Forestry/Resources

These are some resources for the Forestry event. The 2004-5 rules and list will be used until the 2012 rules are released.

This page is incomplete: you can help by adding on to it or visiting the Forestry Wikifire page.

Field Guides
Since identification events in the past have allowed the use of at least one field guide, this will probably hold true for forestry. This section will list some of the most common guides and their advantages/disadvantages.


 * Sibley Guide to Trees
 * Includes many species; very easy-to-use layout.
 * Has many pictures for each tree; including leaves, fruit, twigs, bark, seeds, and sometimes the whole tree.
 * Drawings, not photographs.
 * Has an intro section with a lot of good reading material.
 * Range maps for every tree.
 * Does not include much information (apart from IDing), but has lots of space to write in.
 * Larger and heavier than most other field guides (this does not matter much in SO).


 * National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
 * Seperated into East and West books. May be a disadvantage.
 * Many pictures of trees and leaves for easy identification.
 * Has most if not all species from the list (2004-5).
 * Includes a tab index.
 * Recommended for the Forestry event in 2004-5.