Forestry

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• Slab Wood for Firewood at the DEEP Sawmill

  Find out how to purchase bundles of slab wood from DEEP's Portland Sawmill to cut into firewood.

• Clearcut Treatment

  Before and after photographs of an 8-acre clearcut the CT DEEP Division of Forestry implemented to enhance young forest habitat for wildlife and regenerate shade intolerant tree species.

• Forest Legacy Program Projects

  Learn about the various projects accomplished through the Forest Legacy Program.

• Forest Practices Act and Utilization and Marketing Programs

  Information on the Forest Practices Act and utilization and marketing programs.

• How Forests Offset Climate Change and Its Impacts

  Introduction to how forests offset climate change and its impacts

• Carbon and Forests

  An introduction to how a forest absorbs and releases carbon, where it stores carbon, and what influences forest carbon accumulation dynamics.

• Climate Change and Connecticut Forests

  An introduction to the relationship between climate change and its impacts and Connecticut forests.

• Managing for Healthy Forests

  An introduction to the how and why to manage for healthy forests in Connecticut.

• Why Manage Forests in the Face of Climate Change

  Forest management practices can be tailored to improve forest health, resilience, and adaptability, and they also create opportunities to increase forests’ capacity to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on society.

• Fire Grants and Support

  Information on Dry Hydrant Grants, Community Fire Control Grants, and fire department support.

• Dry Hydrant Grant

  Connecticut utilizes SFA funds for dry hydrant installation grant.

• Forest Protection Contacts

  Information on Forest Protection staff and program.

• Rural Fire Council

  The Rural Fire Council meets twice per year, and has been instrumental with collecting data, making important suggestions and connections, and has provided support to the Forest Protection Program.

• Forest Fire Weather Information and Danger Explanations

  Information on Connecticut Fire Weather, list-serv, and fire season.

• Fire Department Support

  The DEEP Division of Forestry's Forest Protection Program provides support to local fire departments for wildlife incidents and loans out a Smokey Bear suit for fire education events.