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- Utilizing Municipal Trees: Ideas from Across the Country
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In the United States over 200 million cubic yards of urban tree and landscape residue are generated every year. Of this amount, 15 percent is classified as unchipped logs. To put this figure in perspective, consider that if these logs were sawn into boards, they theoretically would produce 3.8 billion board feet of lumber, or nearly 30 percent of the hardwood lumber produced annually in the United States.
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: An Overview
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The riparian area is that area of land located immediately adjacent to streams, lakes, or other surface waters. Through the interaction of their soils, hydrology, and biotic communities, riparian forests maintain many important physical, biological, and ecological functions and important social benefits.
- Tree and Shrub Selection
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Educational materials containing tree and shrub selection information
- Québec Forest Industries Association
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Added: May 21, 2008The Québec Forest Industries Association (QFIA) represents 21 manufacturing firms. These companies account for 97% of Québec's pulp and paper production.
- Pictures from the Past
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A scrapbook of memorabilia from the SC Forestry Commission's history.
- Loblolly Pine: The Ecology and Culture of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.)
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Loblolly Pine: The Ecology and Culture of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) highlights individual tree, stand, and land management alternatives useful to resource managers, students, researchers, and others.
- Interpreting Streamflow Forecasts
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Each month, five forecasts are issued for each forecast point and each forecast period. Unless otherwise specified, all streamflow forecasts are for streamflow volumes that would occur naturally without any upstream influences. Water users need to know what the different forecasts represent if they are to use the information correctly when making operational decisions. The following is an explanation of each of the forecasts
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: Burreed and Bulrush BROKEN
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Added: February 20, 2001Although burreed and bulrush are seldom a problem, this publication provides treatments that can easily be used to control them if necessary.
- A Landowner's Guide to Working with Sportsmen in Virginia
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This publication discusses (1) liability, (2) alternative ways of managing access to private lands, and (3) uses and methods of posting. -In the appendices are a model lease agreement, permission card, and sources of assistance for landowners.
- Deer Management
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White-tailed deer are present in all parts of North Carolina. Their numbers vary from just a few in some locations to overpopulation in others. Greatest numbers generally occur in the coastal plain, although there are locally heavy populations in other parts of the state. The mountains generally have the lightest populations.
- State Forestry Agencies
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A complete listing of state forestry agencies.
- Tree Tips
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With so many different kinds of trees out there, how do you ever tell them apart? Here are some tips to help you.
- Tree Photos
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Click on the name of a tree to see photos.
- The Balsam Twig Aphid
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The balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus Koch) (BTA) is a small, pale green aphid that feeds on fir trees in the spring. BTA feeding on the new growth of Fraser fir often results in permanently curled needles.
- SCFC-Timber Marketing Assistance
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Added: November 15, 2000Assistance includes advise concerning the marketing of forest products, the advantage of competitive bids, providing buyers list, sample sales announcement forms, and sample contract forms.
- SCFC -Primary Wood Industries in South Carolina
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Primary Wood Processors in South Carolina- sawmills, veneer mills, pulp and paper mills.
- Rust Mites In Christmas Trees
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White pine and Fraser fir Christmas tree growers have occasional problems with the rust mite at higher elevations (>3000 ft). Because damage doesn't occur yearly on high elevation sites, many fir and pine growers do not scout regularly for this pest. They only notice the damage when it is too late to achieve control.
- Needle Cast Diseases In Christmas Trees
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Needle cast diseases of conifer needles are caused by fungi. They can cause Christmas tree growers considerable losses when trees are tagged in the summer to be sold, only to be defoliated by fall.
- Mosquito Fish for the Wild Garden
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Some people worry that a backyard pond will be a source of mosquitoes. Pond owners often stock mosquito fish to reduce the likelihood that mosquitoes will use the pond to reproduce. Mosquito fish are tiny, about an inch long or less.
- Forest Landowners - Guide to the Federal Income Tax
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Added: April 30, 2008This publication is the latest in a series of income tax handbooks for nonindustrial private forest owners that extends back over 45 years. It represents a major revision of Agriculture Handbook No. 708, Forest Owners? Guide to the Federal Income Tax. It updates that publication to include tax legislation passed after 1994 and administrative changes promulgated through 2000.
- Drought and Trees: A Selected Bibliography
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Research shows that almost 80% of the growth variability in trees and forests is associated with water availability. Drought remains one of the most biologically damaging and ecologically limiting of all environmental constraints. To better understand d...
- Wood Moisture Content in Georgia Buildings and Offices
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Wood shrinks and swells with changes in moisture content. Changing conditions of temperature and humidity in homes and offices affect wood moisture.
- Utilizing Small Timber Volumes with Portable Sawmills: Guidelines for Log and Lumber Measurement
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Added: February 08, 2008This guide provides practical information on how to measure the volume of logs and lumber, as well as estimating the approximate cost of having the logs sawn.
- Understanding the Effects of Flooding on Trees
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An understanding of soil, tree, and flood characteristics will help tree managers cope with the problem of tree injury and prepare for future floods.
- Silvicultural Systems
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A silvicultural system is a planned process designed to tend immature trees and establish new trees in a forest stand. The type of silvicultural system selected depends on many factors.
- Money CAN Grow on Trees
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This page contains a series of fact sheets designed to help you make the most of your West Virginia woodlands, with topics ranging from taxes to forest management.
- Major Tree Insect Pests
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Added: September 05, 2008Forestry.about.com's forest insect and health section.
- Forestry Herbicide Facts
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These summaries should be used for general reference, not as prescriptions or application guides. Applicators must carefully read the product label before using any pesticide and must follow all directions, precautions, and restrictions.
- Causes of Soil Compaction
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Added: November 05, 2008In order to understand and visualize soil compaction more completely, the underlying causes must be appreciated. Soil compaction is primarily caused by construction and development activities, utility installation, infrastructure use and maintenance, and concentrated animal, pedestrian, and vehicle traffic. Below are listed individual components of how soil is compacted.
- 4-H Project Record Book: Fins & Scales
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Handbook explaining fish anatomy to 4-H students.
