Forestry

Tree Trends - Weblog about tree biology, forestry, conservation, and related topics. Includes photos, articles about specific species, and comments on recent news and scientific developments.
http://www.dlarborist.com/treetrends/categories/treeBiology/

Euroforest Portal - Provides access to a range of information catalogued by subject or topic and covering most of Europe.
http://forestportal.efi.int

Forestry Index - A categorised collection of links, with annotations, on forestry science and business.
http://forestryindex.net/

AFOCEL - Forest research services, for the timber and paper production industries. French based.
http://www.afocel.fr/

Don't Buy SFI - Criticism of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative as a tool and a distraction developed by the larger players in the US forestry industry.
http://www.dontbuysfi.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/

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/

World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding - A large collection of links for forest geneticists and tree breeders.
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/forestgen/

Agroforestry Overview - This publication presents the principles of agroforestry, an overview of common practices, marketing considerations, several case studies, and an extensive list of further resources. [PDF]
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/agrofor.pdf

USDA Forest Service - Northeastern Area - Emphasis on state and private forestry information.
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/

Sons of David Foundation on Paulownia - A blog advocating the use of Paulownia to assist the peoples of the tropics to find new sources of income and ways to improve the quality of their lives.
http://www.paulownianow.blogspot.com

Reforestation as an Investment: Does it Pay? - This publication illustrates that reforestation can be an excellent long-term investment even using very conservative timber price and management assumptions. [PDF]
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/pdf/WON/won08.pdf

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/

Texas Forest Service - Statewide leadership and professional assistance for the state's forest, tree, and related natural resources.
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/

Tree-ring research on conifers in the French Alps - Details of research into certain specific species. Also photographs of sections of timber from a worldwide selection of trees.
http://christian.rolland.free.fr

Institute for Commercial Forestry Research - South African research and publications services. Free to sponsoring companies.
http://www.icfr.ukzn.ac.za/

NSW Department of Primary Industries: Forests - Australian government agency providing information on managing and planting new forests, agroforestry, recreation, education and environmental services.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forests

Lithuanian Forest Inventory and Management Institute - About forest management activities in the country. Includes statistics and links. In English and Lithuanian.
http://www.infostruktura.lt/mp/

Forest Inventory and Analysis - National program office for U.S. forests; includes database search by a variety of attributes.
http://fia.fs.fed.us/

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.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/jde001.htm

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/

Eduforest - Promotes education in forestry related disciplines in Europe.
http://www.eduforest.eu/

ForEco Technologies - Provides computer systems for forest management planning, forestry regimes simulation and optimisation and also offers consultancy services.
http://www.forecotech.com/english/0_homepage.htm

Heating with Wood: Producing, Harvesting and Processing Firewood - Provides information on the use of wood for fuel, the characteristics of different tree species, and the harvesting of timber, a process that can improve the quality and growth rates of the remaining trees. [PDF]
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1554/build/g1554.pdf