
Publications
The following publications are available free or for a nominal charge from most NCDFR offices. Almost all of the publications listed are produced by NCDFR except where noted. NCDFR distributes a wide variety of publications and educational items produced by the USDA Forest Service and other sources. Many of those items are not listed. For more information, or to order, contact Tom James at (919) 857-4835.
Many publications are in Adobe Acrobat format (*.pdf) and can be viewed by downloading Adobe's free Acrobat Reader.
Administration
IE0109 Career Brochure (950 KB) IN STOCK
Basic information on careers available in the Division of Forest Resources (FREE)
State Forests
ESF0108 Clemmons Educational State Forest (1.01 MB) OUT OF STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Clemmons Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0201 Holmes Educational State Forest (1.2 MB) IN STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Holmes Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0401 Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (1.2 MB) IN STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Jordan Lake Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0101 (178 KB) Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (178 KB) IN STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0601 Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (725 KB) IN STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0501 Tuttle Educational State Forest (628 KB) OUT OF STOCK
Outlines educational programs and services available at Tuttle Educational State Forest (FREE)
ESF0701 DuPont State Forest IN STOCK
Discusses the recreation activities available at the largest state-owned forest. (FREE)
Fire Control
FC0504 Are You Burning Debris? IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
FC0601 Fire Safety Outdoors IN STOCK
Brochure from the U.S. Forest Service explains how to use outdoor fire safely (FREE)
FC0103 Living With Fire OUT OF STOCK
Newspaper insert describes the dangers of the Wildland/Urban Interface and steps you can take to protect your home. (FREE)
FC0801 Making Campfires Safe IN STOCK
Brochure from the U.S. Forest Service (FREE)
FC0999 Prescribed Burning: Good Fire, Bad Fire (744 KB) OUT OF STOCK
Explains the difference between controlled used of fire and wildfire (FREE)
FC1198 Young Offenders Forest Conservation Program (298 KB) OUT OF STOCK
Brochure explaining program for non-assaultive young offenders. Used as a recruiting tool within the prison system. II. (FREE)
Forest Management
FM0107 Clearcutting: Facts & Myths IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
FM0109 North Carolina Forest Types OUT OF STOCK
Map of forest cover types in the state. (FREE)
FM0696 Extra Income from White Pine Tips IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
FM0498 A Forest Landowner Without a Management Plan IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
FM0106 Forestry Best Management Practices Manual IN STOCK
Book. (FREE)
FM0399 Maritime Forests IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
FM0200 North Carolina Forest Development Program (135 KB) IN STOCK
Describes the state cost-share tree planting program. (FREE)
Forestry Leaflets: One to two page flyers on timely forestry topics (FREE)
[Index of available leaflets]
- FM-1 Glossary of Forest Management Terms (136 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-2 Selecting and Working with a Consulting Forester (125 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-3 Timber Sale Contract Considerations (127 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-4 Site Preparation Contract Considerations (124 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-5 Tree Planting Contract Considerations (129 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-6 Site Preparation to Regenerate Trees (128 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-6a Site Prep: Shearing-Piling or Raking-Piling (374 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-6b Site Prep: Drum Chopping (346 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-6c Site Prep: Bedding (334 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-7 Recommendations for Planting Tree Seedlings (183 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-8 Maintaining & Managing Your Loblolly Pine Plantation (119 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-9 Maintaining & Managing Your White Pine Plantation (113 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-10 Thinning Pine Stands (365 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-11 Benefits of Prescribed Burning (124 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-12 Loblolly Pine Performance Rating System (PRS) (105 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-13 Fertilizing Guidelines for Established Loblolly Pine Forest Stands (117 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-14 Successful Establishment of Shortleaf Pine (348 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-15 Exotic, Non-native & Invasive Plants are a Problem (125 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-16 Guidelines for Collection and Movement of Seed and Seedlings of Hardwoods and Wetland Species for Planting in North Carolina (131 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-17 Managing and Regenerating Timber in Bottomland Swamps (129 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-18 Precommercial Thinning Contract Considerations (275 KB) IN STOCK
- FM-19 Using Herbicides for Managing Forests (125 KB) IN STOCK
Insect & Disease Control
ID0597 Black Turpentine Beetle OUT OF STOCK
Brochure
ID0197 Forest Tent Caterpillar IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0497 Alcoholic Slime Flux IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID1298 Gypsy Moth IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0898 Ips Beetle OUT OF STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0297 Pales Weevil IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
AG695 Pine Spittlebug - Its Ecology & Management IN STOCK
Booklet (FREE)
ID0397 Southern Pine Beetle IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0106 The Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program and You OUT OF STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0109 Damage to Urban Trees IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0209 Common Urban Pests of North Carolina IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0309 Oak Decline IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
ID0409 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid IN STOCK
Brochure (FREE)
Education & Outreach
IE0102 How to Use Biltmore Sticks IN STOCK
Brochure describes how to use the tree measuring tool. (FREE)
IE0499 Common Forest Trees of North Carolina and How to Identify Them IN STOCK
Paperback tree identification booklet. Includes details on size, shape and other characteristics of each species. Includes black and white illustrations of tree leaves, twigs and fruit and range map. 102 pages. $1.00 plus shipping
IE1496 Flowers of the Forest IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
UF0201 Discovering the Urban Forest OUT OF STOCK
Activity book for children. (FREE)
IE1001 Investigating Your Environment IN STOCK
Brochure containing information about the annual educator workshops. (FREE)
IE0795 Making Hand-made Paper (461 KB) IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
IE0298 Mark Trail Prescribed Fire Coloring Book IN STOCK
Comic book which explains the concept of intentional prescribed fire to children. (FREE)
WQ0105 Forest Water Quality - Making Every Drop Count IN STOCK
Learning guide and educational module workbook on nonpoint source pollution, topographic maps and aquatic insects. Includes instructor's guide and answer key. (Module 1 of 2). (FREE)
WQ0208 Where the Water Goes IN STOCK
Learning guide and educational module workbook on surface runoff, watersheds and topographic maps. Includes a color map of NC's 17 river basins. Includes instructor's guide and answer key. (Module 2 of 2). (FREE)
IE0399 What we Can do for You: Forestry Services to the Landowner (1.4 MB) OUT OF STOCK
Brochure describing the various functions, responsibilities and services provided by the Division of Forest Resources. Includes contact telephone numbers and addresses. (FREE)
IE0108 Minority Landowner Outreach (188 KB) OUT OF STOCK
Brochure describing how the division can assist traditionally underserved forest landowner populations. (FREE)
Law Enforcement
LE0100 Forestry Protection Laws IN STOCK
Booklet describes laws affecting forestry operations and outdoor burning in North Carolina. (FREE)
Nursery
NU0109 Superior Loblolly Pine Seedlings OUT OF STOCK
Brochure explains how and why genetically improved seedlings are grown at NCFS nurseries. (FREE)
NU0209 2009-2010 Tree Seedling Catalog OUT OF STOCK
Catalog and order form for superior tree seedlings available from the NCDFR Tree Nurseries (FREE)
NU0103 Forest Seedlings & How to Plant Them IN STOCK
FREE
NU0498 North Carolina Tree Planting Guide (134 KB) IN STOCK
Brochure with charts designed to help plant various species in specific regions of the state. Includes both conifers and hardwoods. (FREE)
Forest Stewardship
Branching Out: The North Carolina Forest Stewardship Activity Guide OUT OF STOCK
A Middle School Environmental Education Activity/Study Guide for Forest and Natural Resource Issues. Published by the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service.
ST0199 Cost-share Assistance IN STOCK
Brochure on requirements for participation in cost-share program. Includes list of landowner and contractor responsibilities. (FREE)
ST0602 A Family Forest OUT OF STOCK
Book from the N.C. Forestry Extension Service. (FREE)
ST0603 Forest Health / Community Wealth OUT OF STOCK
Book from the N.C. Forestry Extension Service. (FREE)
ST0399 Forest Stewardship IN STOCK
Brochure outlines benefits of the Forest Stewardship Program. Includes contact telephone numbers. (FREE)
Urban Forestry
UF0201 Discovering the Urban Forest OUT OF STOCK
Activity book for children. (FREE)
Water Quality
Water Quality Forestry Leaflets - A series of flyers dealing with timely forestry water quality topics (free):
- WQ1 Forest Practices Guidelines Related to Water Quality IN STOCK
- WQ2 Preventing and Controlling Runoff, Erosion & Sedimentation IN STOCK
- WQ3 Protecting Water Quality at Stream Crossings IN STOCK
- WQ4 Explaining Streamside Management Zones IN STOCK
- WQ5 Decoding the Language of Water Quality IN STOCK
- WQ10 A Guide to Implementing the Catawba Riparian Buffer Rule for Forest Harvesting Activities in North Carolina IN STOCK
- WQ11 A Guide to Implementing Neuse River Basin and Tar-Pamlico River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules for Forest Management Activities IN STOCK
- WQ12 A Guide to Implementing the Randleman Lake Watershed Riparian Buffer Rule for Forest Management Activities IN STOCK
WQ0209 Nonpoint Source & Water Quality 2009 Year in Review (515 KB) IN STOCK
Pamphlet detailing the 2009 accomplishments of NCDFR's Forestry Non-point Source Pollution Unit. (FREE)
WQ0203 Call Before You Cut: A Timber Harvesting Guide For NC Forestland Owners IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
WQ0105 Forest Water Quality - Making Every Drop Count IN STOCK
Learning guide and educational module workbook on nonpoint source pollution, topographic maps and aquatic insects. Includes instructor's guide and answer key. (Module 1 of 2). (FREE)
WQ0208 Where the Water Goes IN STOCK
Learning guide and educational module workbook on surface runoff, watersheds and topographic maps. Includes a color map of NC's 17 river basins. Includes instructor's guide and answer key. (Module 2 of 2). (FREE)
WQ0106 Riparian & Wetland Tree Planting Pocket Guide OUT OF STOCK
Booklet. (FREE)
WQ0305 How to Use Bridgemats for Stream Crossings IN STOCK
Brochure. (FREE)
WQ0107 Best Management Practices Manual IN STOCK Book. (FREE)
WQ0307 Best Management Practices Demonstration Trail (577 KB) IN STOCK
Self-guided interpretative trail brochure. (FREE)
WQ0407 Best Management Practices Quick Reference Field Guide IN STOCK
Portable booklet designed for use in the field during forestry activities. (FREE)
WQ0108 Water's Journey IN STOCK
Brochure. Describes how water runoff flows across the landscape and includes a color map of NC's 17 river basins. (FREE)
WQ0109 Bridgemats for Forestry in North Carolina: 2002 to 2008 Project Status Report OUT OF STOCK
22 pages. (FREE)