LibGuides: FOR 802 Forest Science Research: Federal Resources

US Forest Service

U. S. Forest Service
National Forest Service Library
The National Forest Service Library provides access to electronic journals and bibliographic databases, current literature alerting, reference, and interlibrary loan services to support the needs of Forest Service employees. Note that most documents may not be accessible to the general public, but it is a great database to find relevant information.
National Forest Service Library Digital Collections
The U.S. Forest service manages and protects 154 national forests and 20 grasslands in 43 states and Puerto Rico. Its mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forest and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The repository contains U.S. Forest Service documents, reports, photographs, and audio files in support of the mission.
PubAg
PubAg is a portal to USDA-authored and other highly relevant agricultural research. At launch, it delivers over 42,709 full-text journal articles by USDA staff and includes nearly 1,346,186 citations. The Library will add about 20,000 citations each month. The new release also previews its directions for intended functionality and will serve as the foundation for further enhancements. Note that there is both citation-only and full-text content. Many of the citation-only items can be found at the MSU Libraries in subscribed content.
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program
The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the U.S. Forest Service provides the information needed to assess America's forests. FIA reports on status and trends in forest area and location; in the species, size, and health of trees; in total tree growth, mortality, and removals by harvest; in wood production and utilization rates by various products; and in forest land ownership
i-Tree
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide. With a free registration, i-Tree Tools are in the public domain and are freely accessible.

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Uitlities include:
i-Tree Eco provides a broad picture of the entire urban forest.
i-Tree Streets focuses on the benefits provided by a municipality's street trees.
i-Tree Species is a free-standing utility designed to help urban foresters select the most appropriate tree species based on environmental function and geographic area.
i-Tree Storm provides a method for a community to assess widespread storm damage in a simple, credible, and efficient manner immediately after a severe storm.
i-Tree Vue (Beta) allows you to make use of freely available national land cover data maps to assess your community's land cover, including tree canopy, and some of the ecosystem services provided by your current urban forest.
Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetic Resources (RNGR) program
This web site was developed by the technical specialists of the Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetic Resources (RNGR) program whose mission is to supply people who grow forest and conservation seedlings with the very latest technical information, and to provide links to other organizations and individuals with similar interests.

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Tree Planters' Notes - publication dedicated to technology transfer and publication of research information relating to nursery production and outplanting of trees, shrubs, and native plants for reforestation, conservation, and restoration

Nursery Manuals, Seed Manuals

Tree Planting in the US (1951- ) - Create a custom report or generate annual reports for selected years summarizing tree planting, timber stand improvement, and nursery production activities across all ownerships of forest land in the United States.

Documents of Note

National Forestry Handbook, title 190. 2004 by USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Call Number: A 57.6/2:F 76/2 Online

Publication Date: 2004
National Forestry Manual by USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Call Number: A 57.6/2:F 76 Online

Publication Date: 1998

USDA Resources, itemized
Many of the resources of the US Department of Agriculture touch on subjects relevant for forestry. See my Agriculture Research Guide to learn about publications and statistics of the USDA.