- Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
- www.arborday.org - Official site for the National Arbor Day Foundation, inspiring people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.
- www.pabigtrees.com - Site where large trees a/k/a champion trees can be nominated as the largest of their species in Pennsylvania and then nominated nationwide.
- www.americanforests.org - Inspires people to plant trees and promotes different tree-planting programs including Global ReLeaf 2.
- www.citilogs.com New Jersey-based firm recycles wood from large trees then mills and crafts the wood into beautiful floors, tables, doors, cabinets and more.
- www.nakashimawoodworker.com - Peerless and beautiful furniture created from hardwoods by master craftsmen and women, studio based in New Hope, Pennsylvania
- www.treelink.org - Site devoted to urban and community forestry.
- www.tpl.org - The trust emphasizes conservation of land from development, and conservation and development of parks, forests and land preserves for enjoyment by all.
- www.savetheredwoods.org - Dedicated to saving the largest trees on planet earth, and American's ancient Redwood forests.
- www.treesaregood.com - Educational website on tree care.
- www.libertyelm.com - Dedicated to re-establishing large Elm trees in America. Dutch Elm Disease wiped out large Elms in landscapes and forests. New hybrid Elms have been deveoped, resistant to the disease.
- www.acf.org - Dedicated to restoring the Amercian Chestnut Tree a/k/a the King of the Forest, to America's forests. Chestnut trees were felled by a blight, wiping out millions of these stately large trees.
- www.dragontrees.com - Greenwoods receives calls as to where the caller can buy the Empress Paulownia or Dragon Tree. These trees are often featured in ads you may have seen: "Miracle Tree Grows 12 Feet a Year!". These are one of the fastest growing trees (well they are really weeds which take a tree form) and make a fun project for children to plant.
- www.usna.usda.gov - U. S. National Arboretum's Growing Zone Map. Greenwoods follows this map for successfully planting large trees.
- www.treehelp.com - A comprehensive guide to diseases which affect large trees. Also, a tree care guide is located on the site.
- www.Greenhour.org - Encourages children (and parents) to spend an hour a day outdoors, in nature, in unstructured play and discovery in lieu of playing video games and watching tv.
- www.hookedonnature.org - After reading the review of "Last Child in the Woods", surf around to the different pages on the site for activities and resources. Encourage your children to spend time outdoors, to hike, to climb a large tree!
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