Birdologists,

In discussing snowberry with a botanically minded coworker, he told me
about a USFS web site called Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
The root address is http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ . I didn't have
much luck from that address, but starting from the site for snowberry,
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/symalb/all.html , I
found all kinds of cool stuff. There's limited information on food
value, but extensive information on ecology, distribution, habitat
requirements, and other factors. This site is a wealth of information
on plant species with some equivelent accounts of animals.



John Fleckenstein, Zoologist

Natural Heritage Program

Washington Department of Natural Resources

John.Fleckenstein at dnr.wa.gov

(360) 902-1674