History, General Information, and Case Studies

UWCC "A Brief Reflection on Forestry Cooperatives in the U.S." - 4 pages, includes links and for further reading; March 2004 - www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/uwcc.bulletins/bulletin_03_04.pdf

UWCC, July 2002, "Sustainable Forestry Cooperatives in the Midwest" - But can apply to all. Why sustainable, the co-op model, sustainable forestry co-op structures, challenges, positive forces, looking ahead - www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/uwcc_bulletins/bulletin_07_02.pdf

The story of the MN Agro-Forestry Cooperative is from 1998-1999 but is valuable for showing how and why the co-op was started - www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/businessmanagement/components/ 7539_c_5.html

Society of American Foresters article "Forestry Cooperatives: Another Tool for Achieving Good Management" - www.safnet.org/archive/0903_interview.cfm

"Enhancing the Growth and Economic Viability of Landowner Cooperatives to Improve Sustainable Forest Management in the U.S." - examines the potential of sustainable forestry cooperatives to benefit landowners, rural communities, and forest conservation; assesses the potential of forestry cooperatives to improve economic returns for landowners, be a catalyst for rural economic development, enhance human and social capital of rural communities, and meet a range of environmental objectives; 50 pages - www.life.umd.edu/CONS/Scholarly%20papers/AndersonN_CONS/Paper.pdf

Blandin Foundation report "Taking Care of Family Forests" has 24 case studies, mostly in the U.S. but aimed at MN. Valuable resource to know of state and federal policies as well as doing family forests. www.blandinfoundation.org/html/public_vital_projects.cfm (On the "projects" page under Family Forest Land Management Research Projects and titled "Taking Care of Family Forests: Lessons for Minnesota")

U of WI - 4-page history of forestry cooperatives in the U.S. - on forestry co-ops in general - how many, their benefits, co-op benefits - July 2002 - www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/uwcc_bulletins/bulletin_07_02.pdf

Fact sheet of forestry co-ops in WI as of April 2004 - www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Private/assist/othrassis.ht m#7

U of WI Center for Cooperatives - "A Brief Reflection on Forestry Co-ops in the US" - mentions end of Sustainable Woods; March 2004