State forest certifications
The forms and documents on this page have been adopted as part of our commitment to the American Tree Farm (ATF) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards. Associated versions and dates with forms are provided to help ensure all state forest personnel are using the same forms.
Activity monitoring

- Management work flow chart (07/01/2013)
- Activity report (10/08/12)
- Reference material
Sales and contracts
- Pine straw sales contract (7/29/2015)
- Pine straw enhancement contract
- With RCW present Version 1.1 (10/20/13)
- No RCW present (or out of season) Version 1.1 (10/20/13)
- Timber sale contract (4/9/19)
- Tree planting contract
- Tree planting contract (07-01-17) Ver 1.0
- MSF tree planting bid spec (2018)
- Reference material
State forest prescribed fire plan
Prescribed fire plan (07/28/2017)
Herbicide use
- Herbicide contract
- Version 1.2 (08/21/2013)
- MSF herbicide bid spec (2018)
- Chemical application report
- Reference material
Threatened and endangered species, forests of exceptional conservation value, and special sites
- Endangered species occurrence report
- Species survey form (from DNR Heritage Preserve)
Special sites survey form
- Species survey form (from DNR Heritage Preserve)
- Reference material
- Species list of all known species, broken down by individual State Forest, in tabular form (06/01/2013)
- Species list (07-16-18)
- Species review of all known species that may occur on state forest lands (10/10/2013)
- County lists (provided by DNR) of species occurrence and rank (2013):
- Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Georgetown, Kershaw, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg
Invasive species
- Invasive species occurrence report
- Reference material
- Additional occurrence report
- Invasive species assessment protocol (sample)
- Field guide to Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests (Miller 2006)
- Wild Hog Management Guide ( Hamrick et al. 2011), provided by the Mississippi State University Extension Service
- Coyote control (SCDNR)
SCFC reference documents
- SFI commitment (6/15/22)
- SFI commitment (1/05/18)
- Sustainable commitment
- 2013 forestry sustainability commitments
- State forest personnel training matrix (7/2/19 ver. 1.5)
- Personnel training sign-in form (02/04/2014)
- State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)
- South Carolina’s Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy (Forest Action Plan)
- Forest laws in South Carolina
Management plans
- Harbison State Forest (6/23), Harbison State Forest (6/21), Harbison State Forest (7/20), Harbison State Forest (7/18), Harbison State Forest (6/17)
- Manchester State Forest (9/22), Manchester State Forest (7/22), (Manchester State Forest (7/20), Manchester State Forest (8/19), Manchester State Forest (7/18), Manchester State Forest (6/17)
- Poe Creek State Forest (2/23) Poe Creek State Forest (7/30/20), Poe Creek State Forest (7/17)
- Sand Hills State Forest (6/23), Sand Hills State Forest (6/21), Sand Hills State Forest (7/19), Sand Hills State Forest (7/18) Sand Hills State Forest (8/17)
- Wee Tee State Forest (7/22),Wee Tee State Forest (8/19), Wee Tee State Forest (7/18), Wee Tee State Forest (6/17)
- Appendix A – Forest Management Scheduling Models for Manchester, Wee Tee and Sand Hills
- Appendix B – Long Range Plan and Population Goal Determination for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
SFI & ATF reference documents
- American Forest Foundation (AFF) 2021 V 2.0 Standards of Sustainability
American Forest Foundation (AFF) 2021 Standards of Sustainability
American Forest Foundation (AFF) 2015-2020 Standards of Sustainability (January 2015) - ATF Standard 2010-15
- SFI 2022 Standards and Rules
SFI 2015-2019 standards and rules (2015-2019)
SFI Standard 2010-14 (Section 2)
Guidance to the SFI Standard 2010-14 (Section 6)
SFI definitions