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Covers private and public forests, logging, forest products, disease and health, use and management. Grasslands, range and pasture management, wildfires and forest fires included.
RangelandRangelands West
AgNIC. Western Rangelands Partnership.
Presents description, maps, discussion, research, information on management and other activities concerning western rangelands and related topics.
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USDA Forest Service - Research
USDA. Forest Service.
The USDA Forest Service is the largest forestry research organization in the world. This home page is a gateway to FS research data, including
  • Forest Inventory and Analysis, the forest census
  • FS Info, database of references about forestry
  • Treesearch, database of references by FS scientists
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    USDA Forest Service - Programs
    USDA. Forest Service.
    The USDA Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. This home page is a gateway to information about FS policies, programs, and activities, including
  • Cooperative Forestry
  • National Grasslands
  • Rangelands
  • Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources Team
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    Evaluating a TreeNational Forestry Handbook  (PDF|13.5 MB)
    USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    Contains methodology, procedures, and reference materials to assist NRCS personnel implementing policies in the National Forestry Manual (PDF | 1.23 MB).
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    FireNational Interagency Fire Center
    National Interagency Fire Center.
    Offers current fire information and situations, statistics, outreach, prevention and education notes, training notes, science and technology, reference materials and more.
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    Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
    USDA. Forest Service. Forest Products Laboratory.
    Presents properties and design use of wood and wood-based products for architects and engineers.
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    FAO Forestry
    UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.
    Offers FAO’s country profiles and documents on all aspects of forestry for technical specialists and public users. Covers forest fire, national forest programs, forest reproduction. Multilingual. Journal Unasylva full-text, 1947-present.
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    Forest Service LogoFire and Aviation Management Links
    USDA. Forest Service.
    Lists with links to many sites covering subjects such as prevention, training, status, fire science, lookouts, photographs, history, tools, technology, and more.
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    Foraging cattleForage Information System: Topics
    Oregon State University. Crop and Soil Science.
    Covers forage production and use topics and subtopics: animals, cover crops, silage, hay, pasture, species, quality, economics, pests, etc.
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    WildfireForest Fires, Wildfires, and Fire Science
    USDA. National Agricultural Library.
    Searches for article citations in the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) on forest fires, wildfires, fire science and management from January 2005 to the present. Or search for books and audiovisuals from 2000 to the present.
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    TreetopGlobal Forestry Information Service
    International Union of Forest Research Organizations.
    Provides forestry maps, datasets, web sites, articles, and books from more than 30 organizations worldwide. Metasearch of 130,000+ records provided by GFIS partners.
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    International Directory of Forest Information Services: Libraries, Documentation Centres, and Subject Specialists
    International Union of Forestry Research Organizations.
    Provides searchable databases of forestry information sources. Users may search by keyword, institution, collection, or personnel.
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    Bugwood Network
    University of Georgia. Warnell School of Forest Resources. Entomology.
    Provides information on entomology, forestry, forest health, and natural resources.
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    Global Forest Watch
    World Resources Institute.
    Shows and discusses data on human-forest interactions, the decline of primal forests and forest cover, forest carbon, and forest types. Includes maps and full-text publications. Multilingual.
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    ForestTechnical Guide to Urban and Community Forestry
    World Forestry Center.; Robin Morgan.
    Provides technical information to help communities develop, manage, and protect urban forest resources.
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    Forest History Society LogoForest History Society
    Forest History Society.
    Focuses on the history of interactions between people, forests, and their related resources -- timber, water, soil, forage, fish and wildlife, recreation, and scenic or spiritual values.
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    American Tree Farm System
    American Forest Foundation.
    Home page of an organization that has standards and guidelines for property owners to meet to establish their land as a certified Tree Farm. Emphasizes conservation and environmental responsibility.
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    Birch LeavesWhat Tree Is That? A Guide to the More Common Trees Found in the Eastern and Central U.S.
    National Arbor Day Foundation.; TreeLink.
    Offers illustrated descriptive tags and tools to identify trees by leaf characteristics.
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    TreesDirectory of Forest Products, Wood Science and Marketing
    Silvaris Corporation.; Steve Shook.
    Links to research institutions, commercial sources, mailing lists, manufacturers, associations, publications, forest products certification and sustainability sites, marketing sites, and more.
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    The American Woods: Exhibited by Actual Specimens and with Copious Explanatory Text
    North Carolina State University Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
    Displays "radial, tangential, and cross-sections of 350 North American woods from the 14-volume rare book, published between 1888 and 1910 by the author, Romeyn Beck Hough. The images can be accessed by volume number or by the scientific or common name of each tree."
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    Last Modified: Sep 24, 2008  
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        Review Grassland Biome Sites
    Natural Resources and Environment
        Energy
        Forestry and Grasslands
        Land and Recreation
        Pollution, Waste Management and Conservation
        Soil
        Sustainable Agriculture
        Water
        Weather and Climate
        Wildlife and Biological Resources
    See Also
        Forestry Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) Page
        Forest Products Laboratory
        Forest Industry Network
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