Forest Information Center

• "What's good about wood". It's what everyone should know!

North American Forests

• Informative, useful, and fun facts about North American and other Temperate Forests
• Learn more about wood and paper products, recycling, and forestry from the American Forest and Paper Association

Tropical Forests

• Click here to access a Tropical Forestry Workshop; learn what industry is really doing in the forest; and find out why wood is the environmentally responsible choice.
• International Institute of Tropical Forestry

• U.S. Hardwoods
  Discover 21 of North America's most popular hardwood species. This Hardwood Manufacturers Association site includes photo, general description, physical and working properties, common uses, and other data for each species.

• Temperate Forest Foundation
• International Wood Products Association
• Treekeepers
• Global Climate
• Choose from a wide selection of books, videos, CD's, posters and other materials for all ages about the forest environment and ecosystems from the following sources:
  1. Temperate Forest Foundation PRODUCTS
  2. National Hardwood Lumber Association

Hardwood Grades

• National Hardwood Lumber Association
• American Hardwood Export Council

Association of Consulting Foresters

Marketing and Research

• HARDWOOD LUMBER: BUYING & SELLING
  By Dave Leckey
  This book is designed to help the reader attain professional competence in buying and selling commercial quantities of hardwood lumber.
• Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management

Libraries, Technology, and Statistical Information Sources

• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
  1. Wood Handbook
  2. Other Publications
• The National Agriculture Library
• The University of Minnesota Social Sciences in Forestry Library
• Electronic Forest Resource Library
• U.S.Census Bureau
• Economic Census - Manufacturing, Industry Series
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service - Research and Development
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service - Research and Development Corporate Site
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service - Forest Inventory and Analysis interactive data base
• U.S.D.A. North Central Forest Experiment Station
• U.S.D.A. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
• U.S.D.A. Southern Research Station - Primary Hardwood Processing Unit
• U.S.D.A. Southern Research Station - SRS4702, Brooks Forest Products Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Forest Products Lab - Home
• U.S.D.A. Foreign Agriculture Service
• Export Certification - Frequently Asked Questions
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Natural Resources - Canada
• Canadian Forest Service
• Stats - Canada
• International Tropical Timber Organization

• Study in Wood Science and Technology - North American colleges and universities offering undergraduate and graduate programs
• Professional Forestry Degree - U.S. institutions with Society of American Foresters accredited degreed programs
• Technical Forestry Education - U.S. institutions with Society of American Foresters recognized technical education program
• Hardwood Lumber Inspection Training School - A technical training course in measurement and inspection of hardwood lumber provided by the National Hardwood Lumber Association.