Cooperating Forester Program
The Cooperating Forester program sponsored by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is designed to encourage landowners to work with private foresters in managing their woodlots. Increasing contact between landowners and professional foresters will promote wise stewardship of forest land in New York.
Since the results of forest management decisions can be both long lasting and hard to reverse, it is important to make these decisions carefully and intelligently.
Cooperating foresters can provide valuable information and advice critical for landowners to make long range or large scale land management decisions.
In many cases however, the professional assistance a landowner receives from a forester will pay for itself by increasing financial returns and other benefits from the woodlot.
Environmental Conservation Foresters can give expert assistance and advice. They do not have the time for extensive personal service. Private foresters, on the other hand, can provide as much individual service as is needed and can perform any follow up service work that the landowner may desire.
To encourage good forestry practices, management planning and avoid damage from poorly planned cutting practices, a cooperative program between DEC and qualified consultant and industrial foresters has been established.
Cooperating Forester Program Links
- Cooperating Forester Affiliations
- Foresters Help Manage Your Property?
- Forester Benefits Timber Sale
- Cooperating Foresters
- Cost of Hiring a Cooperating Forester
- What is a Forester
- Provisions of the Cooperating Forester Program
- Selecting a Cooperating Forester
- Cooperating Foresters Services
- Forest Land Enhancement Program
