TTTT Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, Discussion Groups, Bulletin Boards and Chat Lines

   

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Newsgroups

Newsgroups are currently the most frequently used method of communication. The following are two forestry related news groups:

If you have difficulty finding these, contact your ISP.

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Online News, Newsletters and Journals

Wood related journals that allow you to view their "Table of Contents" of current and past issues. In some cases, you can also to read the abstract of each paper.

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Helplines

  1. "Ask a forester" hotline
  2. Directory of Experts in various forest and forest-related fields, who participate in a terminology hotline on a volunteer basis

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Mailing Lists

The following are the forestry related mailing lists which you can join:

1. G.A.O.F. (Global Association of Online Foresters) - free to anyone involved/interested in forestry.

2. FOREST - run for forest scientists -

3. Independent Forest Forum - a private/confidential forestry forum where subcription is not automatic. The aim is to encourage more open exchanges. It is intended to produce papers on the basis of these discussions.

Mailing lists by topic/interest:

Forest Stewardship Council News

FOREST MANAGEMENT DSS (Decision Support Group) -

  • Canadian and International forest management planning.
  • To join send an E-mail with the first row of your messageSUBSCRIBE.
  • Information @ web site
  • After your subscription request has been processed you will be sent confirmation that your name has been added to the list.

FOREST GEN - Forest genetics and tree breeding

  • To join send an E-mail with the first row of your messagesubscribe forestgen youremail@address in the body of the message (leave the subject field empty).
Forest-inventory
Inventory and monitoring list run by the USGeological Survey at I&M

Listservers for forest pathology and forest entomology organised by Dale Bergdahl e-mail

Terminology of Forest Health organised by Harry Hirvonen hirvonen@NRCan.gc.ca and Peter Brang brang@wsl.ch
E-fire: The purpose of E-FIRE is to provide a forum for discussion of the technical aspects of firefighting including computer software & hardware and electronics used in the fire service.

LFC- (Low Forest Cover) It will have an archive feature and will be short lived. We need to have a good definition by the end of November1998

  • To join send an e-mail Leave subject line blank On message line type subscribe lfc-list Your Firstname Lastname. Nothing else should follow.

UNEVENAGED-L  - any aspect of uneven-aged silviculture/forest management - IUFRO working group 1.14.00 Membership in this group is open to everyone  

  • To join send an e-mail with no subject line and no signature file. The body of the message should contain:       subscribe UNEVENAGED-L <first name> < last name >
  • Mailing list address
TROPIS - Tree gROwth and Permanent plot Information System, now has information on more than 25,000 permanent sample plots in the tropics (and about 100 in Europe and the USA).
  • To subscribe to 'TROPIS Update' send an e-mail (no subject) SUBSCRIBE TROPIS
  • Or contact Jerry Vanclay
Pines growing in Mediterranean climate
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Eucalyptus (CIDEU-Centro de Investigación y Documentación del Eucalipto )

American Federation of Temperate Agroforesters. 

UK Agroforestry Research Forum

Agrobyte - covers agroforestry and other topics. An open list (mainly spanish) with an special interest on new information technologies applied to forestry and agriculture, such as GIS, Internet, databases, etc.  

Agrobyte - lista de intercambio de ideas sobre el mundo agroforestal. Es una lista abierta enfocada al uso de nuevas tecnologías de la información en el mundo forestal y agrícola, tales como GIS Internet, bases de datos etc. El idioma de la lista es mayoritaria y preferentemente el español.

International Tree-Ring Database Forum  - researchers from around the world

WOOD -SCIENCE - for academics and industry

CAWP Calendar - for people in the wood processing industry - info on courses and events organised by the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing.

  • To join send an E-mail with the first row of your message subscribe cawp-calendar

Timber Trade Federation

  • To join e-mail with your Title: Name: Email Address: Occupation:
  • or visit Web Site

Non-Timber Forest Products

  • NTFP-BIOCULTURAL-DIGEST announcements and facilitated discussions on topics related to non-timber forest products. Messages are sent out once a week. All back issues are available through an online archive.
  • For information send a e-mail , leave the subject line blank, in the body of the message put: info ntfp-biocultural .
  • To subscribe:  send e-mail, leave the subject line blank, in the body of the message put:  subscribe ntfp-biocultural-digest <your e-mail>
  • If you have questions or problems can contact Eric Jones:

Christmas Tree Growers mailing list (a subgroup of the GAOF - Global Association of Online Foresters).

T r e e t o w n - USA based (Formerly The Tree-House Discussion List For Community Forestry & Ecologies)

TOURFOR sustainable co-development of tourism and forestry

  • To joinsend an E-mail with the first row of your messagejoin tourfor first name(s) last name

UNU.ZERI.IBS - Ecology and Environmental Studies(use of biological technologies in aquaculture, agriculture, industry, forestry and animal husbandry)

  • To joinsend an E-mail with the first row of your messageSubscription_Address

BIODIV-CONV - Biodiversity

EcoTalk: The Environmental Non-profit organization Mailing List

  • EcoTalk is a forum, operated by Earth Systems, to discuss issues related to the operation of environmental non-profit organizations.
  • To join e-mail with the subject: subscribe
  • Also Web Page

Mailing lists by country

North America

1. SAF news

United Kingdom

1. UK Forestry mailing list (a subgroup of the GAOF) - discussion on forestry topics relevant to the UK including the practical aspects (silviculture, harvesting) and policy (UK Forestry Standard).

2. Highlands and Islands Forum - land reform issues in Scotland.

Malaysia

1. International Forestry List (IFL) is based in Malaysia This is an international discussional list on forestry in the global context with special emphasis given to tropical forestry.

Canada

1. ECO-MAN - Environmental and forestry issues with a Manitoba focus. 

Nepal

Nepal Foresters' Association

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Discussion Groups:

Growth and Yield Modelling

Ing. Jose de la Maza, a senior consulting forester, is a lecturer on quantitative methods at a private university in Chile.  He has worked on growth and yield models for conifer plantations in Africa and South America.  He seeks to correspond with those having similar experiences or needs.  Please contact Jose e-mail:  

Correlation between woodland stand structure and multi-purpose/community forestry

Mike Wood is conducting research on the link between woodland stand structure and multi-purpose/community forestry. Discussion please! e-mail

Timber Harvesting  

I am a timber cutter living on the west coast of the united states. I am looking for anyone out there who would like to discuss the technical side of forest harvesting. The majority of my experience is in ground based harvesting though my interests are primarly in yarder/skyline and some helicopter applications. Please don't hesitate to email me or visit my Web Site dedicated to yarders

Topics in Forest Genetics

A discussion forum for an exchange of thoughts in the field of forest genetics - see Web Site or contact Erik Andersson e-mail

Champion Trees

We, at g&l publishers, would like to invite you to take part in a new discussion forum for and about our Champion Trees.  Our intent is to provide a medium where new ideas, projects, and activities concerning specimen trees can be presented and shared.  Our goal is to increase community awareness about the value in preserving our trees, forests, and habitats. Contact the new discussion board        

Native Forest Discussion

Web Site

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Bulletin Boards

Bulletin Boards were common before WWW sites and Newsgroups. Try the newest ones:

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Chat Lines

Chat Lines can be used for on-line debates and discussion. Currently this is not used on a regular basis:

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