Forestry Resources

Find local Forester or Arborist service providers

Forestry Organizations & Resources

Arbor Day Foundation

  • National Arbor Day - celebrated each year on the last Friday in April to encourage tree planting and tree care.
  • Tree City USA and Tree Campus
  • Alliance for Community Trees
  • Reforestation
  • Tree ID, Planting & Care, The Power of Trees, Choosing A Tree
  • Membership


ReLeaf Michigan
Michigan's only statewide tree planting non-profit organization, working with communities and organizations throughout Michigan to protect and restore our urban tree canopies.

  • Tree Planting
  • Education
  • Stormwater Projects
  • Michigan Big Tree Hunt - Find out how you can join the search for a national champion in Michigan and download an entry form to submit your big find.


Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Forestry

  • Explore State Forests
  • Volunteer
  • Recreation Opportunities
  • Urban and Community Forestry
  • Forest Health
  • Forest Products Industry and Forest Certification
  • Fire Management and Burn Permits
  • Resources for private forest landowners
    • Commercial Forest Program
    • Forest Legacy Program
    • Forests for Fish
    • Forest Stewardship Program
    • Registered Foresters
    • Wheels to Woods


USDA Forest Service - Information on national forests

  • Find A Forest
  • Fire Management
  • Invasive Species
  • Sustainability & Climate
  • Learn: Educators and Parents, For Kids, Natural Resource Professionals
  • Science & Technology


Urban Wood Network
The Urban Wood Network is a collaborative network of urban wood industry professionals and stakeholders (individuals and entities) from across the United States and beyond.  It was formed in 2017 to formally unite unique urban wood industry groups and efforts under the common mission of growing professional and consumer confidence in the urban wood industry through information, collaboration, and connection.

  • Directory
  • Events, News, Regional/Local Workshops
  • Resources/Webinars


American Tree Farm System
Participants in the American Tree Farm System are committed to following sustainable forest management practices and techniques for a broad ranger of objectives. When surveyed, the top three objectives of family forest owners in the program are conserving wildlife habitat, having a place to enjoy with their friends and families, and leaving the land better for the next generations. Learn about the five steps to ATFS enrollment.

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