Research Guides: Forestry: Forest Recreation and Park Management

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AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA contains citations to journal articles, extension documents, government reports, books, theses, audiovisual materials, and patents back to 1970. It includes information about U.S. parks and recreation.
Business Source Complete
Contains coverage of the commercial aspects of forestry, including the forest products industry. This database is also useful for general searches about business management practices. Dates of coverage vary.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE indexes popular and scholarly journals, reports, and government documents about the human impact on the environment. It includes citations to agriculture, education, health, law, and technology materials. Dates of coverage vary.
JSTOR
Contains records and full text from "older" journals about conservation, biology, etc.
PubAg
From the site:"PubAg is a portal to USDA-authored and other highly relevant agricultural research." Includes datasets and many full text articles as well as citations.
SportDiscus with Full Text
A comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for 550 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Also includes abstracts of conference proceedings; some books, videos, editorials, and dissertations dealing with exercise, health, rehabilitation, sports injuries, sports medicine, and training & conditioning. International in scope.
Treesearch
Contains citations and some full text of U.S. Forest Service publications.

Historical Fishing License Data, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Historic data. Individual yearly reports available from 2016-2021, with multi-year reports 1958-2003 and 2004-2015.
Historical Hunting License Data, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Historical data (1958-2021).
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)
The survey is published every 5 years. (There is a survey currently in progress as of Summer 2022).
Illinois Urban Forest Data (USDA Forest Service)
From 2008. Contains reports, etc. from the national Resource Planning Act assessments. From the site: "Results are reported at the county, county subdivision and place level based on National Land Cover Data (NLCD) and US Census Bureau data. Data tables are provided in Excel format. GIS data files are also included with the state data." This is a U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station site.
Urban Forest Connections Webinar, USDA Forest Service
Links to the April 13, 2022 USDA Forest Service Webinar at Vimeo. There are many other Forest Service videos at the site.

Carbondale, IL, Park District
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois State Parks and Outdoor Recreation
National Association of State Foresters
"Established in 1920, the National Association of State Foresters is a non-profit organization composed of the directors of forestry agencies in the 50 states, five U.S. territories, three nations in compacts of free association with the U.S., and the District of Columbia. Our members manage and protect state and private forests, which encompass nearly two-thirds of all forests nationwide."
National Parks Conservation Association
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contains links for planning (including comprehensive conservation plans, e.g., Crab Orchard and Cypress Creek) and wildlife habitat & management.
FAO Forestry
USDA Forest Service
U.S. National Park Service
Contains links to the National Trails System, the Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program and its publications, the RTCA Community Toolbox, etc.
U.S. National Park Service Camping

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