• COFORD (Council for Forest Research and Development), Ireland. COFORD work to establish and strengthen links between research and industry to maintain international competitiveness, encourage innovation and enhance environmental harmony. We are interested in developing research and development partnerships with other institutions focusing mainly on information exchange, technology transfer and intellectual property brokerage. Download our publications and review our research programme by visiting http://www.coford.ie or contact us at info@coford.ie.

• ESRI - As the leader in GIS technology, ESRI offers innovative solutions that will help you create, visualize, analyze, and present natural resources information better and more clearly. Working with location information, ESRI's GIS software and solutions give you the power to solve problems you encounter every day. Forestry and other natural resource organizations around the world are using this ESRI software to make smart and timely decisions. ESRI provides powerful GIS solutions to more than 300,000 clients in more than 189 countries and offers mapping technology to meet today's global needs. Using ESRI technology, you too can unlock the spatial component of your valuable data and see your organization's information from a new perspective. For more information, visit the ESRI site at www.esri.com/forestry or contact them at info@esri.com.

• Ann Ingerson - The Wilderness Society. http://www.wilderness.org/
• Antonio Brunori - Responsabile Redazione AF, Ordine Nazionale Dottori Agronomi e Forestali, Italy http://www.agronomi.it/
• Barbara Scaroni
• Burt Dial - Inventory Forester, The Forest Technology Group. http://www.FTGrp.com/
• Fernando Nunes Gouveia - Brazil.
• Heather Miewald
• Nsoyuni Lawrence
• Ralph Ridder - Technical Coordinator, Global Forest Watch, World Resources Institute. www.globalforestwatch.org
• Robert Aguma - Ugandan, pursuing a Master of Science degree in Natural Resource Management (majoring in Forestry) at ITC, The Netherlands. http://www.itc.nl/
• Sean Canavan - Oregon State University. http://www.orst.edu/
• Sheila Ward
• William (Boz) Boswell - GIS Programmer/Analyst, The Forest Technology Group. http://www.FTGrp.com/

FROM OLD TO NEW WORLDS: SYMFOR - From Duncan Macqueen - The SYMFOR software tree growth and economic analyses tool for forest management was presented to a large number of potential users in the neotropics as part of a recent meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Belem, Brazil. There is now considerable interest in developing management applications in Brazil and Guyana and linking to educational programmes throughout the region. Contact: paulvg@ed.ac.uk, URL: www.symfor.org , http://www.egroups.com/group/symfor

ETFRN NEWS - European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) news, a newsletter from the Tropenbos Foundation is available on line at http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/resource/news.html

INCREASING ACCESS TO TROPICAL FRUIT INFORMATION - From Duncan Macqueen - The Fruits for the Future project at the University of Southampton is promoting information on five important fruit tree genera which include the Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), the Ber or Jujube (Zizyphus spp.), the African Plum or African Pear (Dacryodes edulis), the Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and the Custard Apple, Soursop and Cherimoya (Annona spp.). To the annotated bibliographies (currently available on the project website) will soon be added more detailed monographs / books and practical fact sheets. The first fact sheet on Tamarind is now available. Website counters
will track changes in interest by countries. Contact: n.n.haq@soton.ac.uk URL: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~icuc

THE TREE PLANTING AND FOREST PROTECTION SOCIETY (TPFP) - TPFP Society is a new independent, non profit-making, non governmental Organization dedicated to the memory of late Professor Larry Roche, (a dedicated forester who served Africa), to encourage rural dwellers in Tropical Africa to plant trees. TPFP Society seeks for development news and networking in the field of tropical forestry, reforestation, afforestation and forest protection. The TPFP Society sources for seeds of various types, produce seedlings and assist members/clients to establish plantations of fruit-trees and commercial trees anywhere in Africa. These services are mainly free as they are essentially donor supported. For large commercial plantation projects, TPFP Society seeks funding from both local and international financial institutions for the client if necessary. In addition, TPFP Society provides on request, anywhere in Africa, adequate outreach education and capacity building for rural communities and impact into them basic forestry skills necessary for them to uphold their "Forest Rights" thereby protecting their forests and environment. The Newsletter of TPFP called "The Tree Planters" is sent to all members quarterly. TPFP Society also welcomes information or articles for publication in the TREE PLANTERS. Membership of TPFP Society is free but donations no matter how little in terms of study materials to promote forestry and tree planting in Africa such as seeds, tools etc would be appreciated. For membership information, please contact: The Founder/CEO, TPFP Society ( Dr S. K. Sanwo), 19 Degun Street, P.O.Box 370, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. Tel.: 234-2-8105562, Email: sanwo@skannet.com

EFI EVENTS - Brita Pajari reports that the European Forestry Institute has updated its event pages http://www.efi.fi/events/. Now we have there: 1) detailed information on events in the organisation of which EFI is involved, 2) a calendar of forest seminars and conferences thoughout the world, aswell as 3) links to other event sites.

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

• PUBLICATION SEARCH - Joe O'Carroll is trying to obtain a copy of the following publication : Senft, J.F., Bendsten, B.A, and Galligan, W.L. 1983.Wood quality in plantation-grown species: practical considerations. IUFRO Conf Div. Madison, Wisconsin, 50. Joe needs the reference a book he is currently editing for publication 'Sitka spruce - a history and perspective'. If you know where Joe may obtain a copy, please contact him at joe.ocarroll@coford.ie.

• POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION - The USDA Forest Products Laboratory seeks U.S. Citizen applications for a 2-year Postdoctoral position. Duties include evaluating supply of short rotation woody crops for the pulp and paper industry, and evaluating carbon sequestration in wood and paper products. Qualifications include a PhD in forest economics, agricultural economics, operations research or closely related fields with a sound understanding of forest or agricultural sector market modeling, and mathematical programming. The position is for a two year term at the GS-11 level ($43,326). For a more complete description of the position see www.fpl.fs.fed.us/notices/010416_postdoc.htm. Send letter of application resume, transcripts, and three letters of reference to Dr. Ken Skog, Timber Demand and Technology Assessment Research, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705 USA. Tel: +1-608-231-9360; e-mail: kskog@fs.fed.us. Closing date is May 25, 2001.

• SEASONAL FORESTERS WANTED -  From Bob Sturtevant via SAF member list - Due to the increased hiring through the National Fire Plan, the Colorado State Forest Service is finding it difficult to fill our seasonal forestry positions. If you know any students looking for summer experience or new graduates wanting employment, have them check out our jobs. They are listed on website: www.colostate.edu/Depts/CSFS/

• Albert, Annette. 2001. On-Line Publications of the Redwood Sciences Laboratory - http://www.rsl.psw.fs.fed.us/pubs/onlinewild.html
• Berry, Joseph K. 2001. Derive and use hiking-time maps for off-road travel. GEOWorld 14(4):26-27. http://www.geoplace.com
• Carroll, C., et al. 1999. Using presence/absence data to build and test spatial habitat models for the fisher in the Klamath region, U.S.A. Conservation Biology 13(6):1344-1359.
• Chehalis River Council. 1998? Water Quality Monitoring - A How To Guide . http://www.crcwater.org/wqmanual.html#0
• Corbley, Kevin P. 2001. Adding value to data. Imaging Notes 16(2):27-29. www.imagingnotes.com.
• Eagle, Paige C.1999. Power analysis of monitoring programs- Designing effective surveys (wildlife). http://www.mp1-pwrc.usgs.gov/powcase/index.html
• Hubner, Reinhold; Beck, Roland. 1996? Approaches to Extension in Forestry - Experiences and Future Developments. Proceedings IUFRO Working Party S6.06-03 Extension Symposium 30.09.-04.10.96. Freising, Germany. http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/iufronet/d6/wu60603/proc1996/COVER.htm
• Manley, P.N., et al. 2000. Monitoring ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada: the conceptual model foundation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 64(1):139-152.
• Morisette, Jeff et al. 2001. Diverse data sources shed light on global change. Imaging Notes 16(2):24-25. www.imagingnotes.com.
• Overmars, Koen. 1999. Spatial Data Sets: The Survival of Biodiversity Research? An inventory about the integration of spatial data in biodiversity research. http://www.geo-informatie.nl/cgi/education/courses/k075219/results1999/006.htm
• Nair, K.S. (ed.) 2000. Insect Pests and Diseases in Indonesian Forests: An assessment of the major threats, research and efforts. CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia. http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/Insect-pests.pdf
• Pradhan, Pramod; Bitter, Peter. 1998. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in the HKH (Hindu Kush-Himalayan) Region. ICIMOD. http://www.icimod.org.sg/focus/gis/mt2000.htm
• Ralph, C.J. 2000. The 10 biggest challenges in bird inventory and monitoring. Bird Conservation 13:12.
• Tucker, C.J.; Townshend, J.R.G. 2000. Strategies for monitoring tropical deforestation using satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 21(6):1461-1472.
• USF&WS. 1995. Inventory and Monitoring of (wildlife) Populations. 701 FW 2. Division of Refuges. http://policy.fws.gov/701fw2.html
• Wilke, D.; Finn, G. 1996. Remote Sensing Imagery for Natural Resources Monitoring: A Guide for First Time Users. Columbia UP, USA.
• Zomer, Robert et al. 1997? Remote Sensing for Rapid Ecological Assessment in Mountain Environments: Landscape analysis of the Makalu Barun National Park and Conservation Area, Nepal. http://cstars.ucdavis.edu/~rjzomer/ortho_sdem_html/SDEM_Ortho.html

7-8 May 2001. 14th Annual Towson University GIS Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Contact: Jay Morgan, Conference Director, Center for Geographic Information Sciences, Towson, University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001 USA. Tel: +1-410-704-3887. Fax: +1-410-704-3888. Email: jmorgan@towson.edu. URL: http://www.towson.edu/cgis/tugis2001.

7-10 May 2001. Nursery production and stand establishment of broad-leaves to promote sustainable forest management. Rome, Italy. The registration fee is 170 US$ Contact: ANPA ,Italian Environment Protection Agency, Via Vitaliano Brancati, 48, 00144 Roma – Italy. Tel. +39 06 5007.2257/5007.2412 Fax +39 06 5007.2834. E-mail: notargiacomo@anpa.it

7 May- 1 June 2001. E-conference - Biodiversity of Water and Forest - Science in support of the Ecosystem Approach. The topic of the E-conference is to discuss how natural dynamics and disturbances of forests and various forestry management affect biodiversity in freshwater and how natural dynamics and regulation of freshwater affect forest biodiversity. The results will be presented at a meeting 10-12 June 2001 of the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, see http://www.internat.environ.se/biodiversity The E-conference will comprise two main sessions in which experts will be invited to open the discussion on defined topics: A. Biology of interactions: The aim is to to identify major ecosystem processes and functions of importance to biodiversity that are or could be affected by human activities. The discussion should identify biodiversity features of the forest-water landscape (incl. wet habitats) and/or ”Forest ecosystem effects on water biodiversity” (functions affected e. g. by deforestation, draining and forestry measures, atmospheric pollution and climate change etc) & “Water ecosystem effects on forest biodiversity” (caused by regulation etc). B. Management and restoration: The aim is to to assess the present human impacts of the forest-water landscape with respect to major biodiversity features (e.g. forestry, water divertion and regulation, atmospheric pollution and climate change etc ) and discuss the cost-effectiveness of mitigation and restoration measures (buffer zones and area protection, silvicultural modifications, adapted water use and hydrological regulation, liming etc). Participation - To be invited to the E-conference please contact tor-bjorn.larsson@environ.se Please indicate in which of above sessions you have a major interest, and topics you may want to highlight.

8-9 May 2001. Modern innovations of web mapping for GIS conference. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Contact: Brian Boyle, Mapping Communications, 209 Buck Creek Circle, Alabaster, AL 35007 USA. Tel: +1-800-414-9408. Fax: +1-240-248-8697. Email: gisconferences@pobox.com. URL: http://www.gisconferences.com.

14-18 May 2001. Environmental Risks and the Global Community. Argonne, Illinois, USA.Contact: Joan Brunvold. Tel: +1-630-252-5585. Email: jburnsvold@anl.gov.

16 May 2001. Open Seminar of the RECOGNITION - FAIR CT98-4124 Project European Forests in the Changing Environment. Alnarp, Sweden. Contact: Brita Pajari, Conference Manager, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland. Tel.: +358 (0)13 252 0223. Mobile phone: +358 (0)50 359 0362. Fax: +358 (0)13 124 393. Email: brita.pajari@efi.fi URL: http://www.efi.fi/events/

6-8 June 2001. 3rd International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development. Alicante, Spain. Contact: Conference Secretariat: Fax: 44-23-80-292-583; Email: shanley@wessex.ac.uk; URL: www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2001/ecosud01/

6-9 June 2001. Public and Private Sector Partnerships: the Enterprise Governance. Univ. of the Twente, The Netherlands. Contact: Mrs. Monica Moseley, Sheffield, UK; Fax: 44-114-225-4478; Email: m.moseley@shu.ac.uk

11-13 June 2001. International Conference on ex situ and in situ Conservation of Commercial Tropical Trees. Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Contact: Ms Soetitah S. Soedojo; Fax: 62-274-902 220; Email: itto-gmu@yogya.wasantara.net.id

12-16 June 2001. 3rd International symposium on “Experiences with New Forest and Environmental Laws in European Countries with Economies in Transition. Jundola, Bulgaria. Contact: Peter Herbst, Wulfenstr. 15, A-9500 Villach, Austria; Fax: 43/4242 – 2640 48; Email: hp@net4you.at

12-16 June 2001. Managing the Second Cycle of Tropical Forests. Balikpapan, Indonesia. Contact: Email: bfmpconf@cbn.net.id; URL: www.bfmp.or.id

16-24 June 2001. Foliage shoot and stem diseases of trees. Korkeakoski, Finland. Contact: Antti Uotila, Fax: 358-31-335-5555; Email: auotila@hyytiala.helsinki.fi

17-20 June 2001. International Conference of the EFI forest Policy Research Forum: Financial Instruments of Forest Policy. Rovaniemi, Finland. Contact: Brita Pajari, Conference Manager, European Forest Institute, Torikatu 34, FIN-80100 Joensuu, Finland. Tel.: +358 (0)13 252 0223. Mobile phone: +358 (0)50 359 0362. Fax: +358 (0)13 124 393. Email: brita.pajari@efi.fi URL: http://www.efi.fi/events/ or Ms. Jaana Lindh; Fax: 358-13-124-397; Email: jaana.lindhf@efi.fi

18-21 June 2001. Avalanche control on the base of hazard mapping in avalanche areas. Innsbruk, Austria. Contact: Gernot Fiebiger or Erich Scheuringer: Fax: 43-662-870215; Email: fiebigerf@cunet.at

21-24 June 2001. Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS) Annual Scientific Meeting and Employment Fair. Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Contact: Bruce H Sells; Tel: +1-613-225-8889; Email: bsells@cfbs.org

9-13 July 2001. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARASS). Sydney, Australia. http://www.igarss.org/future.html.

12-16 August 2001. 93rd Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Canadian Institute of Forestry. Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: Robin Clark, Co-Chair, HAMPCO 2001, 3431 West 21st Avenue, Vancouver BC, V6S 1G8, Canada. Tel: 1-604-737-1112, Fax: +1-604-737-1112, Email: robin@rbc.bc.ca , URL: http://www.cif-ifc.org/agm2001/default.htm .

Ancient Woodland Inventory (Provisional) for England - Digital Boundaries - http://www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/gis/tech_aw.htm

Fire Effects Information System Glossary - http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/glossary.html

Plant Species Life Form (characteristics and habitats of US species)- http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/index.html

US National Register of Site Index Curves - http://nsscnt.nssc.nrcs.usda.gov/nfm/537x1.htm

Standard Reports of the Site Index Plot Data for all USA soil series - http://plants.usda.gov/plantproj/esis/forest_std_reports.html

Forestales - Links to Latin America Forestry web sites - http://forestales.deamerica.net/

Agriculture and forestry links - http://www.agriscape.com/

Tree School - http://www.canfor.com/5000.asp