• Internet Gateways
• Directories, Search Engines, Databases
• Canadian and Ontario Government Sites
• Other Provincial Government Sites
• Non-governmental organizations
• Employment Sites
• Journals/Newspapers/Indexes Accessible Through the Internet
• Access the Algonquin Catalogue of books and video
• The Forest Environment
• Dendrology
• Ecology and Silvics of Trees
• Soils and Landforms
• Remote Imagery
• Wildlife

• Forest Health
• Geographic Information Systems
• Mensuration
• Forest Products
• Harvesting
• Silviculture
• Fire
• Land Stewardship
• Forest Access
• Forest Management
• Advanced Techniques
• Certifications
• Arboriculture
• Communications
• Small Business

INTERNET GATEWAYS

• Canadian Forests
  Providing links to many sites relating to Canadian forests and forest products.
• Forest Owner's Guide to the Internet - Northeastern USA
• Magma Forestry
  Providing links to numerous Canadian forestry sites.
   

• Canadian Wood Council An internet guide to help people access Canadian forest and forestry-related websites and internet resources.  Initially you will be asked to log-on to the network with a password that you can use again and again on this site.
• Forest Directory
  Online directory based research tool to provide information on forestry and the paper and pulp industry.
• Forest Images
  "The Source for Forest Health, Natural Resources, and Silviculture Images."
• U.S. Forest Service Database Over 5,400 links to full-text publications made available by the U.S. Forest Service, and over 55,000 links and records to other FS publications.
• What Tree is It?
  A useful interactive site for identifying tree species.

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• Canadian Forestry Service
  Contains much information on Canadian forests.
• National Forestry Database Program
  This database holds information about Silviculture, Forest Fires, Cut Rates, Pest Control, Forest Products, and Forest Insects.
• Canadian Model Forest Network
  Contains valuable information on sustainable forest management. A link to the Eastern Ontario Model Forest is included.
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
  The Ontario MNR website features information on various aspects of natural resources in Ontario, including parks, programs, fishing and hunting regulations, and forests. 
• Pembroke MNR Office
• Petawawa Research Forest
  This site includes general information on the Petawawa Research Forest as well as links to some of the data collected there.
• Location of CFS Research Centres
• United Nations Statement Of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of Forests
• The Environmental Registry of Ontario
  Provides information on Ontario government decisions and proposals that impact in some way on the environment.

• Ministry of Forests-British Columbia
• Alberta Environment Protection
• Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
• Manitoba Department of Natural Resources (Forestry)
• Québec Ministère des Ressources Naturelles - Forêts
• New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy
• Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
• Prince Edward Island Agriculture and Forestry
• Newfoundland nad Labrador Department of Natural Resources

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• Canadian Institute of Forestry
• Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada
  Research into Canadian forestry operations to improve harvesting, transportation, and sustainability of Canadian forests.
• Canadian Forestry Association
  Canada's oldest conservation organization was established to promote the importance of conserving Canada's forest, water, and wildlife resources
• Alberta Forestry Technician Association
• Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition
  The goal of this coalition is "to promote the use of internationally recognized sustainable forest management certification standards in Canada."

• Canadian Forests Newsletter
  Job postings as well as links to many other forestry sites.
• MNR
• Ontario Government Jobs
• National Association of State Foresters
• USA Forestry Careers and Employment
• Society of American Foresters Career Center
• Student Conservation Association
• Conservation Ontario Jobs

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Check the on-line databases to find journal and magazine articles on forestry topics. The following Algonquin databases will help you to find relevant articles.

• Career and Technical Information
• CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs)
• Academic Search Premier
• Masterfile Elite
• Environmentl Complete
• GreenFILE
• Canadian MAS Elite
• Canadian Newsstand

Some of the forestry magazines that are available in full-text on these databases are:

• American Forests
• Canadian Forest Industries
• Canadian Geographic
• Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Fire Management Today
• Journal of Forestry
• National Geographic
• Nature Canada

Also try searching AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access), produced by the U.S. National Agricultural Library. AGRICOLA indexes and abstracts several forestry journals, including The Forestry Journal and The Forestry Chronicle, which we have in our library dating back to 1953. 

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THE FOREST ENVIRONMENT

• Ontario Basemaps
• Guide to the Measurement of Timber and Logs
• Measuring Standing Trees and Logs
• Conversion Tables
• Glossary of Forest Terms
• Atlas of Canada
• Toporama
  Government site featuring topographic maps of Canada, up to 1:50,000 scale.
• Geological Survey of Canada (GSC)
  With links to many educational sites, and other useful sources of information

DENDROLOGY

• Trees of Ottawa
• Dendrology at Virginia Tech.
• Trees and Shrubs of Ontario
• Wood Identification Study Guide  A PowerPoint presentation designed to assist Forest Technology students.

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• Silvics of North American Tree Species
• Champion Trees of the USA  Information on the largest specimens of each tree species in the United States.
• How Trees Survive, by Dr. Alex Shigo.
• RealClimate
• Go Green Ontario
• The Clean Air Partnership (CAP)
• Ontario Tree Seed Plant
• Canada's Plant Hardiness Zones
• The Provincial and State Trees
• Greenspirit by Patrick Moore

SOILS AND LANDFORMS

• Canadian Landscapes
• Landforms on Topographic Maps

REMOTE IMAGERY

• Ontario Aerial Photos
• Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
• The WWW Virtual Library: Remote Sensing
• Earth Images from Space by NASA
• Ikonos Satellite Imagery
• Remote Sensing Imagery Summary Table
• RADARSAT International Images

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• Ontario Birds
• Bird Calls
• Ontario Fish
• Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario
• Ontario Naturalist
• Canadian Wildlife Service: Hinterland Who's Who
  Links to concise, detailed information on dozens of bird and mammal species in Canada.
• Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
  Site featuring information about endangered species as well as a searchable database on wildlife classified as endangered.
• Species at Risk
  Information on protection and recovery efforts of endangered species.
• Ontario's Species at Risk
• Foothills Model Forest Wildlife Publications
• Vernal Pool Wildlife  (PDF download)
• Biodiversity - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

FOREST HEALTH

• Ontario Forest Health On the MNR Ontario Forests site.
• Forest Health in Ontario On the Canadian Forestry Service site.
• Field Guide to Tree Diseases of Ontario
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency--Forestry Section

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• The Basics of Geographic Information Systems   A good overview of G.I.S. by teachers at the University of Minnesota.
• Algonquin's G.I.S. pathfinder  A selective guide to online resources.

MENSURATION

• Sampling and Measuring Timber  A good overview written by forestry teachers at the University of Minnesota.
• Conversion Tables  Interactive calculators for many measurement systems.
• Plonski's Normal Yield Tables

FOREST PRODUCTS

• Canadian Wood Council
• Forest Industry Network
• Woodworking Industry Information
• Measuring and Pricing of Primary Wood Products   Produced at the School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia

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HARVESTING

• Forest Industry Network
• Timber Source
• Glossary of Terms Used in Harvesting (pdf download)
• Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association
• Contractors and Operators Best Management Practices Manual A 64-page .pdf document by the Nova Forest Alliance.

SILVICULTURE

• Silviculture Manual for B.C.
• Silvicultural Terms in Canada
• Ontario Tree Seed Plant
• Index to FERIC's Advantage reports This is an index to the Advantage reports from the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, from 2000 to the present, that are found in the Pembroke LRC. (PDF, 65 KB)

FIRE

• Canadian Wildland Fire Information System
• CIFFC (Canada Interagency Forest Fire Centre)
• Canadian Forest Fire Service Fire Program
• Canadian Fire Research Network  This site is currently being developed.
• Canadian Bushplane
• USDA Fire Management Today   "A clearinghouse for new techniques, technologies, and ideas in wildland firefighting."

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LAND STEWARDSHIP

• Conservation Authorities A list of Ontario's 36 conservation authorities.
• Ontario Foresty Association
• Forest Management Conservation On-line
• Ontario Stewardship Councils
• Ontario Woodlot Association
• Glossary of Woodland Terms
• Wetland Drain Restoration Project An 83-page .pdf document published by the Ontario MNR.
• Ontario Farm Grown Christmas Trees
• Be Woods Wise - Site Index
• Forested Wetlands

FOREST ACCESS

• Forest Industry Network
• Road Construction in British Columbia  pdf download. Access to the 218-page Forest Road Engineering Guidebook (2002).
• Ontario Trails Council
• Recreational Trail Design and Construction
• Recreational Forest Trails - Plan for Success  Woodlot Owner Notes, a 12-page .pdf document.
• A Landowner's Guide to Building Forest Access Roads - Introduction
• Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting Maine's Water Quality
• Trail Studies

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FOREST MANAGEMENT

• MNR Forest Management Guides
• Alberta Forest Management Division Manuals
• A Guide to Harvesting Practices to Regenerate a Natural Forest A 29-page .pdf document from the Manitoba Model Forest Network.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

• GPS Guide for Beginners  A 23-page guide that can be downloaded.

CERTIFICATIONS

• St. John Ambulance -- First Aid and CPR
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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ARBORICULTURE

• International Society of Arboriculture -- Ontario Chapter
• National Arborist Association
• The Overstory An agroforestry ejournal.
• Shigo On Tree Systems

SMALL BUSINESS

• Algonquin's Small Business subject guide

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