USEFUL AND INTERESTING WEB SITES
There are a variety of very useful and interesting web sites related to forest products, forestry, and other related areas of interest, some of which are very nicely linked to other sites. Many of these sites are hard to find with conventional search engines, consequently, this listing was developed for use and distribution in forest products extension short-courses. This list is routinely updated. Last update of this listing was done in February 2004. If you find that a site listed here is no longer active, or have suggestions for additions, please contact Bob Govett, rgovett@uwsp.edu
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keep this on your hard drive, you can “click” on a site through “Word” in
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Forest Products Society
(FPS)
This
is an excellent example of a site with a lot of informational resources that is
also very well linked to other sites. Check the toggle of “publications”. The
“Links” toggle can get you to a wide variety of sites including: FAO Forestry,
SWST, USDA FPL, American Forest and Paper Association, various companies, etc..
In particular check links to indexing services and associations.
http://www1.fpl.fs.fed.us/swst/
This
includes SWST news and publication information, also good educational
information including directory of forest products educational programs.
This
is a very good educational related site out of British Columbia with some
forest products career information, and good links. The WI WoodLINKS statewide
program is housed at Fox Valley Tech in the Wood Technics-Manufacturing program
under Jerry Finch and has a growing list of participating High Schools.
This
is a good site for both industry professionals and woodworking hobbyists. It
has a wide variety of information including question & answer forums, job
listings, books, software, lumber & equipment exchange, directories,
articles, events, business and HR related items, etc.. Use caution on forum as
information quality is variable.
This
an excellent site with databases, wood ID information, etc..
Really
an outstanding site, enormous amount of info including species &
properties, etc. etc..
http://www.beconstructive.com/
Excellent
site with good information and good links.
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ also http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/
If you have trouble finding your way to the FPL from the general site to access the USFS, these two sites will get you there directly, very useful information, in particular check publications which are downloadable. Check both sites, they are different.
General
site to access the USFS, nicely indexed to take you to a tremendous number of
USFS sites and information.
Site
to access information regarding overall ecosystem management coordination
(planning and decision making) also general appeals info, etc.
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/ also http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/TMU/top_25.htm
If you have trouble finding
your way to S&PF from the general USFS site this will get you there. This is
also an excellent site with publications including the Ag Handbook #718 titled "Forest Landowners Guide to Federal
Income Tax online at the website
in a pdf format. The second site will take you directly to the Technology
Marketing Unit’s “Top 25” Forest Products Utilization Publications.
This is a very interesting
site. Includes online databases, library, virtual scrapbook, projections for
tree range distribution as related to predictions of climate change, and
newsletters.
Excellent site, numerous resources,
multiple languages
Excellent site, includes
information for teachers
Site of federal natural resources related research in Midwest.
Site of federal natural resources related research in Northwest (good downloadable info including RPA)
An excellent source of on-line publications, including
information addressing forest insects and diseases.
http://www.fs.fed.us/fs/directories/
For Forest Service email
addresses and other contact information including phone numbers.
This is the home page for the US
Department of Agriculture. Considerable information and links, includes a “USDA
kids” section.
This is the home page for the
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.
http://www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/fpd.html
This is the home page for the
USDA FAS Forest & Fishery Products Division. It has considerable
information regarding exporting of solid wood products, and it also has an economic
overview of the US solid wood products industry, among other things. This is an
excellent site.
http://www.lakestateslumber.com/
A
variety of useful information including buyers guide, membership information,
etc..
http://www.wipapercouncil.org/
Logging
and resource related, includes information regarding Lake States Logging
Congress, etc..
http://www.woodindustry.forest.wisc.edu
The
DNR’s Wisconsin Primary and Secondary Wood Using Industry Directories are
maintained at this UW-Madison Forestry site, searchable online version and
downloadable in MS-Access database format.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Publications/Newsletters/index.html
The Wisconsin DNR’s bi-monthly Wood Marketing Bulletin, Forest Tax and Stewardship newsletters, forestry notes, etc.
http://www.newnorth.net/fista/
Logging
and chainsaw user safety programs, information, etc..
A
variety of useful information including education related, membership
information, etc..
A
variety of useful information including publications, industry information,
etc..
A
variety of useful information including FAQs, publications, links, etc.. Has
information suitable to industrial users, designers and consumers.
A variety
of useful very useful information including buyers guide, grades, design, etc..
A
variety of useful information including buyers guide, membership information,
etc..
Information
including training schedule and publications, etc..
A
variety of useful information including buyers guide, membership information,
etc..
Building
industry site with links of interest to consumers.
Building
industry site includes information on green building.
http://www.woodcomponents.org/
A
variety of useful information including buyers guide, publications, etc..
http://www.furnituretoday.com/
Industry
site with many interesting articles, and other information, etc., and LOTS of
links to companies, etc..
http://www.forestindustry.com/
Industry
site with links to many industry publications, supplier information, etc..
Forestry
and forest industry “gateway” site with links to news, services, jobs, etc..
http://www.canadian-forests.com/
Forestry
and forest industry “gateway” site with links to news, services, jobs, etc..
http://www.labormanagementcommittee.org/index.html
http://www.woodproductgroup.com/
This is a forest industry executive
head-hunter’s site, but also has some good links and industry news.
Forest & Wood
Products Research and Development Corporation in Australia
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/
Has various reports and other
information.
Has both free on-line
courses and information including publications about engineered wood products.
Has both on-line
information and publications that can be ordered.
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/cowood
Has
good information and links
Has
good information on export, including publications, primarily Pacific Rim
focused.
http://www.mwcc.mass.edu/HTML/FWP/default.html
Has both information and distance
learning and outreach programs.
http://forest.wisc.edu/extension/forfact.htm.
Forestry
Facts sheets for a variety of issues of interest to NIPF landowners and others.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/schmeeckle/
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/schmeeckle/interp/
Excellent site for interpretive
coursework - including PowerPoint tutorials.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/cwes/forestree/
Virtual field trips, tree trivia, an on-line
dichotomous tree ID key, forestry issues, the Wisconsin Forestree curriculum,
teacher resources, and links to other forestry related sites. The target audience is middle school
students and teachers, but many of the activities fit a wider audience.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/
This is an “electronic magazine” for kids. The
target audience is about 4th grade through 8th grade
students.
http://wood.orst.edu/teachers.htm
This is an excellent site with many resources.
http://www.iplifeoftheforest.com
This is an excellent educational site for school
children and general public.
http://www.wisconsinwoodlands.org/
http://www.wisconsinforests.org/
www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/forestry/Private/Assist/index.htm
About
Forestry
This is a gateway site leading to lots of links.
Go ahead and ask.
This is an urban forestry site,
includes information useful to homeowners
http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm
This site includes information regarding SFI
certification and a good bit more.
http://www.americanforests.org/
http://www.treefarmsystem.org/
Forest Stewardship Council basically “certifies” or
serves as an umbrella for certification organizations such as SmartWood and
SCS.
http://www.certified-forests.org/
Information on status of Forest Stewardship Council
certified forestland (includes maps & graphs).
This has the FSC draft standards for the Lake
States and other regions.
This is a third party certification system.
This is a third party certification system.
http://www.nationalforestry.net/
This is site for National Forestry Association,
includes information on their Green Tag Forestry third party certification
system.
This is a non-profit association promoting use of
recycled, reclaimed and certified wood.
http://www.forestrycenter.org/
This
is a non-profit center to – some interesting web site links.
http://www.specialforestproducts.com/
http://www.wiscwalnutcouncil.org
This
is a non-profit association to promote maple sap farming and maple syrup
production in the Mississippi Valley.
This is an incredible site
for safety related information and programs. This is a commercial site where they
sell information/services but you can do some “test-driving” too. They have online library of prepared safety training materials including training
handouts, scripts, outlines, PowerPoint presentations, customizable posters,
newsletter articles, etc..
This
is a very useful site related to chemical use. It has critical safety and health information for more than 160,000 chemical
substances.
This
is a general OSHA site with index.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/sawmills_etool/index.html
This
is a more specific OSHA site covers hazards involved in log handling, sorting,
dry kilns, plant-wide hazard, also with links to additional references etc..
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/woodworking_etool/index.html
This
is a more specific OSHA site covers hazards involved in rough mill and
woodworking related.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/logging_advisor/logsafe.html
This
site has considerable information about renewable energy programs, application
for energy relayed grant programs, energy savings etc..
http://www.doa.state.wi.us/dir/documents/Resource_directory101703.pdf
http://capwiz.com/townhall/home/
Easy way you can email any almost any editor in America.
Go to the "Guide to The Media" icon and enter the desired zip code.
This
includes a variety of useful information including how to contact
representatives, information on pending legislation, etc.
This is a good site for
information regarding computer viruses, including virus hoaxes.
This is an interesting and
very useful site to use in Internet searches. It combines several search
engines and indexing features for key topical areas.
This is an outstanding site
with feature articles from recent issues, short news articles, etc.
This is a good one (“all
the junk that’s fit to debunk”) with many good links.
This is an excellent site for topographical maps.
This site has an enormous amount
of information, also a source for maps
This site is a private
source for maps, also free on-line topographic maps