Illinois Forestry Association Publications
- IFA Illinois Forestry Guide
- IDNR Forestry Development Act Program Booklet
- Illinois Landowner's Guide To Invasive Plants 2026
- Illinois Forest Management Brochure 2020.pdf
- IFDC Info Brochure.pdf
- IFDC Presentation.pptx
Illinois Forest Health
- Forest Health Highlights - 2024
- Forest Health Highlights - 2023
- Forest Health Highlights -2022
- Forest Health Highlights - 2021
Central Hardwoods Joint Venture
USDA Forest Service
- Walnut Notes TOC* - almost everything one needs to know about growing walnut trees
- Central Hardwood Notes TOC* - compendium of articles about growing hardwood forests in North Central U.S.
- Forest Landowners Guide to Federal Income Tax
Illinois Extension
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Management of Invasive Plants and Pests of Illinois (2025) - Comprehensive handout of invasive plants and pests and how to control them
- University of Illinois - excellent starting point for research, 17 categories of publications
- Woodland Owners Guide to Internet Resources - States of the Northeast
- Illinois Best Management Practices for Forestry - 2007 edition (pdf)
- Federal Income Tax on Timber - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
- Small Farms and Woodlots - this issue has several articles on private woodlands management (pdf)
- Profitable Farms and Woodlands by the USDA/NRCS National Agroforestry Center (pdf)
- Forestry Improvement Handbook by Purdue University and Indiana DNR (pdf)
- Illinois Direct Seeding Handbook
- How To Prune Trees by the USDA Forest Service (300KB pdf)
- Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods by the USDA Forest Service
From the USDA National Agroforestry Center (a Forest Service / NRCS partnership)