Forestry Information and Education
Forestry is one of Mississippi’s leading industries, employing more than 50,000 people and pumping over $11 billion dollars a year into the state’s economy.
Sixty-nine percent of Mississippi’s 18.6 million acres of timberland is owned by private, nonindustrial landowners; over 310,000 private landowners own about 13 million acres of Mississippi forestland. Mississippi Forest Facts gives more details.
Mississippi Forestry Association brings together timberland owners, forest products companies, professional foresters, and state agencies to promote good forest stewardship across the state. Mississippi’s forestry community works together to educate and assist timberland owners through programs, educational opportunities, and publications.
Estate Planning Options for Family Forests
One of the main threats to preserving private forests is simply lack of communication within families about estate planning. Click here for more information
Landowner education and assistance
The Mississippi forestry community works together to help landowners develop and manage their timberland. Public agencies such as theMississippi
Forestry Commission and the Mississippi State University
Extension Serviceprovide
forestry information and assistance through their agents and offices statewide. Forestry agents and professional
foresters in your area can help with pine and hardwood management, harvesting, Best Management Practices,
seedling availability, disease and insect control, thinning, planting for wildlife, and marketing.