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- Southern Pine Beetle
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Added: April 06, 2000Using this directory will enable you to become``better informed, better educated, and better equipped through the latest information on SPB biology, management and research.
- Qualifiers for Quagmires: Landscape Plants for Wet Sites
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Wet, poorly drained soils present one the most difficult challenges for growing plants in the landscape. Excessive moisture displaces oxygen in the soil and plant roots can suffocate as a result.
- When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall, Why Do They Turn Colors
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One of the biggest tourist attractions in New England is the fall leaf colors. But why do the tree leaves develop the beautiful red, orange, and yellow colors in the fall of the year?
- Agricultural Management Practices And Soil Quality: Measuring, Assessing, and Comparing Laboratory and Field Test Indicators of Soil Quality Attribute
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This publication describes: (1) some indicators of soil that can be measured with a simple test kit developed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS); (2) directions for interpreting these measurements; (3) the effects of soil amendments on soil quality attributes; and (4) comparisons of field kit and laboratory results.
- Protecting Honey Bees From Pesticides
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Added: November 16, 2011Details the importance of honey bees in crop production and suggests ways to avoid their elimination through pesticide use
- Start Now to Design Citrus Groves for Mechanical Harvesting
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Added: November 16, 2011details and promotes the structure of citrus groves around the practice of mechanical harvesting
- There Could Be A "Pot of Gold" on Your Land
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This information sheet helps landowners figure out how many acres they have in forest land, the quantity of timber, its quality, value, and other characteristics.
- Recreational Trail Design and Construction
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This publication describes step-by-step construction methods, ways to handle trail obstacles, and recommended standards for the most common types of trails.
- Providing Needs of Wildlife
- Private Landowners Rate Forest Certification
- Natural and Artificial Regeneration of Loblolly Pine
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Landowners frequently ask professional foresters how to manage their timberlands. The answers they get always vary according to the different situations and purposes of the landowners. Management begins with regeneration. Unfortunately, many acres harvested in Alabama are not regenerated adequately by natural means, by planting, or by seeding.
- Increase Woodland Products Through Timber Stand Improvement
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Many options are open to woodland owners. They may use a TSI program to increase the woodland's value for timber products, water, recreation, forage, wildlife, natural beauty, or for special products. Fortunately, work done to improve one use also benefits others in most cases.
- IDNR Urban Forestry Websites and References
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National urban forestry organizations.
- Identify, Prevent, and Control Oak Wilt
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Oak wilt is an aggressive disease that affects many species of oak (Quercus spp.). It is one of the most serious tree diseases in the eastern United States, killing thousands of oaks each year in forests, woodlots, and home landscapes.
- Heating With Wood Series
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This publication discusses the suitability of wood for residential heating, the types of heating units available and some of the the factors which must be considered to heat a home effectively with wood.
- Guidelines for Preparing a Timber Sale Contract
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The legal consequences resulting from cutting, purchasing and selling timber should be of major concern to all parties involved in a timber sale. Most any forestry professional will recommend that you always use a timber sale contract...and you should customize every contract around a sale's unique conditions.
- Determining Fish Pond Balance BROKEN
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This publication will provide information to help pondowners assess their bass/bream populations and to make informed decisions regarding pond management.
- Waterfowl Management
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Since the first discovery of North America, its``waterfowl have been a never-ending source of``pleasure and inspiration. The continent is lucky to``have a wide variety of waterfowl that includes``different ducks, geese, and swans. No other portion``of the earth displays such a vast number of so many``different ducks and geese. As is true with all wildlife,``waterfowl display certain needs in their survival. In this activity you will learn about waterfowl and their needs in survival.
- Urban biodiversity, urban sustainable environment
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Welcome to the Belgian Clearing-House Mechanism, the portal site set up by Belgium to promote technical and scientific cooperation in the field of biodiversity and to provide information on matters related to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Tree Health Care: Managing Natural Changes
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We can do very little to alter the harsh urban environment. However, we can develop proactive tree programs that favor long-term tree health, reduce maintenance and replacement costs, and enhance tree longevity
- Marketing Timber from the Private Woodland
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This bulletin presents guidelines to assist individuals in marketing timber from their woodlands.
- Herbicide Spray Drift
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Herbicide spray drift is the movement of herbicide from the target area to areas where herbicide application was not intended. While the number of acres damaged and the annual economic loss from spray drift is not large, individuals who are affected can suffer substantial losses.
- Endangered Plant Species of the Coastal Plain of Georgia
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Added: October 20, 2008The Endangered Species Act helps protect plants and animals in danger of extinction. Every federal agency and any activity or program funded, authorized or carried-out, such as the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) pesticide labelling program, must
- Effects of Fire on Florida's Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
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This document addresses concerns regarding the use of prescribed fire to manage wildlife habitat in Florida
- Ecoplex Form, Structure and Function: Ecological Renovation Targets
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One concept that must be developed and appreciated in ecological renovation of community sites is how we delineate space. Where are the edges of a management unit? We must clearly understand the impacts of defining and visualizing biotic islands, corridor...
- Cypress Management: A Forgotten Opportunity
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A Forestry Report by the USDA Forest Service on managing both pond and bald cypress.
- Assessing Landscape Tree Loss After a Disaster
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Along with assessing structural damage to property caused by a storm or flood, property owners may need to calculate the financial loss represented by damage to trees and other landscaping. This publication helps owners determine the value of the damaged trees and landscaping.
- A Field Guide for Ground Checking Southern Pine Beetle Spots
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Added: February 14, 2008This handbook shows how to recognize various stages of SPB attack, how to decide if control is needed, and how to mark buffer strips for control crews.
- Best management practices for riparian areas
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This chapter will describe the management issues of concern, water bodies that are addressed by traditional BMPs, RMZ options, and approaches to the development of RMZ guidelines that move beyond BMPs and address issues other than the protection of water quality.
- Fall Tree Color Outline
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Leaf color formation is a natural process. Short, cool days of fall bring changes to trees. Green light-capture systems must be closed-down for winter. Turning-off leaves reveal fall colors. Best colors come with cool, dry, and bright sunny days. Frosts,
