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- Center for Forest Business, University of Georgia
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The Center for Forest Business, established in 1997, is dedicated to: ````sound forest business principles and practices ``sustainable forest production ``market-based solutions to forest resource problems and opportunities
- 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.
- Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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The leatherback lives in the open ocean out to the edge of the continental shelf. Although this species has been found to nest on the Georgia coast, it is most likely to nest farther south in Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico, or in the West Indies.
- Earning Additional Income Through Hunt Leases On Private Land
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The demand for quality hunting areas has created a market that provides incentives for rural landowners to consider hunting as alternative income.
- 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.
- Forestry Situation and Outlook with Implications for Agriculture, 1998
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Added: October 20, 2008It is the objective that through this paper agricultural economists and others working in the forestry area will have the resource materials necessary to answer most questions concerning the major issues of the forestry situation and outlook in the United...
- 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.
- 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.
- Protecting Your Well By Shock Chlorination
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Shock chlorination is a way to protect a private well from coliform, iron, and sulfur bacteria.
- Forestry Aesthetics Guide
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Added: October 05, 2008This publication is written as a guide for foresters, loggers, landowners, and other resource managers. The practices recommended are designed to be used as voluntary guidelines to improve and enhance the aesthetics of forest operations in the South.
- Attracting Doves To Your Land
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How to attract doves to you land.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: Frogbit and Watershield BROKEN
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Although neither frogbit nor watershield typically cause problems in Mississippi, it may be necessary at some time to control its growth. This publication provides information on treatments.
- 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.
- U.S Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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Advanced technologies for electricity generation from renewable resources.
- 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
- Considering Clearcutting CRP Trees and Converting Land Use to Annual Crops
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Concern has been expressed that Conservation Reserve Program tree acres will be converted for annual crop production when CRP contracts expire.
- 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.
- Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
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Forest genetics is the study of hereditary variation in trees. Tree improvement is the application of forest genetics to field practice.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- USDA Forest Service Research Publications
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Category: Government Publications``The site contains information for obtaining paper copies of USDA Forest Service research publications, including subscription information for periodic announcements, website addresses, and email contacts.
- Maintaining Permanent CRP Wildlife Plantings
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One of the CRP options available to landowners was planting trees and shrubs for wildlife. Now time has passed and these plantings are beginning to bear fruit. They need care and maintenance to make them last a lifetime.
- Global Change
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It refers to large-scale changes in Earth's biological, geological, hydrological, and atmospheric systems. Agriculture is vulnerable to these environmental changes. Successfully adapting to change depends upon a quantitative and predictive understanding of the ways that agriculture and food supplies may be affected by climate change, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone levels, and increased UV-B radiation
