- Boreal Ecosystem, The
Consists of the Boreal Shield and Boreal Plains Ecozones. Site addresses topics of concern and contains ecological monitoring information.
www.mb.ec.gc.ca/nature/ecosystems/da00s02.en.html
- BOREAS Project, The
Learn about the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS), a large-scale experiment designed to improve our understanding of the boreal forests -- how they interact with the atmosphere, how much CO2 they can store, and how climate change will affect them.
daac.ornl.gov/BOREAS/bhs/BOREAS_Home.html
- Congo Trek
Chronicles a year-long National Geographic walking expedition through the central African forest. Features interactive maps, photos, audio, and video sent from the field.
www.nationalgeographic.com/congotrek
- Epping Forest
Photographs updated weekly.
www.eppingforest.co.uk
- Forest Conservation Portal
Rainforests, biodiversity, and indigenous issues. Archives of forest conservation movement materials.
forests.org
- Forest.ru
Focuses on issues effecting Russian forests, their conservation, and sustainable usage.
www.forest.ru
- Headwaters Forest (4)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Forests/Headwaters_Forest
- Idaho Forest: A Miracle at Work
Information service of the Idaho Forest Products Commission.
www.idahoforests.org
- Institute of Forest Genetics@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/Organizations
- MeadWestvaco Wildlife and Ecosystem Research Forest
Promoting long term ecological research of the interactions of modern industrial forestry, landscape processes, forest sustainability, and biodiversity within the Appalachian landscape.
www.mwerf.org
- Mixed Deciduous Forest on Totoket Mountain, Crooked Brook Watershed, North Branford, Connecticut
Several types of analysis of a mixed hardwood ecosystem by students at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
www.yale.edu/fes519b/totoket
- Mystery of the Missing Carbon
Earth Observatory study looking for where the "missing" 1 to 2 billion metric tons of global carbon are being absorbed.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/BOREASCarbon
- Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Created by the Oregon legislature to improve public understanding of the state's forest resources. Includes articles, information about tours and events, and guides to the state forests.
www.oregonforests.org
- Protect Heritage Forests
Send a postcard.
www.ourforests.org
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