Sequatchie County

Forestry & Wildlife Programs

Located in the heart of the Sequatchie Valley, Sequatchie County is rich in natural beauty and resources. Of the 176,240 acres in Sequatchie County, 130,600 acres is forested,
that's 77% of the county. This large area brings in between $1,600,000 (stumpage) to $4,500,000 (delivered) per year. The Mission of the University of Tennessee is to provide researched based information to residents and landowners in Sequatchie County.

How to improve your Forestland Use the advice and services of a professional forester. Click here for a list of Professional Foresters in Tennessee Have a forest management plan prepared for your land. (The plan should tell you what you have, what you need to do, and when you need to do it) Reforest all of your idle or cut-over forestlands. Use good marketing techniques when you sell timber. Become familiar with timber tax laws. Be an active manager of your forestland. UT Extension Forestry Publications A Glossary of Common Forestry Terms W 428 Conducting a Simple Timber Inventory Forest Products Measurements and Values How Do Acorns Develop? Identifying Hickory and Walnut Trees Native to Tennessee Using BRFs Identifying Oak Trees Native to Tennessee Landowner's Guide to Timber Sale Contracts The All Season Pocket Guide to Identifying Common Tennessee Trees Tree Topping Hurts Trees Understanding Log Scales and Log Rules Wood Identification for Hardwood and Softwood Species Native to Tennessee	Manage for Wildlife TWRA Landowner programs USDA Wildlife Management Programs UT Extension Wildlife Publications A Quick Guide for Landowners Managing Old-fields for Wildlife PB 1855 A Guide to Successful Wildlife Food Plots Blending Science with Common Sense Ecology and Management of Oak Woodlands and Savannahs Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage around the Home Native Warm-Season Grasses: Identification, Establishment and Management for Wildlife and Forage Production in the Mid-South Spying on Wildlife The Hunters' Guide to a Successful Hunt Lease Using Single-Strand Fencing to Manage Deer Damage
Backyard Wildlife Birds and Pollinators UT Horticulture Backyard Wildlife Improving Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat Hummingbird Gardening in Tennessee Butterfly Gardening Urban Trees for Wildlife	Invasive species English Ivy Identification and Control of Non-Native Invasive Forest Plants in Tennessee Invasive Weeds of the Appalachian Region Mimosa Privet

How to improve your Forestland

Use the advice and services of a professional forester.
Click here for a list of Professional Foresters in Tennessee

Have a forest management plan prepared for your land. (The plan should tell you what you have, what you need to do, and when you need to do it)

Reforest all of your idle or cut-over forestlands.

Use good marketing techniques when you sell timber.

Become familiar with timber tax laws.

Be an active manager of your forestland.

Contact:

Sheldon Barker

UT Extension

170 Church Street

Dunlap, TN 37327

423-949-2611

Forestry & Wildlife Programs

How to improve your Forestland

UT Extension Forestry Publications

Manage for Wildlife

UT Extension Wildlife Publications

​Backyard WildlifeBirds and Pollinators

Invasive species

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