Template:Infobox forest/doc

This template can be used to create an infobox for an article about a forest. It can be embedded in other infoboxes to provide addition data. For more information on this option read Infobox Embedding.

Usage

If both a photo and a map are to be displayed the photo will appear at the top of the infobox and the map at the bottom. If only a map is to be displayed then the map will appear at the top.

Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Geography
Location	Southeastern Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
Area	1,016,204 acres (411,243.2 ha)
Established	1961
Governing body	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Private

{{Infobox forest
| name               = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| native_name        = 
| native_lang        = 
| native_name2       = 
| native_lang2       = 
| photo              = 
| photo_caption      = 
| photo_width        = 
| map                = 
| map_caption        = 
| map_width          = 
| coordinates        = 
| county             = 
| region             = 
| country            = 
| elevation          = 
| area               = 
| max_area           = 
| date_max_area      = 
| status             = 
| established        = 
| visitation         = 
| visitation_year    = 
| events             = 
| authority          = 
| website            = 
| ecosystem          = 
| classification_WWF = 
| classification_EPA = 
| classification_CEC = 
| disturbance        = 
| forest_cover       = 
| species            = 
| indicator_plants   = 
| lesser_flora       = 
| fauna              = 
}}

Parameter descriptions

The only required parameter is name and it must be assigned a value

Parameter	Wikilink	Definition
name	No	Name of forest. (Required)
native_name	No	Name in native language.
native_lang	No	Use ISO 639 codes.
native_name2	No	Name in second native language.
native_lang2	No	Use ISO 639 codes.
photo	No	Photo of forest.
photo_caption	No	Caption for photo.
map	No	The name of any image file or the name of area the covered by a location map template. See below.
map_caption	No	Caption displayed below the map if necessary.
county	Yes	County where forest is located.
region	Yes	Region where forest is located: state, province, etc.
country	Yes	Country where forest is located.
coordinates	No	For use with the {{Coord}} template. See below if a map is to be displayed.
elevation	No	Either mean or range elevation
area	No	Area of current extent of area
max_area	No	Historical maximum extent of forest
date_max_area	No	Year when forest was at maximum extent
status	Yes	Ownership (private, state), protection/endangerement level, etc.
established	No	Date
visitation	No	Number of persons
visitation_year	No	Visitation parameter: e.g. August 2010, 2004.
events	Yes	Historic or cultural events that took place in forest: e.g. battles.
authority	Yes	Governing body.
website	No	Official website.
ecosystem	Yes	Use in absence of, or in addition to, WWF/EPA/CEC ecoregions.
classification_WWF	Yes	Worldwide.
classification_EPA	Yes	United States.
classification_CEC	Yes	United States.
disturbance	Yes	Primary disturbances that affect forest.
forest_cover	No	Express as a percentage.
species	Yes	Dominant tree species
indicator_plants	Yes	Ecosystem: lesser flora that primarily indicate land cover
lesser_flora	Yes	Non-woody plant species unique or dominant to forest
fauna	Yes	Animal species unique or dominant to forest

Map display method

A marker can be superimposed on a map using one of a set of map templates. This method requires the geographic coordinates to be entered using the parameters below and assigning map the name of the area covered by one of a set of location map templates. The parameters for this template map to a subset of the parameters for {{Location map}} and reading the documentation for that template might be helpful.

The coordinates and related information must be entered using the of parameters below. This information is the same as that used by the {{coord}} template.

Parameter	Definition
map	Name of location map template. For example, specify France to use the values in Module:Location map/data/France. See Template:Location map#Available map templates.
map_width	Width to display the map image. Default is 250, maximum is 264. For example, map_width=220 (not map_width=220px).
relief	Any non-blank value (yes, 1, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available. For additional information, see Template:Location map#Relief parameter.
map_alt	Alternative text for the map image, see WP:ALT.
map_caption	Text displayed below the map image, if required.
mark	The image to use for the marker. The default is Red pog.svg. See Template:Location map for more information.
marker_width	The display width of the marker image in pixels. Default = 8.
label	Text that will be displayed next to the marker. Works with label_position below. Seldom used.
label_position	Specifies the position of a label with respect to the marker. Valid values are left, right, top and bottom. See label above.
The parameters below are used to enter the data that can be entered in {{Coord}}.
coordinates	The latitude and longitude. Use the {{Coord}} template.
coords_ref	Used with either coordinate display method above. Strongly recommended. Specify a citation for the coordinates using <ref>...</ref> tags.

Location map templates can be found using these sources:

List of templates - 1050 templates available when the list was generated.

Category:Location map templates - templates sorted by category.

Special:Prefixindex/Template:Location map - a search that might help.

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Location map/Info - another search that might help.

The value you need to assign to the parameter, map, is the area name. The location map for France is Module:Location map/data/France. In this case specify map=France.

Forest of Halatte Forêt d'Halatte
Geography
Location	Picardy, France
Coordinates

{{Infobox forest
| name = Forest of Halatte
| native_name = Forêt d'Halatte
| map = France
| map_caption = 
| relief = yes
| location = [[Picardy]], France
| coordinates = {{coord|49|14|45|N|2|34|15|E|region:FR|display=inline|}}
}}

Parameters for use in articles about forests of the British Isles

Field name	Description
grid_ref_UK	If the forest is in Great Britain, the British grid reference.
grid_ref_Ireland	If the forest in Ireland (whether Northern Ireland or the Republic), the Irish grid reference.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox forest with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• Template:Infobox protected area