Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences

Editor Jeffery Burley, 2004

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is responsible for administering many of the programs and enforcing the regulations that impact every aspect of the state’s agriculture and forestry. At the farm and forest level, these industries contribute $10 billion annually to the state’s economy. When the many support industries are added in, agriculture and forestry touch the lives of everyone in Louisiana, making them critical to the economic growth and prosperity of the state as well as a vital part of our rich cultural heritage.

Louisiana Forestry Association

The mission of the Louisiana Forestry Association is to promote the health and productivity of Louisiana's forests for present and future generations through the practice of Sustainable Forestry. Utilize forest resources fortoday's needs while preparing for the needs of future generations. Educate and inform students, teachers and the general public about the importance of forests and the forest economy that it supports. Provide training and education for landowners, loggers, foresters in the most scientific and environmentally responsible practice of forestry. Supporting and endorsing policy that protects property rights and the right to manage our forests for the benefit of the landowner and society. Attracting new members to the association who support the value of productive, healthy forests obtained through the practice of sustainable forestry.

LSU College of Agriculture

The primary mission of the college- teaching- is an integral part of the university’s land grant responsibilities. Many of the faculty of the college are jointly appointed with the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station or the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, the research and service arms of the LSU Agricultural Center. The relationship between teaching, research and service is a hallmark of the land grant system and an underlying aspect of the long-range plan for the College of Agriculture. The teaching programs in the college have evolved from a focus solely on production agriculture to a comprehensive array of program beginning with the production of food and fiber products to new technologies in the areas of environment, natural resources, nutrition, human resources, biotechnology, agribusiness, food quality, value added products, consumer science, quantitative science, and global competitiveness.

NewCrop Center for New Crop and Plant Products Purdue University

Online since 1995, NewCROP (New Crops Resource Online Program) is an information-rich site related to crop plants. It is a project of the Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products and is associated with the New Crop Diversification project and the Jefferson Institute.

Society of American Foresters

The mission of the Society of American Foresters is to advance the science, education, technology, and practice of forestry; to enhance the competency of its members; to establish professional excellence; and, to use the knowledge, skills, and conservation ethic of the profession to ensure the continued health and use of forest ecosystems and the present and future availability of forest resources to benefit society. SAF Core Values are: Forests are a fundamental source of global health and human welfare, Forests must be sustained through simultaneously meeting environmental, economic, and community aspirations and needs, Foresters are dedicated to sound forest management and conservation, and Foresters serve landowners and society by providing sound knowledge and professional management skills SOME SECTIONS OF THIS SITE MAY REQUIRE MEMBERSHIP

Steve Shook's Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, and Marketing

ForestDirectory.com - The Internet's first directory of the forest products industry, established in 1995. A directory-based resource for easily finding information on the forest products and pulp and paper industries.

The Forest History Society

The mission of the Forest History Society is to improve natural resource management and human welfare by bringing a historical context to environmental decision-making. To achieve its mission the Society will: (1) Preserve forest and conservation history for present and future generations. (2) Encourage scholarship in forest and conservation history. (3) Conduct a comprehensive applied history program that brings the lessons of forest history to bear on the most pressing issues in natural resource management and contributes to identifying viable solutions to them. (4) Develop a financial base that will generate adequate support to carry out the mission. SOME SECTIONS OF THIS SITE MAY REQUIRE MEMBERSHIP

The Measurement of Roundwood: Methodologies and Conversion Ratios

By Matthew A. Fonseca, 2005

US Forest Service

The Forest Service (FS) conducts all research and development on forest resource issues within USDA.

USDA Forest Service - Southern Region

World Dictionary of Trees

As a quantitative baseline of all known native genera, species, sub-species and varieties, the dictionary may be used to monitor, (among others) the effects of changing climate, clear cutting, over-harvesting and single species plantations at a time when scientists are encouraging sustainability. The dictionary gives the information to know, thus monitor and maintain, global biodiversity. This is critical as forests provide immeasurable resources including food, medicine, forage, resins, gums, lumber, firewood and paper, as well as capture and sequester atmospheric carbon and contribute to the global production of oxygen. The dictionary gives the information to know, thus monitor and maintain, global biodiversity. This is critical as forests provide immeasurable resources including food, medicine, forage, resins, gums, lumber, firewood and paper, as well as capture and sequester atmospheric carbon and contribute to the global production of oxygen.