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Title Tags Author Notes Category Impact
De-Slugging the Woods Maple, polyculture, ducks, pestmanagment, mushroom, shiitake, economic, costcalculation, SteveGabriel, silvopasture, forestmanagement, direct-to-consumer Steve Gabriel A full list of his publications is here: Click here Environmental environmental
Woodland Owner Toolkit pestmanagment, forestmanagement, ohio, propertytax, highgrading, timberstandimprovement, TSI, invasivespecies Rural Action Multiple economic, environmental
NRCS flyers silvopasture, forestmanagement, timberstandimprovement, TSI, NRCS, CREP NRCS WV Double-check with NRCS that they are current before sending to a producer Multiple economic, environmental
Extension Foundation: Forest Farming Online ForestFarming, forestmanagement, direct-to-consumer Extension Foundation Environmental environmental
field guide to common wetland plants of west Virginia ForestFarming, forestmanagement, CREP, riparian WV DEP Environmental environmental
Why Add Edible and Floral Plants to Riparian Forest Buffers? ForestFarming, forestmanagement, riparian, elderberry, direct-to-consumer USDA NAC 2-page info sheet Multiple economic, environmental
NRCS Silvopasture Conservation Practice Standard silvopasture, forestmanagement, NRCS, grazing NRCS National There's also a flyer in the "NRCS flyers" folder Environmental environmental
Black Locust: A Tree with Many Uses SteveGabriel, silvopasture, forestmanagement, blacklocust, direct-to-consumer Steve Gabriel A full list of his publications is here: Click here Environmental environmental
40% of New York is in a Drought: What do the trees have to say? SteveGabriel, silvopasture, drought Steve Gabriel A full list of his publications is here: Click here Environmental environmental
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) silvopasture archive silvopasture, forestmanagement Food Animal Concerns Trust A bunch of webinars Environmental environmental
WEST VIRGINIA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM PLAN APPLICATION forestmanagement WV Division of Forestry Read more here: Click here Environmental environmental
American Herbalists Guild Code of Ethics herbalism, direct-to-consumer, ethics American Herbalists Guild Also available on their website: Click here Economic economic
Good herbal compounding and dispensing practices herbalism, processing, GMP, direct-to-consumer The American Herbal Products Association More available here: Click here Economic economic
GMP’s- Federal Oversight of Herbalists and Herbal Products herbalism, processing, GMP Holly Hutton, herbalist Click here Economic economic
Key Facts about Preventive Controls for Human Food processing, foodsafety, GMP FDA Economic economic
Small Entity Compliance Guide: Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements processing, foodsafety, GMP, direct-to-consumer FDA Economic economic
A Food Labeling Guide: Guidance for Industry processing, foodsafety, GMP, cottagefoods FDA Economic economic
Web Apps for Maple Syrup Producers Tech, Maple, production Multiple economic, environmental, social
Plant Shoe Botanical Detectives Tech, ForestFarming, herbalism Virginia Tech Environmental environmental
Medicine Making herbalism, processing, direct-to-consumer Herbalista Free Clinic Economic economic
WV Farmers Market Vendor Guide processing, direct-to-consumer WVDA Economic economic
RANCHERS’ AGRICULTURAL LEASING HANDBOOK: GRAZING, HUNTING, & LIVESTOCK LEASES silvopasture, leasing, hunting, huntinglease, grazinglease, grazing TAMU Economic economic
Starting an Ag-Business? A Pre-Planning Guide business, businessplanning Steve Richards, Cornell Economic economic
WEST VIRGINIA NEW BUSINESS REGISTRATION APPLICATION business, businessplanning State of West Virginia Economic economic
MANAGING LEGAL LIABILITY SERIES: Conducting the Liability Assessment business, businessplanning, liability Virginia Cooperative Extension Jesse Richardson also made a version of this for WVU after he moved Economic economic
Managing Legal Liability in Agritourism and Direct Marketing business, businessplanning, liability, agritourism Virginia Cooperative Extension Jesse Richardson also made a version of this for WVU after he moved Economic economic
West Virginia ATV Responsibility Act business, businessplanning, liability, agritourism, outdoortourism WV Legislature Economic economic
West Virginia Liability of Agritourism Businesses Sign business, businessplanning, liability, agritourism, outdoortourism WV Food Safety Team Printable version in the "files" section of this item Economic economic
AGRITOURISM RESPONSIBILITY ACT business, businessplanning, liability, agritourism, outdoortourism WV Legislature Economic economic
Managed Timberland Program SelectiveTimbering, forestmanagement, propertytax, business, businessplanning, taxes WV Division of Forestry Economic economic
Present Use Value: Why It Matters! propertytax, taxes NC Cooperative Extension Economic economic
"Introduction to Forest Therapy ad Shinrin-yoku" agritourism Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Economic economic
"Forest Therapy Guide Trainings" agritourism Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Multiple economic, social
Maple Rental Rates Maple, leasing, business, businessplanning Mark Cannella, UVM Extension Associate Professor Economic economic
Sugarhouse Lease 2020: An Annotated Guide Maple, leasing, business, businessplanning UVM Extension Economic economic
Sugarbush Lease 2020: An Annotated Guide Maple, business, businessplanning UVM Extension Economic economic
How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar biochar a team based in New South Wales Environmental environmental
Code of Birding Ethics agritourism, ecotourism, ethics, birding, wildlife The American Birding Association Social social
West Virginia Priority Species A Guide to Wildlife Targeted by USDA NRCS Conservation Programs agritourism, ecotourism, birding, wildlife NRCS WV Environmental environmental
West Virginia Songbird Forest Management Guidelines forestmanagement, agritourism, ecotourism, birding, wildlife WV DNR Environmental environmental
How to Start Birding ecotourism, birding, wildlife The National Audubon Society Social social
Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.) fact sheet ForestFarming, blackcohosh Jeanine Davis, North Carolina State University Environmental environmental
FOREST GROWN VERIFICATION PROGRAM MANUAL ForestFarming, forestgrownverified United Plant Savers More information here:Click here Economic economic
BLACK WALNUT SUITABILITY INDEX SelectiveTimbering, Walnut, forestmanagement, timberstandimprovement NRCSMissouri Environmental environmental
Landowner Carbon Programs forestmanagement, ecotourism, carboncredits Anthony F. Pappas, Heritage Habitat & Forestry More information here: Click here Economic economic
Alley Cropping: Case Studies in Appalachia Agriculture, forestmanagement, elderberry, herbalism, alleycropping, chestnut National Agroforestry Center Multiple economic, environmental, social
Field Guide for locating, pollinating, and harvesting nuts from flowering American Chestnut Trees (Castanea dentata) chestnut The American Chestnut Foundation Environmental environmental
how to grow your chestnuts A Quick Guide to Starting Chestnut Seeds and Seedlings production, chestnut The American Chestnut Foundation Environmental environmental
American American Chestnut Conservation Field Course chestnut Antinanco Environmental environmental
e-Normous Library chestnut The American Chestnut Foundation Environmental environmental
Elderberry Market Research Report elderberry, marketresearch, marketing University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry Economic economic
Growing Elderberries: A PRODUCTION MANUAL AND ENTERPRISE VIABILITY GUIDE FOR VERMONT AND THE NORTHEAST elderberry, production UVM Extension Multiple economic, environmental
Opportunities from Ginseng Husbandry in Pennsylvania ForestFarming, production, businessplanning, ginseng Penn state extension Multiple economic, environmental
Growing American Ginseng in Forestlands ForestFarming, production, ginseng Virginia Cooperative Extension Multiple economic, environmental, social
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) floristicassociations in Pennsylvania: Guidance for Identifying Calcium-Rich Forest Farming Sites ForestFarming, production, ginseng Eric P. Burkhart Environmental environmental
Comparison of Shiitake Yield on Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) on Timing of Cut and Rate of Wood Moisture Loss Prior to Inoculation SelectiveTimbering, Maple, mushroom, timberstandimprovement, production Misty Dawn Farm Environmental environmental
Red Maple: Can this native new weed of the temperate forest make for good mushroom wood? SelectiveTimbering, Maple, mushroom, timberstandimprovement, production Field & Forest Products- BLOG Environmental environmental
Maple Business Planning Modules Maple, business, businessplanning UVM Extension Economic economic
Pawpaw: Production Trial and After Purchase Survey Findings production, pawpaws University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry Environmental environmental
WVDA Application for Nursery production, business, businessplanning, nursery WVDA Nursery Dealer Registration Economic economic
Urtica spp.: Ordinary Plants with Extraordinary Properties Health, herbalism, production, nettle, nutrition Polish food scientists Environmental economic, environmental
Amphibians and Reptiles of West Virginia A Field Checklist ecotourism, wildlife, fieldjournal WV DNR Environmental environmental
A Field Guide to Animal Tracks WildernessTherapy, ecotourism, wildlife, fieldjournal Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Environmental environmental
BIRDS OF WEST VIRGINIA FIElD ChECklIST ecotourism, birding, wildlife, fieldjournal WV DNR Environmental environmental
Field guide to common macrofungi in eastern forests and their ecosystem functions mushroom, ecotourism, fieldjournal USFS Environmental environmental
Compass Basics fieldjournal Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Environmental environmental
The Forest Farmers Handbook ForestFarming, production, blackcohosh, ginseng, fieldjournal, goldenseal, ramps, bloodroot United Plant Savers and Rural Action Multiple economic, environmental, social
Inventory and Mapping: A Beginners Guide to Basic Inventory and Digital Mapping of Nontimber Forest Products on Small Private Forestlands forestmanagement Institute for Culture and Ecology Multiple economic, environmental, social
Mammals Of West Virginia A Field Checklist wildlife, fieldjournal WV DNR Environmental environmental
North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual third edition Maple, forestmanagement, production, fieldjournal UVM Extension Environmental environmental
Trees of West Virginia farms and woodlots forestmanagement, fieldjournal WVDA Environmental environmental
Archive Multiple
WV Winter Blues Farmers Market Vendor Guide Agriculture, economic, marketing WVDA Economic economic
Economic Budgeting for Agroforestry Practices economic, marketing USDA NAC Economic economic

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