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Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Division of Forest Environment
Catherine Sparks, Acting Chief
1037 Hartford Pike, North Scituate, RI 02857
Tel: 401.647.4389 or 647.3367
Fax: 647.3590
The Forest Environment Program manages 40,000 acres of state-owned rural forestland, and coordinates a statewide forest fire protection plan, provides forest
fire protection on state lands, assists rural volunteer fire departments, and develops forest and wildlife management plans for private landowners who choose to manage
their property in ways that will protect these resources on their land. The Program promotes public understanding of environmental conservation, enforces Department
rules and regulations on DEM lands, and assists the federal government in providing landowner assistance programs. Moreover, additional DFE mandates are to monitor
and recommend controls for insects and disease, to work with communities promoting urban tree health, to license arborists, and to certify forest land under the state's Farm, Forest and Open Space Act [see below].
Rhode Island Farm, Forest, and Open Space Act
A Summary Guide to RI's Current Use Tax LawRhode Island Tree Farm State Committee
John Macera, Chair
Mail: PO Box 53, No. Scituate, RI 02857
Tel: 401.568.3421
Co-sponsors RI Division of Forest Environment, RIFCO, Providence Water FEDERAL AGENCIES United States Department of Agriculture Agencies United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Cooperative Forestry - Landowners Assistance
United States Environmental Protection Agency United States Fish and Wildlife Service FORESTRY ORGANIZATIONS  American Forest Foundation
The AFF encourages long-term stewardship and sustainable use of our natural resources by (1) making certain that America's family-owned forests continue to provide clean water, fertile soil,
quality recreation, homes for wildlife and wood for products - not just for this generation, but for all that follow and (2) helping young people learn the skills they will need to become responsible
environmental decision-makers. Project Learning Tree and the
American Tree Farm System
are the two core programs AFF uses to realize its goals.
Mail: 1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 780, Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 1.888.889.4466
E-Mail: yolanda_jacobs@affoundation.org 
American Tree Farm System
The Tree Farm System provides conservation education to non-industrial private forestland owners in the United States to
assist them in managing their forests sustainably. A project of the American Forest Foundation.
Tel: 1.888.889.4466
E-Mail: yolanda_jacobs@affoundation.org
The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.
ACF was founded in 1948 to advance the professionalism,
ethics, and interests of professional foresters whose primary work was consulting to the public. The ACF is the only national association for consulting foresters.
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service Lincoln Education Online (LEO)
LEO is designed by the
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
to facilitate the teaching of critical issues in land and tax policy through a series of online courses that are based on the Institute's classroom curriculum. LEO is currently offering Introduction
to New England Forests, which explores the fundamentals of forest processes and active, private stewardship. It is designed for owners of small woodlands such as
land trusts, local governments, and private landowners.
Massachusetts Association of Professional Foresters (MAPF) The National Arbor Day Foundation -- Planting and Caring for Trees National Association of Conservation Districts National Association of State Foresters
 National Forestry Association
Organized in 1981, the National Forestry Association (NFA) has built the nation's largest professional forester referral program for private forest and woodland owners. 
New England Forestry Foundation
A non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and management of
New England's working forests. Project Learning Tree
A project of the American Forest Foundation. 
Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization
PO Box 53
No. Scituate, RI 02857-0053
Tel: 401.568-3421
E-Mail: info@rifco.org Society of American Foresters Soil and Water Conservation Society Southern New England Forest Consortium
Founded in 1985, the Southern New England Forest Consortium, Inc. (SNEFCI) is a non-profit group of natural resource professionals, private enterprise and citizens
from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island which works to conserve and promote the productive use of the region's forests and natural resources.
Mail: PO Box 760, Chepachet, RI 02814
Tel: 401.568.1610 or 1.800.722.TREE
Fax: 401.568.7874
E-Mail: sneforest@efortress.com
FOREST LANDOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Forest Landowners Tax Council
The Forest Landowners Tax Council (FLTC) is an independent, national non-profit
organization dedicated to providing an effective and unified voice for non-industrial, private forest (NIPF) landowners on federal tax issues. The Council seeks to provide
technical research to identify opportunities for timber tax improvements. FLTC is also a source of education for those who wish to learn more about timber taxation.
Membership is open nationwide to all individuals, associations, or organizations interested in supporting the mission of the FLTC. 
National Woodland Owners Association
The NWOA is a nationwide organization of private forest and woodland owners who work together to promote good forest
stewardship on their own lands. NWOA is affiliated with state and county woodland owner associations throughout the United States, and has members in all 50 states.
Founded by non-industrial private woodland owners in 1983, NWOA is independent of the forest products industry and forestry agencies, and works with all organizations
to promote non-industrial forestry and the best interests of woodland owners.
Dr. Keith Argow
374 Maple St., East - Suite 210
Vienna, VA 22180
Tel: 703.255.2700 New Jersey Forestry Organization
LAWS & REGULATIONS
Environmental Protection Agency - Laws and RegulationsNational Timber Tax Website
This website could be used by timberland owners, as well as a reference source for
accountants, attorneys, consulting foresters and other professionals who work with timberland owners by answering specific questions regarding the tax treatment of timber. State of Rhode Island - General Assembly LIBRARIES & DIRECTORIES EcoNet
Environmental Organization Webdirectory - Science: Agriculture: ForestryForestry Index website
This website is a search portal to helps Landowners find any specific information. You
can select a category or choose from a list of different topics and search the information you need.
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