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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)
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