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This page from the American Forest Foundation’s My Land Plan website provides a bulleted list of actions to take in response to an ice storm or other devastating natural event.

This link opens a list of loggers who have the voluntary Trained Logger Certification from New York Logger Training.

Watershed Qualified Foresters have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in forestry and have received additional training in water quality protection from the New York City Watershed Agricultural Council. Most of these foresters focus on woodlands in southeastern New York.

This 2-page factsheet on salvaging ice-damaged trees was developed for landowners in Kentucky, but the information is applicable for any ice-damaged woodlot.

NYS Cooperating Foresters are those listed with the states Department of Environmental Conservation. This statewide list shows where foresters work by numbered regions. Use the link below to determine which region your land is in.

Use this map from the DEC to determine which region your land is in.