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Forestry
Foliage

	Connecticut's Fall Foliage
	Fall Colors
	Fall Foliage Driving Routes
	Foliage Map Test Page- for staff
	Show Your Colors Connecticut - Fall Foliage Photos
	The Connecticut DEP is asking all leaf-peeping shutterbugs to submit photos of their favorite fall scenes to us. Selected photos will be posted on the DEP web site for everyone to see and enjoy.
	Where to View Fall Foliage in Connecticut
	Why Leaves Change Color

Forest Practitioner Cert

	Best Management Practices
	The Connecticut's Best Management Practices for Water Quality describe the minimum standards for maintaining water quality while harvesting forest products.
	CEU Courses
	A listing of opportunities for Connecticut certified forest practitioners to earn continuing education credits
	Continuing Education for Certified Forest Practioners
	Forest Practices Study Guide
	Forest Practitioner Certification
	Forest Products Harvester
	Forester Certification
	Supervising Forest Products Harvester Certification

Forest Protection

	Asian Longhorned Beetle
	Forest Protection
	Proposed regulations for the management of ALB and EAB infestations
	The CT Agricultural Experiment Station has proposed regulations to supress, control and eradicate infestations of Asian longhorned beetle or Emerald ash borer.

Forest Fire

	Forest Fire Prevention Tips
	Forest Fire Weather

Forestland Taxation

Classification of Land as Forest Land

Forestry General

	Contacting the Forestry Division
	Firewood
	An overview of 3 different programs relating to firewood - firewood tips, firewood program on state forests and don't move firewood.
	Forest Assessment
	Description of the Forest Assessment Roundtables and an encouragement of public participation.
	Forest Practices Advisory Board
	Forest Resource Plan
	Forestry
	Forestry Publications

Landowner Assistance

	Cooperative Landowner Assistance
	Advice on forestland management for private landowners through CT DEP Division of Forestry
	Landowner Assistance

Letterboxing

	Letterboxing Clues for Algonquin State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for American Legion State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Camp Columbia State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Centennial Watershed State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Cockaponset State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Enders State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Goodwin State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Housatonic State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Massacoe State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Mattatack State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Meshomasic State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Mohawk State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Mohegan State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nassahegon State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Natchaug State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nathan Hale State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Naugatuck State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nehantic State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nepaug State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nipmuck State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Nye-Holman State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Pachaug State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Paugnut State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Paugusett State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for People's State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Pootatuck State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Quaddick State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Salmon River State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Shenipsit State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Topsmead State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Tunxis State Forest
	Letterboxing Clues for Wyantenock State Forest
	Letterboxing in Connecticut's State Forests
	Map of State Forest Letterbox Sites
	The Clues to Letterbox Sites on Connecticut's State Forests

Management on State Lands

	Forest Management on State Lands
	State Lands Firewood Program
	CT DEP Division of Forestry has an active firewood program by which the public may purchasse a permit to harvest firewood from State Forests in 2 and 4 cord lots.

Urban Forestry

Why We Harvest State Lands

	Challenges for our Future
	How Does a DEP Forester Know Which Trees To Cut
	How Much of the Forest is Cut
	Promoting Healthy and High Quality, Sustainable State Forests
	The Shaping of the Forests
	Why We Harvest Trees in Connecticut State Forests

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