Research Guides: Forestry and Natural Resources Research Guide: Reference Materials

Reference Materials in Print

These resources are located in the Reference Room, on the second floor of the Mitchell Memorial Library.

Dictionary of Forestry
Call Number: Ref SD 126 .D535 1998
ISBN: 0939970732
Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters, 1998.
This dictionary provides both general and more specialized terms.
Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences
Call Number: Ref SD 126 .E53 2004
ISBN: 0121451607
Oxford: Elsevier, 2004.
This four volume set provides good background information on a wide range of forest science topics.
Forestry Abstracts
Call Number: Ref SD 1 .F66
Wallingford, Oxon, etc.: C.A.B. International Information Services, etc., 1940-This publication contains abstracts to forestry-related journal articles dating back to 1939.
Encyclopedia of American Woods by Hough, Romeyn B.
Call Number: Ref SD 536 .H382
New York: R. Speller, 1957-1979.
This reference set comes in two parts. The first provides a description of the various type of trees found in the United States, and the second part provides actual wood samples.