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Welcome to MassWoods.net! Our goal is to provide accurate information to woodland owners when they need to make two critical decisions: 1) the potential sale of timber and 2) deciding the future of the land. Typically most landowners go about their day-to-day routines and passively enjoy their woods. You don’t think about your home or care insurance on a daily basis, and your computer’s virus protection software “runs in the background” out of sight, out of mind. Like other things in life, it is often not until a trigger forces a decision about the sale of timber or land that you need to make an informed decision. MassWoods.net was developed to help landowners at these critical decision making times. MassWoods.net features an interactive map to direct landowners to local professionals to help them with their decisions. Service foresters and licensed foresters are listed to help landowners with their decisions about forest management. Land trusts, estate planning attorneys, certified financial planners, certified public accountants, and appraisers are listed to help landowners with their decisions about the future of their land. Each month a new update will be posted aimed at delivering timely and relevant information about landowner decisions, issues, programs, opportunities and successes. Landowners looking for information on forestry programs will also be able to find information and links. Although MassWoods targets landowners at decision making times, this site will also serve as the main portal for UMass Extension’s Forest Conservation Program. Look for information on our programs and research including: Keystone, A CoOperative Resource Network (ACORN), Cases of Conservation, Woods Forum programs. Licensed foresters will find pages for licensing and continuing education. The Southern New England Stumpage Report can also be found on this site. We also hope that MassWoods helps to create a network of informed landowners and community members (that’s why we named is MassWoods.NET) and that these networks can help guide other landowners to good resources and professionals. In addition, MassWoods encourages landowners to consider the role their properties plays in their landscape and communities as they make decision about their land. Likewise, MassWoods encourages community members and municipal officials to value private woodland owners for the many public benefits they provide to the community. The site is maintained and regularly updated by Paul Catanzaro, Forest Resources Specialist at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Contact Paul if you have any comments This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 413.545-4839. Thank you for visiting! |
