelters
Wood Manufacturers
Agencies
Associations & Organizations
Cooperative, State Research, Education & Extension Services
Grant, Loan & Cost-Share Programs
Tree Farm State Contacts
State Foresters
Taxing Issues
Sharing Your Experiences
Ties to the Land
Sharing Your Experiences
Tools & Techniques

Tree Farmer - November/December 2010