WELCOME FEN Users
New users of this site might want to learn more about what an online encyclopedia consists of. A user may return to the home page of any encyclopedia at any time by placing the cursor over the Encyclopeda Collections Link in the GREY menu bar above this page and selecting it or by clicking on the THEMATIC menu selecton at the top of the navigation bar on left side of this screen page.
User Help is available for those unfamiliar with how to browse and search our site to find what they need. Author Help is available for those wishing to submit new scientific content. Background information is available for those readers unfamiliar with scientific content management systems such as ours and who wish to know more about them.
If you wish to know who is developing these encyclopedias, click the CREDITS link.
If you have questions or wish to make a comment, please feel free to use the FEEDBACK link at the top of each page to communicate with us. Familiarity with the adminstrative background material in this HELP section, will make using the forest encyclopedia network easier and faster.
- User Help : This section of the Encyclopedia System is intended to guide new users to quickly understand what kind of knowledge can be found here and how to find it.
- Author Help : This AUTHOR HELP section explains the mechanics of writing for the Forest Encyclopedia Network (FEN).
- Why Is The Encyclopedia Helpful? : The Forest Encyclopedia Network (FEN) provides natural resource professionals and the public the scientific knowledge and tools they need to achieve their objectives. FEN is designed to connect scientific results, conclusions, and impacts with management needs and issues.
- Credits and Acknowledgements : The Forest Encyclopedia Network (FEN) involves many individuals who are working to expand and improve the scientific knowledge content and the software infrastructure that makes this knowledge accessible. The FEN project is being jointly developed by the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station and Southern Regional Extension Forestry.
