• HAGLOF Inc., manufacture of quality forestry measurement instruments.  Their Mantax Computer Caliper enables the user to quickly and accurately measure and store data with one instrument.  For more information on the Mantax Computer Caliper, or other instruments like the Vertex Hypsometer visit Haglof Inc. at www.haglof.net  or contact them via e-mail at haglofinc@aol.com.

VEGETATION MAPPING -  From Jean O'Neil - Copies of the Guidelines for Mapping Vegetation on U.S. Army Installations (CD format) can be obtained by contacting the US Army Environmental Center Hotline at 1-800-872-3845. The document may also be viewed at http://www.wes.army.mil/el/elpubs/genrep.html.

CROP GROWTH SIMULATOR - An updated description of the Crop Growth Simulation Model WOFOST 6.0 as applied by the European Commission in their Crop Growth Monitoring System is available at:  http://www.cistron.nl/~iwan-supit/contents . In Appendix 1 of this document you may find information on global radiation. An additional reference to this online publication is:  An exploratory study to improve the predictive capacity of the Crop Growth Monitoring System as applied by the European Commission. Iwan Supit; January 2000, 186 pp. ISBN 90-804443-5-9, (paperback) Treebook 4, Treemail, Heelsum.

IEA BIOENERGY TASK 25  - IEA Bioenergy Task 25 - Greenhouse Gas Balances of Bioenergy Systems is an international collaborative project that integrates and analyzes information on greenhouse-gases, bioenergy, carbon sequestration and land use, thereby covering all components that constitute a biomass or bioenergy system. More information can be found at www.joanneum.ac.at/iea-bioenergy-task25.

SPAIN - I just returned from attending a whirlwind forum on Encuentro International sobre Explotaciones Forestales y Empresas Industriales in Soria, Spain thanks to the generosity of Patronato Provincial Ppara el Desarrollo Integral de Soria and the invitation of FORCE/Robak (www.fra.unb.ca) and Gestion Unificada Integral Ambiental (www.guiafra.com), where I presented a paper on "Information and inventories to support sustainable forest management" focusing on Soria and Galicia.  If anyone desires a copy of my paper, send me an email asking for "spain."   I think I drank more "vino tinto" in the last three days than I have in the past year. My thanks to my Spanish friends for their kind hospitatlity. Gyde

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• USDA FOREST SERVICE FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS (FIA ) - New home page is now http://fia.fs.fed.us/

• WEB BASED FORESTRY EXTENSION - (From Mark Buccowich and Tim Resch) Five sites that offer examples of web based extension:  1) A Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/index.htm    -   This is a categorized listing, by subject and state, of publications, fact sheets, and brochures on subjects of interest to Forest Landowners.  Also includes a printable PDF version. 2) The Illinois Virtual Forest Homepage http://ilvirtualforest.nres.uiuc.edu/ Developed by Extension Forester Mark Bolin - A very nice categorized listing of various resources including on-line versions of out of print Forest Service publications. 3) Soforext:  Southern Region Extension Forestry http://www.soforext.net/ - A well-organized comprehensive listing of sites, publications, and other information for landowners in the South. 4) ForestSteward.org http://foreststeward.org. This site provides a jumping point for links to State Forestry Agencies, and 5) Extension Forestry in all 50 States, as well as information on financial assistance and conservation easements.

• PRICES OF SPOT AND LANDSAT IMAGERY- From Soren Dalsgaard  - Please check the below URL for the prices and products of SPOT and LANDSAT images of the National Research Council of Thailand. http://userservice.nrct.go.th/

• Dan F. Orcherton - CEA Agroforester, CIDA/Tecsult/ORM-Trees for Tomorrow Project, GOJ-Forestry Department, Jamaica., W.I dorchert@wtjam.net
• Harold D. Robinson  - dwayne.catoosa@juno.com
• Murray Webster - Remote Sensing Specialist for the State Forests of New South Wales - Forest Resources Branch.  Also working on a PhD on applying image processing to very high resolution imagery (scanned photos) for Pine Plantation Inventory at the University of Tasmania. MurrayWe@sf.nsw.gov.au.
• Phil Shantz - Engel Consulting Group, Toronto, Canada. My main interests are in the areas of forest socio-economics, public participation and native affairs. pshantz@engelconsult.com
• Renee A. O'Brien - Lead Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Ogden, Utah. robrien@fs.fed.us
• Amber Pares - student currently enrolled in honours at ANU Forestry amberpares@hotmail.com
• Nina Stahl - Nina.Stahl@act.gov.au
• Arend de Haas -  interested in forest biodiversity conservation, Institute for Ethnobotany and Zoopharmacognosy. haas@africamail.com

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - Note: If you can help with any of the requests below, please take the time to do so.  Do not assume others will respond - they are assuming the same. Your kind assistance will be appreciated and rewarded. Thanks, Gyde
 

• GARMIN 12 GPS AND MAP INFO -  Sander van den Ende writes, "I would like to know if anyone has experience in registering a raster image in map info with lat/long data obtained from a Garmin 12 GPS." You may contact Sander at snfutfor@sinfo.net .

• PRECOLONIAL FORESTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK -  Martin Béland is searching for references and information about the species composition, structure and dynamics of precolonial forests of New Brunswick, Canada with an emphasis on broadleaves. This type of information could come from studies of palynology or early settler's archives, records of wood transactions, studies of submerged logs left after floating operations, old aerial photos, dendrochronological studies, etc. Martin seeks  this information as a first step in order to plan a research program for ecosystem management and sylviculture of broadleaves in New Brunswick. You may contact Martin at mbeland@cuslm.ca

• LATIN AMERICA HIGH VALUE TIMBER RESEARCHERS SOUGHT - Verónica Loewe is looking for some colleagues working with high value timber species and/or mixed plantations, because she am starting a new project in this topic, and interested in organizing an exchange among Chile, Brazil and Argentina through ABC projects. Information about the project  can be found in www.infor.cl, going to Gerencia de Investigación, and then to Proyectos, and then "Silvicultura de Especies no Tradicionales." If someone is interested in, please contact Verónica at vloewe@infor.cl

• TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR MACHINERY - Elizabeth-Anne Anderson is wondering if anyone knows if there is a global forestry association who conducts technical reports on forestry equipment.  She has had reports commissioned by the UK forestry commission on our tree planting machine - but is looking for some kind of accreditation that is more global. Please contact Liz at E.A.Anderson@aymorton.co.uk

• SAMPLING PROCEDURE - Vittorio Tosi writes "I forward a question of a collegue involved in inventories of plantations. He is going to prepare a sampling procedure for tree rows.These rows are spread especially in our farms in the Po valley. Do you know a definition for this particular inventory object or have you particular suggestions as regard minimum width, length, etc.?" If you can help, please contact Vittorio at tosi@isafa.it.

• CLIMATE CHANGE POST-DOC. RESEARCH - Within the EU funded project Silvistrat "Silvicultural Response Strategies to Climatic Change in Management of European Forests" there is a Post-Doc position available at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Department Global Change & Natural Systems from January - November 2001 (11 months). Salary is according to the German BAT scale (BAT-O IIa). The Silvistrat project investigates potentials of forest management to increase carbon storage and sequestration in European forests and to minimise adverse effects of climatic change. Main Focus of the subproject at PIK is the application of forest simulation models in selected eco-regions of the state of Brandenburg, Germany. The successful candidate will have:  a university degree in forestry or natural sciences with specialisation in forest ecosystems, a PhD or equivalent working experience in forest modelling, silviculture, growth and yield science, or tree physiology with focus on carbon and nutrient balances, Experience and interest in the application of simulation models. To apply, send a letter with a statement of research interests and a CV with a complete list of publications to: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Cramer, P.O. Box 601203, D-14412 Potsdam, Germany. Fon.: +49-331-288 2521, Fax:  +49-331-288 2600, e-mail: wolfgang.cramer@pik-potsdam.de. Information on the forest research group at PIK can be found at http://www.pik-potsdam.de/cp/chief/.

• ANHEUSER-BUSCH CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIPS - Outstanding college and graduate students studying the nation's wildlife and their habitat will have a chance to compete for scholarships to support and promote innovative research or study.  Eligible applicants must be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education in the United States pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree (sophomores and juniors in the current academic year only) in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, public policy, geography, political science or related disciplines. Information and applications can be downloaded via the Internet at http://www.NFWF.org . For more information contact Meg Snyder at +1-202- 857-5676, Director, External Affairs, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

• NATURAL RESOUCRES MANAGEMENT DEGREE PROGRAM FOR 2001 - The International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences  (ITC) announces PM and MSc Degree courses in Natural Resource Management beginning September 2001. Courses are offered in the following areas: Environmental Systems Analysis and Management for Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Land Ecology - Geoinformation for Ecosystem Management, Forestry for Sustainable Developoment, Land Degradation and Conservation, and Soil Information for Sustainable Land Management. For further information contact: ITC, Hegelosestraat 99, P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA Enchede, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-53-487-4414. Fax: +31-53-487-4400. Email: education@itc.nl. URL: http://www.itc.nl.

• TREE CROP MANAGEMENT - FAO Rome is looking for a consultant who has good knowledge and experience in participatory extension for the situation analysis on "Extension/knowledge-sharing systems in tree crop management and CBNRM" planed next year. For inquiry and application, please write to: Hiroyuki.Tanaka@fao.org  URL: http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/forestry/FON/FONP/cfu/cfu-e.stm

• Anon. n.d. Forest management - Remote Sensing - Pilot study in Morocco - http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/EIdirect/EIre0069.htm
• Anon. n.d. Inventory and monitoring of shrimp farms by radar satellite data - Pilot study in Sri Lanka - http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/EIdirect/EIre0084.htm
• Anon. n.d. Rangeland assessment and monitoring - Pilot study in Morocco - http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/SUSTDEV/EIdirect/EIre0071.htm
• Bibby, Colin J. et al. 2000. Bird Census Techniques. 2nd ed. 350 p. Academic Press, Inc. ISBN: 0120958317. Price about $70 USD.
• Bradley, Tom. et al. 1998. Denman Island Ecosystem-Based Assessment. Silva Ecosystem Consultants Ltd. http://www.denmanis.bc.ca/silrept.htm .
• Dwyer, John F.; et al.  2000. Connecting people with ecosystems in the 21st century: an assessment of our nation's urban forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-490. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 483 p. URL: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/gtr490/gtr490.pdf. To order a printed copy, call the Station at +1-503- 808-2138 or email desmith@fs.fed.us
• Florini, Ann M.; Dehqanzada, Yahya A.1999.  No More Secrets? Policy Implications of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites. Global Policy Program. Project on Transparency. Working Paper Number 1. http://www.ceip.org/files/projects/tcs/remotesensingconf/NoMoreSecrets1.htm
• Hambleton, Anne. 1998. An Annotated Glossary Of Commonly Used Climate Change Terms. Draft Working Paper The Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas. http://www.csdanet.org/glossary.html
• Hunsaker, C. T., et al. 1998.  Integrated Strategy for Measuring Vegetation Structure Using Remote Sensing Technologies. Workshop Proceedings and Proposed Action South Lake Tahoe, California.  Executive Summary. http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/sncf/framework/adaptive_mgt_monitoring/spam_report/chapter7.htm
• Lin, Chijien;  Päivinen, Risto. 1999.  Remote sensing and forestry information needs in the 21st century. http://rogow99.sggw.waw.pl/04_round_table/01/
• Noss, Reed F.  et al. 1994?  Endangered Ecosystems of the United States: A Preliminary Assessment of Loss and Degradation. National Biological Service. http://biology.usgs.gov/pubs/ecosys.htm
• Riitters, Kurt H. et al. 2000. National land-cover pattern data. Ecology 81: 604. http://esa.sdsc.edu/Archive/E081-004/main.html
• Simberloff  Daniel. 1996. Impacts of Introduced Species in the United States. Consequences 2(2).  http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/vol2no2/article2.html
• Sizer, Nigel. 1995? Opportunities To Save And Sustainably Use The World's Forests Through International Cooperation. http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/forestry/sizer.html
• Tretheway, Raymond et al. 1999.  Volunteer-Based Urban Forest Inventory and Monitoring Programs. Results from A Two-Day Workshop: February 17 and 18, 1999, Sacramento, California. http://wcufre.ucdavis.edu/imwsproc.htm
• Washino, Robert K.; Wood, Byron L. n.d. Application of remote sensing to vector Arthropod surveillance and control.  http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-487/001-487.html

14 February 2001. Tending the forest - Intermediate stand management to enhance forest quality and growth.  Nashville, North Carolina, USA. Registration fee 95$. Contact: Susan Moore, Tel: +1-919-515-3184. Email: susan_moore@ncsu.edu. URL: www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/feop/

15 February 2001. Tending the forest - Intermediate stand management to enhance forest quality and growth.  Marion, North Carolina, USA. Registration fee 95$. Contact: Susan Moore, Tel: +1-919-515-3184. Email: susan_moore@ncsu.edu. URL: www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/feop/

18-25 April 2001. 16th Commonwealth Forestry Conference. Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia. Contact:  Commonwealth Forestry Association, Oxford Forestry Institute, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3RB, UK Fax: +44-1865-275074;  Email:  cfa@plants.ox.ac.uk

23-20 April 2001. The Australasian Conference on Tree and Nut Crops. Perth, Western Australia. Web: www.aoi.com.au/acotanc/acotanc2001.htm

28-31 May 2001. Urban greenspace in the 21st century - Urban greening as a development tool. St Petersburg, Russia. Contact: Dr. Irina Melnichuk. e-mail: Melnichuk@peterlink.ru

21-23 June 2001. ASTURFORESTA´2001: III Edition of the Silviculture and Forestry Show in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). Armayan Forest, Tineo, Principado de Asturias, Atlantic area of Spain. More info: http://www.asturforesta.com.

24-28 September 2001.Conservation of Biodiversity in the Andes and the Amazon Basin - linking Science, NGOs and local communities. Cusco, Peru. Congress Secretariat: INKA e.V. Eliana Rivera, Centro Bartolomé de Las Casas, Av. Tullumayo  465 Cusco, Perú. Tel. ++51 84 233472 Fax. ++51 84 241319 Email: erivera@apu.cbc.org.pe. URLs http://www.inka-ev.de/congress2001.htm and http://www.cbc.org.pe

World Forest Map of Certified Forests - http://www.wcmc.org.uk/forest/ffl/fsc_maps/world.htm

Booklet of Remote Sensing - http://www.restec.or.jp/eng/chikyu/marugoto/jcm.html

Colombian Evaluation of Biodiversity in the Andes Project - http://www.proaxis.com/~salaman/eba2000.html

LoggerPC software - http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/fe/software/logger.sht.

Remote Sensing  Related Web Sites - Vegetation/Forestry/Agriculture - http://www.africover.org/projects.htm

ENVIROSOILS - a listserv on soil geochemistry, soil fertility, soil cleanup, soils from mine spoils, contaminated sediments, soil erosion, and more. http://www.enviroone.com/envsearch/EnviroSoils.asp

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