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- Urban Forestry Bibliography
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Indexes publications relating to the history of urban forestry; urban forest legislation; the benefits of urban forests, selection and planting of trees; maintenance of the urban forest; planning and management; and urban forestry programs.
- Farmstead Windbreaks: Planning
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Windbreaks can slow, direct, and block winter winds, resulting in many benefits to the landowner. A windbreak is permanent, so think and plan carefully before planting trees or shrubs.
- Guide To Using Perennial Peanut As A Cover Crop In Citrus
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details the benefits of using the perennial peanut as a cover crop between citrus rows
- Wood Identification for Hardwood and Softwood Species Native to Tennessee
- Wild Turkey Management In Alabama
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This publication provides information on the wild turkey relating to its life history, habitat needs, and habitat management.
- Sampling and Measuring Timber in the Private Woodland
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Added: March 22, 2008This publication presents guidelines for sampling and measuring trees in a woodland. It will help you understand and implement proper procedures for sampling and measuring trees.
- Quality Drying of Softwood Lumber
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Easy to use tools a kiln operator can use to maintain an efficient and profitable operation
- Forestry Terms for Mississippi Landowners
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This publication is meant to help you better understand special terms and abbreviations commonly used in forestry.
- Forest Stewardship: Watershed Management
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This publication describes practices that a forest landowner can use to maintain or improve water resources in ways that are compatible with other management objectives.
- Forest Stewardship: Understanding and Conserving Biological Wealth in Our Forests
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Added: March 20, 2008This bulletin focuses on how our forests contribute to our biological wealth, why we need to conserve natural diversity, and how landowners, through proper use of stewarship, can help protect this biological treasure for future generations.
- Evaluating WINYIELD v. 1.11 and GaPPS v. 4.20
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Two Windows-based personal computer software systems are examined and compared when used to model and evaluate forest management options on stand volume growth, product class and yield, and financial transactions and profitability.
- Cage Culture: Cage Culture Problems BROKEN
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Cage culture is one of the most intense forms of aquaculture. Due to its intense nature, cage culture can have problems.
- Giant Walkingsticks - Longest Insect in the USA
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Walkingsticks are unusual and striking insects that mimic sticks and twigs in a remarkable way. Texas can lay claim to the longest insect found in the United States a species of walkingstick that may reach seven inches in length.
- Verticillium Wilt of Shade Trees
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Verticillium wilt is a serious vascular wilt disease that affects a broad array of shade tree species. This publication describes the symptoms of this disease, along with methods of controlling it.
- Planting Techniques For Trees and Shrubs
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A properly planted tree or shrub will be more tolerant of adverse conditions and require much less management than one planted incorrectly. Planting technique impacts water quality as it minimizes water, fertilizer and pesticide use.
- North Carolina Extension Home Page
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A wealth of information on managing forest in the Southeast
- New Papers on Nitrogen Fertilization of Trees: A Selected Bibliography
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- Nest Boxes for Cavity-Nesting Birds in Oklahoma
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This paper describes how to build simple boxes for cavity-nesting birds and where to place the boxes for best results.
- Native tress and shrubs
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0ver 100 native trees and shrubs of the south east; growing instructions and images.
- Lure Butterfly Larvae to the Garden
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Butterflies don't live on flowers alone. If you're a butterfly gardener you have no doubt heard the advice to plant ``larval food plants'' so your butterflies can lay eggs on them.
- Green Infrastructure: The Conservation Fund
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Green Infrastructure is our Nation's natural life support system - an interconnected network of protected land and water that supports native species, maintains natural ecological processes, sustains air and water resources and contributes to the health and quality of life for America's communities and people.
- Glossary of Legal and Property Terms
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This glossary contains many useful terms related to legality and property.
- Forest Resources One-liners with Georgia Highlights
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The purpose of this publication is to provide short notes of useful things to know about forestry. This forest resource educational information is for use in various formats, such as: presentations by educators, public officials, communication specialists...
- County Timber Harvesting Regulations and Ordinances in Georgia
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Find which counties in Georgia have timber harvesting ordinances or regulations, and what they are.
- Considering Leasing Contracts for CRP Trees
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At expiration of the CRP contract the forest landowner may be interested in long term management of his/her timber resources by leasing their timber land. Leasing remains an important option and can be a win/win experience for landowners and lessees.
- Catching and Trapping Armadillos
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Armadillos, since their successful invasion of the southeast, have become renowned as pests of lawns and gardens. It's their endless digging in search of their insect food that does the damage.
- Biology and Control of Christmas Tree Insects BROKEN
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This guide is divided into two sections. The first section presents information on pest biology, damage, cultural controls, and special application considerations; the second section lists recommended insecticides and rates for each pest.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: White Waterlily and American Lotus BROKEN
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Added: October 05, 2008Although the white waterlily and American lotus are attractive, they can both become serious pests. This publication provides information on controlling their growth.
- Thinning CRP Pines
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As the trees in these stands begin to reach pulpwood size, landowners should think about using one of the basic pine management tools, thinning.
- Pine Wilt: A Fatal Disease of Exotic Pines In the Midwest
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This bulletin explains how pine wilt is caused, how it spreads in the landscape, and measures that can be taken to manage the disease.
