Forest Management Guidance Materials

Virtual Trainings

In this course, you will tour properties that highlight practices that can be used to change forest structure and promote the growth of desired tree and plant species. You’ll hear from landowners who have chosen to manage their forest for birds and forestry professionals that can help you learn how to begin planning applying these practices to benefit birds and other wildlife.

Topics covered in this training include:

• Using Timber Management Practices to Create Wildlife Habitat
• Other Forest Management Practices to Improve Habitat Quality
• Steps for Successful Management
• Financial and Technical Assistance Resources for Forest Landowners

This training is available in two formats:

Online Course

Register for our free self-paced online course available through Thinkific.com. Start and stop the course at your convenience, and connect with other students through facilitated discussions.

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Enhancing wildlife habitat can involve many different techniques and strategies depending on the type of habitat you’re working in, the initial conditions of that habitat, and your goals for enhancing the habitat. As a forester or land manager, you play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy forest ecosystem. This course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of how forestry practices can be adapted to support and enhance bird and wildlife populations. Throughout this course, you will learn:

• Why birds and other wildlife should be considered when writing a management plan
• The importance of incorporating both landscape scale and stand-level management recommendations into your planning
• How to adapt the forestry practices you are already familiar with to support bird and wildlife populations
• Where to direct landowners to receive financial assistance for implementing sustainable forestry practices on their private lands

Register for our free self-paced online course available through Thinkific.com. Start and stop the course at your convenience, and receive a certificate for completion.

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Forest Management Guides

Guide to Forest Management for Birds in West Virginia

Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region

Cerulean Warbler: Management Guidelines for Enhancing Breeding Habitat in Appalachian Hardwood Forests

Planning Resources

Actionable Area Planning Tool

Virginia Forestry Field Assessment Toolkit

For more training resources, visit our Private Landowners Training Resources page.