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- Forest Soils of Florida: Useful Groupings for Forestry Purposes
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The purpose of this fact sheet is to inform you about a) the major forest land areas of Florida, b) the CRIFF soil groupings, and c) the importance of soils in the practice of forestry.
- Dead Wood for Wildlife in the Wild Garden
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We humans think of dead things as useless. But in the wild world, many dead things have just begun to be valuable. Dead wood is an example. You can use it in woodpiles for wildlife. I like a woodpile outside a window under a tree.
- Christmas Tree Shearing
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This fact sheet is prepared to assist growers in mastering the art of shearing to produce quality salable trees.
- Forest Stewardship: Timber Harvesting: An Essential Management Tool
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This bulletin discusses the benefits of harvesting timber and its importance in woodland stewardship.
- Timber Bridges
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Added: March 22, 2008Timber bridges can help protect water quality and stream habitat during forestry operations. This publication discusses three basic types of temporary timber bridges.
- Organizing A Hunting Club
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The popularity of hunting clubs in Alabama grows each year. Hunting clubs offer their members several advantages not available to independent hunters. Members cite fellowship, opportunities to actively manage resources, and an increased sense of safety and security while hunting as primary reasons for joining clubs.
- Continuous Canopy Shake Mechanical Harvesting Systems
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Explains and informs of Continuous Canopy Shake Harvesting systems
- Easy-To-Make Bird Feeders
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Though many birds migrate south for the winter, there are still some around during the cold months. Food is hard to find, especially when there is snow on the ground. By feeding birds near your home, you can help them out and enjoy the benefits of their presence as well.
- WDFW -- Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program
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A Department of Fish and Wildlife program to help you help wildlife around your home.
- Harvesting: From Manual to Mechanical
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Details the history, research, and development behind the switch from manual to mechanical harvesting
- Best Management Practices
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Most of the BMPs in this manual address the protection of water quality or the requirements of Section 404 (dredge and fill) of the Clean Water Act. The BMPs in this manual have been designed to be consistent with the management measures as described in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Non-Point Pollution in Coastal Waters, January 1993.
- Wisconsin Woodlands: Forestry Terms
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This publication provides an overview of forestry terms commonly used in forestry and woodland issues.
- U.S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Price Statistics: 1965-1997
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This report presents statistical information on production, trade, consumption, and prices of forest products in the United States.
- National Interagency Fire Center
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All agencies involved in fire control.
- How to Measure Trees and Logs
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Selling timber without measuring the products is like selling livestock without weighing the animals. Knowing what you have to sell and securing several bids can mean many additional dollars from your timber sales.
- Calibrating Hand-Held and Backpack Sprayers for Applying Pesticides
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This article is a fantastic guide for using hand-held backpack sprayers whics are inexpensive tools used to apply pesticides on small acreage.
- Managing Mississippi Farm Ponds and Small Lakes
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Because of poor planning, improper construction, or lack of proper management, many Mississippi lakes and ponds are relatively unproductive. A pond that consistently produces good catches of fish is a result of proper planning, construction, and management. The purpose of this publication is to encourage Mississippi landowners to plan, construct, and manage their ponds and lakes properly for recreational fishing.
- BRANCHING OUT: The North Carolina Forest Stewardship Activity Guide
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Added: October 06, 2004Branching Out is your guide for helping youth appreciate and understand our forest and natural surroundings. Easy to follow classroom and outdoor activities link youth to the forest. Soil and water, wildlife, trees, recreation and natural beauty are the topic areas used to develop the concept of stewardship.
- A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests
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Added: February 08, 2008This guide provides basic information needed to help you become technically proficient in the proper use of prescribed fire. A glossary toward the end of this manual will help you with unfamiliar terms.
- Planting and Care of Fine Hardwood Seedlings
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Added: October 20, 2008This brochure discusses the most important topics to consider in establishing a plantation of healthy fast-growing hardwoods.
- Urban Forestry Laboratory Exercises
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Urban Forestry Laboratory Exercises has been developed as a supplemental activity guide that can be used in any science or interdisciplinary class. The hands-on activities are designed to be data gathering exercises leading the student to make judgments based on analysis and synthesis of the gathered data.
- Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Colony Feeders
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All parts of a tree are susceptible to insect attack; there are leaf feeders, sap feeders, and bud, twig, branch and stem borers. The most noticeable type of tree injury is foliage consumption. This article discusses some of the common "colony feeding" pests of Missouri.
- Help Frogs Survive the Winter
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With the arrival of chilly fall nights, I've been getting calls from ornamental pond owners who are wondering what to do for their frogs and turtles during winter.
- Gypsy Moth Management for Homeowners
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Soon, the gypsy moth will become a household word in Tennessee. This obnoxious new neighbor will be eating its way through our hardwood forests, leaving some forests bare.
- Evaluating High-Graded Hardwood Stands
- Comparison of Certification Schemes of Interest to USA Landowners
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Added: October 25, 2008Matrix of forest certification schemes including sponsor, costs, etc. by program.
- Chain Saw Safety After a Disaster
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Chain saws can be great laborsaving tools. But if not operated properly and with respect, they can quickly cause severe injury and death. This publication addresses some potential hazards that may be encountered while using a chain saw.
- Management of Farm Fish Ponds in Tennessee
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Added: February 16, 2008This bulletin provides management information to help pond owners produce the best fishing possible through good management.
- Roadside Management For Wildlife
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Roadsides if managed properly can provide habitat for various wildlife species. Development of these areas is relatively inexpensive and requires very little maintenance.
- Pond Construction: Some Practical Considerations
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This article is designed to provide basic information needed to design and construct a multiple-use farm pond in Virginia.
