SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE Below is a list of Sources of Information and Assistance (with links when available) to help you with your forestry Questions, listed by: County Agencies and Offices Educational Institutions NC Governmental Agencies and Offices Private and Voluntary Organizations Private Service Providers, and US Government Agencies and Offices. You can also consult your local phone book to find contact information for people and agencies in your area.   County Agencies and Offices: County Probate Court/ Clerk of Court County Tax Assessor Educational Institutions: Forestry Educational Outreach Program, NCSU Forestry Extension, NCSU Parks, Recreation & Tourism Extension, NCSU Wildlife Extension, NCSU   NC Governmental Agencies and Offices: DENR, Division of Water Quality http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ DENR, Land Resources Division http://www.dlr.enr.state.nc.us/dlr.htm DENR, Soil & Water Conservation http://www.enr.state.nc.us/DSWC/ DENR, Wetlands Restoration Program http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wrp/grants/grants.htm Department of Labor http://www.dol.state.nc.us Occupational Safety and Health Bureau http://www.nclabor.com/osha/osh.htm Division of Forest Resources http://www.dfr.state.nc.us/contacts/contacts_main.htm Natural Heritage Program (endangered, threatened species) http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/nhp/ Wildlife Resources Commission http://216.27.49.98/index.htm   Private and Voluntary Organizations: American Farmland Trust http://www.farmland.org/southeast/index.htm Conservation Trust for NC http://www.ctnc.org/ Forest Stewards Guild http://foreststewardsguild.org/ Land Loss Prevention Project http://www.landloss.org/ Land Trust Alliance http://www.lta.org/regionallta/southeast.htm NC Forest Landowners Association http://www.forestlandowners.com/ NC Forestry Association http://www.ncforestry.org/ NC Wildlife Federation http://www.ncwf.org/ North Carolina Pine Needle Producers Association http://www.ncpineneedleproducers.com Trust for Public Land http://www.tpl.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=589&submit.x=22&submit.y=3 Private Service Providers: Certified Public Accountant Landowner Assistance Forester, Forest Industry Local farmers’ markets, crafts fairs Private Consulting Forester Private Nursery Private or legal aid attorney US Government Agencies and Offices: Army Corps of Engineers http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/ Cooperative Extension Service, USDA County Service Center http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/counties/ Farm Service Agency, USDA (CRP and CREP programs) http://oip.usda.gov/scripts/ndisapi.dll/oip_agency/index?state=us&agency=fsa Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior http://southeast.fws.gov/maps/nc.html Internal Revenue Service http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/article/0,,id=98320,00.html NRCS (Natural Resource Conservation Service) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ NRCS, Wetlands Reserve Program http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp/ NRCS, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/whip/ OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) http://www.osha.gov/oshdir/stateprogs/North_Carolina.html Rural Development Office, USDA http://www.ncruralcenter.org/guidebook/ViewResource.asp?ID=45 SARE, USDA (producer grants) http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare/farmpage.html At any time, you can also go to the flowchart of how to find information and assistance: http://www.ncsu.edu/woodlands/flowchart/main.html You can also return to the main Forestry Resources and Contacts page, by following the "Sustainable Forestry Resources and Contacts" link at left, or by clicking here: http://www.ncsu.edu/woodlands/forestry.html