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- Locating the Larger Wood-using Companies in Georgia
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Added: October 25, 2008This publication is a map that shows the approximate locations of large, wood using companies in the state of Georgia, and is divided into the types of wood that these companies use.
- Forestry/Wildlife Myths and Misconceptions
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Many forestry/wildlife myths and misconceptions have been passed down through the years from misinformed individuals. Forestry myths and misconceptions can cause forest landowners to be hesitant about managing their forest land properly, and they are damaging to Mississippi's timber industry.
- West Virginia Logging Sediment Control Act
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This publication describes West Virginia's Logging Sediment Control Act.
- Landowner Liability In Fee-Hunting Enterprises
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Landowners who allow hunters access to their property for pay may subject themselves to liability risks that deserve special attention.
- Hurricane Shade Tree Destruction May Be Tax Deductible
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Taxpayers may be able to deduct losses in property value from Hurricane Katrina. This includes damage to shade``trees along with damage to your home and automobiles that will not be reimbursed through insurance payments``(Internal Revenue Code 165).
- Forest Dependence and Community Well-Being: A Segmented Market Approach
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This article examines the relationship between forest dependence and county per capita income and poverty in rural Georgia.
- Ducks at a Distance: A Waterfowl Identification Guide
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This guide will help you recognize birds on the wing - it emphasizes their fall and winter plumage patterns as well as size, shape, and flight characteristics.
- Wildland-Urban Fire Research Homepage
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Wildland-urban ignition research indicates that a home's characteristics and the area immediately surrounding a home within 100 to 200 feet principally determine a home's ignition potential during a severe wildland fire. I refer to this area that includes a home and its immediate surroundings as the home ignition zone.
- Teaching Youth About Forest Stewardship
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This publication is designed to assist parents, educators, and other adults who are interested in teaching youth about forest stewardship.
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus Palustris) Pests: A Selected Bibliography
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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is stressed by a number of pests--some of them significant to the lifespan and utilization of the pine. Recent papers on longleaf pine pests are given in this publication.
- Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Forest Pests Affecting Pine...
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Trees may be impacted by different pests depending on the species, age, site, and condition of the tree. When a tree problem is correctly identified, appropriate action can be taken when necessary.
- Weed Management in Conifer Seedbeds
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Weeds compete with conifer seedlings for light, water, nutrients and space. Of these, light competition is probably the most detrimental to conifer seedlings. Shading will reduce growth, and generally weaken seedlings making them more susceptible to insects, mites and diseases. Weed competition has also been known to reduce winter hardiness. Consequently, an intensive weed control program is required to produce quality seedlings and transplants.
- Some Things You Should Know About Wildlife In Alabama
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Because of its geographic location; its high proportion and diversity of forest land; its short but fertile coastline; its abundance and favorable distribution of surface water; its generally productive soils; its mild climate; its diversity of land uses, farm enterprises, and land ownerships; its wide variety and abundance of plants; and other factors, Alabama supports a richness, a variety, and in many places an abundance of valuable wildlife.
- National Association of State Foresters
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Listing of all State Forestry organizations and links in the US
- Gray and Fox Squirrels BROKEN
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This publication identifies suitable habitats for the gray and fox squirrel, and it discusses management techniques.
- American Forest and Paper Association
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Added: May 28, 2008Sustainable forestry is a dynamic concept that will evolve with experience and new knowledge provided through research. AF&PA views these Principles and Implementation Guidelines as the latest of many steps in a progressive evolution of United States industrial forestry practices.
- Number of Trees per Acre by Spacing
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Added: October 20, 2008In natural resources many management concepts, as well as an evaluation and control methods, utilize tree numbers per acre as a quantitative measure. In planting systems, the initial number of trees per acre can be estimated by their spacing.
- SC Forestry Commission Services
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If you are a forest landowner, chances are you need the technical assistance of a forestry professional.
- Reforestation as an Investment: Does It Pay?
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Many investment analysts consider reforestation one of the best long-term investment opportunities available to landowners.
- Estimating Wind Forces on Tree Crowns
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Wind and gravity are the two primary forces acting upon tree crowns. The structural resistance to these forces by the tree require complex allocation ``processes and dedication of limited resources. Assessing the shear scale of both wind and gravity forces,...
- Waste Utilization in Forest Lands of Florida
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Research from forest lands in Florida shows that, in general, waste materials can be used to improve yields with few ecological consequences or human health hazards, as long as basic precautions are taken to insure that the proper soil types and tree species have been selected for the particular type of waste.
- Intermediate Cuttings in Forest Management
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Added: October 20, 2008This publication discusses the most important intermediate cut for many stands--thinning.
- Identifying the Southern Pine Beetle
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Added: February 08, 2008Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (Zimmermann), occur periodically in the southern United States, killing millions of dollars worth of pine timber and landscape pines. Good forest management, or cultural care in the case of landscape pines, can minimize the risk of southern pine beelte attacks.
- CRP Alternative: Christmas Tree Production
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Christmas tree production can be a profitable option for CRP land. This publication examines the costs to consider when producing Christmas trees.
- Christmas Tree Pest Manual
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This manual can help you identify and control damaging Christmas tree pests in the North Central region of the United States. Most of the information also applies to the northeastern states and to the southern portions of the Canadian Provinces that border these states.
- Bob-White Quail
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This publication identifies habitat requirements for the bob-white and discusses quail management techniques.
- Pollination of Citrus Hybrids
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explains and details in a chart common citrus hybrids and their pollination
- A Simple Timber Cruising Template
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Added: March 18, 2008Here is a handy template that can help you inventory your forest. The spreadsheet was designed by forester Bruce Springer and is a quick and easy way to generate general forest inventory data. It was created with simplicity in mind and can be used by either a tree owner or a forester.
- Benefits of an Abscission Agent in Mechanical Harvesting of Citrus
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An abscission agent is a chemical compound that when sprayed prior to harvest will induce physiological changes that reduce the picking force to remove mature citrus fruit from the tree, resulting in less tree damage and faster harvest.
- Responses of Wildlife to Clearcutting and Associated Treatments in the Eastern United States
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Added: February 09, 2008The clearcutting controversy is not confined to its relationship to economics or human perceptions of beauty; the controversy extends to environmental concerns as well. In this report, we examine published scientific literature regarding the effects of clearcutting on wildlife populations and their habitat in the eastern United States.
