Department of Agriculture
Ken Givens, Commissioner
Forestry Links
Federal and State Sites
- Our Forestry Division website tn.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
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/pubs
- Southern 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
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
Herbicides
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
Maps, Aerial Photos
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
- USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory: www.fpl.fs.fed.us
- 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)
- Tennessee Forestry Association: www.tnforestry.com
- Forest Floor: www.forestfloor.com (resources for the small landowner)
Other Links
