Catskill Streams Buffer Initiative Coordinator Adam Doan demonstrates tree planting for volunteers.

Planting the Future Forest

Forest Management

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County works with the Southern Tier Chapter of the New York Forest Owners Association to offer workshops, tours, site visits and other educational programs for private forest owners interested in timber production, wildlife management, and related topics.

Master Forest Owner (MFO) Landowner Visits

Master Forest Owner (MFO) volunteers are graduates of a 4-day training program where they learn about timber and wildlife management, forest economics, and ecology. MFO volunteers conduct free site visits for landowners with woodlots. To arrange a visit from a MFO volunteer click here.

Firewood and Timber Harvesting

Firewood from your Forest

Heating with Wood

Timber Income

Chainsaw Safety

Other Resources:

Cornell University Department of Natural Resource Forestry Page

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

New York Forest Owners Association

Contact

Brian Aukema
Associate Director of Agriculture
bja14@cornell.edu
(607) 584-9967

Last updated July 26, 2019

Environment

Know Your Woods

Master Forester Master Forest Owner volunteers can conduct a free visit to walk with you through your woods to offer suggestions for improving it. To arrange a visit click here.

Forest Farming

Interested in exploring how to make maple syrup, grow mushrooms, or graze livestock in your woodlot? Check out the Cornell University Small Farms Agroforestry resources page