Living Forest Cooperative Member Library

The LFC has many books, brochures, publications, directories and journals available for member checkout. There are a variety of small pamphlets, not listed here, with subjects from forest certification to management issues. Please call us at 715-682-0007 or email us for more information on the LFC member library.

All That The Rain Promises and More
	David Arora, 1991
	A guide to mushrooms

Best Management Practices for Water Quality
	WDNR, 1997
	A field manual for loggers, landowners and managers

Beyond the Suburbs: A landowners guide to conservation
    management  MNDNR, 2001

Brule River State Forest Master Plan and Environmental
    Impact Statement  	August 2002

A Citizen's Guide to Ecosystem Management
	Reed Noss,
	Short booklet with extensive bibliography

The Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Great Lakes
    Ecosystem: Issues and Opp.   
	The Nature Conservancy Great Lakes Program, 1994
	Topics include special biodiversity features, identifying
	and evaluating threats to the biodiversity and recommendations
	for conservation.

Cooperation Works!
	E.G. Nadeau & David S Thompson, 1996
	Discusses different models and aspects of cooperatives

Co-ops 101
	USDA
	An introduction to cooperatives

Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods
	USDA Forest Service
	Managing crop trees for timber, wildlife, aesthetics, and
	water-quality

Field Guide: Animal Tracks
	Olaus Murie, 1974
	Peterson Field Guide, need more be said?  Pictures and
	descriptions from an agouti to a woodrat.

Field Guide: Rare & Endangered Species in the Brule River
    State Forest
	Friends of the Brule River & Forest, Inc, 2001
	Pictures and descriptions of plant and animal species

Field Guide to Tree Diseases of Ontario
	C. Davis and T Meyer, 1997
	Describes the symptoms, damage and management of various
	diseases w/ pics

The Forest and The Trees: A guide to excellent forestry
	Gordon Robinson, 1988
	Designed to help non-professional understand the practice
	of forest management

Forest Landowners' Guide to the Federal Income Tax
	USDA Forest Service

Forest Management
	Lawrence Davis and Norman Johnson, 1987
	Textbook covering everything from production of timber to
	valuation to management planning.

The Forest Service: A Study in Public Land Management
	Glen Robinson, 1975
	History of and present reflections on Forest Service 
	activities

The Good Woodcutter's Guide: Chain Saws, Portable Sawmills,
    and Woodlots    Dave Johnson, 1998
	How-to guide by a local author on the tools of the trade
	for a small woodlot owner

A Guide to Forest Communities and Habitat Types of Northern
    Wisconsin     John Kotar
	Used often in management planning to determine the best
	forest to grow on the habitat at hand.  Also has useful
	section with picture and descriptions of flora.

A Guide to USDA and Other Federal Resources for Sustainable
    Agriculture and Forestry Enterprises
	USDA, 1998
	Info on organizations, assistance and cost-share programs

Hemlock Ecology and Management
	Conference proceedings from 1995 in Northern WI

How to Design An Ecological Reserve System
	Stephen Trombulak, 1996

How to Inventory and Monitor Wildlife on Your Land
	R. Christoffel, D. Covell, S. Craven and B. Ruff, 2000
	How to trap and identify wildlife including birds, reptiles
	and mammals

Introduction To Sustainable Forestry Certification: Eastern
    Ontario Model Forest      John Oatway, 2000
	More technical handbook on forest certification

Learning from the Land: Teaching Ecology through Stories
    and Activities      Brian Ellis, 1997
	Designed for various ages of youth to take science to 
	the outdoors.

Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
	Lawerence Newcomb, 1977
	Helps type out all kinds of wildflowers

The Northern Forest
	David Dobbs and Richard Ober, 1996
	Stories of the ecology and economy behind the forests of
	New England Peterson

Old Growth in the East: a survey
	Mary Byrd Davis, 1996
	Identifies old growth areas across the east and midwest

The Practice of Silviculture
	David Smith, 1986
	This is a textbook of silviculture (the art of producing and
	tending a forest)

Primer on Stand and Forest Inventory Designs
	USDA, 1989

Proceedings: Symposium on Sustainable Management of Hemlock Ecosystems
    in Eastern North America
	USDA symposium held in 1999 in New Hampshire

The Quiet Forests: How private woodlands improve the quality
    of life in WI
	WDNR, 1999
	Short publication

The Redesigned Forest
	Chris Maser, 1988
	A former BLM employee writes about federal land and his
	vision of forests

Reforming the Forest Service
	Randal O'Toole, 1988
	Criticisms and possible reforms for the Forest Service

Sawmill and Woodlot
	Several volumes of this journal on hand

The Secret Life of the Forest
	Richard Ketchum, 1970
	Old textbook describing all the functions of the forest.
	Simple reading

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
	National Wildlife Federation, 1994
	Discusses cooperative management plans for biodiversity and
	mechanisms for cooperative planning

Small-scale Forest Economics and Policy
	Steve Harrison, editor, 2002
	Journal articles on a variety of topics in this realm

A Third Way: A sourcebook, Innovations in community-owned enterprise
	Jeff Shavelson, 1990
	Discusses CDCs, employee stock options, cooperatives and
	environmental Groups

Threatened and Endangered Species in Forests of Wisconsin
	A guide to assist with forestry activities

Timber Cutting Practices
	Steve Conway, 1973
	Felling and bucking techniques along with safety rules for cutters.

Timber Producers Association
	Several volumes of this journal on hand

Tree Talk: The people and politics of timber
	Ray Raphael, 1981
	Presents the opinions of all involved in the timber industry from
	loggers to environmentalists to timber executives

Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
	Steve Eggers and Donald Reed
	Great picture and descriptions of wetland trees, shrubs and flowers

Wild Forests: Conservation Biology and Public Policy
	W. Alverson, W. Kuhlman, D. Waller, 1994
	A review of scientific and policy issues surrounding biodiversity.

Wisconsin Forests at the Millennium
	WDNR, 2000
	An overall assessment of Wisconsin's forests

Wisconsin Manual of Control Recommendations for Ecologically
    Invasive Plants    	WDNR, 1997
	Pictures, descriptions, and management control techniques

Wisconsin's Biodiversity as a Management Issue
	DNR, 1995
	Breakdown of several forest communities found in Wisconsin.
	Each community section provides a description, status,
	socio-economic issues, community restoration and a case study example.

Woodland Management
	Several volumes of this journal on hand

Working Forest Conservation Easements
	Land Trust Alliance, 2001
	A process guide about conservation easements for landowners