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- Homegrown Catfish and Trout
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Almost any of Georgia's 100,000 farm ponds can be used to produce channel catfish for the family table. A well-managed pond can produce from 300 to 1,000 pounds of edible catfish per surface acre each year. Catfish production can be used as a valuable sup...
- Basic Chain Saw Safety and Use
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Chain saws have become an everyday tool for a wide variety of individuals. Once the tool of the professional logger, today more than 25 makes of saws are available in a wide variety of sizes and configurations. However, in the hands of a careless, inexperienced or tired operator, the chain saw can be very hazardous.
- Be Firewise After the Storm
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Brochure warning against and aimed at preventing fire danger after a hurricane
- Wood Surface Inactivation and Adhesive Bonding
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From the instant an adhesive is applied to wood until the adhesive cures, several important steps must take place in order for a good glue bond to occur. If any of these steps do not occur, the glue bond will be faulty. Such is the case when gluing wood which is surface inactivated. The definition, causes, and prevention of surface inactivation in wood will be discussed below.
- USFS Wildlife Information Database
- Urban Parks - on-line
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The Urban Parks Institute was established in 1996 to help improve the quality of urban parks, especially in underserved neighborhoods, by educating public, private and nonprofit sector leaders about best practices in urban park revitalization.
- Tree Fall Distance Estimate
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The distance covered by a falling tree is critical for removal of targets and defense of landscape features. The distance within range of a falling tree impacts right-of-way management, trail and road protection, and valuation procedures.
- Southern Forestry Extension Service
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The home page of the Southern Forestry Extension Service.
- Protecting Trees During Construction
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The decision to protect and preserve trees on a construction site is an important one. Many sites are chosen for residential or business use simply because the site contains a beautiful shade tree or offers a wooded environment. Often the very trees which are highly valued for their contribution to the aesthetic appeal of a site are inadequately protected or cared for during construction
- Nitrogen Prescriptions for Trees
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Added: October 31, 2008Supplemental nitrogen fertilization should be treated as a fined-tuned, carefully considered, constantly modified, whole tree prescription process. The whole tree wins or loses with the changing reactions of one major organ or resource.
- Methods for Estimating Timber Volume and Value of Pine Trees
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To judge the value of trees, either as pulpwood or as small sawtimber, you need to be able to estimate tree volumes. This publication explains estimating methods that can help you make harvesting and marketing decisions. Note, however, that the methods explained here apply only to sawtimber and pulpwood, and not to other products, such as poles and pilings.
- Making Nitrogen Available to Trees
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Nitrogen affects the molecular interactions, compound shapes and functions, and the chemical symmetry of life-maintaining materials. In ecosystems, nitrogen is the most precious of elements--carefully used, relentlessly recycled, and biologically hoarded.
- Introduction to the Snakes of Oklahoma
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This fact sheet introduces you to the biology of some of the snakes of Oklahoma and will provide a list of all known species in the state.
- Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Web Producers
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Many important species of caterpillars feed on the foliage of shade, ornamental and forest trees. In addition to their feeding damage, some of these defoliators also produce silken webbing, often covering the leaves and branches.
- Individual Loblolly Pine Volumes by Tree Diameter and Height
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Estimating the merchantable volume of an individual tree stem is critical to calculating tree product values. The table in this publication presents specific volumes for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the lower Piedmont of Georgia.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Timber Casualty Losses
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Generally this is a loss caused by a sudden, unexpected, and unusual event from natural or other external forces. It``is not a gradual or progressive loss, such as death caused by periods of low rainfall or natural competition. Examples``are losses from hurricanes, tornados, floods, plane crashes, wildfires, hail, ice storms, theft, etc.
- Finishing Exterior Wood Surfaces
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The durability of an exterior finish is affected by the characteristics of the wood. This publication explains ways of acquiring a satisfactory finish.
- Design of an Orifice and Weir Outlet for Poorly Drained Forested Watersheds
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Orifice-weir structures at ditch outlets are being used to reduce peak drainage rates and to store water during the growing season in poorly drained managed pine plantations. Earlier studies have shown their effectiveness on reducing drainage outflows while conserving water during the growing season. This study reports on criteria and preliminary guidelines for designing such outlets.
- Best Management Practices--Soil & Water Conservation
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Forestry activities, particularly harvesting, can have serious consequences on soil and water quality. Any good forester is concerned about these impacts. Measures can be taken to preserve soil and water quality and to prevent their undue mixing.
- Basic Ecological Renovation: Problems and Activities
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In ecological renovation, assessment is a critical first step. Once the assessment has been properly completed, a renovation program can be designed to restart, accelerate, or broaden ecological processes, enrich or maintain biological units, and conserve...
- Urban Forest Inventory: Selected Bibliography
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A list of references for urban forest inventories.
- Woodscaping Your Woodland
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Added: September 01, 2008The woodscaping web page has three main areas, 1) publication AG-584 in PDF file format for downloading, 2) slide presentations and 3) video clips. Slide presentation topics include backyard wildlife, managing small woodlots, developing a management plan, selecting a wooded home site, obtaining forestry assistance, tree growth, and tree health. Video topics include prescribed burning, small equipment, herbicides, pruning, and streamside management zones.
- Urban Forest Health
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But perhaps the greatest benefit is individuals and community groups working together to plant and preserve trees, and in the process, developing important conservation values and fostering community spirit.
- Urban and Community Forestry Achievements in 1998
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Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 produced advances in integrating ecological issues with growth management to improve the environment and the quality of life of urban residents. Computer modeling tools like American Forest's CITYGreen are becoming available to local units of government to assist with better land use planning and management.
- Understanding Pesticide Labels
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Research has shown that consumers find reading and understanding the label to be the most difficult aspect of applying pesticides safely. However, an understanding of the label information is essential before work begins.
- Tennessee Division of Forestry
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture serves Tennesseans in many ways. It protects forest lands from fire, educates loggers and landowners about integrating environmental protection into their timber harvesting operations and controls major insect outbreaks. TDA assists landowners in planning the management of their lands and advises them about marketing their timber
- South Carolina Forest Law Handbook
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A reference for law enforcement officers and forestry fire managers.
- Snags, Cavity Trees, and Downed Logs
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Added: October 06, 2008Snags, cavity trees, and downed logs provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species; as such, they are important components of the forest.
- Selection of Fish for Stocking Mississippi Farm Ponds
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One of the major keys to success in farm pond management is proper selection of fish species to stock. Proper selection requires consideration of the desired outcome; that is, a pond owner must determine what he wants to experience from the fish population and then stock accordingly.
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry
