Related Links and Resources.

• American Forests Big Tree Registry
• Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.  What’s Happening in our Forest? A very informative and entertaining video. 
• Associated Oregon Loggers – a very informative website with good information about logging, loggers, and logging equipment.
• Black Hills Forest Resource Association
• CSFS, Colorado Forest Road Field Handbook
• CSFS, Protecting Your Home from Wildfire
• Choosing a Forestry Contractor and Consultant: This handout from the Colorado State Forest Service discussed factors landowners should consider when selecting a forestry contractor.
• Colorado Forest Products Program
• Colorado Forest Restoration Institute
• Colorado State Forest Service
• Colorado State Forest Service, Forest Home Fire Safety
• Colorado State Forest Service Quick Guide: Protecting Your Home from Wildfire: Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones: This fact sheet will help reduce wildfire risk on individual properties by showing owners the specific actions they can take to address hazards.
• Colorado 2014 Report on Health of Colorado’s Forests
• Colorado Timber Industry Association
• The Dictionary of Forestry. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD.
• Evergreen Magazine – Excellent forestry articles and editorials.
• Federal Forest Resource Coalition
• Forest History Society
• Forestryimages.org – The good people at the Bugwood Network and the USDA Forest Service have put together a searchable database of photographs pertaining to forestry.  Here, you’ll find pictures of different tree species, management prescriptions (silviculture), wildlife, forest insects and diseases, and much more.
• Intermountain Roundwood Association
• Mike McMurray’s Photography – You’ll find lots of good forestry photos here.
• Modern Forestry and Climate Change: A white paper from the California Forest Products Commission that explores the link between forest conditions and climate change.
• Mountain States Legal Foundation
• Project Learning Tree – PLT is a nationally award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with children ages pre-K through 12th grade.
• Provider Pals – An innovative environmental education program.
• Society of American Foresters – SAF represents the science and profession of forestry in the United States.  Their site contains lots of information about forestry as a profession and educational discipline, and Society position statements on current forestry issues.
• South Dakota Resource Conservation and Forestry
• South Dakota Forestry Best Management Practices
• South Dakota Best Management Practices,  2009 Field Audit Report
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
• Treated Wood Council
• USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• USDA Forest Service, Region 2, Rocky Mountain Region
• Wood and Green Building Series: A four part series produced by the Wood Promotion Network that outlines the role of wood as a green building material:
  • Part 1: LEED and the Green Globes: A comparison of two prominent green building standards.
  • Part 2: Home Builder Guidelines: An outline of the National Association of Home Builders Model Green Home.
  • Part 3: The Role of Life Cycle Analysis: A description of Life Cycle Analysis and its role in green building standards.
  • Part 4: Using Wood to Fight Climate Change: An outline of the positive effects of wood in reducing climate change.
• Wyoming Division of Forestry
• Wyoming Best Management Practices