 Below
are links to some useful sites.
Choose one of the following:
General Resources: Forest and Wood Industry Related
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/document-lists/1-publication--list.html
Forest Products
laboratory U. S. Forest Service publications. Lots of
out of print publications that can be accessed online.
Publications available online are Portable
Document Format (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat) files and may be
accessed by following the highlighted link. These files
may be downloaded (for viewing or printing) by clicking
on the linked titles.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ National Agricultural
Library NAL is a major international source for
agriculture and related information. This Web site
provides access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to
its associated institutions.
http://www.forestresources.org/ALLIES/beactive/resources/resources.htm Forest
Resources Association, pro-active forestry educational
resources. Resources identified for all grade levels.
Short descriptions of, and ordering information for,
books, pamphlets, flyers, posters, periodical
literature, and other materials, with indications of
target audiences, are available under the following
headings:
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General Resources: Forest Industry Related
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/ Cooperative Forestry
provides technical and financial assistance to
help rural and urban citizens, including private
landowners, care for forests and sustain the communities
where they live, work, and play.
http://www.sfiofpa.org/ Sustainable Forestry
Initiative of Pennsylvania. A program of comprehensive
forestry and conservation practices. The site includes
information about training opportunities, an on-line
newsletter, site links, and a description of their
master logger program.
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/wwwmain.html This site
contains tree identification information specific to
Forestry 2324, Dendrology Lab at Virginia Tech. The site
also has fact sheets for identifying over 450 trees
commonly found in the United States with color pictures
for all of them. You can search for your tree by name or
browse the entire list.
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.
Educational Resources resources - directory of Educational Resources related websites.
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/agriculture/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=127137
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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