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Federal Agencies
Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry -- information regarding forest health protection, stewardship, urban forestry, and conservation throughout the United States.
National Park Service -- information about the history and natural wonders in our nation's national parks.
FSEEE -- Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. An organization dedicated to forging a socially responsible value system for the Forest Service.
State Forestry Agencies
NASF -- The National Association of State Foresters, consists of representatives from various State agencies which deal with forest management and protection on non-federal lands (over 60% of all forestland) across the United States. State agencies are key partners in forest inventory activities. For the Northeast, they include:
Forestry Schools in the Northeast
Connecticut
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Maine
University of Maine, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture
Maryland
Allegany College of Maryland, Forest Technology Program
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Department of Natural Resources Conservation
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources
New York
State University of New York, College of Envrionmental Science and Forestry
Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences, Forest Technology Program
Ohio
Hocking College, School of Natural Resources Forest Technology Program
Pennsylvania
Penn State University, School of Forest Resources
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Forest Technology Program
West Virginia
West Virginia Univ., Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sci.
Glenville State College, Forest Technology Program
Libraries and Search Engines
Forest Service Publications -- Forest Service Publications listed by Station and/or office.
Library of Congress -- collections and services for researchers.
National Agricultural Library -- major international source for agriculture and related information.
Harvard University Library -- library system with over 90 distinct libraries.
Virtual Forestry Library -- search information provided by METLA (Finnish Forest Research Institute).
Yahoo Forestry Page -- starting point for more forestry information.
Agriculture Network Information Center -- voluminous forestry/agriculture database.
Other Forestry Links
Society of American Foresters -- the professional society for foresters.
American Forests -- magazine for improving the environment with trees and forests.
Northern Woodlands -- magazine of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of forests.
So. New England Forest Consortium -- working to ensure southern New England forests for the future.
National Arbor Day Foundation -- world's largest tree-planting environmental organization.
Natural Resource Canada -- information on the natural resources of Canada.
EPA's Surf Your Watershed -- links to explore local watersheds and learn about water quality.
VA Tech's FORSite -- superb educational resource to learn about forestry, ecology, and tree species.
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