There is a great deal of information on the Internet where consumers and landowners can learn about every aspect of sustainable forestry and the process of adding value to woodland products. Below is a sampling of links to take you deeper. If you have one you would like to add to the list, please send your suggestion to info@sustainablewoods.net

American Chestnut Foundation
The American Chestnut Foundation's goal is to restore the American chestnut to its native forests through breeding and research. Several northeastern states have local chapters of this organization. Find out more about the chestnut, which was wiped out by an Asian fungus in the early 1900's.

American Forest and Paper Association

AMERICAN FORESTS
AMERICAN FORESTS is the nation's oldest citizen conservation organization. Since 1875, AMERICAN FORESTS has worked to ensure a sustainable future for our nation's forests.

American Tree Farm System
The American Tree Farm System's goal is to reach the 9.9 million landowners who own more than 57% of the forested land in the United States. For more than 50 years, the American Tree Farm System has certified more than 70,000 Tree Farms and across the United States and recognized landowners for their commitment to sustainable forest management. To certify forest land, a forest owner must develop a forest management plan based on strict standards and guidelines and pass an inspection by one of 8,000 volunteer foresters. The American Tree Farm System is sponsored nationally by the American Forest Foundation

Appalachian Sustainable Development
Appalachian Sustainable Development is a not-for-profit organization working in 10 counties of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee seeking to improve the quality of forest practices on private lands and to encourage local processing of forest resources in order to add value and create jobs. Our Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products Program provides outreach, education, and technical assistance for the conservation and sustainable use of private forests; operates a solar- and wood waste-powered dry kiln; sells our Sustainable Woods lumber to regional manufacturers; and promotes the market for sustainably-produced forest products. (FSC Certification Pending)

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
ATTRA provides free technical information to producers on a wide variety of alternative crops and sustainable farming topics.

Audubon Center of the North Woods
Founded in 1968, the Audubon Center is an environmental education sanctuary, located in Pine County, Minnesota. The Center features a dining hall and dormitory complex to accommodate large group meals and meetings. There is also an historic lodge, wildlife barn, bird banding center, a yurt, log cabin classroom, and a shack for the production of maple syrup. The site is located amid old-growth pines along the edge of cold, clear Grindstone Lake. Restored wetlands, a boardwalk and scenic hiking trails complete what is truly a beautiful place. An international, professional staff of educators makes the Audubon Center a special place to visit and learn.

Canadian Model Forest Network
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Forest Service, launched Canada's Model Forest Program to address the challenge of balancing the extensive range of demands that we place on our forests today, and the needs of tomorrow's generations.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
This web site gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. You can search this database to find assistance programs meeting your requirements and for which you are eligible. You can then contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply. Also available on this site are several aids to guide you in the writing of a proposal to apply for assistance. Browse the CFDA Contents page to learn more about them.

Certified Forest Products Council
Promoting Forest Stewardship Council certified products.

Certified Wood Products Market Web Site
The purpose of this site is to act primarily as a clearinghouse for information on the certified forest products marketplace and certification, with a secondary emphasis on issues surrounding sustainable forest management and sustainability in general.

Co-op America's Woodwise
Nobody wants to buy products or support practices that destroy forests. But many of us don't know how to avoid it. That's where Co-op America's WoodWise Consumer Initiative comes from. It offers practical tips that you can use to make a different in the future of the world's forests.

Community Forestry Research Fellowship Program
A nationwide program providing fellowships to promote collaborative research between graduate student researchers and communities in the United States that are working to foster sustainable relationships between themselves and their local forest resources.

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center is an accredited, special-function school. Schools from all over the three-state area build exciting and effective Eagle Bluff experiences into their curricula.

EARTH University
The mission of EARTH University Foundation is to foster educational programs in teaching, research and dissemination of knowledge about agriculture and conservation of the humid tropics; to educate persons in the important role of agricultural education and development in the relief of world hunger; and, in furtherance of the foregoing purpose, to provide financial and other support for the programs of the Escuela de agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda (EARTH)

Eco-Portal - the EnvironmentalSustainability.Info Source
The Eco-portal is the Internet's most comprehensive environmental resource ever, linking and providing full text search capabilities for the entire contents of over 3,000 reviewed Internet sites related to environmental sustainability. The site tracks the latest environmental news stories which are updated several times daily. The Eco-portal is devoted to global ecological sustainability and sustainable development. Ecosystem decline, economic disparities and failure to implement policies to achieve environmental sustainability are the greatest threats ever to human security. The new site takes a holistic, integrative approach - realizing that global ecological sustainability is dependent upon progress in conserving air, land, oceans, water and other ecosystems - while equitably meeting the economic needs of all the Earth's peoples.

Ecoforestry Institute
The Ecoforestry Institute Society of Canada is dedicated to promoting ecologically, socially and conomically responsible forest use that maintains and restores the complexity and diversity of our forests.

EcoPort
EcoPort went public on 1 January 2000 and in June 2001, 127,000 entity records had been established, including 143,000 species of which 42,000 are plants. There are over 516,000 references, 100 slide shows, 35,000 glossary terms, 19,000 pictures, 200 HyperMemes, 55 Taxonomic keys, 100 Interactive tables, etc.

Edison Electric Institute
Site includes information about the UtilTree Carbon Company, a non-profit consisting of 41 utilities sponsoring forestry projects that manage greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. The projects consist of a diverse mix of rural tree planting, forest preservation, forest management and research efforts.

Forest & Wood Products Research and Development Corporation in Australia

Forest Certification Watch
Certification Watch is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization. Its mission is: to enhance the understanding of forest certification and its implications, particularly for sustainable forest management, international forest policy, trade in forest products and consumer choice; and to encourage the responsible stewardship of global forest resources by facilitating the identification and adoption of effective approaches to forest resource management and policy.

Forest Conservation Links
Forest Conservation Links http://forests.org/links/ a reviewed Forest Conservation search space - browse by category, or search the entire content of the best Internet scientific & advocacy resources The sites feature a search index of the entire content of nearly a thousand reviewed forest conservation sites and makes approximately 1/2 million URLs fully searchable, a constantly expanding archive of non-permanent forest conservation news and information (currently approximately 12000 items over past 6 years) covering the World's forests, a discussion forum, and a constant tracking of current forest conservation news with commentary that is updated frequently.

Forest Conservation PortalForest Conservation Portal provides vast rainforest, forest and biodiversity conservation news & information, search engine, links and archives; the mission of Forests.org is to contribute to ending deforestation, preserving old-growth forests, conserving all forests, maintaining climatic systems and commencing the age of ecological restoration

Forest Frontiers Initiative
The Forest Frontiers Initiative (FFI) is a five year, multi-disciplinary effort to promote stewardship in and around the world's last major frontier forests by influencing investment, policy, and public opinion. The FFI team is working with governments, citizens' groups, and the private sector in Amazonia, Central Africa, Indonesia, North America, and Russia. We also take part in pressing international discussions on forest policy.

Forest History Society
The Forest History Society links the past to the future by identifying, collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating information on the history of interactions between people, forests, and their related resources - timber, water, soil, forage, fish and wildlife, recreation, and scenic or spiritual values. The focus is from a North American perspective within a global context. Established in 1946 and incorporated as a nonprofit educational institution in 1955, the Forest History Society has grown steadily in response to increasing public concern about our forest heritage. It is affiliated with Duke University.

FOREST INDUSTRY
Looking for a particular forest industry's company Web site? They're all listed here.

Forest Industry Network
Link to forestry and logging equipment suppliers and various companies involved with the forest industry.

Forest Products Society
This is an excellent example of a site with a lot of informational resources that is also very well linked to other sites.

Forest Stewards Guild
The mission of the Guild is to promote ecologically responsible resource management that sustains the entire forest across the landscape. The Guild provides a forum and support system for practicing foresters and other resource management professionals working to advance this vision.

Forest Stewardship Council
The Forest Stewardship Council is introducing an international labeling scheme for forest products, which provides a credible guarantee that the product comes from a well managed forest. All forest products carrying our logo have been independently certified as coming from forests that meet the internationally recognized FSC Principles and Criteria of Forest Stewardship. In this way FSC provides an incentive in the market place for good forest stewardship.

Forest Stewardship Program
The Forest Stewardship Program provides voluntary, long-range conservation planning assistance for individual landowners like yourself.

Forest Trends
The mission of Forest Trends is to maintain and restore forest ecosystems by promoting incentives that diversify trade in the forest sector, moving beyond exclusive focus on lumber and fiber to a broader range of products and services.

Forestry Assistance Locator
People can use this website to find Wisconsin DNR and Cooperating Foresters who work in Wisconsin Counties or who offer specific services. The contact list can also be used as part of an automated e-mail request services that has a form a landowner can complete explaining the type of help they are seeking.

ForestryIndex.net
This website was developed to be used by timberland owners, as well as a reference source for accountants, attorneys, consulting foresters and other professionals who work with timberland owners by answering specific questions regarding the tax treatment of timber.

Forestry USA
Internet gateway to forestry and forest products in America.

ForestWorld.com: The internet marketplace for certified wood products
ForestWorld is becoming the Internet's most dynamic certified forest products marketplace, featuring the ForestWorld Exchange, searchable databases, daily news, and other services designed to build an online community in the certified forest products industry.

Friends of the Mississippi River
Friends of the Mississippi River is the leading citizen organization working to protect and enhance the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area. We strive to create positive changes that improve water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, create education and recreation opportunities and inspire widespread commitment to this natural wonder that flows through our community.

GLOBAL FOREST WATCH: THE FORESTS ARE ON-LINE
Global Forest Watch, an initiative of the World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, is an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests. Current global forest monitoring is focused largely on tracking estimates of total forest cover and change. Global Forest Watch tracks the development pressures -- logging, mining, access and other factors -- that lead to forest change.

Great Lakes Forest Alliance

Hardwood Information Center
The Hardwood Information Center is a service of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association. We provide facts, tips and useful advice about U.S. hardwoods and hardwood products.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) was established in 1986 as a nonprofit and tax exempt research and education organization. Our mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade policy.

Institute for Culture and Ecology
Our mission is to carry out research and education that contributes to the understanding of complex cultural and environmental relationships and natural resource problem solving.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
ILSR is a nonprofit research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies. Since 1974, ILSR has worked with citizen groups, governments, and private businesses in developing policies that extract the maximum value from local resources.

International Network of Forests and Communities
The Network works to actively promote and support ecosystem-based community forestry worldwide, and in the global arena.

International Oak Society
Mission To further the study, sustainable management, preservation, appreciation, and dissemination of knowledge to the public about oaks (genus Quercus) and their ecosystems. The International Oak Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the study and cultivation of the true oaks (genus Quercus). Begun in 1985 as an informal seed exchange, this society has grown into a worldwide group with broad membership representation. Each year, a membership directory is distributed so that members may contact each other and participate in information exchange. OAKS Online www.saintmarys.edu/~rjensen/iosnews. Visit this page for the latest news and notes on the International Oak Society and oaks

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling (ISEAL) Alliance
The ISEAL Alliance is a collaboration of most of the voluntary international standards and accreditation programs worldwide that are focused on social and environmental issues. ISEAL members are working on forestry, agriculture, marine and workplace sustainability. The success of ISEAL members will result in more direct benefits of voluntary certification to producers, workers and the environment.

International Society of Arboriculture
The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) has served the tree care industry for over seventy years as a scientific and educational organization.

Lake States Lumber Association
A variety of useful information including buyers guide, membership information, etc.

Michigan Forest Resource Alliance
The Michigan Forest Resource Alliance (MFRA), is a non-profit educational organization. Our mission is to inform and educate the people of Michigan about the positive aspects of forest management.

Midwest Special Forest Products
Special Forest Products are not "new." They have served as the medicinals, the tools, the decorations, and the food of many people, for hundreds of years. What "is" new is that we are looking at special forest products in new ways: As base and supplemental incomes, as innovative treatments for modern disease, as decoratives that accent homes and offices, as epicurean delights at the finest of restaurants. This Website is established to help us enter new futures beyond sawtimber and pulpwood with the special forest products of the woodlands of the Midwest. Be sure to take a look at what our members are selling, and what they want to buy. If you'd like to list your products for sale, or just list a few items that you are looking for, you can register. It's easy, quick, and free!

Minnesota Forest Resources Council
Minnesota's legislature set up the Minnesota Forest Resource Council to engage people representing diverse perspectives in collectively finding solutions to issues facing the state's forest resources.

National Community Forestry Center - Northern Forest Center
The National Community Forestry Center, Northern Forest Region, serves the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Central & Northeastern New York. Our core purpose is to help rural people conduct and use research to inform decision making about forest resources. Our goal is to add value to the work of individuals and organizations fostering healthy communities and working forests that are both dynamic and diverse.

National Forestry Association & Green Tag Forestry
This is site for National Forestry Association, includes information on their Green Tag Forestry third party certification system.

National Network of Forest Practitioners
The mission of the National Network of Forest Practitioners is to promote the well-being of rural communities and forests by supporting individuals and organizations engaged in nurturing sustainable, reciprocal relationships between forests and people.

Native Harvest
Native Harvest markets maple syrup, hominy corn, wild rice, and raspberry preserves (as well as other items), as part of the mission of the White Earth Land Recovery Project.

NextStep
A comprehensive web site for people who want to find and share resources on sustainability.

Oliver H. Kelly Farm
Step into a working 1860s farm. Pick heirloom vegetables from the garden, visit the farmhands and animals at the barn, or churn butter and see what's cooking in the farmhouse.

Oregon State University Extension
Has both on-line information and publications that can be ordered. A good site for information on forest certification.

Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
Supporting Integrated Rural Community Development and Sustainable Resource Use through a Viable and Sustainable Eco-Forestry Industry

Partnership Resource Center
The Partnership Resource Center is a true Partnership developed through the shared vision of the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the USDA - Forest Service (FS). The purpose of the website is to provide our partnering organizations and FS staff with the information and access they need for enhanced working relationships. By increasing our joint stewardship capacity, and connecting people to people, the needs of our natural resources can be met.

Patterns of a Conservation Economy This site seeks to understand the patterns which organize this organic growth and to share that understanding broadly with individuals, businesses, and communities as a framework for sustainability. These patterns weave together urban, rural and wild lands, production and consumption, development and restoration. They occur at different places and at various levels of scale, but are recognizably the same and in the same relationships. Together they form a pattern language which is a comprehensive and consistent map of a sustainable region, one which may be adapted to the infinite variation of local circumstances.

Prototype Carbon Fund
This website contains information about the World Bank's Prototype Carbon Fund, a new product that aims to demonstrate how project-based emissions transactions can mitigate climate change. The site is an integral part of the PCF's aim to gather, analyze, and disseminate knowledge gained from a "learn-by-doing" approach. In addition to making available critical documents and information to key PCF stakeholders, the site will provide transparency in operations to the public. Discussion areas will be posted regularly, where your thoughts on the specified topic are invited.

Resource Conservation Alliance
The Resource Conservation Alliane provides information regarding useful information regarding conservation including a guide entitled "How to Encourage Forest-friendly Purchasing in Your Community's Institutions".

Rivers Council of Minnesota
Rivers Council of Minnesota is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities protect the state's 92,000 miles of streams and rivers.

SEEK - Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge
Minnesota's Interactive Directory of Environmental Education Resources

SmartWood
The SmartWood Program reduces the negative impacts of commercial forestry by rewarding its seal of approval to responsible forest managers. SmartWood's regional experts work in tropical, temperate and boreal forests to reduce the environmental damage caused by wood harvesting and to maximize the positive impacts of commercial forestry on local communities.

Society of American Foresters
Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters has provided access to information and networking opportunities to prepare members for the challenges and the changes that face natural resource professionals. SAF members include nearly 18,000 professionals who are dedicated to improving the health and productivity of forests.

Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST)
This includes SWST news and publication information, also good educational information including directory of forest products educational programs.

Special Forest Products
A place to learn more about the use and markets for special forest products! Interest in non-timber forest products or special forest products (SFPs) is increasing rapidly. At present there are numerous efforts to increase awareness of these products, their management and market potential. However, there is a shortage of information available and there are few means effective in disseminating the information necessary for the sustainable management and marketing of these resources and products. The Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and the Top of the Ozarks RC&D in Missouri are collaborating to develop and operate the first web site devoted to gathering information on products and markets. We will compile information in a simple format and provide a national clearing house for SFPs - accessible to harvesters and growers, marketers, processors, and end-users.

StickTrade.com
This is a free site that brings together buyers and sellers locally and globally.

Sustainable Forestry Partnership
The Sustainable Forestry Partnership's mission is to document and promote innovation in sustainable forestry and integrate this innovation broadly into both policy and practice.

Sustainable Sources - Green Builder
The purpose of Sustainable Sources is to provide a solutions-based environmental site. Sustainable Sources provides resources that offer practical options to the conventional methods of building, community, travel, and more. Information is provided about green builders, green real estate, sustainable building events, and sustainable building bookstore.