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Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Council
About this Resource: The Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Council works to improve our community forests and green spaces and guides a statewide program that provides technical and financial assistance for communities and volunteer groups. Their website provides information about the Council and its success stories, links to publications, information about the PA Urban and Community Forestry Grants Program, and links to a calendar and related resources.

National Urban Forestry Unit
About this Resource: This site provides information about the UK's National Urban Forestry Unit and its work. There is access to an online forum for the discussion of issues surrounding trees and woods. There is information about urban and community forestry projects throughout the UK as well as links to resources and publications.

Florida Urban Forestry Council
About this Resource: The Florida Urban Forestry Council works to preserve Florida's urban forests by working with others to promote urban and community forestry initiatives, by offering programs of continuing education, and by enhancing professionalism in urban and community forestry. Their site offers information about Arbor Days, underutilized trees, and unique Florida trees. They also provide educational information, information on grant funding and membership, and links to resources.

Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry
About this Resource: The Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry works to contribute to healthy and sustainable communities by facilitating and supporting research and coordinating the exchange of information among the states in the region. Their site provides access to STEMS, the street tree electronic management system software. There are downloadable lectures, presentations, strategic planning documents, and recent publications. They offer information about NCUCF projects and links relating to municipal forest management.

Texas Urban Forestry Council
About this Resource: The Texas Urban Forestry Council serves as a forum for networking, education and advocacy for those interested in impacting Texas' community forests. Their site provides information about the Texans for Trees program, which helps Texans plant trees in public and residential areas in their community. There is information about the Texas Urban Forestry License Plate program and several forest facts. There are links to news and photos.

National Tree Trust
About this Resource: The National Tree Trust provides resources that aid people in growing and caring for urban and community forests. Their site provides information about every state and about the national coalition. They offer information about their programs, including the Seeds Program, the Roots Program, and the Branches Program. There is also general information about the National Tree Trust and links to related news and media.

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
About this Resource: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) seeks to establish sustainable urban forests for all communities by supporting education, projects, and groups related to urban and community forestry. Their site provides information about the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, lists of council members, and the information about the NUCFAC Action Plan. Annual Reports dating back to 1995 are available for downloading. The site provides access to abstracts of active Challenge Cost-Share grant projects as well as abstracts of the Challenge Cost-Share grant projects that have been completed. There are also links to related reports and documents.

Minnesota Logger Education Program
About this Resource: The purpose of MLEP is to provide direct responsive professional assistance to Minnesota's logging community through progressive support and implementation of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The website includes indepth information about the Program, membership information with a directory, workshop schedules and online registration, and links to other sites.

Community Forestry International
About this Resource: The CFI site focuses on community forestry around the world. The site contains information on projects and programs actively being worked on in CFI as well as information about meetings and workshops and news from around the globe. There are numerous publications available online and a multimedia section offers other resources.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Urban and Community Forestry
About this Resource: The Urban and Community Forestry division of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides information about news and events, program information, and grant information. There are links to lists of urban forestry staff, information about the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council, and links to related resources. There is a link to a tree planting quiz and a list of Wisconsin's Champion Trees where there are records on the largest trees in the state.

California Urban Forests Council
About this Resource: CaUFC works to promote the planning, planting, and management of urban and community forests through leadership, education, and advocacy. Their website provides information about membership, conferences, and seminars. There is information about the Certified Urban Forester Program which encourages and enhances the education and experiences of urban forestry professionals. There are links to publications, education campaigns, and regional councils.

Society of American Foresters
About this Resource: Established in 1900, the Society of American Foresters (SAF) seeks to advance the science, education, technology and practice of forestry. The Society combines both internet and intranet functions from this web site. The "members only" features of the site, allows access to: discussion lists; a career center and the Society's publications. Site visitors can utilize several services; foresters and other resource professionals have agreed to answer questions about U.S. forests and an email address has been established for this purpose. The "Forestry Focus Discussion List" is an electronic mailing list that serves as a basis of exchange between SAF members and the general public. The Society also indexes a number of forestry-based external links. The "Policy Homepage" details the Society's positions on a variety of forestry-related topics. Documentation from this page includes: selected reports; state policy activities; SAF's involvement in international issues and the Society's engagement with the International Union of Societies of Foresters; details relative to Community Wildfire Protection plans (as recommended by the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003). A site engine can also be found from this location. The website also affords details on the Society and its' structure and organization. The Home Page features news and event updates.

Arkansas Forestry Commission
About this Resource: The AFC website provides landowners information, advice, and services to manage their forests. The Rural Fire Protection Staff helps communities organize, equip, and train volunteer fire departments. The AFC provides information about Arkansas' forests and helps kids, teachers, and anyone interested to learn more.

Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
About this Resource: PPS is dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities by providing technical assistance, education, and research. Their site provides information about the non-profit organization, placemaking tools, services, and projects. There are links to information about parks, transportation, buildings, and markets. They provide access to various articles and other related publications.

FERN
About this Resource: Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN) is a non-profit organization created by the World Rainforest Movement. The website gives information about the organization and its objectives and campaigns. The site provides articles about forest peoples, poverty, trade, investment, climate, global policy, EU forests, and forest certification. The site also includes links to other sites.

Friends of the Urban Forest
About this Resource: Friends of the Urban Forest provides financial, technical, and practical assistance to San Franciscans for tree planting, tree care, community involvement, and youth education. Their site provides information about volunteering, education, and tree planting and care.

Red Rose Forest
About this Resource: The Red Rose Forest is working to transform a large part of Greater Manchester into a greener, better place to live, work and invest in. The site provides information about their forest projects, grants, and funding. There are also links to woodland and timber industries, Community Forests Northwest, and related publications.

Metafore
About this Resource: Metafore works with business and other civil society leaders to create innovative approaches that support forests and communities. The site provides information on the Paper Working Group, the Global Wood Initiative, the Business Action Toolkit, and the Forest Leadership Forum. There are links to the Forest Certification Resource Center and a Download Library. They also provide access to business cases, case studies, action briefs, and policy implementation tools.

Evaluation of lint cleaner louvers at a commercial gin
About this Resource: This study evaluated the Continental Eagle version of the ARS-developed louvers for saw-type lint cleaners in a commercial gin plant to determine the subsequent impact on fiber quality at the gin and mill levels. The study was conducted without regard as to whether the cotton was sufficiently clean after the gin stand to warrant a reduced number of grid bars. Sixteen bales of cotton, eight from each of two varieties, were processed through a Continental Eagle Model 24D lint cleaner equipped with eight automated louvers to allow from one to eight grid bars to be used; however, the two treatments used in this experiment were two and eight grid bars. Samples from each replication were analyzed for moisture, market classification, fiber length distribution, neps, trash, dust, foreign matter, and other factors. The fiber was spun at the Cotton Quality Research Station, Clemson, SC. The test cotton contained about 10% foreign matter before gin processing and was Low Middling color after gin processing. Mote weight at the gin averaged 6.0 and 11.5 pounds per bale for the two and eight grid bar treatments, respectively, for a savings of 5.5 pounds per bale or over $3.00. Spinning performance did not differ except for the impact of different trash levels in the bale. Thus the number of grid bars used at the gin should be selected based on the trash level in the ginned lint in order to assure optimum mill performance. In general, the number of grid bars significantly impacted only the trash-related variables at both the gin and mill.

Natural Resource Publications : Utah Extension Service
About this Resource: PDF documents cover range management; rural and conservation forestry; urban and community forestry; water management; water quality; and wildlife maangement. Accessible through Utah State University.

National Ag Safety Database | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
About this Resource: Provides a wealth of information relating to agriculture health and safety issues. Full-text documents are broadly classified: accidents; back safety, lifting, slips, trips, and falls; chemicals/pesticides; child safety; electrical safety; ergonomics; farming with disabilities; fire safety; first aid; fruit and vegetable crop handling, harvesting and storage; hearing conservation; skin cancer; home safety; ladder safety; lightning; machinery safety; manure pits, farm ponds and wells; personal protective equipment; personal safety and health; sanitation and hygiene, standards and regulations; OSHA; safety programming; and workers' compensation). Site visitors may also retrieve documents according to the state of origin, and text word searching is available. Includes Spanish language materials, videos and an events calendar additional sites. A service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the database serves as a central repository for health, safety and injury prevention for the agricultural community.

Evergreen Magazine
About this Resource: The magazine provides Evergreen Foundation members with information, analysis and perspective concerning issues and events impacting forests, forestry, forest communities and the forest products industry. Users can view the most recent issues online in pdf form and can see synopsis of less recent issues. Users can order print versions of the issues to be delivered.

Forestry Commission of Great Britain
About this Resource: This site provides information about the forests of Great Britain, including information separated by country. The site provides access to live webcams and videos of wildlife as well as an online guide to over 1,500 ideas on places to go and things to do in the forests of Great Britain. There are links to information on buying timber, grants and licences, plant health, sustainable forestry, educational resources, and forest research in Great Britain.

Canadian Forestry Association
About this Resource: This site provides information about forest education including forestry careers and schools of forestry. The site also provides information regarding community outreach and forest conferences as well as information about Canada's forests. There are links to shop online for souvenirs and books at the CFA Store or the Smokey Bear Store. A teaching kit provides suggested lessons for teaching about Canada's forests and wetlands.

Urban Habitat
About this Resource: Urban Habitat works to develop multicultural urban environmental leadership in the San Francisco area by building bridges between environmentalists, social justice advocates, government leaders, and the business community. Their website provides information about The Leadership Institute for Sustainable Communities, The Social Equity Caucus, and Community Based Regionalism. There are links to publications, policy papers, a calendar of events, and a listing of employment opportunities.

Tree Canada Foundation
About this Resource: The Tree Canada Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides education, technical assistance, resources and financial support to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in an effort to help reduce the harmful effects of carbon dioxide emissions. Their website provides information about the environment and urban forests. There are also links to carbon neutral companies.

Ensiling of potato vines
About this Resource: Potato vines are a potential feed for cattle if the vines can be preserved. The objectives of this study were primarily to study alternative methods to preserve potato vines by ensiling and determine the effects of soil contamination on ensiling. In experiment 1, vines from four potato varieties were harvested individually with a flail chopper set at three heights to vary soil contamination. The chopped vines were ensiled in minisilos alone or amended (3:1, vines to amendment, wet basis) with either chopped alfalfa hay or barley grain. Silos were opened after 90 d for analysis. In experiment 2, vines of one variety were hand-harvested and ensiled fresh or after wilting one day in a greenhouse, alone or in combination with chopped whole plant corn at one of four levels. Silos were opened for analysis after 1, 2, 6, 14 and 90 d ensiling. The vines in both experiments were of high nutritive value with high crude protein contents [194-261 g kg(-1) dry matter (DM)] and low neutral detergent fiber contents (286-359 g kg(-1) DM). However, ash contents were relatively high even with low soil contamination (220-307 g kg(-1) DM) and hand-harvested vines (169 g kg(-1) DM). In both experiments, unamended vines were poorly preserved, underwent a secondary fermentation, and were unstable aerobically. Little or no lactic acid was present in these silages, acetic acid was the predominant fermentation product, and butyric acid was detected in some silages. In contrast, all three amendments produced well-preserved silages. Barley-amended silages yielded the lowest pHs (4.06 average); alfalfa-amended silages yielded the highest (4.97 average). In a 5-d aerobic stability test, some barley-amended replicates heated while none of the alfalfa- or corn-amended silages heated. Level of soil contamination had no consistent negative effect on fermentation, but the added soil substantially diluted vine dry matter in the high contamination treatments.

World Aquaculture Society
About this Resource: The World Aquaculture Society is an international non-profit society that seeks ways of improving communication and information exchange on topics of concern to a diverse global community. The Society's membership includes over three thousand members from over ninety-four countries. This link for the Society's homepage identifies descriptions of the Society's chapters and is also a source of detail realted to education, publications and future meetings.

TreeLink
About this Resource: TreeLink provides internet-based information, tools and inspiration that can be used to improve urban and community forests. The site provides forestry related links organized by state, a list of tree quotes, and a kids corner where games, books, activities, and quizzes can be found. There is a resource center with links to information about urban and community forestry, research and technology transfer, care and maintenance, management, a learning center, and weather. There is a news desk area with news from TreeLink and Urban Forestry Coordinator's News. The tree guide area provides links to a zone map, plant database, flash cards, and an online tree guide. There is access to related publications, including Wood Notes quarterly and several downloadable how-to-posters and news and magazine ads.

International Forestry Resources and Institutions
About this Resource: The website focuses on determining how to change processes leading to deforestation in many countries of the world; assessing what types of institutions are associated with sustainable forest practices; and helping policymakers and forest users to design more effective forest policies. IFRI provides a way for members to collect, store, and analyze data over time about forests and the communities that use forests. Both environmental and social science variables are stored in the same IFRI database. The website offers online publications and the ability to order free publications. The collaborating forestry resources and institutions are discussed and information is provided as to how to become a member.

TROPICS : Tropical Forestry Projects Information System
About this Resource: Tropics brings together information about tropical forestry activities undertaken by the European Commission and European Union Member States. TROPICS works by connecting together many existing sources and types of information, allowing them to be shared more effectively within and between agencies. These include data from internal management systems, project cycle management documents, web-sites, publications and maps.

Non Timber Forest Products United States
About this Resource: This site provides information about non-timber forest products. There is a NTFP bibliography database with over 2,500 records, searchable by title, year of publication, author, subject, keywords, and publisher. There is also a species database with over 1,300 records and an internet links database. There is information about projects, community materials, reports, organizations, and NTFP books. There are links to NTFP images, publications, and an international email digest.

Iwokrama: International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development
About this Resource: Iwokrama manages the nearly one million acre Iwokrama Forest in central Guyana to show how tropical forests can be conserved and sustainably used to provide ecological, social and economic benefits to local, national and international communities. This webpage gives news of the Center, information about what the center does, offers products and merchandise to buy, provides a newsletter, and lists job oppurtunities. The site also gives information about the canopy walkway, forest research, people of the forest, business in the forest, and forest management. The site includes information about partnerships and offers users a mammal guide to the Iwokrama Forest.

UFEI (Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute)
About this Resource: UFEI works to improve management of the urban forests in California by providing a center for applied research, extension and technology transfer, and community service and outreach programs assisting landowners and public agencies. Their website provides access to the California Register of Big Trees and to SelecTree, which is a tree selection guide where users can search for trees by Family, Genus, Species, cultivar, or common name. They provide information about urbanwood, which is wood raw material from trimmings and removals, along with a manufacturer's directory and information about wood properties and grades. There is also information about the UFEI discussion group.

Appalachian Forest Resource Center
About this Resource: A home page link for the Appalachian Forest Resource Center (AFRC). The Center addresses the needs of forests and communities throughout the Central and Southern Appalachian region. AFRC fosters community forestry activity. The website sponsors a listserv and is a source for regional maps. A bibliography is online - The Appalachian Forest Research Bibliography. AFRC offers organizational background and points to a number of external links.

National Network of Forest Practioners
About this Resource: Formed in response to grass-roots proposals, the National Network of Forest Practioners promotes the well-being of workers, rural communities and forests by supporting individuals and groups that build sustainable relationships between forests and people. The site offers organizational detail about the Network; interested sitevisitors can subscribe to an internet newsletter produced by the Network that is a source of news and currency.

The Determinants of a Quality of Life Indicator for Farm Operator Households: Application of Zero-Inflated Count-Data Models
About this Resource: The assessment of the determinants of quality of life in the USA has long been a focus of many researchers. This paper contributes towards that effort by focusing on the quality of life attributes of a segment of the population; namely, farm operator households. To assist in this effort, a quality of life indicator is constructed based on data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey along with some auxiliary databases. The determinants of this indicator have been assessed by means of count-data models with special emphasis being given to the role of the preponderance of zeros in the constructed index. Based on the findings, some policy recommendations on how to improve the quality of life in the rural communities are provided.

National Agriculture and Forestry Institute (Laos)
About this Resource: The website details on the Institute’s mandate and responsibilities. Research is conducted into in agriculture; animal husbandry; fisheries and forestry. News and reports receive emphasis as well. The Institute works with a number of regional and international organizations identified on this website. Visitors to the website may subscribe to a newsletter.

Rating fixed film nitrifying biofilters used in recirculating aquaculture systems
About this Resource: Predicting the performance of biofilters is an engineering challenge that is critical to both designers and managers. The task is complicated by the wide variety of water quality expectations and environmental conditions displayed by a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). A myriad of biofilters designs have been generated reflecting approaches of engineers attempting to maximize specific surface area and oxygen transfer within the context of a biofilm management strategy. A rating strategy is presented for biofilters to facilitate the identification of appropriate matches between biofiltration formats and RAS applications. As a foundation, a previously proposed RAS classification system based upon salinity, temperature and trophic levels is upgraded to create 17 systems classifications. A biofilter classification system identifies seven combinations of trophic level and pH which should be sufficient to serve the RAS demands. Temperature and salinity are neglected as a means of simplifying the approach. An experimental methodology based upon chemical feeds is proposed to represent the steady-state RAS performance of the biofilters. Data is summarized by linear analysis of filter performance for concentration ranges below 1.0 g TAN m-3 and simple averaging is proposed for higher trophic levels. Input from the aquacultural engineering community and RAS aquaculturists is required to further refine the approach prior to endorsement.

The Evergreen Foundation
About this Resource: The Evergreen Foundation is dedicated to connecting people with nature through the enhancement of healthy natural environments in schools and communities across Canada. They have three core programs: Learning Grounds, Common Grounds, and Home Grounds. Their site provides information about creating outdoor classrooms, protecting and restoring natural landscapes in urban communities, and gardening at home. They provide links to several resources and information about the foundation itself.

Publications : Insects, Pests & Plant Diseases | University of Tennessee Extension
About this Resource: A large number of PDF files covering many pests on many plants and in the home. Orgnaized under multiple subject headings: plant diseases; field crop insects, pests and diseases; commercial fruit and vegetable insects, pests and diseases; turfgrass pests.Includes pesticide safety and regulations.

New England Forestry Foundation
About this Resource: The NEFF is dedicated to promoting the conservation and sustainable management of the private and municipal forestlands of New England. The website offers information on the conservation projects that the Foundation is working on, a forestry management plan, an interactive map of New England forests, information on community forests of each state, conservation strategies, and newsletters from past seasons. The site also offers information about the Foundation in general such as history, staff, and how to contribute.

Massachusetts Bureau of Forestry
About this Resource: This site provides information on several of the Bureau's programs, including: the Service Forestry Program; the Urban and Community Forestry Program; the Management Forestry Program; the Forest Health Program; the Utilization and Marketing Program; and the Forestry Legacy Program. There are links to annual reports, directories and listings, and forestry laws and regulations. There are also links to state forest land and resource management plans.

Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC)
About this Resource: The RECOFTC website provides information about the organization, regional services, and annual reports. There is also information about country support and common topics. Also on the page is a resource center containing a database, calendar, job listings, links, and a dictionary.

National Arbor Day Foundation
About this Resource: The National Arbor Day site provides information about what the Arbor Day foundation does, what and when is Arbor Day, how to plant and care for trees, how to identify trees and which ones to plant in certain areas. The site also provides an online ordering form for trees, a tree forum, and resources about trees. There are sections about teaching youth about trees, including games and activities, conferences and workshops, information about Tree City USA and Rainforest Rescue, and the Arbor Day Farm.

Management Practices Associated with High-Producing U.S. Dairy Herds
About this Resource: Results of a National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) 1996 study identified management practices used on high-producing U.S. dairy herds. The greatest difference between high and low production herds was in record keeping. High producing herds were more likely to use Dairy Herd Improvement Association records or have their own on-farm computer system than low production herds." Also in Dairy Infobase.

The NAAB Cross-Reference Listing of Dairy Sires
About this Resource: The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) Cross-Reference Listing is a product of the NAAB Cross-Reference Program. The listing converts a sire's NAAB Uniform Code to the bull's breed registration number." Also in Dairy Infobase.

Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development
About this Resource: Affiliated with the University of Wisconsin (Madison), the Babcock Institute seeks to encourage stronger ties between the Dairy Industry and the global community. Benefits can be derived for all by sharing expertise and enlarging perspective. To encourage this process, the Institute makes many of its' publications available online; has created an online leraning forum and points to many websites of signifigance.

Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MNSTAC)
About this Resource: The Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee (MNSTAC) provides advice, coordination, and support in matters related to community forestry and serves as an advocate for public and private community forestry interests. Their site offers information about the committee, events, awards, and press releases. They also provide links to several community resources including a list of Minnesota native plant terminology, information about tree pruning, and information about tree planting.

National Community Forestry Center - Northern Forest Region
About this Resource: In 1997, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a call for proposals to develop regional centers providing technical services for rural communities. The National Network of Forest Practitioners (NNFP) - whose members share a commitment to rural community development based on sustainable forestry and a conviction that healthy communities and healthy ecosystems are interdependent - responded. The NNFP proposed a center to support community-based, participatory research addressing a wide range of economic, environmental, and social concerns among communities with forest land. Their proposal was selected from among hundreds of others, one of only six to receive funds to cover startup and operation for a four-year period. The National Community Forestry Center, Northern Forest Region, serves the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Central & Northeastern New York. The Centers' core purpose is to help rural people conduct and use research to make informed decisions about forest resources. The Centers' goal is to add value to the work of individuals and organizations fostering healthy communities and working forests that are both dynamic and diverse. The other three centers are located in the Pacific West; Southwest and Appalachian areas. The web site supports the Centers' goals.