Publications cover such topics as tree planting, forest pests and diseases, prescribed fire, outdoor burning and home fire safety.

Arson

• Arson Alert Association [ 1.5 MB ]

Best Management Practices

• Forestry Wildlife Best Management Practices Manual [ 8 MB ]
• Silviculture Best Management Practices Manual [ 23.3 MB ]

Fire Safety

• Be Firewise After the Storms [ 1 MB ]
• Ready, Set, Go! Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan [ 2.9 MB ]
• Wildfire Evacuation Plan Is More Than You May Think
• Wildfire Mitigation in South Florida: Understand the Work to Reduce Your Risk [ 1.7 MB ]
• Wildfire: Protect Your Home and Property

Forest Health/Pests and Diseases

• Common Causes of Oak Mortality
• Forest Health Fundamentals
• Forest Health Publications
• Sick Trees? Tree Doctoring Has Its Limits . . . Get a Second Informed Opinion
• Southern Pine Beetle

Outdoor Burning

• Know the Law Before Burning Outdoors [ 1.4 MB ]
• Know the Law, Land Clearing Debris Burns with ACI (English) [ 1.7 MB ]
• Know the Law, Land Clearing Debris Burns with ACI (Spanish) [ 1.3 MB ]

Prescribed Fire

• Florida's Certified Smoke Management Plan [ 2.4 MB ]
• The Natural Role of Fire

Reforestation

• Tree Improvement in Florida
• Tree Planting: Success or Failure Depends on You

Tree Identification

• Forest Trees of Florida

Tree Protection Manual for Builders and Developers

The Tree Protection Manual for Builders and Developers (published in October 1985) went out of print years ago. Surviving copies of this publication would contain too much obsolete information to be reproduced.

Any recommendations that our agency provides on this topic are based on the book Trees and Development: A Technical Guide to Preservation of Trees During Land Development, written by Nelda Matheny and James R. Clark. You may also wish to consult the appropriate chapter of the Urban Forestry Manual.