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- Wood Moisture Calculations
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This publication contains definitions of the most important wood-moisture terms and methods of calculating their numerical values.
- Why Do Trees Die?
- Small Diameter Timber Symposium Proceedings
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Proceedings of a 2002 conference on utilizing small diameter trees
- Pondering a Trend
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A backyard pond is a most relaxing place to enjoy watching fish, frogs, birds and other wildlife. Shallow aquatic environments are far more productive of wildlife than dry land habitats.
- Environmental Kids Club
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Learn more about the environment when you explore the art room, game room and science room.
- Arkansas Forestry Association
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Several landowner publications about forest management are available on this site.
- Reducing your Taxes with Conservation Easements
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Interest in conservation easements has grown with the extreme increases in property values in many parts of the country. The resulting increased tax burden created some rather valuable estates that are "cash poor, but land rich." This shortage of cash sometimes means that even landowners who wish to preserve undeveloped land may have to sell or subdivide their land to pay the taxes. In addition to the payment of property taxes, estate taxes can be of particular concern.
- Mourning Dove
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Mourning Dove management.
- Attracting Doves To Your Land
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How to attract doves to you land.
- A Hunting Lease for Your CRP Pines
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A stand of young planted pines in the midst of cropland can add to the value of a hunting lease by providing escape cover for deer, rabbits, and certain other game.
- Urban Forestry Bibliography
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Indexes publications relating to the history of urban forestry; urban forest legislation; the benefits of urban forests, selection and planting of trees; maintenance of the urban forest; planning and management; and urban forestry programs.
- U.S Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Advanced technologies for electricity generation from renewable resources.
- Quality Drying of Softwood Lumber
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Easy to use tools a kiln operator can use to maintain an efficient and profitable operation
- Planting Trees In Your Landscape
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Good landscape plants can increase property value, save energy, and provide privacy and beauty around your home. This publications provides helpful information on planting, watering, and fertilizing your new trees.
- Ohio Society of American Foresters
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(Regional) Ohio Chapter of Society of American Foresters (Professional Society)A Local Forestry Organization
- Keys to Soil Taxonomy
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Soil classification system
- Forest Stewardship: Watershed Management
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This publication describes practices that a forest landowner can use to maintain or improve water resources in ways that are compatible with other management objectives.
- Clearing Muddy Pond Waters
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Muddy, cloudy water is not only unattractive, but can be harmful to aquatic life. Although high sediment loads in ponds seldom kill sport fish directly, muddy waters can seriously reduce fish production.
- Giant Walkingsticks - Longest Insect in the USA
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Walkingsticks are unusual and striking insects that mimic sticks and twigs in a remarkable way. Texas can lay claim to the longest insect found in the United States a species of walkingstick that may reach seven inches in length.
- Wildlife and Foresty Landowner Cooperatives
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Many forest landowners have not capitalized on the wildlife and forest resources on their lands for a variety of reasons. One approach that forest landowners can take to capitalize on these resources is to form a cooperative with adjoining neighbors.
- Planting Techniques For Trees and Shrubs
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A properly planted tree or shrub will be more tolerant of adverse conditions and require much less management than one planted incorrectly. Planting technique impacts water quality as it minimizes water, fertilizer and pesticide use.
- Lure Butterfly Larvae to the Garden
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Butterflies don't live on flowers alone. If you're a butterfly gardener you have no doubt heard the advice to plant ``larval food plants'' so your butterflies can lay eggs on them.
- Forest Resources One-liners with Georgia Highlights
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The purpose of this publication is to provide short notes of useful things to know about forestry. This forest resource educational information is for use in various formats, such as: presentations by educators, public officials, communication specialists...
- Forest Management For Wild Turkeys BROKEN
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Brief discussion of Wild turkey management and life history.
- Evaluating WINYIELD v. 1.11 and GaPPS v. 4.20
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Two Windows-based personal computer software systems are examined and compared when used to model and evaluate forest management options on stand volume growth, product class and yield, and financial transactions and profitability.
- Disaster Relief: Safety Precautions With Snakes
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After a flood, storms, or hurricane, snakes are forced into places where they usually are not found. This publication provides a few precautions that should be taken in areas where poisonous snakes are common.
- Considering Leasing Contracts for CRP Trees
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At expiration of the CRP contract the forest landowner may be interested in long term management of his/her timber resources by leasing their timber land. Leasing remains an important option and can be a win/win experience for landowners and lessees.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: White Waterlily and American Lotus BROKEN
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Added: October 05, 2008Although the white waterlily and American lotus are attractive, they can both become serious pests. This publication provides information on controlling their growth.
- A Plain Little Bird: Attracting the Eastern Phoebe
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There is a little known bird that makes an interesting addition to your wild garden. You can attract it with some minor adjustments to your garden plan. This bird is not a gaudy dresser like the bluebird. He is plain, subtle dark gray above, light below.
- Thinning CRP Pines
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As the trees in these stands begin to reach pulpwood size, landowners should think about using one of the basic pine management tools, thinning.
