Utilizing partnerships & information technology to advance invasive species, forestry & agriculture education

Portal to Center websites with a focus on forestry, forest health, invasive species, natural resources, agriculture and entomology information and publications.

4 million hits in 2009
600,000 unique users in 2009

Increased interest in the effect of invasive species on our natural ecosystems created a great demand for quality images to identify current and potential invaders. Invasive.org provides an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to identification and management of invasive species.

42 million hits in 2009
2 million unique users in 2009

Forestry Images is provides an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to forest health and silviculture.

80 million hits in 2009
2 million unique users in 2009

IPM Images provides an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to Integrated Pest Management of various commodities. The organization of the site lends itself to finding images of insects or diseases in individual commodities. This site also serves as a portal for diagnostic laboratories in finding and contributing images to be used in education and training across the nation and the world.

10 million hits in 2009
600,000 unique users in 2009

Insect Images provides an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to insects focusing on the organization of images by taxonomic relationships and the type of damage they cause and the various life stages of each species.

21 million hits in 2009
700,000 million unique users in 2009

ForestPests.org provides an accessible and easily used archive of high quality images related to insects and diseases affecting forests. We have focused on symptomology and identification features as well as information on the lifecycle and management of insects and diseases found in forests.

4 million hits in 2009
450,000 unique users in 2009

Information and images of economically important beetles that feed on cambium layer or wood of living or recently killed trees and shrubs.

2 million hits in 2009
200,000 unique users in 2009

The purpose of the Georgia Forest Productivity Publication Series website is to provide forest landowners and managers with up-to-date, science-based information focused on silvicultural practices that improve tree survival and growth. The publications available on this website are the results of field studies and demonstrations. The information is intended to guide and support best management decisions on forestlands by landowners and forest managers. The authors of this website recommend contacting your state agency service forester, a consulting forester, Extension forester, or forest industry landowner assistance forester before implementing silvicultural practices. Each tract of forestland is different and should be evaluated on an individual basis.

Forest*A*Syst is a self-guided interactive website designed to help first-time forest landowners learn more about forest resource management options and determine their primary management objectives.

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The Source for Information of Invasive and Exotic Species of Concern in Georgia A joint project of The University of Georgia, Georgia Dept. of Agriculture, Georgia Forestry Commission, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ.

400,000 hits in 2007
100,000 unique users in 2007

Provides information and coordination for institutions and organizations working in the forested systems of the Eastern Arc Mountains.

350,000 hits in 2009
95,000 unique users in 2009