Websites of Interest for the Silviculturist

Arboriculture Online – tree care information provided by the International Society of Arboriculture

www2.champaign.isa-arbor.com/

British Columbia Publications – provides access, including full search capability, to numerous natural resources publications produced by the B.C. Ministry of Forests

www.publications.gov.bc.ca/queries/pubsearch.asp

CalFlora – information about more than 8,000 vascular plants occurring in California and adjacent areas

elib.cs.berkeley.edu/calflora/

Conservation Library (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) – provides online publications, a training catalog, electronic versions of journals and newsletters, and other resources

www.nctc.fws.gov/library/

E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database – information about almost 11,000 publications dealing with fire ecology; maintained by the Tall Timbers Research Station in Florida.  Database is searchable and search results can be downloaded in text format, or records saved in ProCite format

www.ttrs.org/feco.html

Fire Effects Information System – current and detailed fire effects information for both plants and animals

www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/

Forestry Assistance Information (Oregon Department of Forestry) – provides electronic versions of the popular “Forest Health Notes” series and other information

www.odf.state.or.us/fa/publist.htm

Forestry Extension Program for Oregon (Oregon State University) – useful links and publications

www.cof.orst.edu/cgi-bin/php.cgi/cof/extended/extserv/index.htm

Forestry Images – the Internet source for forest health, natural resources, and silviculture images (Dave Powell has 400 images on this site, with many more in process)

www.forestryimages.org/

Forest Insect and Disease Leaflets – electronic version of a popular series describing over 150 of the most common forest insects and diseases of the United States

www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidlpage.htm

Government Printing Office – provides access to the US Government Online Bookstore and many other government publications

www.access.gpo.gov/

Ingenta – access to over 12 million research articles published in over 27,000 journals and other publications.  Note: Umatilla NF employees have free access to articles in the Western Journal of Applied Forestry through this service (contact Dave Powell for info)

www.ingenta.com/

Library Services Request Form – use this service to order a photocopy of an article or to request general reference help (literature search, etc.)

www.nrcs.fs.fed.us/library/dd.html

National Agricultural Library – provides access to Agricola, the largest agricultural database in the world, and to other government publications and NAL services

www.nal.usda.gov/

National Arbor Day Foundation – they help people plant and care for trees

www.arborday.com/

National Biological Information Infrastructure – the NBII is a national clearinghouse (maintained by the US Geological Survey) for information about biological resources, including teacher resources

www.nbii.gov/index.html

National Register of Big Trees (American Forests) – provides information about the biggest trees in America, by species

www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/

National Technical Information Service – the federal government’s largest clearinghouse for information and availability of government publications

www.ntis.gov/

Nature of the Northwest – an information center for nature and recreation opportunities in Oregon and Washington, including national forest recreation information

www.naturenw.org/

Oregon Department of Forestry – an extensive collection of links, photographs, publications, and other information about forestry in Oregon and the Northwest

www.odf.state.or.us/

Oregon Register of Big Trees (Oregon Department of Forestry) – big-tree information for Oregon, including photographs of many trees

www.odf.state.or.us/bigtrees/btreg.htm

Pacific Northwest Research Station – access to recent Forest Service research publications pertaining to the Pacific Northwest, many in electronic format

www.fs.fed.us/pnw/

Rocky Mountain Research Station – access to recent Forest Service research publications pertaining to the Rockies and Inland Northwest, many in electronic format

www.fs.fed.us/rm/main/pubs.html

Silvics of North America – Agriculture Handbook 654 (an online version of a definitive reference book about United States trees)

www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm

Silviculture Intranet Site – provides resources for Umatilla National Forest employees about silviculture certification, insects & diseases, policy & direction, planning, reporting, vegetation analysis & databases, and miscellaneous topics

fsweb.f14.r6.fs.fed.us/nr/silv/index.htm

Silviculture Internet Site – provides information about the Umatilla National Forest’s silviculture program (big trees, program accomplishments, an on-going Douglas-fir tussock moth outbreak, environmental education information, etc.)

www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/silv/

Society of American Foresters – the professional society for America’s foresters

www.safnet.org/

Technology and Development Centers – provides access to publications, videos, and software produced by either of the Forest Service’s technology and development centers (San Dimas or Missoula).  Also accesses WO engineering field notes and links to other Forest Service websites

fsweb.sdtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/pubs/search_all.shtml

Tree of the Month (Oregon State University, College of Forestry); provides interesting information about native trees of Oregon

www.cof.orst.edu/cof/fr/outreach/treeomth/

Trees of the Pacific Northwest – the tree identification homepage at Oregon State University; includes a key to help identify conifer trees (based on information from a book called “Trees to Know in Oregon”)

www.orst.edu/instruct/for241/

Umatilla NF Register of Big Trees – big-tree information for the Umatilla National Forest, including photographs of many champion trees on the Forest

www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/silv/btindex.htm

U.S. Geological Survey – one of the best “homework” sites on the Internet.  Provides access to the National Atlas and other maps, biological data, photographs, and a wealth of other physical and natural sciences information

www.usgs.gov/

World Forestry Center – for a better understanding of the world’s forests, including educational information and publications

www.worldforestry.org/


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Last Update:
05/30/02