Links that may be of interest


Internation Society of Arboriculture website

American Society of Consulting Arborists website

Pruning and transplanting, general information and specifications (University of Florida - Dr. Ed Gilman):
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/pruning.shtml

FL Division of Forestry (Publications by Dr. Ed Barnard, Forest Pathologist, go to "publications" page)
www.fl-dof.com

Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1398&page=1

The Center for the Conservation of Amazonian Flora
El Centro de Rescate de la Flora Amazónica
Jardin Botánico Las Orquídeas - Puyo, Ecuador
See Side bar menu under Ecuador and Rainforest for more information
http://www.jardinbotanicolasorquideas.com/

ESTANCIA LA DULCELINA
Located 4 km east of Baños, Ecuador on the road to Puyo, this new eco-lodge and restaurant is 6,000 feet above sea level on the north slope of the active volcano Tungurahua. This is where the cloud rainforest begins. The lodge is surrounded by big waterfalls and native orchids. The rooms are new and very nice and clean.

RESERVA RIO GUAYCUYACU
A nature reserve and family farm in Ecuador
http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/guaycuyacu/index.htm

Photos from the book, Remarkable Trees of the World:
http://www.theglobalist.com/photo/remarkabletrees/pakenham.shtml

Trees and Legal issues, an outstanding legal resource from one of the country's leading lawyers who works on tree issues
Trees and Neighbor Law

Tree identification:
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeid.cfm

Plant Amnesty, a pruning and tree care website:
http://www.plantamnesty.org/home/index.aspx/

Citizens for Tree Preservation - Jacksonville, FL:
http://www.treeamendment.org/index.html

How to Recognize - and Prevent - Hazard Trees, Tree City USA Bulletin #15
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/uf/sotuf/chapter_3/appendix_b/appendixb.htm

Florida Master Naturalist Program Coastal Module
http://rippleeffectecotours.com/florida-master-naturalist-program

University of Florida Master Naturalist website
http://www.masternaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu/

Non tree links:

Kayak Eco Tours in St. Augustine and the St. Johns County area
http://rippleeffectecotours.com/home/
My son, Danny, is a guide and instructor.

http://MyPanamaHat.com -- an excellent, well-stocked hat shop in St. Augustine run by my wife and son