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Animal Damage & Control
 

The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management University of Nebraska at Lincoln hosts this multi-agency web site designed to help homeowners, landowners and professionals alike with their wildlife damage problems. The site identifies problems and finds solutions for anything from alligators to geese.

Carbon Management
 

Have a look at the Carbon Budget of US Forests.

Certified Forests
 

 The American Tree Farm System

Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

SmartWood

Certified Forestry Consultants
 

The Association of Consulting Foresters of America

The Society of American Foresters

Christmas Trees
 

American Forest Foundation

American Tree Farm System 

Captain Jack's Christmas Tree Farm Network

Idaho Forest Owners Association

Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association

Idaho Tree Farm Program

National Christmas Tree Association

National Woodland Owners Association

Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Growers Association (PNWCTA)

Conservation Easements
 

Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands

Inland Northwest Land Trust

Palouse Land Trust

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Sawtooth Society

The Nature Conservancy, Idaho Field Office

Wood River Land Trust

Vital Ground Foundation

Wilderness Land Trust

The Trust for Public Land

Contracts
 

Guidelines for Preparing a Timber Sale Contract

TimberSource.com

Fire
 

Earth Observatory

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Fire Research & Management Exchange System (FRAMES)

FireFighting.com

Firewise Home Page

Keep Idaho Green

National Interagency Fire Center

Natural Hazards Information Center

US Fire Administration

Fish
 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Trout Unlimited

University of Idaho - Department of Fish & Wildlife

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Forest Health
 

Idaho Forest Products Commission - Forest Health and Conditions

Mica Creek Experimental Watershed

USDA Forest Service Northeastern Center for Forest Health Research

Forest Products
 

American Forest and Paper Association

Directory of Wood Products, Wood Science, and Marketing

Forest Industry Network

Forest Products Society

Intermountain Forest Association

The Idaho Forest Products Commission

The Pencil Pages

University of Idaho Department of Forest Products

Forest Roads
 

USDA Forest Service Road Management Web Site

Forestland Grazing
 

Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program

University of Idaho Department of Rangeland Ecology & Management

Forestry Images
 

ForestyImage.org 

USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Photo Gallery.

CalPhotos

Hardwoods
 

Cornell University's Sugar Maple Program

Ecology and Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems

The Hardwood Council

Hardwood Information Center

Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program

National Hardwood Lumber Association

OSU Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative

Western Hardwood Association

Insects and Diseases
 

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America 

Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Bugwood Network

Idaho Plant Disease Reporter

The PNW Plant Disease Management Handbook. Updated yearly.

The PNW Insect Management Handbook. Updated yearly.

USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection Unit

The USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region's Forest Insect and Diseases

Invasive Plants
 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

The University of Florida's Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plant  Information Retrieval System (APIRS)

Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America 

The USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region's Forest Insect and Diseases

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Invasive Species Program

Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas

Association of Consulting Foresters

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Conservation Security Program (CSP)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Forest Legacy Program

Forest Stewardship Program

Forest Land Enhancement Program

Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

Habitat Improvement Program (HIP)

USDA Forest Service Cooperative Forestry Services, Programs, and Publications

National Forest Foundation

National Association of Conservation Districts

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

University Extension and Outreach Services in the West:

• University of Alaska Cooperative Extension

• University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

• University of California Cooperative Extension - Northern Region

• University of California Cooperative Extension - Central Valley Region

• University of California Cooperative Extension - Central Coast and South Region

• Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

• University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension

• University of Idaho Extension

• Montana State University Cooperative Extension

• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

• New Mexico State University Extension and Outreach

• Oregon State University Cooperative Extension

• Utah State University Extension

• Washington Cooperative Extension

• University of Wyoming Outreach and Extension

Maps & Remote Sensing
 

Landsat.org

Earthshots is a US Geological Survey site loaded with satellite and ground images.

Google Earth

TerraServer

US Geologic Survey 

Natural Resource Agencies  - Federal
 

Bureau of Land Management

Federal Emergency Management Agency

National Park Service

USDA Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service (CSREES)

USDA Forest Service

USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry

USDA National Agroforestry Center

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service

US Department of Interior

US Environmental Protection Agency

US Fire Administration

US Fish & Wildlife Service

US Geological Survey

Natural Resource Agencies - State
 

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Idaho Department of Lands

Idaho Forest Products Commission

USDA Forest Service - National Forests and Grasslands in Idaho

• Boise NF

• Caribou-Targhee NF

• Clearwater NF

• Curlew NG

• Idaho Panhandle NF

• Nez Perce NF

• Payette NF

• Salmon-Challis NF

• Sawtooth NF

Natural Resource Databases
 

National Biological Information Infrastructure

The Sloane Herbarium

The Paul Hermann Herbarium

The John Clayton Herbarium  

Natural Resource Education
 

The Environmental Education Network

The Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Site

The Forestry OutReach Site (FORSite) - a forestry educational site for Virginia schools.

The GLOBE Program - An International Environmental Science & Education Partnership

The Idaho Forest Products Commission

Temperate Forest Foundation

NatureServe

University of Idaho College of Natural Resources

Natural Resource Organizations
 

American Forests - Look here for the National Registry of Big Trees.

American Tree Farm System

Association of Consulting Foresters of America

Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP)

The Global Association of On-Line Foresters

Idaho Conservation League

Intermountain Forest Association 

International Society of Arboriculture

International Union of Forestry Research Organizations

National Association of Conservation Districts

National Fish and Wildlife Association

National Woodland Owners Association

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society

The Nature Conservancy

Seventh American Forest Congress

Society for Range Management

Society of American Foresters

The Student Conservation Association

Temperate Forest Foundation

United States Agency for International Development (US AID)

The Wildlife Society

Woman in Natural Resources

World Forestry Center

World Wildlife Fund

Natural Resource Search Sites & Networks
 

Agrisurf!

Environmental News Network

Forestry Index.net 

Natural Resource Policy
 

Forest Stewardship Council

Idaho Conservation League

University of Idaho - Policy Analysis Group

Nurseries
 

United States National Plant Germplasm System

University of Idaho - Forest Research Nursery

Outdoor Recreation
 

GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Page

University of Idaho Outdoor Program

Pesticides
 

Crop Data Management Services

Extoxnet

WSU Pesticide Resources

Rangeland Ecology
 

University of Idaho Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management

Special Forest Products
 

Umpqua National Forest Special Forest Products

Non-Timber Forest Products

Soils
 

Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils Website

Soil Society of America

Temperate Forest Foundation

Taxes & Estate Planning
 

Financial Evaluation of Ecosystem Management Activities software calculates the expected value of a stand of timber for most Intermountain West species to a potential purchaser.

Idaho State Tax Commission

Internal Revenue Service - US Department of the Treasury

The National Timber Tax Website

USDA Forest Service Cooperative Forestry

Tree Information
 

CalFlora  

The Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Site

Silvics of North America

United States National Arboretum

University of Idaho - Forest Research Nursery

Urban and Community Forestry
 

Community Forestry Resource Center

The National Arbor Day Foundation

Watersheds
 

Mica Creek Experimental Watershed

Water Quality
 

Surf Your Watershed

Wetlands
 

The University of Florida's Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plant  Information Retrieval System (APIRS)

Wilderness
 

The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Information Net  

Wildlife
 

Ducks Unlimited

The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management University of Nebraska at Lincoln hosts this multi-agency web site designed to help homeowners, landowners and professionals alike with their wildlife damage problems. The site identifies problems and finds solutions for anything from alligators to geese.

National Wild Turkey Federation

Quail Unlimited

Quality Deer Management Association

Ruffed Grouse Society

University of Idaho Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources