How to Form a Forestry Cooperative

Manage Forest Land - www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=73624 is 10 steps to forming a sustainable forestry cooperative

Auburn University-Private Forest Management Team section; has sections on forest management and planning - www.pfmt.org

Potlach Corp's site on their Private Forest Management program - www.pchpfm.com

"Sustainable Forestry - A Landowner's Manual" is for MN but applies elsewhere - www.minnesotaforests.com/Loggers/loggers_SFIManual.asp

Wisconsin Family Forests' website section on forming alliances to promote sustainable forestry - www.wisconsinfamilyforests.org/pages/forming.html

Site on Canadian and US Pacific northwests - www.focs.ca/reports/cgeo2_6.html and www.web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/pdf/pdfforest.pdf - "Organizing Forestry Cooperatives in British Columbia: A Handbook" - 2001, chapters on co-op principles, definition and advantages of co-ops, how to organize a cooperative, forestry cooperatives

Site on Canadian forestry cooperatives - web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/forestry/links1.htm - Has with much information, including links to Canadian forestry cooperatives and a lot of references; many of the websites under the Forestry Cooperative Websites are Canadian and/or aren't up; however, the topics in the left side-bar are very informative, including:

Pros of the co-op model in forestry - web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/forestry/pros.htm

Cons of using the co-op model in forestry - web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/forestry/cons.htm

Issues in starting a forest co-op - web.uvic.ca/bcics/research/forestry/issues.htm

U.S. Department of Commerce - www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/kiln.html

"Starting a Cooperative for Hardwoods and Special Forest Products" - 1995

Sample Documents

Methow Forest Owners' Cooperative's Articles of Incorporation (PDF - 59 kb)