Governmental and University Sites

• United States Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/
• Virginia Department of Forestry: https://dof.virginia.gov/
• Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://ext.vt.edu/natural-resources.html
• Maryland Cooperative Extension: https://extension.umd.edu/
• University of Virginia: https://www.virginia.edu/
• Blandy Experimental Farm and VA State Arboretum: https://blandy.virginia.edu/

 Associations and Societies

• Society of American Foresters  (contains a guide to advocacy and outreach): https://www.eforester.org/
• Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture: https://www.mac-isa.org/
• Virginia Forestry Association: https://www.vaforestry.org/
• Arbor Day Foundation: https://www.arborday.org/

Forest Health & Invasive Control Information

• Blue Ridge PRISM: https://blueridgeprism.org/
• Southern Forest Health:  http://southernforesthealth.net/
• Bugwood- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health: https://www.bugwood.org/
• Hungry Pests- APHIS: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/
• Mid-Atlantic Early Detection Network: https://www.eddmaps.org/midatlantic/
• National Gypsy Moth Review: https://sites.google.com/site/ngmmbsite/home

Forest Conservation & Education

• Virginia Conservation Network: www.vcnva.org 
• Virginia Big Tree program: https://bigtree.cnre.vt.edu/  or https://bigtree.cnre.vt.edu/protect.html
• Tree benefits calculator: http://www.treebenefits.com/calculator/ 
• 500 Year Forest Foundation: https://500yearforest.org/
• Old Growth Forest Network: https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/
• Doug Tallamy’s mapping of backyard native planting: https://homegrownnationalpark.org/
• Archangel Ancient Tree Archive: https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/

Forest Law and Advocacy

• Southern Environmental Law Center: https://www.southernenvironment.org/
• https://www.southernenvironment.org/news/old-growth-forests-protected-under-new-plan/
• https://www.southernenvironment.org/topic/protecting-our-southern-appalachian-forests/
• Earthjustice, environmental lawyers: https://earthjustice.org/features/the-forest-and-the-trees
• Virginia Tree Ordinance Database – Virginia Tech: http://vtod.frec.vt.edu/index.html