Foresters and loggers, the people who work in the woods and support the sustainable production of forest products, are critical to the long-term health and productivity of private forests. Other professionals, such as Certified Public Accountants and enrolled agents, have technical skills that forest owners require when they purchase forest land, sell timber, or report expense deductions for management costs. Together, these professionals provide services that help private forest owners make decisions that affect the profitability and sustainability of their resources. ForestConnect, other Cornell University and CCE programs, and other organizations support these professionals.

ForestConnect helps these professionals in several ways. Many of the services that ForestConnect provides will supplement the values these professionals receive through their professional associations and trade organizations. All materials on the ForestConnect webpage are available, free of charge, for educational uses if credit is given to the author and to ForestConnect. Examples of ways that professionals benefit from ForestConnect include:

• Workshops through Cornell University or CCE that support professional development
        needs and Professional Continuing Education credits such as CFEs, CPEs, and
        herbicide credits
• Educational materials, such as fact sheets and brochures, for use with clients to
        explain how certain management practices affect the forest and future ownership
        options
• Suggestions of research topics that can be considered within the research process
        of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
• Powerpoint presentations that can be downloaded and used when these
        professionals are asked to assist with a workshop
• Links to other organizations that also support the educational needs of professionals.