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ForestryForestry is the science and practice of studying and managing forests and their natural resources. Much research and development has been invested in improving varieties of trees for commercial use and in better methods of planting, pest control, thinning, controlled burning, felling, and extraction and of processing timber into usable products. In most countries the timber industry is of major economic importance. The science of managing forests for its many uses is called silviculture.
Growing concerns about environmental problems arising from massive deforestation (especially in the rain forests) have recently put forestry and its implications into the spotlight.
Forestry education
The first dedicated forestry school was established by George Hartig at Dillenburg in Germany in 1787, though forestry had already been taught for a long time before then in central Europe. The first forestry school in North America was near Asheville, North Carolina, in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern U.S, where George Vanderbilt saw the devastation that logging had left behind. The grounds of his Biltmore Estate are almost entirely managed forest, which has grown from bare ground to mature trees since 1895.
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International Union of Forestry Research Organizations
IUFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research.
http://iufro.boku.ac.at/
Goodforestry.com
Forestry links, directories, news and information.
http://www.goodforestry.com/
USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area
Emphasis on state and private forestry information.
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/
Institute for Commercial Forestry Research
South African research and publications services. Free to sponsoring companies.
http://www.icfrnet.unp.ac.za/research.htm
Forestry.com
A place for forestry people to gather. Free homepages, chat, forums, clipart, classifieds.
http://www.forestry.com/
World Forestry Center
Information about the World Forestry education exhibits and programs at the Center's museum location in Portland, demonstration forests in Oregon, international programs and research activities.
http://www.worldforestry.org/
Woody Plant Seed Manual
Provides comprehensive information relating to the biology of tree and shrub seeds, including genetic improvement and germination.
http://wpsm.net
Texas Forest Service
Statewide leadership and professional assistance for the state's forest, tree, and related natural resources.
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/
The Champion Tree Project, International
Works to preserve the biggest, best, tallest, strongest, and eldest representatives of Earth's largest plants.
http://www.championtrees.org/
North Carolina Forestry Association
An overview of foresty science and management.
http://www.ncforestry.org/
Iowa State University Forestry
Endless publications and forestry topics. Undergraduate and graduate studies as well as online scholarships.
http://www.forestry.iastate.edu/
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Timber and paper industry sponsored initiative for sustainable management practices that ensure the health and long term growth of US forests.
http://goodforests.com/
Resource Unit for Participatory Forestry
RUPFOR is a neutral multistakeholders' forum promoting interaction among various stakeholders in participatory forestry in India.
http://www.rupfor.org/
SExI Forest Simulator
Spatially Explicit Individual-based Forest Simulator (SExI-FS). Describes software to simulate tree and forest growth, including graphical representation on screen.
http://www.icraf.org/sea/AgroModels/SExI/SExI.htm
Forestry Index
A categorised collection of links, with annotations, on forestry science and business.
http://forestryindex.net/
Lithuanian Forest Inventory and Management Institute
About forest management activities in the country. Includes statistics and links.
http://www.lvmi.lt/lmis/Engl_pagr.htm
Evaluating the Forest Stewardship Program Through a National Survey of Participating Forest Land Owners
A study to determine if US Forest Stewardship Plans are meeting their purpose.
http://www.rtp.srs.fs.fed.us/econ/pubs/jde001.htm
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
An large collection of interesting links for forest geneticists and tree breeders.
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/forestgen/
Theory on Harvesting in Small Scale Forestry
Describes the alternative methods to clear cutting, known as selective felling, or as uneven aged forest management.
http://home.12move.nl/~jrottier/
Eduforest
Promotes education in forestry related disciplines in Europe.
http://www.eduforest.org/
AFOCEL
Forest research services, for the timber and paper production industries. French based.
http://www.afocel.fr/
Forest Soils
Providing information on forest soils teaching, research and outreach programs at Virginia Tech and other sources relating to soil science and hydrology.
http://soils.fw.vt.edu/
Forest Inventory and Analysis
National program office for U.S. forests; includes database search by a variety of attributes.
http://fia.fs.fed.us/
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