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Sources of Forest Resource Data

Maps of Common United States Forest Cover Types
Here are United States Forest Service maps defining the 20 major forest cover types in the United States and where they are located based on frequency of occurrence. These forest land maps have been constructed based on data "that indicate the species forming a plurality of live-tree stocking". The maps delineate exactly where each timber cover type is located.
Trees Harvested By Product In The United States - 1956 to 2001
Trends of Harvested Forest Products in the United States
Forest Land Area from 1630 to 2002
A report on the forest land acreage trend since 1630
Forest Inventory and Analysis
Download your latest state forest survey (FIA data)...
Forest Inventory Data Online
Online databases created, maintained and supported by the United States Forest Service FIA program to make data readily accessible to the public.
Foreign Agricultural Service Trade Data
FAS site with current forestry trade data....
Forest Inventory and Analysis Mapmaker
Run a forest inventory report by geographic area and create a map. All data based on the most current FIA survey...
Forest Health Monitoring
U.S. Forest Service data designed to determine the status, changes, and trends in indicators of forest condition on an annual basis.
National Resources Planning Act Assessments (RPA)
The U. S. Forest Service provides forest assessment data every five years as required by the Agriculture Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Farm Bill)...
National Plants Database
The Natural Resources Conservation Service's list of American plant types to include trees, their ranges, their common and scientific names, and publications and information center around each species... great stuff for a forester...
National Resources Inventory
The National Resources Inventory (NRI) is a statistically based sample of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. nonfederal lands...
Southern Research Station
700 research publications you can view and print...
Lists of Endangered Species
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of endangered species.  
State of the Land
Maps, graphs, and much valuable info on land cover/use on private land ownerships...
Surf Your Watershed
EPA helps you find valuable environmental information on your watershed...
Timber Product Output
The U. S. Forest Service's site on forest product output including volume and species output, trends, conversion factors, and residue data...
The National Woodland Owner's Survey
Data on who owns woodlands in the United States, what woodlands are currently being used for and what are the future plans for private forests.
Woody Plant Seed Manual
A database of seeds of woody plants in the United States from the National Tree Seed Laboratory.

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