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Forestry
Updated:10/16/2008
Agroforestry intentionally combines agriculture and forestry to create
integrated and sustainable land-use systems. Agroforestry takes advantage of the
interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or
livestock. Agroforestry practices include:
- Agroforestry for Farms and Ranches
NRCS Technical Note describing tree and shrub practices in sustained agricultural systems.
- Ecosystem Services
This Forest Service Web site provides information on economic and social values
of forest ecosystems. New opportunities in market-based conservation and
stewardship are being explored by NRCS and the Forest Service.
- Forestry Economic Models
- National Forestry Handbook
The National Forestry Handbook (NFH) provides informational
material to assist NRCS personnel in the planning and application of forestry and agroforestry practices on nonfederal forestland
throughout the United States.
- National Forestry Manual
The National Forestry Manual (NFM) describes forest policy
within the Natural Resources Conservation Service and complements the General Manual.
- State of
the Land: Forest Land
Maps and analysis
Forestry Links
Federal Government Forestry
National Agroforestry Center (NAC)
Partnership of the USDA Forest Service, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service. Works to accelerate the development and application
of agroforestry technologies to achieve more economically, environmentally,
and socially sustainable land-use systems. Environmental Protection Agency
Primarily a regulatory agency responsible for enforcing
the environmental laws of the United States. Contains a search
engine particularly useful for retrieving data about regulations
pertaining to forestry. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission is to conserve,
protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for
the continuing benefit of the American people. This site provides
a search engine relating forestry to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission. USDA Forest Service
Federal agency responsible for managing all national
forests in the United States. As set forth in the law, the mission
of the Forest Service is to achieve quality land management under
the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse
needs of the people.
State and Local Entities
National Association of State Foresters
This is a nonprofit organization that represents the directors of
the State Forestry agencies from all fifty states, eight U.S. territories, and
the District of Columbia. The web site provides a directory of the State
Foresters resource with the addresses, phone numbers, fax and e-mail for each.
The State Foresters provide management assistance to private landowners and
protection services for over two-thirds of the nation's forests. Forestry Media Center
Forestry Education Materials from the Oregon State University
College of Forestry. Natural Resources
Research Information Pages
Internet resource guide for natural resources students,
researchers and practitioners. Maintained by the Department of
Forestry at Virginia Tech University.
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