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NYS DEC LogoBruce Barnard's NYS DEC Lands & Forests Publications Online
Please click on the item's graphic or description below to link to the publication.. usually in Adobe PDF format.  These can be downloaded either by saving in Adobe after bringing up the publication or right-click on the image and "Save link/target as...."


Cover - BMP Field Guide NYS Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide (7.2 mb)
"This field guide is intended to be a practical tool for timber harvesters, forest managers and landowners.   It presents suggestions, guidelines and technical references on a range of timber harvesting BMP's."
"The timber harvesting BMP's outlined in this guide are consistent with the EPA-approved
State Non-point Source Management Plan."    This has been a highly requested publication - now available online..

480a PublicationsNYS DEC 480a Forest Tax Law (§480a RPTL) Forms & Publications

Click on the 480a image or title line to be taken to the web page for 480a Forest Tax Law forms & publications...
I have also put some materials up for §480 RPTL - the original Fisher Forest Tax Law - in this section



Forestry SiteForestry Information for the Private Landowner

This section of my web site has been put together for additional information that may be of interest or use to a
private forest landowner, forester, or anyone interested in the topic.

If you have any suggestions for content, feel free to email me and I will see if I can fulfill the request.



Note: Although this website contains NYS DEC information, this is not a NYS DEC authorized site....
Just trying to help the public with items that should be available online.
If you have suggestions for any other NYS DEC Lands & Forests items that should be online, please email me.


Responsible party:
Bruce Barnard
NYS DEC Senior Forester (Retired!)
Click to email: bruce@barnardclan.com
(518) 327-3705