This section lists additional sources of educational materials and resources related to wood and the Forest and Wood Industry. Resources can be used kindergarten through12th grade. It also, in a separate section, lists industry affiliated certification programs. If available, websites/links for these are included. Both the materials/resources and certification program list will periodically be updated with user identified and approved entries.

Choose one of the following:

• General Resources: Forest Industry Related
• General Resources: Wood Industry Related
• Directories
• Journals
• Search Engines
• Professional/Associated Organizations
• Equipment and Supply Sources

General Resources: Forest Industry Related
http://www.woodmizer.com/
A curriculum for teaching skills needed to operate Wood Mizer's portable saw mill. If you have questions or want to place an order now, please e-mail lmckuhen@woodmizer.com or phone 800-553-0182 and ask for the Curriculum Dept.

General Resources: Wood Industry Related
http://woodweb.com/
The most complete wood working industry information site. Resources, product directory, exchanges, forums and knowledge base sections. Read Dr. Gene Wengert's many wood engineering and processing articles

http://www.woodworking.com/
Wood workers projects, articles and products. Latest tools and designs.

Directories
http://www.lumberweb.com/ Directory for the lumber industry.
Dedicated to the lumber retail associations, lumberyards and lumber distributors, lumber dealers and jobbers for the benefit of all lumber industry participants and consumers in need of information.

Journals
http://www.forestnet.com/
Home of North America's leading forestry journals

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Search Engines
http://forestry.about.com/mbody.htm
Covers nearly any forestry subject. Mines the Internet for you.

Professional/Associated Organizations
http://www.safnet.org/index.shtml Society of American Foresters.
Has a specific site for education and teachers.

http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/hardwood/site/default.asp
Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council.
A promotional site for hardwood producers in Pennsylvania. It contains facts about Pennsylvania's hardwood industry, listing of products, educational opportunities, publication list, and resource links.

Equipment and Supply Sources
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/s01_pages/ed_lessonplan.asp Forestry Suppliers, Inc. A series of lesson plans for science education in grades K-12, correlated to the National Science Education Content Standards. Lesson plans are available in HTML and PDF formats. Subjects include studies of trees, weather, soil, use of a compass and others.

http://www.oregon-web.net/logging.htm Logging Equipment.
A list of suppliers of equipment and materials needed for harvesting and sawmilling. Categories include sources for chainsaws and parts, equipment, harvesters, tree making and many more.

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