Short-term and long-term research projects organized by faculty offer opportunities for involvement by graduate students. Some projects are interdisciplinary, with collaborators and research facilities in other departments. Close working relationships with the following agencies offer ready access to their resources:

Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
USDA Forest Service
USDOI National Park Service

University Libraries
Students at Penn State have access to more than 2,500 libraries through university membership in the Association of Research Libraries, the On-Line Computer Library Center, and the Pittsburgh Regional Library Center. An on-line electronic catalog has replaced the traditional card catalog, giving direct and rapid access to bibliographic information.

Areas for Outdoor Study
The School of Forest Resources manages more than 8,200 university-owned acres within 20 miles of University Park. These include extensive forests and farm woodlots, experimental plantations, and six fully instrumented watersheds. Large areas of state and forest lands, parks, and game lands may be utilized by graduate students in their research.

Laboratories and Greenhouses
Specialized and routine laboratories are housed mainly in the Forest Resources Laboratory Building. State-of-the-art testing equipment is available for analyzing physical and chemical properties of wood, wood composites, pulp, and paper. Other specialized labs are designed for research in environmental pollution, genetics, physiology, soils, water quality, and wildlife. Several greenhouses are available for use by faculty and graduate students in various disciplines.

Computer Services and Remote Sensing
The Center for Academic Computing provides support services and access to IBM and Macintosh personal computers and to mainframe terminals. The Office for Remote Sensing of Earth Resources enables students to work with advanced geographic information systems. Various sensing systems, image processing, and computer modeling systems can be used separately or together in a workstation environment.