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- The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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Added: October 25, 2008The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources offers rewarding degrees in Forestry, Fish & Wildlife, Soil and Water Resources, and Natural Resources Recreation and Tourism.
- RNGR - Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetics Resources
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Added: October 25, 2008RNGR is the USDA Forest Service clearing house for reforestation, forest and conservation nurseries, and forest genetics information.
- How to Recognize and Reduce Tree Hazards in Recreation Sites
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An understanding of the many factors affecting tree hazards in recreation sites will help predict which trees are most likely to fail. Hazard tree management deals with probabilities of failure. This guide, written for anyone involved in management or maintenance of public use areas that contain trees, is intended to help minimize the risk associated with hazard trees by presenting information on their identification and treatment
- Smart Communities Network - Creating Energy Smart Communities
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We're finding that more and more cities, villages, neighborhoods and regions are using sustainable development as a guiding principle not only for near-term projects, but also for planning their futures.As your community makes its development decisions with all of the attendant impacts on transportation patterns, building efficiency, industrial productivity and so on you affect national energy security, as well as the nation's economic and environmental health.
- Security Considerations for Timberland Owners
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Learn to protect your timberlands from intrusion, production of controlled substances, vandalism, dumping, and timber theft, and also learn about secure timber sale.
- Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances
- Life in the Sea Record Book
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Added: October 13, 2011Life in the Sea Record Book (4H MER 02) is for 4-H members ages 10 and up. 4-H'ers will be asked to answer questions related to the concepts learned in the project guide (4H MEM 30) relating to dolphins, manatees, seals and sea lions, penguins, treasures from the sea, caribbean / atlantic coast tide pool, and coral reefs.
- Root Control Barriers
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Added: October 31, 2008One of the easiest and most available materials used to control root growth are various types of two-dimensional barriers. There are a number of commercial products on the market, some using a herbicide. In a survey of community management programs, 50% of surveyed programs said barriers are considered at least partially effective (24). Listed by survey in order, after species selection and mechanical cutting, barriers represent a more tree-literate approach to root growth control. But as with most things biological and installed by humans, no barrier is completely effective as applied (43).
- Working Forest Conservation Easements
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A Working Forest Conservation Easement, like a conventional conservation easement, is a legal agreement between a``landowner and a nonprofit conservation organization or governmental entity that``permanently limits the uses of the land in order to protect specified conservation values.
- Water Gardens, Aquascaping, Lake Restoration, and Aquatic Weeds
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Most of the plants sold for water gardens and aquascaping, are not native to North Carolina or the United States. The great majority of these plants never become problems. However, a few have proven to be highly invasive (e.g., waterhyacinth and purple loosestrife) and have caused significant environmental damage through habitat destruction.
- Tree-ring Porosity Forms in Hardwoods
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Added: October 25, 2008One growth increment of a tree, commonly called a “growth ring,” is composed of structural, conducting, and defensive components. In a cross-section, the largest conducting vessels can be visible to the unaided eye or can be minutely small. Due to shoot growth rates and timing, and leaf expansion periods, different growth conditions affect vessel size and xylem composition.
- Recycling Municipal Trees
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Added: July 18, 2008The purpose of this guide is to make officials of municipalities aware of an alternative strategy for using their street tree removals; a "recycling" strategy which can potentially turn a cost-burden scenario into an income-generating opportunity. The strategy involves merchandising sawmill-size logs from street tree removals to sawmills or other companies that have unique uses for street tree logs.
- Live Oak: State Tree of Georgia
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Live oak is a beautiful, spreading, medium-sized to large tree 45-65 feet tall and 3-4 feet in diameter. It was named for its evergreen foliage. The largest registered live oak now living is 11 feet in diameter, 55 feet tall, with a crown spread of 132 fe...
- Lease Hunting Opportunities for Oklahoma Landowners
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Several hundred landowners already profit from hunting leases. With proper management, many rural landowners could increase their income with these enterprises.
- Bobwhite Quail Management
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Added: October 05, 2008This publication provides management techniques to increase quail populations.
- Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland Royal Paulownia
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Added: February 12, 2008This guide briefly describes the methods and costs of growing Royal Paulownia trees in the southern United States. It includes a financial analysis which uses estimated costs and expected returns to evaluate a representative investment.
- A Hunter's Guide to Aging and Judging Live White-Tailed Deer in the Southeast
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Managing deer population numbers and sex ratio requires selective harvest. This publication provides a few general physical criteria for aging and sexing deer before harvest.
- Evacuation Plan is More Than You May Think
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suggested evacuation plans (due to fire, storm, etc) for families living in wooded areas
- Treeture Home Page
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Treetures represents an environmental education effort with a direct focus on trees. They are a community of whimsical characters that are dedicated to carrying the message of tree planting and care. The treeture program promotes activities held throughout the country that combine environmental education with entertainment for children. By learning the names and jobs of the treeture characters, children learn how a tree functions.
- Southern Catalpa: "The Fish Bait Tree"
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Added: October 25, 2008The Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) tree is a common fixture along roadsides and in old yards. The big green leaves and distinctive long dangling fruits are noticeable from hundreds of yards. Although used in the past for a variety of wood-based products, today catalpa is used for shade trees and for growing a special caterpillar. This catalpa “worm” is prized by fishing enthusiast across the South.
- Nutrient Deficiencies in Trees
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This fact sheet provides information on``some of the nutritional deficiencies found in urban trees in``Tennessee and the responses of trees to those deficiencies.
- Erosion Control & Wildlife Plantings for Forestry Operations
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Timber management creates openings in the form of roads, stream crossings, log decks, skid trails, and firebreaks. Establishing vegetative cover on these areas reduces soil erosion and prevents offsite sediment. The purpose of this publication is to provide forest land managers with a variety of seeding mixtures that will stabilize sites and provide benefits to many species of wildlife.
- Entomology Image Gallery
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This is a large collection of images of various insects.
- Tree Identification Key
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Added: July 19, 2008A tree identification key is designed to help tree enthusiasts identify a tree species based on its physical characteristics, such as leaf shape, leaf margin (edge), leaf placement on the twig, bark color and pattern, and type of fruit it produces. Follow the choices that are offered to you, based on the characteristics of the tree you are trying to identify. Although there are forty different common tree species
- Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland White Pine
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This publication describes the most effective practices used to grow white pine trees in the southern United States and the cost of those practices. It includes a financial analysis which uses typical costs and expected returns to evaluate a representative investment.
- Selling Your Timber
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This fact sheet presents guidelines to assist individuals in marketing timber from their forest lands.
- Selecting Firewood
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Whether you buy or gather your own firewood, you will likely have a choice from among the many species of trees grown in the state. Pound for pound all wood burns about the same.
- Professional Arboriculture: Training Young Trees
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The liability risks identified in mature trees can be easily corrected in young trees.
- Storm Damaged Trees: Prevention and Treatment
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Thousands of shade and street trees are lost every year to wind, ice and lightning. Estimates of property value loss in Georgia from this type of tree damage can exceed $10 million annually. This value does not include future liability problems. Georgia h...
- Your Trees Trouble May Be You
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Added: July 26, 2002"Your Tree's Trouble May Be You!" is a companion to "A Tree Hurts, Too". They are part of a Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture program designed to provide information on the wise use and care of trees...some of our most versatile and renewable natural resources.
