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A Forest Ranger's Cookbook - Icings and Fillings
Fire crews, lookout tower operators, forest rangers and foresters eat good while manning lonely firetowers and forest outposts. Great camp and cabin recipes tested by the ultimate outdoorsmen!

Forest Health by State
Check your forest health by reviewing individual state data.

States With Licensing Boards For Foresters
There are presently 13 state licensing boards for forestry in the United States. Here is a list including links to boards with sites.

The Cottonwood
The Important American Hardwoods - Cottonwood - Salix

The Basswood
The Important American Hardwoods - The Basswood - Tilia

The Elms
The Important American Hardwoods - The Elms - Ulmus

The Hackberry
The Important American Hardwoods - The Hackberry - Celtis

The Hickory
The Important American Hardwoods - The Hickory - Carya

American Holly
The Important American Hardwoods - American Holly - ilex opaca

Black Locust
The Important American Hardwoods - Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia

The Magnolia
The Important American Hardwoods - The Magnolias - Magnolia

The Maples
The Important American Hardwoods - The Maples - Acer

The Oaks
The Important American Hardwoods - The Oaks - Quercus

The Poplars
The Important American Hardwoods - The Poplars - Populus

The Sassafras
The Important American Hardwoods - Sassafras - Sassafras albidum

Sweetgum
The Important American Hardwoods - Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua

The Sycamore
The Important American Hardwoods - Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis

Yellow Poplar (tulip tree)
The Important American Hardwoods - Yellow Poplar - Liriodendron tulipifera

The Gums
The Important American Hardwoods - The Gums - Nyssa

The Old Growth
A tree history in pictures from a University of Chicago forestry collection.

US Forest Legislation, 2003-2004
Summary of important 2003-2004 US Forest Legislation through the end of February 2004 108th Congress

Identify America's Common Trees
Identify the 100 Most Common Trees of the American Forest

Tools for Running Tree and Lumber Calculations
Review of Timber Buyers Network - Tools for Running Tree and Lumber Calculations for loggers, foresters and woodworkers.

The Beech
The Important American Hardwoods - The Beech - Fagus

The Ash
The Important American Hardwoods - The Ash - Fraxinus

 
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