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Resource
Directory
HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY
Places:
HORTICULTURE
Horticulture
Publications
University of Illinois publications within horticulture.
Yard
and Garden Solutions Series
Provides information on flowers, houseplants, lawns and
ground covers, pest, soils and fertilizers, trees and shrubs.
Illinois
Herb Association
An affiliate of the Illinois Specialty Growers
Association. Promotes and develops new and expanded markets for herbs
and herbal products.
Illinois
Master Gardeners
Horticulture hotlinks for the reader who wishes to acquire
more knowledge about other Master Gardener programs in the United States
or for sources of further information on gardening.
Illinois
State Horticultural Society
The mission of the ISHS is for the advancement of the Science of Pomology
and the Arts of Horticulture.
Integrated
Pest Management
Managing
insects, plant diseases and weeds. This site also offers downloads to
the following:
- Illinois Agriculture Pest Management Handbook
- Insect Management and Insecticide Evaluations
- University of Illinois IPM Annual Report
Horticulture
& Crop Science in Virtual Perspective
This site is designed to serve as a knowledge bank and
interactive learning center on the care, cultivation, and utilization
of plants from a commercial, consumer, and academic perspective.
FORESTRY
Grow
Illinois Ag
This web site contains an inventory of Illinois alternative agricultural
enterprises.
The
Illinois Virtual Forest
The
Illinois Virtual Forest is a library of links to the World Wide Web of
forestry information and management references for forest landowners.
Urban
& Community Forestry for Southern Illinois
Provides a list of resources and links to additional sites, strategies
for obtaining outside funding, and an educational tool (Webquest).
People:
Richard J. Brazee, Associate Professor, Forest and Resource Economics. Development of dynamic models that describe landowner and firm response to government forestry and natural resource policies. Ph (217) 333-6271.
Bruce Branham, Associate Professor. Turf grass physiology and management; pesticide and nutrient fate. Ph (217) 333-7848.
Andy Hamblin, Assistant Professor. Turf grass breeding and genetics;disease resistance in plants quantitative inheritance; turf grassy pathology and epidemiology. Ph (217) 333-5595.
Lowell Lenschow, Illinois Farm Bureau Crop Program Manager. Manager of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association, Business manager of the Illinois Milk Producers Association and Illinois Milk Promotion Board, monitors specialty crops, herbs, Christmas trees, fruits and vegetables, irrigation, and farm labor issues. Ph (309) 557-3662.
Thomas B. Voigt, Assistant Professor. Turf grass species and cultivar evaluations, turf grass management. Ph (217) 333-7847.
David J. Williams, Professor and Extension Specialist in Horticulture. Nursery crop production and marketing, weed control in landscape plants, landscape plant evaluation, growth regulators. Ph (217) 333-2126.
Other Places:
Alternative
Control Outreach Research Network (ACORN)
Alternative Control Outreach Research Network is a growing
network of Master Gardeners, Extension Educators and University Researchers
interested in reducing pesticide use in home gardens.
American
Forest & Paper Association
The national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products
industry. It represents member companies engaged in growing, harvesting,
and processing wood and wood fiber, manufacturing pulp, paper, and paperboard
products.
CyberFarm
at Ohio State
Provides additional resources for both horticulture and
forestry.
ForestDirectory.com
Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, &
Marketing; provides links to industry associations,
councils, and professional societies in the forest products industry.
FAO
Forestry Department
Addresses one of the most important, complex and controversial
issues of modern times-how to use trees, forests and related resources
to improve people's economic, environmental, social and cultural conditions
while ensuring that the resource is conserved to meet the needs of future
generations.
Forest
Stewardship Council
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an independent, not for profit,
non-government organization based in Bonn, Germany, that provides standard
setting, trademark assurance and accreditation services for companies
and organizations interested in responsible forestry.
Herb
and Spice Societies and Organizations
Lists herb and spice societies and organizations.
Horticulture--Iowa
State University
Provides information on nursery crops & landscape plants
and has a hortline to answer any questions.
Society
of American Foresters
Provides a certified Forester Directory that can be searched using name,
city, state or country.
USDA
Forest Service
Forest Service mission is to achieve quality land management
under sustainable multiple-use management to meet the diverse needs of
the people.
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University
of Illinois Extension
Office of Extension and Outreach
College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois
University
of Illinois - US Dept of Agriculture - Local Extension Councils Cooperating
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs
and employment.
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