• A MISSED OPPORTUNITY!! - By sponsoring this issue of FIU, you could have reached over 4000 potential customers today.  Publicize your company, agency or organization to the world and at the same time  help support FIU. Place a small ad in the next issue of FIU. The fees are small and they go to covering the expenses of putting FIU together. If interested, please contact me at gklund@att.net.

• Ahmet Yesil - Associate Professor at the Department of Forest Management Planning in Istanbul.  ayesil@istanbul.edu.tr
• Nele Rogiers -  Instituut voor Bosbouw en Wildbeheer, Belgium. http://www.ibw.vlaanderen.be/
• Niek Borsboom - Wolfsakker Hout Texel, Linkmaster of the Dutch Society for Tropical Forests - N.W.J.Borsboom@inter.nl.net
• Pier Mario Chiarabaglio - Forest Inventory Specialist, Istituto di Sperimentazione per la Pioppicoltura, Italy. chiarabaglio@populus.it
• Robert L. Davis -  rldavis3@flash.net
• Ron McCormick - Senior Ecologist and Manager, Center for Spatial Analysis, Compliance Services International. www.complianceservices.com
• Terry D. Droessler-  Biometrician and President, Duck Creek Associates, Inc. Natural Resources Consultants. www.duckcreekassociates.com

SAF JOURNALS ONLINE - All Society of American Foresters (SAF) Journals -Journal of Forestry, Forest Science and the three regional journals of  applied forestryóare now available in full text online. Users can view and download articles and search across abstracts for all of the titles through the SAF website free until April 2001. Check it out at http://www.safnet.org/pubs/periodicals.html .

DRAFT NATIONAL APPROACH TO FIREWOOD COLLECTION AND USE IN AUSTRALIA - >From Jim Stevenson - The Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) is a non-statutory Ministerial Council that provides a forum for the Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand governments to exchange information and develop coordinated policies in relation to national and international environment and conservation issues. ANZECC has prepared a draft national approach to firewood collection and use in Australia for public consultation.  The document proposes a toolkit of actions for Governments to encourage a more ecologically sustainable firewood industry, which contributes to the protection of remnant woodland vegetation and threatened woodland species. To obtain a copy of Draft National Approach to Firewood Collection and Use in Australia email:-  ciu@ea.gov.au. An electronic version can be download from the following websites: www.ea.gov.au/anzecc   or   www.ea.gov.au/firewood. Comments should be sent by 31 March 2001 to Ms Annie Boutland at the address as given on the above sites.

NEW CONSERVATION GIS SOCIETY - From Gary Waggoner - Your readers might be interested in this new professional society, website and electronic newsletter: the Society for Conservation GIS - http://www.scgis.org/

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS - Maury Nyquist passed along a note pointing to a series of 8 pdf files containing web accessible published articles on eological economics that were published in the Spring 2000 Wildlife Society Bulletin.  See: http://www.wildlife.org/bulletin.html

GLH AND WEEDS AS MEDICINE - From Forest list - Pankaj Oudhia writes - "Recently my research note titled 'Traditional medicinal knowledge about green leaf hopper Nephotettix spp. in Chattisgarh (India)' was published in International Rice Research Notes.This note is about the ethnozoological survey I have conducted in Chattisgarh. The survey revealed that the folk doctors are using rice green leaf hopper (with medicinal weeds like Blumea and Tridax) to many common diseases and earning an additional income from this notorious pests. You can read this note from http://www.cgiar.org/irri/irrn.htm

FREE LANDSCAPE PATTERNS SIMULATION SOFTWARE -  SIMMAP is a simple software that runs on a PC-Windows environment and generates categorical spatial patterns that are similar to those commonly found in real landscapes. SIMMAP allows obtaining a wide range of spatial patterns with any number of classes in which fragmentation and classes abundance can be independent and systematically varied. It is also possible to obtain patterns with anisotropy and to control the minimum mapped unit (size of the smallest patch) of the artificially generated landscapes.  SIMMAP is the result of implementing the Modified Random Clusters method. This method provides more general and realistic results thanother commonly used landscape models, and has been described in detail in the following paper:  Saura, S. and J. Martínez-Millán. 2000. Landscape patterns simulation with a modified random clusters method. Landscape Ecology 15 (7): 661-678.  SIMMAP 2.0 simulations are low computational time consuming. In a standard PC at 333 MHz, typical computational times are less than one second for 200x200 pixels patterns, around 2 seconds for 400x400 images and around 4 seconds for 800x800 pixels landscapes. SIMMAP also computes several landscape pattern configuration indices on the MRC patterns, such as those related to edges, number, size and shape of the patterns, and some others. The obtained raster MRC patterns can be saved as image files in “bmp” format, which may be imported in other image processing or GIS programmes if necessary.  SIMMAP is distributed without charge for non-commercial use. Users are asked to provide a description of the applications for which SIMMAP is used.  Contact the author by e-mail Santiago Saura Martínez de Toda (santisaura@montes.upm.es ) if you are interested in a copy of the software along with the user's manual.

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

• G & Y MODEL IN WEB-BASED FORMAT- From the Forest list - Euan Mason writes - As a test of web-based delivery, there is a growth and yield model for Douglas-fir available from the NZ School of Forestry's web site http://www.fore.canterbury.ac.nz. Go to "Resources"/"School of Forestry software" and choose the web-based version of the Douglas-fir model.  I'm interested to know how well this works on a range of browsers and operating systems, so please let me know if you have difficulties with it." Feedback should be sent to Euan at 3A407DF2.37612F7D@canterbury.ac.nz. The final release of the initial growth model for radiata pine version 2.0 is now available for free from the same site. This version includes effects of tree quality and interactions between tree quality and site preparation.

• SOUTH AMERICA FOREST PRESERVATION - Jorge Hurtado, writes "I write to you hoping to find out If you could direct me to any organization that invests in environmental efforts of any nature, be it by either providing training and education, investing or by simply purchasing the land for its subsequent protection. My family owns land in the South American region and is interested in establishing contact with any organization that engages in this kind of investment. I have heard that some European organizations which are currently involved in such efforts exist, do you know of any? The value of this land is ecologically immeasurable, the South American forests are under attack and my family is willing to help in any way possible, including selling part of the land solely for its protection from exploitation and destruction. (12,000 Has)." If you can assist, please contact Jorge at jhurtado@pobox.com

• PH.D.  ASSISTANTSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - A half-time Ph.D. assistantship is available (beginning summer 2001) at the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.  The successful applicant will undertake a research project examining leaf area, biomass allocation, and nutrient and water use efficiencies of intensively managed short rotation hardwood/pine plantations using a fertilization trial.  Minimum qualifications include a master's degree in forestry or in any biological sciences with strong interests in ecophysiology/tree nutrition, good written and oral communication skills, 3.0 GPA, and a GRE score of 1000 (Verbal and Quantitative).  Interested students should send a letter of interest, resume, transcripts (photocopy is acceptable at this point), GRE score (photocopy is acceptable), and names and addresses of three references to Dr. Shibu Jose, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, 5988 Hwy 90, Building 4900, P.O. Box 3634, University of Florida, Milton, FL 32572-3634, USA.  Phone +1-850-983 2632, Fax: 1-850- 983 2637, email: sjose@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, URLs http://aris.sfrc.ufl.edu/faculty.html and http://wfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/jose.htm

• GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS IN FOREST CERTIFICATION/SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY POLICY - The School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (SFWS), Auburn University, Alabama, USA is offering two graduate assistantship(s) in forest policy, one at the MS and one at the PhD level. The successful applicants will join a multi-disciplinary team of researchers who are comparing sustainable forestry certification (eco-labeling) politics and policies in select regions and countries. Salaries and research support are highly competitive. Current annual stipend levels are $13,100 for the MS and $15,300 for the Ph.D. A full tuition waiver will also be granted to successful applicants (including both out of state tuition, and in-state tuition currently at $3,860 per year). Financial support comes from US and Canadian competitive granting agencies, as well as the Forest Policy Center at Auburn University and the SFWS' Center for Forest Sustainability. The start date is for the summer or fall of 2001. Applicants should have research and/or field experience in some aspect of natural resource policy and must have demonstrated superior scholarly abilities. A degree or expertise in political science, forestry, natural resources management, law, economics, political geography, sociology, or other related discipline is required. Applicants should have an interest/background in qualitative research methods and/or survey research. Excellent English writing skills are essential. Proficiency in other languages where the student proposes to conduct case study research is also required. The project has particular need for someone with an interest/experience in Sweden and Finland, but expertise/interest in other countries' certification politics are also welcomed. Applicants must send a CV, covering letter outlining their research interests, academic and professional backgrounds, and the names and contact numbers of three references to: Dr. Ben Cashore, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, AL, USA 36849-5418; tel: +1-334 844-1078; fax: +1-334 844-1084; e-mail: cashobw@auburn.edu. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will continue until candidates are chosen. Applications received by March 5th, 20001 will be guaranteed consideration. Interested parties may also visit: http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/cashore/

• INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS - AUGUST 2001 - The USDA Forest Service International Programs and its partners invite natural resource managers from around the world to participate in one of our two annual seminars - one on protected areas and another on natural resources management.  These intensive and interactive seminars, which include site visits and in-depth case study analysis, are designed to exchange and disseminate current information and research. The International Seminar on Protected Area Management takes place from August 9-25, 2001, and is hosted by the University of Montana in collaboration with Colorado State University and the University of Idaho. Participants will discuss and see examples of innovative approaches to critical protected area management issues, including resource assessment and planning tools, techniques to address visitor interests and impacts, and mechanisms to reconcile resource protection with development pressures.  For further information on this seminar, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/global/is/ispam/welcome.htm  or contact Dr. James A. Burchfield by phone at 1-406-243-6650 or via e-mail, jburch@forestry.umt.edu . From August 26 until September 13, 2001, Colorado State University's College of Natural Resources will host the 17th International Seminar on Forest and Natural Resources Administration and Management. In the past, over 405 managers from 110 nations have attended this seminar, which focuses on strategies and methods to develop, manage, and conserve natural resources for the sustained delivery of goods and services to meet the full range of human needs. For further information please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/global/is/isfam/welcome.htm or contact Ms. Ann Keith by phone at 1-970-490-2449 or via e-mail IFS@cnr.colostate.edu. To learn more about our program or any of our training seminars, please visit our website at http://www.fs.fed.us/global.  It features on-line brochures and discussion boards where you can download seminar applications, or post questions to past seminar participants.

• LECTURESHIPS IN GIS/GISc - From the Mountain Forum list - Two academic posts in GIS/GISc have become available in the Department of Environmental & Geographical Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom).  Candidates with appropriate qualifications, experience and a proven research record are sought to join a multidisciplinary team within this successful department. We require creative and motivated individuals who can make a positive contribution to teaching and research in the fields of GIS/GISc and Remote Sensing. Experience in course management, innovative learning and teaching strategies would be valuable. For an informal discussion please contact Professor Steve Dalton, Head of Department, Tel: +44 161 247 1600; fax +44 161 247 6318; Email: s.a.dalton@mmu.ac.uk. For an application form and further particulars, returnable by 26 January 2001, please contact Personnel - Tel: +44-161 247 6404, quoting Ref:LJMB137, email: m.bisson@mmu.ac.uk

• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY - From Dave Hyink -Industry Leader is hiring for the following positions: 01297: Research Biometrician-Hot Springs, AR, USA, 01296: Research Forester-Columbus, MS, USA and 01294/01295: Wildlife Biologist-Hot Springs, AR and Tacoma, WA, USA. For more information about each position, visit www.weyerhaeuser.com.  To apply: Mail resume with job number to Weyerhaeuser Company, PO Box 9777, CCB5D7, Federal Way, WA.  98063-9777 or e-mail with job number to resume@weyerhaeuser.com.

• URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM COORDINATOR -  The Florida Division of Forestry is presently seeking applicants for the Urban Forestry Coordinator position within their Forest Management Bureau. This position (# 0319), headquartered in the state office in Tallahassee, is classified as an Environmental Specialist II (Pay Grade 22) and is responsible for the state-wide coordination of such urban forestry programs as the USFS Urban & Community Forestry Grant and the National Arbor Day “Tree City USA” programs through the Division’s 39 cooperative assistance foresters. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications for the class of ES II to be considered. Preference criteria also include a minimum of three years experience (two with a Masters Degree in Forestry) in any two of the following areas: (1) Grants or Contract Administration, (2) Applied Arboriculture and/or (3) Urban Forestry.  For more information via internet applicants may access www.myflorida.com or call the state of Florida 24-hour Job Line at (850) 487-2474. Closing date for applying for this position is January 25, 2001, 5:00 pm EST. Inquiries may be made to Tom Gilpin, CFA Supervisor at +1-850- 414-9912 or gilpint@doacs.state.fl.us . Applications should be sent to his attention at 3125 Conner Blvd., Room 266, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650 USA.

• Barnes, R.F.W. 2001. How reliable are dung counts for estimating elephant numbers? African Journal of Ecology 39 (1): 1-9. http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=afje&File=afj03901&Page=contents&Type=detail
• Blom, A. et al. 2001.   A survey of the apes in the Dzanga-Ndoki  National Park, Central African Republic: a  comparison between the census and survey methods of estimating the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) nest group density. African Journal of Ecology 39 (1): 98 -105. http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=afje&File=afj03901&Page=contents&Type=detail
• Bruner, Aaron G. et al. 2001. Effectiveness of Parks in Protecting Tropical Biodiversity.  Science 291(5501): 125-128. http://www.sciencemag.org/
• DeCoster, Lester A. 2001? Proceedings of the Forest Fragmentation 2000 Conference. $75 per copy for non-attendees. Order from: The Sampson Group, Inc., 5209 York Road, Alexandria, VA 22310 USA. Tel:+1-703-924-0773, Fax:+1-703-924-0588, e-mail: rneilsampson@cs.com. URL: www.sampsongroup.com
• Gioia,  P.; Pigott, J. P. 2000. Biodiversity assessment: a case study in predicting richness from the potential distributions of plant species in the forests of south-western Australia. Journal of Biogeography 27(5):1065-1078.  http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=jbiog&File=jbi02705&Page=contents&Type=detail
• Keith, David. 2000. Sampling designs, field techniques and analytical methods for systematic plant population surveys. Ecological Management and Restoration 1(2):125-139. http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=emr&File=emr0102&Page=contents&Type=detail
• Leslie, M. et al. 1996. Conserving Biodiversity on Military Lands: A Handbook for Natural Resources Managers. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. http://denix.cecer.army.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Conservation/Biodiversity/biodiversity.html#contents
• McCusker, Brent. 2000. The social driving forces of land use change in the Northern Province, South Africa: Illustrations from the household and community level. The Earth Observer 12(5):23-28,34. www.eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/
• Ottichilo, Wilber K.;  Khaemba, Wilson M. 2001. Validation of observer and aircraft calibration for aerial surveys of animals. African Journal of Ecology 39 (1):45-50. http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal=afje&File=afj03901&Page=contents&Type=detail
• Oszako, Tomasz;  Pajari, Brita. 2001.  Recent Advances on Oak Health in Europe.  Proceeding from the Warsaw conference on the current state of research on oak stands in Europe. Forest Research Institute IBL. For further information, please contact wydawnictwa_IBL@ibles.waw.pl  or see www.ibles.waw.pl.
• van Beurden, U.C.J.;  Padding,  Paul. 1994.  Areal units for environmental decision support: theory and practice.  EGIS Foundation. http://www.odyssey.maine.edu/gisweb/spatdb/egis/eg94040.html
• Wong, J. 2000. The biometrics of non-timber forest product resource assessment: a review of current methodology. http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/workshop/ntfp/

25 January 2001. The Sustainability of Forest Management Plans in Costa Rica: The Effects of Forest Management Plans on Erosion in a Wet Tropical Forest on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Seminar. 1200-1300. USDA Forest Service, 1099 14th Street, NW, 5th Floor Conference Room, Washington, DC  20005. http://www.fs.fed.us/global.

1 February 2001. Lecture "The Role of Forestry in Creating Sustainable Communities."  18:30-20:00 p.m. National Building Museum, Washington, DC.  This is part of a lecture series held by the Museum and is being done in conjunction with the Society of American Foresters (SAF) since SAF is helping sponsor an exhibit on "Wood: An American Tradition."  The exhibit opened on September 9, 2000, and runs through April 22, 2001. The session costs $8 for Museum and SAF members, and $12 for non-members. For more information, please check http://www.nbm.org/calendar/lectures.html.

26-27 February 2001. Natural Resource Law for Foresters. Vancouver, Washington, USA. $295 if registration by 20 Feb. 2001. Contact: Claire - Tel: +1-503-226-4562. Email: claire@westernforestry.org.  URL: www.westernforestry.org

19 -24 March 2001. 5th International Wildlife Ranching Symposium and CIC Tropical Game Commission Conference. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa For more information on the Symposium, please visit http://www.wildliferanching.com  or contact Gerrie or  Amanda tel: +27-12-327 1487 fax: +27-12-327-1501. Email: mail@itemsa.com .

3-7 April. 2001. International Symposium on Silvopastoral Systems and 2nd  Congress on Agroforestry and Livestock Production in Latin America. San José, Costa Rica. Contact: Ariadne Jiménez, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica: Fax: + 506-556-1576; Email: ajimenez@catie.ac.cr;  URL: www.catie.ac.cr/events/eventos.htm

9-13 April 2001. Variable Probability Sampling Short Course. Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Tel: +1-541-737-2329, http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/conferen/

17-22 April 2001. Wetland Delineation with Emphasis on Soils & Hydrology. Memphis, Tennessee, USA. (6 days, $1100) Contact: Wetland Training Institute, PO Box 31, Glenwood, NM 88039 USA. getinfo@wetlandtraining.com, URL: http://www.wetlandtraining.com

18-20 July 2001. Latin America and Caribbean Forest Information Systems Network. Mérida, Venezuela.  Contact: Dr. Osvaldo Encinas, IFLA, Apartado Postal 36, Merida 5101-A Venezuela. Tel/Fax: +58-74-448906. Email: rifalc7@bolivar.funmrd.gov.ve. URLs - http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/iufronet/d6/wu60304/ev60304.htm, http://milla.lnpf.org.ve/website/rifalc7.htm (Venezuela).

19-21 September 2001. Continuous Cover Forests - Assessment, Analysis, Scenarios. IUFRO Division IV Meeting, Göttingen, Germany. Call for papers is now open. Please reply to Mrs. Stachowiak (elojews@uni-forst.gwdg.de) giving name, email address, and title of paper or poster you wish to present (Note, this is a change of dates. The meeting was originally scheduled for 10-12 October 2001).

7-10 October 2001. International Conference on Image Processing. Thessaloniki, Greece. Contact: Diastasi. Tel: +30-31-938-203. Fax: +30-31-909-269. Email: diastasi@spark.net.gr.

Missouri Botanical Garden--  http://mobot.mobot.org/Pick/Search/pick.html. This site provides access to the Garden's VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database and associated authority files.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/index.html.

Technology Road Map for Forest Operations in Canada - http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/fb01037e.html

Satellite Summary Table - Remote Sensing Satellites - http://www.imstrat.on.ca/satellite/sat.htm

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