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Waterchestnut: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel

Brief description of waterchestnut and its complicated growth requirements.

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Anthracnose of Acacia

Describes (with supplementing pictures) the Anthracnose fungus that plagues Acacia trees and its management and prevention

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Needle Cast of Pines

describes and details the Needle casts that plague Florida's pine trees

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Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas

Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas is a web-based project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, that provides information for the general public, land managers, researchers, and others on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States.

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Testing Your Soil
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Added: October 20, 2008

This publication explains the benefits and process of testing your soil.

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Southern Center for Sustainable Forestry

The Southern Center for Sustainable Forests provides innovative research and practical applications for enhancing sustainable forest management on industrial and nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) land in the South.

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Smoke Management Guidelines for Vegetative Debris Burning Operations In The State of South Carolina

Smoke Management Guidelines``for Vegetative Debris Burning Operations``in the``State of South Carolina

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Fire Safe in the Interface

Areas where homes meet the forest are called the wildland/urban interface. A home in a woodland setting is surrounded by flammable forest fuels - a real danger if a wildfire is on the loose. You can help minimize a fire threat to your home and family by following a few safety steps.

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Thinning Your Timber for Profit

Thinning is a process in which a certain number of trees are removed from a stand to increase the growing space available to the residual stand of timber (the trees that are left to grow) and sold to make some money from the timber that is removed.

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The Bugwood Network

The Mission of The Entomology and Forest Resources Digital Information Work Group is to gather, create, maintain, promote the use of, and economically distribute digital information both as resources and as tools to enhance and complement information exchange and educational activities primarily in the fields of entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources.

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Channel Catfish Production

This provides production requirements and marketing strategies for catfish farming as the fastest growing segment of the aquaculture industry in the United States.

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Private Landowners Guide to Forest Certification in the South
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Added: September 17, 2008

After hearing the phrase forest certification, many people ask, what, how, and why. This publication helps forest landowners understand forest certification, how it began, why it should be considered, what types of certification systems are available, and the steps necessary to become certified.

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Tree Pages

This page is full of interactive adventures! You'll discover why trees have different shapes, how squirrels help oak trees to survive, how trees spread their seeds and more!

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Tree Hazards: Recognition and Reduction in Recreation Sites

This publication is primarily for the practicing forester or technician who has responsibility for the administration, operation, and maintenance of recreation sites, particularly campgrounds, picnic grounds, and winter sports areas in the central Rocky Mountains.

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Stream Corridor Restoration

There's more to a stream than the rushing or meandering water. A stream corridor, or stream valley, is a complex and valuable ecosystem which includes the land, plants, animals, and network of streams within it. Recognition of the value of stream corridors has come with the understanding of what has been lost through uninformed or misguided actions on many streams and the watersheds that nourish them.

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Private Forest Management Team Pine Plantation Investment Calculator (PPIC)

The PFMT's Pine Plantation Investment Calculator is an EXCEL spreadsheet that allows you to evaluate expected economic returns from establishment and management of pine plantations in the Southern US.

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Mature Tree Shapes of Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings

Mature Tree Shapes of South Carolina Forestry Commission's Forest Tree Nursery Seedlings

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Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances

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FIREWISE Web Site

The Firewise Home Page was created for people who live or vacation in fire prone areas of North America. The information contained here will help you to become a firewise individual, and acquaint you with the challenges of living around interface/intermix wildfire.

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Attract Hole Nesting Birds
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Added: October 20, 2008

We put up a nest box for squirrels, and a screech owl moved in. How do we run it off so we can have squirrels?'' To me, that seems like a bizarre request.

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Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Water Quality

Riparian forests protect water quality by reducing the amount of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants that enter streams, lakes, and other surface waters.

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Hairy Rattleweed (Baptisia arachnifera)

Perennial, multi-branched about 50-80 centimeters (20-32 in) tall. Reddish-brown stem is covered by dense silvery-white hairs. Leathery leaves are nearly round or heart-shaped, alternate, 3-8 centimeters (1.2-3.2 in) long.

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Personal Selling for the Forest Products Industry

As we enter the 21st century the role of the salesperson has changed. Their duties no longer include simply taking orders and quoting prices. This is especially true for the forest products industry, where a "marketing" philosophy has never been dominant.

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USDA Conservation Reserve Program

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Shaping Virginia Pine Christmas Trees

One of the more important cultural practices in growing quality Virginia pine Christmas trees is shaping. Shaping is any process which removes limbs, branches, or new growth with the purpose of improving overall tree quality.

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Grass Carp in Mississippi Farm Ponds

Controlling and eliminating aquatic weeds from farm ponds in Mississippi are often confusing and frustrating tasks. There are three basic weed control approaches, and a combination of two or more of these often is required for success. The selection of a weed control program depends on local conditions in the pond, as well as the needs, desires, and capabilities of the pond owner or manager.

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Florida's Outdoor Burning and Forest Fire Laws

Details basic outdoor burning laws to help prevent forest fire

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Tree Plantings Tips
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Added: November 05, 2008

So you want to plant a tree...tips for choosing the right tree for the site to getting it in the ground.

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Microsprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection of Florida Citrus

More than nearly any other factor, freezes have caused some of the most dramatic changes in fruit supply, availability, and price. Thus, any method that provides some cold protection can be of major importance to citrus growers. Many cold protection methods have been used over the years. These methods include heaters, wind machines, fog generators, high volume over-tree irrigation, and low volume undertree microsprinkler irrigation. Low volume undertree microsprinkler irrigation is an alternative method for partial frost protection and can be more affordable than other methods (Fig. 1). Microsprinklers have proven effective during several freeze nights in central Florida tests. In addition to frost protection, microsprinklers can provide effective year-round irrigation

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Tree Care Industry Association

The Tree Care Industry Association is a 70-year-old public and professional resource on trees and arboriculture representing approximately 2,100 tree service and affiliated company members.

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