The Forest Guild created this online resource center to help define and promote ecological forestry. The Ecological Forestry Initiative is built on past Guild efforts including the Tenets of Forestry, and provides web-based access to the tools foresters and affiliated professionals need to practice sound management. The resource center brings together scientific research, management tools, networks of other ecological organizations, and the shared professional wisdom of many Guild foresters. The resource center is intended to be an online "field manual" for ecological forestry, with sections dedicated to overall philosophy, values, and practice, as well as guides on specific ecoregions across the country. Guild member Ray Travers's recent article, "Foreseeing a Breakthrough in Forest Management," further supports the potential benefits to managers of sharing ideas and information via the internet.