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- Evacuation Plan is More Than You May Think
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suggested evacuation plans (due to fire, storm, etc) for families living in wooded areas
- Be Firewise After the Storm
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Brochure warning against and aimed at preventing fire danger after a hurricane
- BMP Courtesy Checks: Solutions to Better Water
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Using BMPs to ensure the highest quality water
- Silviculture Best Managaement Practices
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Details silvicultural management techniques
- Arson Alert Association
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brochure for the AAA, a nonprofit group dedicated to ending wildland arson, encouraging the public to turn over arsonists to the police
- Waterchestnut: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel
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Brief description of waterchestnut and its complicated growth requirements.
- Florida's 2000 Rice Variety Census
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Summary of the 2009 Florida rice crop
- Brown Spot in Florida Rice
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Brown spot is one of the most important rice diseases in Florida. The disease can adversely affect the yield and milling quality of the grain. Under environmental conditions conducive to disease, yield loss estimates range from 16 to 40 percent in Florida. This document summarizes brown spot.
- 2009 Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Watercress
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Guide summarizing different diseases affecting watercress
- Can we stop "killer algae" from invading Florida?
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Introduced species that cause harm to ecosystems, economies, or human health represent a serious threat in Florida and around the world. One example of such a species, an invasive species, is “killer algae” or the Mediterranean strain of Caulerpa taxifolia. This fact sheet explains the origin of “killer algae,” the changes it has wrought, what it looks like, how it invades so successfully, and what each of us can do about preventing an invasion in Florida.
- Pentastomid Infections in Fish
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The pentastomes are a group of worm-like parasites that infect many different species of fish. Infections have been found in several families of fish including the Cichlidae (tilapia), Cyprinidae (danios), Cyprinodontidae (flagfish), and Poecilidae (mosquitofish, swordtails, mollies, platies).
- 4-H Project Record: Wetlands
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Wetlands 4-H Project Record (4H MER 70) is a marine 4-H project record in environmental education for 4-H members age 10 and up. This record book is used in conjunction with the Wetlands 4-H Project Manual (4H MEM 70). The activities in this book help youth to learn and record the types of swamps in Florida and which plants and animals live in this environment.
- 4-H Project Record Manual: Wetlands
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This manual is intended to be used by both the 4-H volunteer leader and the 4-H member. Wetlands, 4-H Project Record, 4HMER71 should be used by the member in conjunction with this manual
- 4-H Member's Guide: Starting and Maintaining a Marine Aquarium
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This project is intended for those 4-H members who have an interest in aquariums and would like to start a project on salt water aquariums. To satisfactorily complete this project you must read the information carefully, do what is suggested, keep accurate data and successfully maintain your salt water aquarium for a period of at least six months.
- 4-H Project Record Book: Fins & Scales
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Handbook explaining fish anatomy to 4-H students.
- Life in the Sea Record Book
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Added: October 13, 2011
Rating: Votes: 39 Rate ItLife in the Sea Record Book (4H MER 02) is for 4-H members ages 10 and up. 4-H'ers will be asked to answer questions related to the concepts learned in the project guide (4H MEM 30) relating to dolphins, manatees, seals and sea lions, penguins, treasures from the sea, caribbean / atlantic coast tide pool, and coral reefs.
- Life in the Sea Member Manual
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Life in the Sea Member Manual (4H MEM 30) is a project guide is for 4-H members ages 10 and up. 4-H'ers will learn about dolphins, manatees, seals and sea lions, penguins, treasures from the sea, Caribbean / Atlantic coast tide pool, and coral reefs. In addition to this project guide 4-H'ers can complete the accompanying record book (4H MER 02).
- Increasing the Profitability of Florida Alligator Carcasses
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The American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, is thought by many to be one of Florida's true natives. This native Floridian has been prized over the years for its commercially valuable skin. In the past, this has unfortunately led to widespread, abusive harvesting of wild alligators that nearly led to their extinction. However, today under strict federal and state scrutiny, the wild alligator is making a strong comeback. Also, today we are witnessing the increase in numbers of "farm-raised" alligators. Unlike their wild counterparts, these animals are raised under controlled conditions and "harvested" for their valuable skin and for their meat. The farm-raised alligator industry is rapidly growing and the amount of alligator meat available for sale to the public is also growing. Unfortunately, we currently have little information regarding all aspects of alligator processing and the characteristics of the meat itself. Therefore, this study was designed to develop information regarding this subject using the following objectives: 1. To determine the percentages of hide, useable lean meat, fat, and waste of a 6 to 6½ foot gator carcass. 2. To determine the composition of alligator fat and to explore the possible uses of this fat. 3. To develop uses for or products to be made from the residual lean tissue currently being left on alligator carcasses after processing.
- Housing Crocodilians in Captivity: Considerations for Central America and Caribbean
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Attempts to develop and successfully operate facilities that commercially exploit crocodilians have always faced considerable challenges, especially in developing countries. However, there are guidelines that, if implemented, can increase chance of success and reduce crocodilian mortality. Combining captive breeding with ranching and tourism may be the best overall approach for linking conservation of crocodiles with economic benefits to local communities and governments. Crocodilian enclosures require careful planning and consideration of the aims of the facility. All enclosures must share similar minimal requirements of providing safe and secure confinement in a manner that also provides for the health and well being of crocodiles. The overall success of any facility holding crocodilians relies upon reducing amount of stress to individuals by providing and maintaining high water quality, adequate temperatures, appropriate cover, and a high standard of food quality and hygiene.
- Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems, 4H
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Aquatic and Marine Ecosystems (4H MEL 20) is a leader-led project that teaches young people about aquatic and marine ecosystems. Activity pages in the back of the 1-inch loose-leaf notebook can be taken out and reproduced by educators.
- Forest Landowners Tax Council
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Added: December 15, 2008
Rating: Votes: 19 Rate ItThe Forest Landowners Tax Council (FLTC) is an independent, national non-profit organization dedicated to providing an effective and unified voice for non-industrial, private forest (NIPF) landowners on federal tax issues. The Council seeks to provide technical research to identify opportunities for timber tax improvements.
- Forest Products Marking Program
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Forest Products Marking Program which involves the monitoring of all steps from the time a forest product leaves the forest until it reaches its final destination, such as a retailer's shelves. With the advent of this new marking program, retailers, manufacturers, homebuilders and consumers who support responsible forest management will be able to more easily identify which products come from forests certified to CAN/CSA Z809 Canada's National Standard for Sustainable Forest Management.
- Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
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Standards for appraisals used by the Forest Legacy Program. Interagency Land Acquisition Conference
- Federal Grant Forms
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Added: November 20, 2008
Rating: Votes: 43 Rate ItStandard Forms 424 and SF-424a are the basis for most federal grant programs and can be downloaded from this site.
- Community Forestry
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Resources and case studies on landowners managing multiple properties cooperatively.
- Financial analysis of growing loblolly pine in a 33-year rotation
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Added: November 10, 2008
Rating: Votes: 37 Rate ItFinancial analysis of growing loblolly pine in a 33-year rotation, with wildlife food plot and hunting lease assumptions.
- Winterizing Trees: Dormant Season Preparations
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Have you winterized your trees yet? Fall is a time of serious change and reorganization within a tree. Many trees will not survive to grow in another Spring. You can help your trees survive and thrive.
- Watering Trees
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Added: November 05, 2008
Rating: Votes: 48 Rate ItTrees constantly lose water to the atmosphere. Water is the single most limiting essential resource for tree survival and growth. Water shortages severely damage young and old trees alike, and set-up healthy trees for other problems. Drought conditions can lead to tree decline, pest problems, and non-recoverable damage. Supplemental watering can greatly assist in maintaining tree health during droughts - both during the growing season or during the dormant season.
- Water Resources in Urban Ecosystems
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Water Resource in Urban Ecosystems
- Water Movement in Trees
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Added: November 05, 2008
Rating: Votes: 48 Rate ItA tree allocates life-energy to survive and thrive in an environment which never has optimal resources. What essential resources are available are usually present in too low, too high, or unavailable concentrations. Trees continue to react to environmental changes with internal adjustments selected for efficient use of tree food while minimizing energy loss to the environment.
