• HAGLOF INC. invites you to visit their booth at this years Society of American Foresters National Convention in Washington DC -16-20 November 2000 (www.safnet.org/calendar/natcon.htm).  Please stop by booth #324 to see the whole product line for forest measuring instruments.  We will be featuring the Mantax Computer Caliper, which is great for FAST, ACCURATE, and RELIABLE data collection.  For more information please contact us by phone +1-601-856-5119 or e-mail haglofinc@aol.com. URL: www.haglof.net.

REMINDER - A MONUMENTAL EVENT! - the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Washington DC -16-20 November 2000.  I hope to see many of our FIU readers at the Convention! I will be presenting a paper on Sunday, 19 November (13:30) on Using the Internet to Communicate Your Ideas and at other times, I will be helping with the Pacific Meridian Resources (www.pacificmeridian.com) exhibit (#501). For more details about the Convention see www.safnet.org/calendar/natcon.htm.

RAINFOREST AND MARINE ECOLOGY FIELD COURSES. Mike Nolan writes, "We are a non-profit organization specializing in outstanding and affordable Field Courses Rainforest and Marine Ecology presently offered in nine countries (http://www.rainforestandreef.org). All programs are operated by partner organizations that have shown a strong commitment to conservation and education over time at each site. Ninety-nine percent of all participation fees stay with our partners to assist in conservation and education projects. Local Guides and Biologists are featured in the study of natural history, rainforest and coral reef ecology, medicinal uses of native plants, conservation, land management, local cultures, archaeology, geology and much more… Three Undergraduate or Graduate credits are available for attending through Aquinas College (http://www.aquinas.edu) of Grand Rapids, Michigan." For more information contact Mike at  rainforest@mail.org or mnolan01@sprynet.com.

FIRST PUBLISHED ANNUAL FOREST INVENTORY RESULTS  - The State of Maine, in collaboration with the Northeastern FIA unit, has analyzed and published the first publicly available results based on annual FIA data.  The analysis, available at www.state.me.us/doc/mfs/mfshome.htm,

CLIMATE CHANGE BIBLIOGRAPHY -The latest version of the Pacific Institute's online bibliography on climate change (defined herein as global warming or ozone depletion) impacts on biodiversity is now available, with over 400 citations added since the last installment was posted in August. The bibliography can be found at: http://www.pacinst.org/wildlife.html. The bibliography includes citations culled from peer-reviewed and gray literature (including journal articles, newspaper articles, reports and materials on the Internet), is searchable, and downloadable as a PDF. The bibliography will continue to be updated every two months. Suggestions for additions or corrections to the bibliography are greatly appreciated. Contact:  wburns@pacinst.org

INVENTORY AND CRUISING NEWSLETTER BOOK -  John Bell has compile his first 50 issues of his Inventory and Cruising Newsletter into one book.  The compilation is available from John Bell and Associates, P.O. Box 1538, Corvallis, OR 97339 USA at $50 per copy for subscribers of the newsletter or $75 for those that are not.  Subscriptions to John's excellent and informative newsletter are $15 per year. You may contact John at johnbell@proaxis.com or via http://www.proaxix.com/~johnbell.

DESERTIFICATION DISCUSSION GROUP -  From the Forestry Forum - You are invited to join the DesertificationConcern e-maildiscussion  list. This interactive discussion forum is to facilitate dialogue, collaboration, networking and information dissemination and exchange of ideas and experiences on long-term practical and creative solutions aimed at developing and strengthening alternative and better ways and structures that contribute to combat desertification. This interactive e-mail discussion list is intended to facilitate debate toward eradicating the problems of global poverty, natural disasters and environmental refugees in the framework of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in that Countries Experiencing Serious  Drought/Desertification (UNCCD). It will also address issues related to women and desertification and to sustainable agriculture, environmental degradation, food and natural resources within the context of desertification. To join, send a blank e-mail message to: DesertificationConcern-subscribe@egroups.com.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD - Forests Could Speed Up Global Warming, Scientists Say - http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001108/ts/climate_forests_dc_1.html

NEW FIU SUBCRIBERS - FIU is pleased to welcome:

• Janusz Zwolinski -  ZwolinskiJ@nu.ac.za
• Ken Real - rwood@pepperlink.net
• Anita Andersson - Länsstyrelsen Värmlands län, Sweden Working on monitoring and protection of woodlands. She is interested to learn about similar projects. anita.andersson@s.lst.se
• Mario Takao Inoue -  Forester, Doktor der Naturwissenschaften, Professor of Forestry at the Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. Director of the Amazon Ecological Research Center, a non governmental organization that aims to preserve natural patrimony of Amazon Forest. takinoue@spotmedia.com.br
• Rodin - rodin@madacom.mg
• Dirk Boon - dirkie@cheerful.com
• Richard Fox - Trees, Water & People, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.   Email: twp@treeswaterpeople.org. URL: http://WWW.treeswaterpeople.org

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• SAWDUST AS FISH POISON - Pankay Oudhia writes, "Last week I was in Ethnobiological survey of Siliguri District (North-eastern part of India).It is Sub -Himalayan region. During my survey, I have seen an interesting use of Schima walichii bark. The tribals of this region apply the sawdust in ponds and within seconds all fishes appear on the surface. It is used as fish poison. This trick has increased the cost of fish in nearby areas and due to this trick availability of fishes is decreasing. I have studied the literature but do not have any related references. If you have any information about this, please contact me. I am also interested in its possible mechanism." Pankaj Oudhia pankaj.oudhia@usa.net

• SKI AREA IMPACT ANALYSIS - Sarah Walters writes "I am undertaking a study in to "The implementation of Environmental Management Systems within Ski Resorts in North America and  France. I would appreciate contact with interested parties and schemes currently in use." You may contact Sarah at srwalters-c1137877@lmu.ac.uk.

• TREE DISPERSION ANALYSIS - Sandra Velarde Pajares writes, "I would like to know if there is any software available to analyze TREE DISPERSION with different methods. The raw data consists on positioning (x,y), diameters and species of an inventory over 50 cm db on 36 000 m2 (= 36 Has) in a Tropical Forest." If you can assist, please contact Sandra at gvelarde@terra.com.pe.

• REDUCED IMPACT LOGGING SOFTWARE -  David Hughell writes, "I am interested in your experiences with different software programs being used to assist in reduced impact logging (RIL) planning and operations. Specifically, I am interested in programs that can do the following activities: process stock survey data (100% inventory and mapping of all commercial trees in cutting block, process topographic survey data and conduct terrain analyses, apply decision support algorithms for directional felling and skid trail location." If you can assist, please contact David at dhughell@solutions2000.net

• OLD GROWTH REFRENCES WANTED - Daniel Vallauri is gathering scientific references and reports on "old-growth" around the world in order to build WWF program in France. He is looking for data on criteria of naturalness, arguments to select the size (IUCN category 1), functional processes and biodiversity in old-growth forests, in various ecoregions, temperate, boreal and even tropical as he is also dealing to a certain extent with tropical associated territories.  Please contact Daniel at dvallauri@wwfnet.org.

• HEAD DEPARTMENT OF WOOD SCIENCE - Applications are invited for the position of the Head of the Department of Wood Science at The University of British Columbia, Canada. The Department of Wood Science comprises 14 faculty members, 17 staff positions, and a current complement of 46 graduate students and close to 100 undergraduate students.  Members of the Department are responsible for the unique and innovative B.Sc. program in Wood Products Processing that includes a very successful cooperative option. The Department receives financial support from an annual operating budget of $1 million, and from the $14.5 million Centre of Excellence in Advanced Wood Products Processing Endowment.  Extramural research funding for the past fiscal year was approximately $3 million. The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in research, education, leadership and management skills, and will be eligible to be appointed as a full professor.  The ability to lead and motivate is a key requisite for this position. Applications should contain a letter stating interests and qualifications, curriculum vitae, including identification of three to five key publications or reports, and the names and contact information for a minimum of three referees.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Starting date will be July 1, 2001. The closing date for applications is January 31, 2001. For further information see:  http://www.wood.ubc.ca/news/jobs_general.html

• INVENTORY PEOPLE WANTED. - The USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) units are reporting difficulty in recruiting qualified staff particularly at the entry (field crew) level.  Entry level jobs typically require a BS degree in forestry or a related natural resource field, ability to identify plant species, familiarity with elementary mensuration and surveying techniques, and a willingness to work long hours in remote areas with minimal supervision.   Recent graduates with degrees in forestry or other natural resource related field are encouraged to inquire.  Please direct an inquiry to each FIA headquarters office for the area of the USA where you would be interested in working.  For Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, contact: Rocky Mountain FIA Program, Attn:  Dwane Van Hooser, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 507 25th Street, Ogden, UT 84401 USA, Tel +1-801-625-5388, email dvanhooser@fs.fed.us. For Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, contact North Central FIA Program, Attn:  Dennis May, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 USA, Tel +1-651-649-5139, email dmay@fs.fed.us. For Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Northeast FIA Program, Attn:  Chip Scott, Northeastern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3200 USA, Tel +1-610-557-4021, email ctscott@fs.fed.us. For Alaska, American Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Palau, Washington, contact: Pacific Northwest FIA Program, Attn:  Sue Willits, Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 1221 SW Yamhill Suite 200, Portland, OR 97205 USA, Tel +1-503-808-2066, email swillits@fs.fed.us. For Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Virgin Islands, contact: Southern FIA Program, Attn:  Darlene Stefani, Southern Research Station, P.O. Box 928, Starkville, MS  39760 USA, Tel +1-662-338-3100, email dstefani@fs.fed.us

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/STATE EXTENSION FORESTRY SPECIALIST - The University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources, Department of Forestry, University Outreach and Extension is inviting applications for a 12-month, full-time, tenure track, faculty position in forestry extension, research and outreach. Preference will be given to applications received by February 1, 2001.  Qualifications include a B.S. in forestry and Ph.D. in forestry or a closely related field of natural resources. Candidate should demonstrate excellent communication skills and have experience in forest resource management.  A working knowledge of state-of-the-art communication technologies is essential.   Candidate must have experience working with clientele groups in the delivery of programs and information.  Responsibilities entail assuming state leadership in providing for or coordinating all forest resources extension and develop continuing education for professional foresters.  Primary responsibilities will include the development of an integrated, multi-disciplinary extension and research program which addresses management and social (including marketing and economic) issues associated with forest resource management; non-industrial private forest landowners; and rural development and resource dependency.  For complete information on the job and details for application please consult the following website: http://www.snr.missouri.edu/forestry.html  . Dr. John P. Dwyer, Search Committee Chair, Forestry Department, University, of Missouri, 203 I Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, Columbia, MO 65211 USA. Tel : +1-573-882-3537; Fax:(573)882-1977; Email: dwyerj@missouri.edu

• POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - A postdoctoral research associate position is available at the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida beginning January 2001.  This is a 3 year position with a possibility of renewal for one more year.  The successful candidate will be located at the University of Florida-Milton campus where the supervisor is stationed.  The project entails examining resource competition among plants in a wide range of natural and planted settings.  Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in forest ecology/ecophysiology or a closely related field with good oral and written communication skills.  Experience in the use of stable isotope techniques and physiological instrumentation (infrared gas analyzers, sap flow sensors etc.) is desirable.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Interested applicants should send (1) a letter of interest (2) resume and (3) names and e-mail addresses of three references to Dr. Shibu Jose, School of Forest Resources and  Conservation, P.O. Box 3634, University of Florida, Milton, FL 32572 USA.  Phone +1-850- 983-2632;  Fax +1-850-983 -2637 Email: sjose@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu .  Closing date: December 15, 2000 or until a suitable candidate is found.

• Anon. 2000. World Resources 2000-2001. People and Ecosystems - The Fraying Web of Life. 389 p. (Outstanding publication!!). World Resources Institute, 10 G Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA. Full report available on line at http://www.wri.org/wr2000.
• FAO. 2000. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Community Forestry in Africa. Participatory Forest Management: A strategy for Sustainable Forest Management in Africa, 26-30 April 1999, Banjul, The Gambia. 423 p. Text in English and French. To order copies of the Gambia proceedings, please simply send a request via e-mail to FTPP@fao.org  and include your full mailing address.
• Goodenough, David G. et  al. 1997? Automated Forest Inventory Update with SEIDAM. - http://www.aft.pfc.forestry.ca/AboutAFT/Abstracts/David_Goodenough_Automated_Update_with_SEIDAM/David_Goodenough_-Automated_Update_w_SEIDAM.html
• Harrington, Andrew. 2000. What can you do when real-time DGPS doesn't work? GEOEurope 9(10):23. http://www.geoplace.com
• Hershey, Rachel Riemann. 1998?  Modeling the spatial distribution of 10 tree species in Pennsylvania -  http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/rsb/spatacc.html#I1
• Hong S. He et al. 2000. An aggregation index (AI) to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes.  Landscape Ecology 15 (7):591-601http://www.wkap.nl/oasis.htm/257398
• Morgan, Peter F. 1997. Contested Native Forests - A Theoretical And Empirical Study. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Dissertation. http://www.mcmullan.net/pmorgan/ Click on dissertation.
• O'Connell, D.A et al. 2000. Quantitative site and soil descriptors to improve the utility of forest soil surveys. Forest Ecology and Management 138(1-3):107-122 http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt
• Saura, Santiago; Martínez-Millán, Javier. 2000. Landscape patterns simulation with a modified random clusters method. Landscape Ecology 15(7):661-678. http://www.wkap.nl/issuetoc.htm/0921-2973+15+7+2000
• Tischendorf, Lutz; Fahrig, Lenore. 2000.  How should we measure landscape connectivity? Landscape Ecology 15 (7): 633-641. http://www.wkap.nl/issuetoc.htm/0921-2973+15+7+2000
• Yanai, Ruth D. et al, 2000. Challenges of measuring forest floor organic matter dynamics. Forest Ecology and Management 138(1-3):273-283. http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/3/3/1/0/index.htt

27-29 November 2000.  Southern Mensurationists Conference.  Holiday Inn, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA.
 http://www.mensurationists.com/events/conf2000/call.htm.  A workshop on simplified approach to unbiased parameter estimation for site index models and other self-referencing functions will follow the conference (1.5 day): http://mensurationists.com/events/conf2000/annonsworkshop.htm

16-17 December 2000. GPS/GIS Mapping Seminar. Everett Community College, Everett, Washington, USA. Contact:  Richard Ash, Email:  gmtgps@peak.org.  Tel:+1-541-754-3488

19-22 February 2001. Vancouver, B.C.,. GIS 2001- Branching Out: Spatial Technology Goes Mainstream. Canada.   Contact:   Canadian Institute of Geomatics:  Fax +1-613-224-9577. Email: executive.director@cig-acsg.ca

22-24 February 2001. Politics and Realities of Wildlife Conservation at the start of the 21st Century, Sacramento, California USA.   Contact:   Barry Garrison, Tel:+1- 916-653-1738. Email: bagarris@dfg.ca.gov

25-27 February 2001. Taking Nature Seriously: Citizens, Science, and Environment.  Eugene, Oregon, USA. Contact: Email:  tns@darkwing.uoregon.edu

4 April 2001. Workshop on the impacts of logging on mahogany in Brazil. For more information contact Nick Brown at nick.brown@plants.ox.ac.uk

9-21 September 2001. The Smithsonian Leadership Course. Front Royal, Virginia, USA. $2750 USD. Contact: Christopher Ros, Smithsonian Institution, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Suite 3123, Washington, DC 20560-0705 USA. Tel: +1-202-357-4793. Fax: 202-786-2557. Email: cjr@ic.si.edu. URL: www.si.edu/simab

1-4 October 2001. Eleventh International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. Alexandria, Virginia, USA. A call for papers is  open until 17 December 2000. A. For more information contact: Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs at profedge@renc.igs.net  or see http://www.aquatic-invasive-species-conference.org/

MENSURATION

• Code of Forest Mensuration Practice - http://www.anu.edu.au/Forestry/mensuration/rwg2/code/index.htm
• Proceedings from the 1999 Southern Mensurationists' Conference - http://mensurationists.com/events/QMM/ProceedingsSale.htm  (this is a UNIX server so if you don't use the link directly type UPPER and lower case letters exactly as in the address).

• Bamboo Website -  http://www.geocities.com/zhuzi.geo/
• Bioinformatics for Biodiversity: A Web Registry - http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/biodiversity2000.shl
• EnviroAir  - a listserv on acid rain, air quality standards, emission testing, asbestos, global warming, and more. http://www.enviroone.com/envsearch/EnviroAir.asp

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