Useful Links
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Illinois Forest-Related Interest Organizations
- Illinois Christmas Tree Association
- Illinois Arborists Association
- Illinois Consulting Foresters, Inc.
- Illinois Forestry Association
- Illinois Forestry Development Council
- Illinois Native Plant Society
- Illinois Nurseryman’s Association
- Illinois Society of American Foresters
- Illinois Tree Farm
- Illinois Wood Products Association
- Northwest Illinois Forestry Association
Illinois Public Universities
- Eastern Illinois University, Department of Biological Sciences
- Illinois State University, Department of Biological Sciences
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of Forestry
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES)
- University of Illinois Extension
Illinois State Surveys/Centers
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Illinois State Geological Survey
- Illinois State Water Survey
- Illinois Waste Management and Research Center
Illinois Agencies
- IDNR, Division of Fisheries
- IDNR, Division of Forest Resources
- IDNR, Division of Natural Heritage
- IDNR, Division of Wildlife Resources
- IDNR, Office of Land Management, Parks and Recreation
- IDNR, Office of Law Enforcement
- IDNR, Urban and Community Forestry
- Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
- Illinois Department of Revenue, Woodland Assessments
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Illinois Resource Conservation & Development Districts (RC&D’s)
- Interstate RC&D
- Prairie Rivers RC&D
- Southwestern Illinois RC&D
- Two Rivers RC&D
- Illinois Association of Soil Water Conservation Districts
Illinois Arboretums
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Illinois Wesleyan University Arboretum
- Morton Arboretum
- Starhill Forest Arboretum
- The Fell Arboretum at Illinois State University
- University of Illinois Arboretum
Illinois Conservation Rules, Regulations, and Directories
- IDNR Licenses, Regulations, Permits, and Applications
- Illinois Compiled Statutes on Conservation Law
- Illinois Drainage Law
- Illinois Ginseng Conservation Law and Regulations
- Illinois Licensed Ginseng Dealers
- Illinois Timber Buyer Directory
Federal Agencies
- Bureau of Land Management
- Illinois Farm Service Agency Office
- Illinois Natural Resources and Conservation Service (NRCS)
- National Park Service
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- United States Department of Agriculture
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Geological Survey
- USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
- USDA Farm Service Agency Office
- USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service
Forest Service
- Forest Products Laboratory
- Forest Service Homepage
- National Agroforestry Center
- National Timber Tax Web site
- North Central Region, Forest Management Guides
- North Central Research Station
- Northeastern Area Forest Health Protection
- Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry
- Northeastern Research Station
- Research Publications
- Shawnee National Forest
National Forest Landowner Associations
- American Tree Farm System
- Forest Landowners Association, Inc.
- National Woodland Owners Association
- Walnut Council
National Forestry Organizations of Interest
- American Chestnut Foundation
- American Forest & Paper Association
- American Forest Foundation
- American Forests
- American Society of Consulting Arborists
- Evergreen Foundation
- Forest Land
- International Society of Arboriculture
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- National Association of Conservation Districts
- National Association of State Foresters
- National Christmas Tree Association
- National Forest Foundation
- National Hardwood Lumber Association
- Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc.
- Private Forests
- Smokey Bear
- Society of American Foresters
- Temperate Forest Foundation
- The Association of Consulting Foresters of America, Inc.
- The Forest Guild
- The National Arbor Day Foundation
- The Nature Conservancy
Tree, Shrub, and Plant Identification
- 100 Trees of Alabama
- Illinois Natural History Survey, Trees of Illinois
- Illinois Plant Information Network (ILPIN)
- Illinois Wildflowers
- Illinois Woody Plants
- Iowa State University Extension, Identification of Common Trees of Iowa – An Interactive Guide
- Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri’s Oaks and Hickories
- Purdue Extension, Native Trees of the Central Hardwood Region
- Range Maps of Native North American Trees
- USDA Forest Service Tree Information Database
- USDA Plants Database
- Virginia Tech University, Dendrology
Urban & Community Forestry
- IDNR, Urban and Community Forestry
- Illinois 4-H
- Illinois Arborist Association
- Morton Arboretum
- Project Learning Tree
- The National Arbor Day Foundation
- Tree City USA
- USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Virtual 4-H
Maps, Surveys, Software, Guides
- Glossary of Forestry Terms
- Google Earth
- IDNR & UIUC Resource Management Mapping Service
- IDNR, Conservation Maps
- Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
- Illinois NRCS Online Soil Survey Manuscripts
- Illinois Plant Information Network (ILPIN)
- Illinois State Geological Survey
- National Cooperative Soil Survey, Web Soil Survey
- TerraServer-USA
- The National Atlas of the United States of America
- USDA Forest Service, A Forest Landowner’s Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Stewardship Plan (StewPlan) Download
Wildlife
- Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
- Birds of Illinois
- Ducks Unlimited
- Fishes of Illinois
- Herps of Illinois
- IDNR, Division of Fisheries
- IDNR, Division of Wildlife Resources
- Illinois Audubon Society
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Illinois Ornithological Society
- Illinois Wildlife Action Plan
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Pheasants Forever (IL)
- Quail Unlimited
- Whitetails Unlimited
Agroforestry & Sustainable Agriculture
- Illinois Christmas Tree Association
- Illinois Ginseng Conservation Law and Regulations
- Illinois Licensed Ginseng Dealers
- Non-Timber Forest Products
- North Central Region, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
- University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
- USDA National Agroforestry Center
