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Lookout Resources
Various resouces to help lookout projects with resorations, research, and other activities related to lookouts.
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Lookout Lists
Lookout Library - FFLA library of state lookout inventories. NHLR Register - The National Historic Lookout Register website. Former Lookout Register - The register of former lookouts in the US Policies/Articles FFLA Lookout Disposition Policy - Options for remaining lookouts. FFLA Historic Preservation - An informative article about lookout preservation Bird Management for Lookouts Wildlife Damage management - Contributed by the USDA / APHIS / Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center Deterent Sources and Costs - Contributed by the USDA / APHIS / Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center Lightning Protection Evaulating Lighting Protection - See these USFS Tips on Lightning Protection Tower Grounding - New York State standard grounding plans Kuefler Lighting Protection - Certified lightning protection specialists Research Forest History Society - nonprofit library and archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating forest and conservation history 1916 Coolwater Mountain Lookout Journal - The Odyssey of a Cornell Forestry Student to the Idaho Selway National Forest in the Summer Season of 1916 Journal from an Alberta tower - Between Forest and Sky – a fire tower journal from Alberta, Canada Lookouts In the Southwestern Region This is a multi-part ebook on lookouts in National Forests in the SW region. All along the Watchtower A University of Oregon Historic Preservation M.S. Terminal Project By John Hill “St. Elmo’s Fire” Report An Account of what I Believe to Have Been an Electrical Phenomena Known as “St. Elmo’s Fire” at Mount Frazier Lookout, elevation 8027 feet in 1941 |
Grants
FFLA Restoration Grant program - The FFLA can help sponsor restoration projects for those who qualify. Grant Writing - Get started writing your own grants Grant Writing from Udemy - this site covers a "checklist" of what you'll need before you apply for a grant, and what to do during the process. Fire Tower Restoration Vendors Davana LLC - Fire Tower restoration by Dave Vana: 393 Fletcher Farm Road, Bloomingdale, New York 12913. Museums Fire Lookout Museum - non-profit and non-commercial Fire Lookout Museum is sponsored by the Kresek family. Fire Museum Network - A resource for worldwide fire museums and resources. Fire Finder Osborne Fire Finder Diagram - Parts list and schematic for Osborne Fire Finders. Osborne Fire Finder Source - Osborne parts and units for sale Kresek Fire Finder Alidade - An affordable, simple to operate lookout fire plotting map board Osborne History and Facts - history and facts about the Osborne Fire Finder Osborne Photo History - Osborne panoramic pictures taken from 1929 to 1942 of Washington and Oregon Lookout Plans/Drawings USFS Lookout Tower Drawings - historic Fire Lookout Tower Drawings used from 1936 to 1965 Aermotor and International Derrick plans may be available on a limited basis. Email the Webmaster with your request. Lookout Types - a short guide to the most common lookouts. Communities and Web Links Miscellaneous Links Protecting Buildings and Communities from Wildfires Fire Safety Resources Fire Science Resources |