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Basic Tree Identification
Mark Vitosh, District Forester, Iowa DNR, Iowa City, IA

Knowing what kind or trees you have in your woodlands is key to helping you make the right management decisions. Learning to identify trees takes time and patience, and this class will teach you the basic characteristics needed to get you off to a good start.

Mark Vitosh has been a forester for 19 years, and has worked in Oklahoma and Iowa . He has been a District Forester with the Iowa DNR Forestry Bureau since 2000. He assists private landowners in managing their forest resources in Johnson, Linn, Muscatin, and Scott counties. He loves to hunt mushrooms in the spring.

To view a pdf version of Mark Vitosh's color handout, click here.

To view a pdf version of a hardwood trees ID handout, click here.

To view Mark Vitosh's powerpoint, click here.