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Web Links to Forestry Resources
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Forestry
Division web site tennessee.gov/agriculture/forestry
and the UDSA Forest Service: www.fs.fed.us
have a great deal of information about a variety of topics and are
well-linked.
Universities
and Extension Services in other states are good sources. Substitute the 2-letter
postal abbreviation for the state you want for “xx” in www.state.xx.us (for example, www.state.in.us for Indiana) and surf from there.
Tree Identification
plants.usda.gov
botit.botany.wisc.edu
Basic Forestry
Forestry with Steve
Nix: forestry.about.com/education/scilife/forestry
Temperate Forest Foundation: www.forestinfo.org
Forest Encyclopedia - www.forestencyclopedia.net
Assistance for Landowners
Woodland Assistance –
Forest Stewardship: www.foreststeward.org
USDA Coop
Forestry: www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/
Link Pages
Forestry
Index: www.forestryindex.net
Forest Landowner’s Guide
to the Internet: www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir
Forestry USA: www.forestryUSA.com (links to
variety of organizations)
Libraries
University
of Tennessee Extension Service
: fwf.ag.utk.edu
Forest Service
Publications: www.fs.fed.us/links/pubsSouthern Research Station:
www.srs.fs.fed.us
Urban Forestry
Urban
Forestry South: www.urbanforestrysouth.org
Arbor Day: www.arborday.org
International Society of Arboriculture: www2.champaign.isa-arbor.com
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council: www.tufc.com
Wildlife Management
University of Tennessee
Extension Service : fwf.ag.utk.edu
TN Wildlife Resources Agency: tennessee.gov/twra
Quail Unlimited: www.qu.org
National Wild Turkey Federation: www.nwtf.org
Wildlife Group: www.wildlifegroup.com
(seedlings)
Deer management: qdma.com
Visual Management
http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/forest_resources/desktop/woodscaping
Taxes
National
Timber Tax Website: www.timbertax.org
USDA Guide to Federal Income Tax: www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop
IRS (tax forms, news & helps): www.irs.ustreas.gov
US Government Book Stores: bookstore.gpo.gov/locations/index
Forest inventory and Analysis Data
http://fia.fs.fed.us/
Herbicides:
www.cdms.net/manuf/default.asp
www.dof.virginia.gov/mgt/index-herbicide.shtml
Health, Insect & Disease
Threats
Forest
Health Pages: www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth
Forest Health Protection, Southern Region: USFS Online
Publications
Gypsy Moth in North America: www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth
Asian Longhorned Beetle: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/ODNR/Health/alb.htm
Protection from wildfire
www.firewise.org
Maps, aerial photos
www.topozone.com
www.terraserver.com www.MapQuest.com
www.tennessee.gov/environment/tdg
Equipment & Supplies:
Forest Products Marketing and Utilization
Southern
Forest Products Association: www.sfpa.org
Steve Shooks Directory: www.forestdirectory.com
Tennessee Forest Products Center: http://web.utk.edu/~tfpc
Timber Source.com: www.timbersource.com
Southeast Lumber Manufacturers Association www.slma.org
Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers: www.appalachianwood.org
Timber Mart South: www.tmart-south.com/tmart
Southern Forests: www.southernforests.org (links)
Forestry Associations
National
Association of State Foresters: www.stateforesters.org (good
links)
Society of American Foresters: www.safnet.org (career
info)
American Forests: www.americanforests.org (national big tree register)
Forest Floor: www.forestfloor.com
(resources for the small landowner)
Other Links
USDA Forest Inventory
Forest Landowner's Guide to the
Internet
UT Extension Service
Forestry Index
Forest Service Publications
U.S.F.S. Southern Research Station
American Paulownia Association: www.paulowniatrees.org
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