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- A Guide to Cost-Share Assistance Requirements for Forestry Practices
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Added: October 20, 2008This brochure provides information on requirements for participation in cost-share programs, along with a list of landowner and contractor responsibilities.
- Responses of Wildlife to Clearcutting and Associated Treatments in the Eastern United States
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Added: February 09, 2008The clearcutting controversy is not confined to its relationship to economics or human perceptions of beauty; the controversy extends to environmental concerns as well. In this report, we examine published scientific literature regarding the effects of clearcutting on wildlife populations and their habitat in the eastern United States.
- California Urban Forests Council
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The mission of the California Urban Forests Council is to be a leader in developing and promoting the proper planning, care, and management, as well as the perpetuation of sustainable urban and community forests that maximize the quality of life for every Californian by:
- Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
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For commercial agricultural producers, elimination of moles over large areas is difficult, if not impossible. For the homeowner, problems with moles usually can be managed with minimal effort and persistence.
- Pollination of Citrus by Honey Bees
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This paper will address the current thinking on pollination research in general and in specifics about citrus culture. In addition, it will examine some of the present and future possibilities about the value of the honey bee to this valuable crop.
- Pine Bark Beetles
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Pine bark beetles are small insects that kill pines by boring beneath the bark. Five species are common throughout Georgia. These are southern pine beetle black turpentine beetle and three species of Ips engraver beetles.
- Flathead Borers on Hardwoods
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Flatheaded borers are some of the most common of wood borer in the United States. They occur throughout the United States and Canada. There are more than 150 species and varieties of flatheaded borers east of the Mississippi.
- ARM! For the future: adaptive resource management in the wildlife...
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This essay advocates a general philosophy and protocol for wildlife research and management.The central issue is the application of sound scientific principles to solve problems.
- Timber Theft is A Crime, No Matter How You Cut It
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A guide to preventing timber theft.
- Rosette Bud Mite On Fraser Fir
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Rosette buds affect the quality of Fraser fir grown for Christmas trees. The more rosette buds that are on a tree and the more years the tree has rosette buds, the more the quality is affected.
- Qualifiers for Quagmires: Landscape Plants for Wet Sites
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Wet, poorly drained soils present one the most difficult challenges for growing plants in the landscape. Excessive moisture displaces oxygen in the soil and plant roots can suffocate as a result.
- New Tax Law Could Enhance the Attractiveness of Conservation Easements
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This article provides a brief overview of the new provisions in which properly drafted conservation easements qualify for a charitable contribution deduction, allowing the donor to take a deduction for income tax purposes.
- How to Diagnose Black Walnut Damage
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Black walnut trees, like all other plants, are susceptible to a variety of injuries that reduce or destroy their usefulness. The first step in preventing or controlling these injuries is to identify their cause. Most damage is caused by disease, insects, birds, mammals, or weather.
- Hazards of the Outdoors
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Foresters, of all people, know quite well how insects can devastate a forest. However, this guide is not about those insects that kill trees. It's about insects and their kin that can make life miserable for foresters and other people who spend a lot of time outdoors. It is important for persons to know about those species that are medically significant and how to avoid a potentially dangerous encounter with a sting or bite.
- Freshwater Mussels On Georgia's List of Federally Protected Species
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Added: October 20, 2008On April 16, 1993 eleven species of freshwater mussels were given protection under the Endangered Species Act. Nine of these mussel species have ranges that extend into northwest Georgia.
- Forest Regeneration Methods
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Planning for regeneration begins with the landowner examining the land and then defining the objectives for regeneration and management.
- EstatePlanningLinks.com
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A site dedicated to estate planning.
- Calculating Lease Value Ranges for CRP Trees
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A lease value based on the income potential of the established tree crop uses the estimated tree growing costs and incomes to calculate an annual rental rate.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control BROKEN
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Added: October 05, 2008This publication provides information on controlling various types of algae.
- American Ginseng Production in Woodlots
- Application of Poultry Litter to Pine Forests
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This publication reports on some preliminary research``into the application of poultry litter to a pine plantation and``attempts to answer the following questions:`` What is the potential for poultry litter applications on``forest land to harm surface or groundwater?`` What is the effect of poultry litter applications on pine tree``growth?`` What are other practical concerns which may limit the use``of poultry litter as a fertilizer on forest lands?
- Building Freshwater Fish Attractors
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Freshwater fish attractors concentrate fish by providing cover, structure, spawning habitat and an attachment surface for many fish food organisms.
- Wide-space Injection with Arsenal AC Herbicide For Control of Undesirable Hardwood Stems
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In the first growing season after treatment, the most susceptible species (such as sweetgum) may die, but other species will lose foliage, produce a new flush of leaves which may exhibit``abnormal leaf shapes, color, and clusters of small leaves or buds at branch and terminal tips. These trees will die in the second growing season following treatment. Arsenal/Chopper is a soil active material. Do not spray the herbicide solution on the soil near desirable tree/crop species.
- Weed Management in Conifer Seedbeds
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Weeds compete with conifer seedlings for light, water, nutrients and space. Of these, light competition is probably the most detrimental to conifer seedlings. Shading will reduce growth, and generally weaken seedlings making them more susceptible to insects, mites and diseases. Weed competition has also been known to reduce winter hardiness. Consequently, an intensive weed control program is required to produce quality seedlings and transplants.
- Land Planner's Environmental Handbook
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Technical reference manual brings together technical information from published texts, reports, and manuals as well as hindsight dramatization of many of the negative impacts of the nation's past and present land use planning efforts. Most of the nation's pressing environmental issues are covered, including landfilling, incineration, composting, leaking underground tanks, AIDS, radon, Lyme disease, medical waste, ocean pollution, and wildlife protection.
- Controlled mass pollination in loblolly pine to increase genetic gains
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Added: October 20, 2008Controlled mass pollination (CMP) is one way to increase genetic gains from traditional wind-pollinated seed orchards. Methodology is under development by several forestry companies in the southern USA. Costs of CMP depend on the efficient installation, pollination, and removal of inexpensive paper bags.
- Deciduous Trees for Oklahoma
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This fact sheet provides information on deciduous trees that should be helpful in guiding the homeowner in making informed plant selections.
- Cultural Aspects of Trees: Traditions and Myths
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From the earliest human writings and myths, trees have represented the power and mystery of nature. Large, ancient trees seemed immortal, demanding respect and reverence. They could bare huge crops of seed and grow forests full of their own offspring. Whe...
- Number of Trees per Acre by Spacing
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Added: October 20, 2008In natural resources many management concepts, as well as an evaluation and control methods, utilize tree numbers per acre as a quantitative measure. In planting systems, the initial number of trees per acre can be estimated by their spacing.
- Forest Landowner's Guide to The Measurement of Timber and Logs
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Added: February 12, 2008Methods of measuring timber and the units of measurement often differ between buyers, and, as a seller, you should have an understanding of these methods, the units of measurement, and an idea as to a reasonable price for your timber.
