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Millions of acres of forests are owned by small landowners. Several books provide excellent guidance for managing small woodlands.
• Beattie, Mollie; Thompson, Charles; and Levine, Lynn. Working with Your Woodland: A Landowner’s Guide. Hanover, N.H.: University of New England Press, 1993. 279 p. $19.95
Contains valuable information applicable to any area of the country. Includes sections on management plans, woodland management techniques, harvesting forest products, and financial aspects of forest management.
• Developing Farm Woodlands in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.: Alabama Forestry Commission and the Division of Vocational Education Services, Alabama State Department of Education, 1986. Fourth Printing. 93 p.
Major units include establishing the forest, protecting woodlands from fire, controlling insects and diseases, wildlife management, marketing, improvement of the forest by cutting, and other topics. A valuable read for beginners, even though the main audience is teachers and students in public schools.
• Fazio, James R. The Woodland Steward: A Practical Guide to the Management of Small Private Forests, 2nd ed. Moscow, Id.: The Woodland Press, 1994. 211 pp. $14.95
An easy-to-read primer with advice on measuring trees, planning, characteristics of trees, planting trees, harvesting, Christmas trees, and other topics
• Forbes, Reginald D. Woodlands for Profit and Pleasure, 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: The American Forestry Association, 1976. 84 p.
For hobby forest landowners and farmers who want to get some income from small woodlots. The goal is to enable owners to become more self-sufficient in managing their land. Filled with practical information.
• Minckler, Leon S. Woodland Ecology: Environmental Forestry for the Small Owner, 2nd ed. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse Univ. Press, 1980. 241 p. $15.95
Written to help non-professionals understand concepts related to ecological, economic, and social aspects of woodland management.
• Walker, Laurence C. Farming the Small Forest: A Guide for the Landowner. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Publications, 1988. 176 p.
Chapters discuss silviculture, harvesting, administration, uses other than wood, and stewardship.
