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- Fire Resistant Landscaping
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More people are moving into Colorado's rural areas, increasing the chances of wildfire. ``"Defensible space" is the primary determinant of a structure's ability to survive wildfire. ``Native species are generally the best plant materials for landscaping in defensible space, but others can be grown successfully in Colorado. ``To be a FireWise homeowner, plan well, plant well and maintain well.
- ESA Candidate Species for Federal Protection
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Candidate species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, are species about which there is sufficient supporting scientific information for listing. Because of confusion about the significance of the candidate list and candidate specie...
- Community Forestry Grants
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Added: November 15, 2007Urban and Community Forestry Grants ``Program Guidelines.
- Commercial Rabbit Production
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Rabbits have been produced for 3,000 years. Today they are raised for meat, research, pets, show, and pelts.
- Christmas Tree Shearing
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This fact sheet is prepared to assist growers in mastering the art of shearing to produce quality salable trees.
- West Virginia Logging Sediment Control Act
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This publication describes West Virginia's Logging Sediment Control Act.
- U.S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Price Statistics: 1965-1997
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This report presents statistical information on production, trade, consumption, and prices of forest products in the United States.
- Technical Assistance Available to CRP Forest Landowners
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Landowners have available to them professional forestry assistance in the form of advice, answering technical questions, and other services landowners may desire concerning their forest lands.
- Strip Disking and Other Valuable Bobwhite Quail Management Techniques
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In the South, habitats, whether open fields or wooded areas, that are allowed to grow up longer than three to four years without some type of soil or vegetative disturbance quickly grow out of good bobwhite habitat. Typically, management practices for open fields include prescribed burning annually or every two years, bush-hogging, disking, planting agricultural crops, and protection of some areas that grow up into brushy escape cover.
- Phosphorus in Mississippi Soils
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Phosphorus management and nutrition have both economic and environmental implications. This publication examines phosphorus in soils, plant uptake, soil fertility and testing, and management of phosphorus fertilizers.
- Managing Your East Texas Forest
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Managing pine forest for the production of pine straw is a promising new enterprise in East Texas that can potentially provide substantial``supplemental income to Texas forestland owners. Use of pine straw as a ground cover mulch in landscaping around trees and in flowerbeds has recently seen rising popularity in Texas because it is clean, attractive, and provides exceptional value for most landscaping situations.
- Hardwood Log Grades and Lumber Grades: Is There a Relationship?
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This publication discusses the relationship between the United States Forest Service and National Hardwood Lumber Association lumber grades.
- Green Certification and the Future of Family Forests
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Forest certification is a hot topic; it is difficult to pick up a forestry publication without reading about it. Most writers view it positively and think America's forests "need" certification. This is cause for concern because it is a huge assumption. It also happens to be wrong.
- Aquaculture Newsletter 7.1
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This newsletter contains nine articles including "Why Use Minnows in Catfish Ponds?," "Fish Growth in Sportfishing Ponds," "PESCAT Handbooks Available," "Getting a Head Start on Pond Weeds," "Ich--The Parasite Problem," "Conserving Water in a Levee Pond."...
- Anthracnose Disease of Shade Trees
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This publication discusses the Anthracnose disease, its victims, symptoms, and damage.
- A Guide To Increasing Financial Returns From Your Woodland
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When a forest is harvested using either the individual tree or group selection method1, trees to be cut or retained are commonly selected based on a number of factors including species, quality, diameter, distance from other trees, health and vigor, non-timber value, risk of loss or damage, and maturity.
- Bottomland Hardwood Management: Species/Site Relationships
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Some of the most demanding tasks of managing forestlands involve the management and regeneration of desirable trees on different sites. This is true for all species but is especially true for hardwoods.
- How to Measure Trees and Logs
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Selling timber without measuring the products is like selling livestock without weighing the animals. Knowing what you have to sell and securing several bids can mean many additional dollars from your timber sales.
- Estimating Stocking Conditions in Your Timber Stand
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Added: October 20, 2008Stocking is an important measure foresters need to manage stands. Ideally, forest managers want a level of stocking that produces maximum yields of the products they want to grow.
- Animal Waste Management and the Environment:
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Animal waste includes livestock and poultry manure, bedding and litter, plus such things as dairy parlor waste water, feedlot runoff, silage juices from trench silos and even wasted feed. These wastes can affect water quality if proper practices are not followed. These protective practices are very often referred to as best management practices (BMPs) and includes facilities or structures, management practices or vegetative cover.
- Managing Mississippi Farm Ponds and Small Lakes
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Because of poor planning, improper construction, or lack of proper management, many Mississippi lakes and ponds are relatively unproductive. A pond that consistently produces good catches of fish is a result of proper planning, construction, and management. The purpose of this publication is to encourage Mississippi landowners to plan, construct, and manage their ponds and lakes properly for recreational fishing.
- Familiar Trees of South Carolina
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This tree study manual has been prepared to aid 4-H Club members, teachers, youth group leaders, and others who want to identify or to know more about the trees of our South Carolina.
- Landscaping and Gardening for Birds
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One of the key elements for attracting many species of birds is wide variety of plants arranged into sheltered areas of shrubs and trees, open areas of lawns and gardens, and/or wet areas around ponds and streams.
- Pines in a Mid-life Crisis?!! Intermediate-aged Stand Management
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Taking care of your forest after establishment can minimize your management risks and maximize your returns. There are many forestry practices that assist you to reach your goals.
- Control of Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees BROKEN
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Phytophthora root rot is the only serious disease of Fraser fir Christmas trees in western North Carolina. It is caused by a fungus that inhabits the soil and infects many woody plants through the roots. It can lie dormant in the soil for several years waiting for a susceptible host such as Fraser fir and the right environmental conditions, including warm soil temperatures (above 54 degrees F.) and soils saturated with water to infect plant roots.
- Researchers Battle Diseases Plaguing Forests
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West Virginia's abundant forest resources face dangers in the form of disease and pathogens. Researchers at West Virginia University's College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences and West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are working to mitigate those dangers.
- Safe Chain Saw Operation
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The chain saw is a versatile tool which can be used for many jobs. However, in the hands of a careless or inexperienced operator, they can be very hazardous.
- To Push or To Clip: That is the Question
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Added: November 17, 2011For the past 5 to 10 years, many citrus growers have wondered whether it is better to remove the entire tree and root system by pushing or whether clipping the tree off above the soil line is an acceptable alternative method to remove diseased or unproductive citrus trees from groves. Growers have expressed both positive and negative observations about each tree removal method. Therefore, a review and evaluation of the potential benefits and drawbacks of each method is appropriate.
- A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests
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Added: February 08, 2008This guide provides basic information needed to help you become technically proficient in the proper use of prescribed fire. A glossary toward the end of this manual will help you with unfamiliar terms.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: Pondweed and Bladderwort BROKEN
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This publication describes pondweed and bladderwort, and it provides information on treatments that may be used to control the two aquatic weeds.
