Research Guides: Forestry &amp; Wildland Resources Research Guide: Internet Resources

Forestry Internet Subject Directories and Portals

Agroforester's Library
(Agroforestry.net)

The following individuals, organizations, and universities maintain directories, portals, and gateways related to forestry.

Canadian Forests: Your Internet Gateway to Forestry and the Forest Products Industry in Canada
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
(University of Georgia)
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
As an independent, non-profit organization, we collaborate with our diverse network to provide solutions to local and global sustainability challenges. SFI works with the forest sector, brand owners, conservation groups, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, governments, and universities.
Forestry
(About.com)
Forestry AgNIC
(University of Minnesota)
ForestryIndex.net
(US Forest Service & USDA Cooperative Extension Service)
ForestryUSA: Your Internet Gateway to Forestry and Forest Products in America
Global Forest Information Service
(International Union of Forest Research Organizations) Gateway to forest information resources from around the world. Includes links to maps, datasets, web resources, journal articles, books and other resources. Forestry research organizations from around the world contribute forestry information.
Western Forest Insects and Diseases: Publications and Links
(US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Forest Insects & Diseases) Contains links to websites containing information on western forest insects and diseases.

Evaluating Website Content

One of the biggest problems students have with using websites in their academic work is the accuracy of the content. Here are some basic ways to evaluate a website.

What does the domain name tell you?

Who wrote the page? Is there a page author listed? If there is no author, is there a company name? Is there contact information listed? If there is no one listed that takes responsibility for the page you should take that into consideration.

Here is a link to a reliable site that will help you with your evaluation:

UC Berkeley Web Evaluation Tips