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- Woodland Owners' Guide to Oak Management
- Wind and Trees: Surveys of Tree Damage in the Florida Panhandle...
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This circular summarizes the results of two surveys about tree damage across the Florida Panhandle, resulting from Hurricanes Erin and Opal, and ranks the wind resistance of the North Florida tree species in particular communities.
- Why Leaves Change Color
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Added: July 26, 2008If you are lucky, you live in one of those parts of the world where Nature has one last fling before settling down into winter's sleep. In those lucky places, as days shorten and temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer foliage is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. On special years, the colors are truly breathtaking.
- When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall, Why Do They Turn Colors
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One of the biggest tourist attractions in New England is the fall leaf colors. But why do the tree leaves develop the beautiful red, orange, and yellow colors in the fall of the year?
- Tree Growth Rate: Area Increase Table
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Trees grow in diameter every year. From the farthest reach of the woody roots to the tips of the twigs, trees expand in girth. This annual growth increment allows trees to respond to changing environmental conditions and react to injuries. The ability of
- There's Life in Hazard Trees
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The objective of this information guide is to provide considerations regarding wildlife when making decisions during hazard tree assessments. The decision-making model provided with this guide can be used as a tool during tree inspections.
- The National Arbor Day Foundation
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Trees make a world of difference. Find out how you can save energy, attract birds and wildlife, plant conservation buffers for streams, create living snowfences, and more with our free booklet
- Southern Pine Council
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The Southern Pine Council is a joint promotional body coordinated and supported by manufacturers of Southern Pine lumber.
- Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
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The shortnose sturgeon is brown to gray or black on the back, paling to gold or yellow on the sides and to white under-neath. In the Southeast, adults are commonly 16 to 38 inches long (38 - 96 cm) and weigh 8 to 15 pounds (3.6 - 6.75 kg). Small sturgeon
- SCFC- Before You Sell Your Timber
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Before you sell your timber consider these suggestions.
- Safe Chainsaw Operation
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Learn the basic principles of safe chainsaw use.
- Questions About Forestry and Forestland? Ask a Consulting Forester
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This article explains the role of a consulting forester in assisting, advising, and informing a landowner about his forestland.
- Needle Cast Diseases In Christmas Trees
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Needle cast diseases of conifer needles are caused by fungi. They can cause Christmas tree growers considerable losses when trees are tagged in the summer to be sold, only to be defoliated by fall.
- National Fire Plan
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Welcome to the National Fire Plan website--a cooperative, long-term effort of the USDA Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and the National Association of State Foresters. As you visit this site, you will see how the federal government and state partners are managing impacts of wildland fire to our Nation's communities.
- Major Tree Insect Pests
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Added: September 05, 2008Forestry.about.com's forest insect and health section.
- Lease Hunting Opportunities for Oklahoma Landowners
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Several hundred landowners already profit from hunting leases. With proper management, many rural landowners could increase their income with these enterprises.
- Irrigation Water Quality Guidelines For Mississippi
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Levels and specific composition of dissolved mineral substances in water for irrigation affect crop productivity and soil structure, and determine suitability of water for irrigation. Guidelines outlined in this publication consider several areas of concern, including salinity and toxicity of specific constituents.
- Georgia Forest Facts
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Georgia Forestry Assocation Georgia Forest Facts.
- Fringed Champion (Silene polypetala)
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Showy, ground hugging perennial herb. Cultivars are found in the horticultural trade as a ground cover and used for color accents. Most stems recline along the soil surface and form new rootlets. Stems are hairy and can be up to 30 centimeters.
- Forestry BMP Implementation Costs for Virginia
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Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) are operational techniques used to protect water quality during timber harvesting operations. The implementation cost of BMPs is important to loggers, forest landowners, and the forest industry. This study provides an estimate of BMP implementation cost on a per harvested acre basis for the coastal plain, Piedmont, and mountains of Virginia.
- Fish Kills in Indiana: Their Causes and Prevention
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Added: March 21, 2008For anyone who has a stocked pond--and there are thousands in Indiana--fish kills can be quite a problem. The condition called "fish kill" occurs when a number of fish in a given body of water die from a specific cause. This publication discusses causes of "fish kills" and measures of prevention.
- FIREWISE Web Site
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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.
- Fine Tuning Equalizing and Conditioning
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If lumber is not properly equalized and conditioned during drying, problems will surface during further manufacturing and end use. These problems range from bad glue joints, to stair stepping1 in panels, to twist, cup and warp of finished panels, to splitting of panels.
- ESRI GIS and Mapping Software
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Added: February 22, 2008Designer and distributor of GIS software, ArcView and ArcInfo.
- Ecology and Management of Deer in Oklahoma
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This publication describes the life history and habitat of the deer, along with many management practices.
- Create A Certified Wildlife Habitat
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Go out in your backyard and look around! Watch the butterflies and hummingbirds dance in search of nectar. Listen to the trill of songbirds. Hear the plop of a frog jumping into a pond. This isn't your yard, you say? It could be. It's not hard, and it doesn't matter where you live or how much space you have.
- Coyote Biology and Control in South Carolina
- Compaction Tolerant Trees
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Added: November 05, 2008Soil compaction is a complex set of physical, chemical, and biological constraints on tree growth. Principle components leading to limited growth are the loss of aeration pore space, poor gas exchange with the atmosphere, lack of tree available water, and mechanical impedance of root growth. There are significant genetic differences between tree species for tolerating various levels of soil compaction.
- Common Fraser Fir Insect Pests BROKEN
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This site contains pictures of common fraser fir insect pests.
- College of Forest Resources - Research
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Areas of current and future research include a broad array of topics including forest policy analysis, stand management, streamside and riparian zone management, forest ecosystem analysis, international trade in forest products, forest products marketing, forest biotechnology, wildlife science, urban horticulture, forestry engineering and hydrology, and pulp and paper science. Topics of study are selected not only to foster the
