Forest Information Update (FIU) is a free weekly email newsletter sent to people interested in the inventorying and monitoring of natural resources.  FIU is produced by Forest Information Services (http://home.att.net/~gklund/) and is supported by organizations, agencies and individuals working in the natural resources field.  Currently FIU is sent to about 3500 email addresses world-wide. Many of these recipients forward FIU to their own mailing lists. To subscribe or sponsor, contact me at gklund@worldnet.att.net. Thanks Gyde

FUTURE FIUs - Starting with the next issue of FIU, I will be sending out on Mondays rather than Fridays. It seems some people turn off their computers over the weekend and as a result, do not get some of the issues. Also we will continue with the new format - at least for a while. Most people liked it - but there were a few problems. One person received it in Sans Serif font, which I don't have on my computer (I compile FIU and send out in Times New Roman). Another person could only view FIU in the "reply to" mode. I have this problem with some incoming email also. The text is spread out in one continuous line.  A third person from the USFS also had problems reading but I think this is due to some was due to formatting problems. If these problems persist or others arise, we will switch back to the old format.

FIU SPONSOR - This issue of FIU is sponsored in part through the generous support of:
The Forestry Corp., specialists in forest inventory, management planning, growth and yield, and wood supply.  Professional resource management staff combined with a full complement of database and GIS analysts provide services in resource analysis and modelling, information management and GIS application development supporting forest operations and management.  For more information please visit The Forestry Corp. site at http://www.forcorp.com  or contact Brian Maier at brian_maier@forcorp.com.

This week's input comes from Azlan Adnan, Adolf Ceska, Roderick C Dewar, Andrew Leslie, Brian Maier, Doug Norton, Graham Savage, Shyam Sundar Shrestha, Jeff Stone, and Marcella Szymanski. Thank you all for sharing your information!

NFA, Nepal Foresters' Association has launched its own home page.  The URL
of the pages is http://www.geocities.com/nfa_nfa_2000/

CONCERNED ABOUT DEAD WOOD?  (My wife says I have plenty and accumulating more daily! - Gyde) - A discussion list on "Dead Wood Ecology and Management" has been established to meet a communication need identified at the "Dead Wood Ecology and Management in Western Forests" symposium held in Reno Nevada in November 1999. The discussion list is open to all that wish an outlet for discussing dead wood ecology and management issues. The host site -  http://www.egroups.com/group/dead_wood contains a list of links to dead wood resources and a calendar of dead wood events. The discussion list currently has about 60 members. As with most new discussion lists traffic currently is light and the list of links is currently small. To join the discussion list you can do one of the following: (1) Directly go to the Dead Wood Ecology and Management Discussion list at http://www.egroups.com/list/dead_wood/info.html and select the JOIN button; (2) Directly go to the Dead Wood Ecology and Management Discussion list at http://www.egroups.com/group/dead_wood / and under Members select New Users: Register Here; (3) Send an email to dead_wood-subscribe@eGroups.com ; or (4) If you have problems with the above please send an email message to the list moderator at ( dead_wood-owner@egroups.com or jeff.stone@gems7.gov.bc.ca ) indicating your desire to join the discussion list.

EFISCEN is a large-scale forest scenario model in use at the European Forest Institute (EFI), to produce projections of the European forest resources into the future under different scenarios. In the EEFR database the European forests are divided in 2689 forest types, distinguished by country, region, owner, structure, site class and tree species. For each forest type, the area, mean volume and current increment by age class are used as input for the model. The aim of the EEFR database is to make these data available to a wider user community. For most of the European countries the data are freely accessible, for a small number of countries access is restricted to EFI and its members. Together with the requested data, the user will receive contact information of the original data provider, links to the responsible national forest institutes home pages, information on the source of the data and definitions used for the forest inventories. The database can be found at http://www.efi.fi/information_services /, then follow the link to the EFISCEN European Forest Resource Database.

WATERSHED TRAINING/INTERNET - GRAPHICS SOUGHT - Internet-based training from the Watershed Academy: EPA's Watershed Academy website has been developing web-based training modules on the many-faceted field of watershed management.  20 self-paced modules, many with self-tests, are operational and cover introductory-level technical topics such as watershed modeling, human and natural agents of change, ecosystem benefits and services, urban watershed management, watershed ecology, protecting instream flow, and using the National Hydrography Dataset.  A module on forest management practices is under development with USFS -- please contact norton.douglas@epa.gov if you have any training graphics on this subject you'd be willing to share. The website address is: http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000.html

MULTIPLE USE ALLOCATION AND MAPPING - Ersin Yilmaz  writes “I have been working as a research forester at the Eastern Mediterranean Forestry Research Institute in Tarsus-Turkey (Türkiye). And also I am doctorate student on forest resources economics at Faculty of Forestry in Istanbul-Turkey (Türkiye). My main interest is on the planning of multiple use forestry. I have research project on models for determining the optimum land and resource allocation solution. The aim of my study is to determine how much parts of a forest should be managed for what purposes. These purposes will include water, wildlife, grazing, timber, hunting, recreation, non-wood forest products etc. That is to say I want to carry out a mosaic of zones to be allocated multiple uses (timber, water, wildlife, herb etc.) on forest land, and to find the best combinations of management activity alternatives. Finally it will be allocated forest land resources to multiple uses optimally and provided the multiple use of forest resources, and identified the amount of optimum allocation for various uses in forest land. Also I want to prepare the functional map which will show location of functions on forest. Some mathematical programming gives only total area of forest functions on forest. But they don't show where forest functions should be in forest. Can anybody help me about mathematical programming technique that determine WHICH PARTS of a forest should be managed for what purposes (functions) according to physical, biological, economic, social, politic, environmental and ecological factors? Finally how can I prepare the functional map which will show location and acreage of functions on forest? [I have no GIS tools, but I can have geographical (=spatial) data for my research forest]. I don't know whether or not the decision of where to allocate is to be subjective decision. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.”  Please contact Ersin Yilmaz directly at Inonu mah. 1403 sk. 17/5  33130 Mersin-TURKEY. Email: yilmazersin@hotmail.com

OTHER LISTS? - Do you know of any lists that would keep people informed on publications and events in the Management of Visual Resources in Forestry, including Landscape-level Forest Management, Landscape Architecture, Public Perceptions of Forest Management Activities, etc. If you happen to know of such a list, please contact Paul Picard at picard@interchg.ubc.ca.

COLOR ME GREEN - Azlan Adnan writes, "I am looking for Colouring Books for elementary schoolchildren (ages 5 to 12) with theme of forests, rainforests, animals, nature, etc.  If you know of or have URLs or .pdf files of such, kindly e-mail to me."  Azlan's email is azlan@azlan.org

DOCTORAL CANDIDATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP AVAILABLE - School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University. Area of study: Soil carbon cycling and tropical forest management. Stipend: $15,300 US annually The candidate will be part of a NASA funded research project in the Brazilian Amazon comparing carbon cycling mechanisms of intensively managed tree plantations and undisturbed native forest.  The candidate will be heavily involved with soil carbon fractionation and transformation processes.   Individuals interested in tropical forest management, ecology, or soil science with the desire and ability to work in an international setting are encouraged to apply.  Candidates will be required to meet the admissions standards of the Graduate School at Auburn University. Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent, Graduate Record Exam scores (GRE), 3 letters of reference, a resume, and Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) scores (if applicable) to the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. For further information contact: Dr.  Ken Mc Nab. Tel: +1-334-844-1044 Email: mcnabb@forestry.auburn.edu

For listing of publications from previous FIUs see http://home.att.net/gklund/~invpub.html.

Barr, Robert. 2000. Building a spatial data infrastructure: a principled approach. GEOEurope 9(1):36-37. URL: http://www.ge.geoplace.com

Gill, Samantha J. Gregory S. Biging, Edward C. Murphy. 2000. Modeling conifer tree crown radius and estimating canopy cover, Forest Ecology And Management 126(3):405-416 http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt

Goodenough, D. G., Bhogal, A. S., Dyk, A., and Hudson, D. 1999, "Data Fusion Of Remote Sensing Data For Forest Parameter Estimation," Proc. Fourth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition / 21st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, pp. 801-808 (1999). http://www.aft.pfc.forestry.ca/AboutAFT/Abstracts/Publications.html

Goodenough, D. G., Bhogal, A. S., Dyk, A., Fournier, R., Hall, R. J., Iisaka, J., Leckie, D., Luther, J. E., Magnussen, S., Niemann, O., and Strome, W. M. 1999, "Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests - A National Project," Proc. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1999 (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, pp. 2101-2104. http://www.aft.pfc.forestry.ca/AboutAFT/Abstracts/Publications.html

Goodenough, D. G., Charlebois, D., Bhogal, A. S., Dyk, A., and Skala, M. 1999, "SEIDAM: A Flexible and Interoperable Metadata-Driven System for Intelligent Forest Monitoring," Proc. International  Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1999 (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, pp. 1338-1341. http://www.aft.pfc.forestry.ca/AboutAFT/Abstracts/Publications.html

Lieth, H.; Berlekamp, J. ; Fuest, S.; Riediger,. S. 1999.  Climate Diagram  World  Atlas.  Backhuys Publishers B.V., Leiden, The  Netherlands. ISBN 90-5782-031-5 [CD-ROM] Price: US$64.50 Available from: Backhuys Publishers B.V., PO Box 321,  2300 AH Leiden, The Netherlands.  E-mail: backhuys@backhuys.com URL:    http://www.backhuys.com For more information and a demo version, visit the following web site: http://www.usf.uni-osnabrueck.de/projects/climate

Niemann, K. O., Goodenough, D. G., Dyk, A., and Bhogal, A. S. 1999, Pixel Unmixing for Hyperspectral Measurement of Foliar Chemistry in Pacific Northwest Coastal Forests, Proc. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 1999 (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, pp. 512-514. http://www.aft.pfc.forestry.ca/AboutAFT/Abstracts/Publications.html

Teshome, T.; .J.A. Petty. 2000.  Site index equation for Cupressus lusitanica stands in Munessa forest, Ethiopia, Forest Ecology And Management 126(3):339-347 Abstract at: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt

Turner, David P.: Steven A. Acker, Joseph E. Means, Steven L. Garman. 2000.Assessing alternative allometric algorithms for estimating leaf area of Douglas-fir trees and stands, Forest Ecology And Management 126(1):61-76  Abstract at: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt

Wulder, Mike. N.d.  Large area land cover mapping projects incorporating remotely sensed data (A preliminary survey of projects utilizing remotely sensed data to map large areas from provincial/state, national, regional, continental, to global.) Draft Version - but excellent!!! http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/landscape/inventory/wulder/large_area_rs /

For previous listings of upcoming inventory and monitoring related meetings, see

• http://home.att.net/~gklund/invmeet.html .
• See also http://www.agnic.org/whatsnew
• http://www.agnic.org/mtg/99k.html
• http://www.forestworld.com/views/events/events_directory/event_mainframe.html and
• calendar of remote sensing/GIS events - http://www.asprs.org/asprs/meetings/calendar.html

8-9 February  2000.  Forest Certification Conference . Sheraton Hotel in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The purpose is to provide an overview of the Forest Certification issue from its beginnings to the current situation and an outlook for the future. There will be speakers from industry, trade associations in the US and Canada, land owners, FSC, CSA, WWF, practitioners, government and university. This promises to be an excellent primer on certification. Registration is $150. Register online at http://www.fundymodelforest.net  or call +1-506-432-2800.

25 February 2000. Promoting the Trade of FSC Certified Timber Products from the Slovak Republic.  An analysis of current mechanisms and practices for the implementation of FSC Chain of Custody Certification in Slovakia. Kosice, Slovakia. A Workshop Sponsored by the WWF/World Bank Alliance. Contact:  Zoltan Rakonczay, Co-ordinator, WWF Forest Officer, Budapest. Tel: 0036 1 214 5554 or 0036 1 212 3041. Fax: 0036 1 212 9353. E-mail: Zoltan Rakonczay zoltan.rakonczay@elender.hu

26-27 March 2000. Hardwoods - an underdeveloped resource? The 2000 Southern Forest Economics Workers (SOFEW). Embassy Suites, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.  A call for papers is open until 1 Feb. 2000. Contact: Matthew Pelkki, Attn: SOFEW, University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry, Lexington, KY 40546-0073 USA. Email: mpelkki@pop.uky.edu

10-14 April 2000. International Seminar on the Future of Water in the XXI Century. São Luiz, Marranhão, Brazil. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President of BIOSFERA, Brazilian Society for the Environment (BIOSFERA), P.O. Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: (+55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: (+55 21) 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br. Web site: http://www.biosfera.com.br

18-19 April 2000. From Kyoto to The Hague - European perspectives on making the Kyoto Protocol work. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, contact: Sabine Wulfse, Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1115, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, +31 20 4449545 (phone), +31 20 4449553 (fax). E-mail: sabine.wulfse@ivm.vu.nl  URL: http://www.vu.nl/ivm/research/efiea

6-11 May 2000. The Ecological Setting of Europe: European Agriculture from the Past to the Future. Scania, Sweden. Contact: EURESCO. URL: http://ww.esf.org/euresco/activ_c.htm

12-15 June 2000. International Symposium on Sustainable Development in Semi-Arid Regions - WORLD SEMI-ARID 2000. João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Note: this was originally scheduled for 19-22 March 2000. Contact: Prof. Dorival C. Bruni, President of BIOSFERA, Brazilian Society for the Environment (BIOSFERA), P.O. Box 2432, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20001-970, Brazil. Tel/Fax: (+55 21) 221-0155/ 2217626. Tel: (+55 21) 252-1631. E-mail: biosfera@biosfera.com.br. Web site: http://www.biosfera.com.br

7-9 September 2000. Models for the sustainable management of temperate plantation forests. INRA Bordeaux, France. Contact:  IEFC c/o INRA  BP 45, 33 611 Gazinet Cestas Cedex  France. Email: secretariat@pierroton.inra.fr . Fax: (33) 5 56 68 02 23

20-22 November 2000. International Symposium on GEO Environmental Reclamation. Nagpur, India. Contact: The Convenor, International Symposium, Dept. of Mining, Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Hehru Engg. College, Katol Road, Napur - 440 013 India. Fax: +91-712-583237. Email: rknintsy@webginn.com URL: http://www.rknec.edu

Botanical Electronic News - http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben

Canada's National Forest Inventory - http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/landscape/inventory/

Community Water Quality Monitoring Manual for Waterwatch Victoria - http://www.vic.waterwatch.org.au/manual/

Digital Earth Project - http://www.digitalearth.gov

Environmental Glossary - http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/S-7/envglossary.html

Environmental Organization Directory ''Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine"   http://www.webdirectory.com/

Federal (US) Tree Database -  http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/

Imagery in Mapping  - http://www.lsl.co.uk/papers/paper14.htm

Nova Scotia Standard Land Use Classification System - http://www.gov.ns.ca/homa/land/post/lucs/nsluc-m0.htm

Ontario's Tree Atlas Project (an attempt to map all the trees in the province of Ontario, Canada) - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~rguthrie/

Survey of Terrain Visualization Software - http://www.tec.army.mil/TD/tvd/survey/survey.txt

As always, please share as appropriate. If you have any new resource inventory/monitoring-related publications, meetings, or news that you would like listed in FIU, please contact me … and don't forget I always welcome sponsors. This newsletter is dependent upon your continued input and support. See you February 7. Cheers. Gyde
 
 

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