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- Irrigation System Selection
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Several decisions must be made before an irrigation system is installed in a field. Some determinations are technical in nature, some economic, and others involve a close scrutiny of the operation and crop to be irrigated.
- Identify, Prevent, and Control Oak Wilt
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Oak wilt is an aggressive disease that affects many species of oak (Quercus spp.). It is one of the most serious tree diseases in the eastern United States, killing thousands of oaks each year in forests, woodlots, and home landscapes.
- Herbicide Prescriptions for Controlling Competing Vegetation in Christmas Tree Plantings in Kentucky
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This publication outlines herbicide prescriptions that have been developed using the results from herbicide trials at Robinson Forest, operational test sites in the inner and outer Bluegrass Regions of Kentucky, and from specimen label information.
- Establishing Riparian Buffers
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This publication discusses establishing riparian buffers and plant selection.
- Federal Grant Forms
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Added: November 20, 2008Standard Forms 424 and SF-424a are the basis for most federal grant programs and can be downloaded from this site.
- Sustainable Forests Partnership Publications
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The Sustainable Forestry Partnership has publications for the wide array of sustainable forestry issues. These resources provide cutting edge information to the forestry community.
- Water Gardens and Weeds
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Most of the aquatic and wetland plants sold by the industry never become problems. However, a few have proven to be highly invasive and have caused significant environmental problems, obstructing waterways, restricting water flow, degrading water quality, and interfering with fishing and recreation. This publication contains about invasive species that are not native to the United States, but have entered as contaminants among other plants or as intentional introductions.
- Oxygen Depletion in Ponds
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From June to October, oxygen depletion is the most common cause of fish kills in Georgia ponds. Depletion of oxygen in pond water will occur when conditions create a greater demand for oxygen than the environment can produce. When fish are observed dying
- Careers in Forestry
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Is a forestry career right for you?
- RNGR - Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetics Resources
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Added: October 25, 2008RNGR is the USDA Forest Service clearing house for reforestation, forest and conservation nurseries, and forest genetics information.
- Online Silviculture Quantitative Tools
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Added: October 25, 2008Great website with links to online modeling and quantitative tools.
- Wood Products Business: Not Necessarily as Usual: Part 1
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Starting a business of any sort requires many steps before actually opening doors. Planning, filing permits, financing, etc. all must be completed before successful startup can occur.
- Southern Pine Beetle Fact Sheet
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Southern Pine Beetle Biology, Prevention, and Restoration.
- Kiln Drying Lumber: Some "Whys" and "Hows"
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For almost all uses, wood must be dried before it can be used effectively. Dry kilns are excellent means of controlling the drying process to ensure greatest success with the most economy.
- Freshwater Fish Farming in Virginia: Selecting the Right Fish to Raise
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Added: February 13, 2008In this publication we present basic information on fish farming and discuss some of the opportunities and problems involved with growing certain freshwater fish and other aquatic animals in Virginia.
- Forest Soils and Site Index
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Soil quality is the most important factor in forest management decisions. Soils will determine which tree species yields the greatest timber volume, the time to harvest, and ultimately, the investment a landowner must make to yield an acceptable economic return from forest management.
- Forest Management Cost-Share Assistance Programs
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This paper describes the current incentive programs offered by the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Ecoplex Form, Structure and Function: Ecological Renovation Targets
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One concept that must be developed and appreciated in ecological renovation of community sites is how we delineate space. Where are the edges of a management unit? We must clearly understand the impacts of defining and visualizing biotic islands, corridor...
- Cutting Firewood Safely
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Cutting your own firewood can be a very worthwhile and rewarding experience if done properly. However, if it is done improperly without regard to safe cutting techniques, serious injury or death can result.
- Autumn Forest and Landscape Color
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It is not necessarily the single tree and its colored leaves we most appreciate. As annual flowers may be massed together to yield a spectacular color show, trees can be seen as massed across a landscape in fall. The large swathes of tree colors blanke...
- Crown Shape Factors & Volumes
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Added: October 31, 2008Many of the models for determining loads and forces in tree structural systems depend upon crown shape. Tree crown shapes are integral to a variety of models because volume estimates, surface area estimates, or various types of two dimensional crown projections are directly related to crown shape. Calculating crown shape in a natural setting under dynamic loads requires continuous changes (over a variety of time and spacial scales) with growth, damage, and applied forces.
- Your Florida Dooryard Citrus Guide - Pruning
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Although large machines prune closely planted trees in commercial citrus groves on a regular basis, dooryard citrus need not be pruned at all. There are exceptions: aesthetic purposes, to prevent shading of other plants, to prevent soilborne diseases, to remove cold-damaged limbs, and to rejuvenate old trees with reduced vigor, twig and small branch dieback, and small fruit.
- Watering Trees
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Added: November 05, 2008Trees 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.
- Urban Forestry
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What is an urban forest? It is all of the trees and other vegetation in and around a town, village or city. Traditionally it has referred to tree-lined streets, but an urban forest also includes trees in home landscapes, schoolyards, parks, riverbanks, cemeteries, utility rights-of-way, adjacent woodlands and anywhere else trees can grow.
- Flood Damage to Trees
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Most trees and woody shrubs are not adapted well to flooded conditions. There are a range of flood tolerance levels among different species and individuals. There are a number of growth form, anatomy, and physiology changes available in tolerant plants to try and minimize flooding damage and growth constraints.
- Contribution of Roads to Forest Fragmentation
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Fragmentation affects animal populations in a variety of ways, including decreased species diversity and lower densities of some animal species in the resulting smaller patches. This study seeks to quantify the effects of roads and logging activities on forest habitat.
- Mechanical Harvesting and Tree Health
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details various injury and harm that can befall a tree subjected to mechanical harvesting techniques
- Understanding Global Changes: The Greenhouse Effect
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This publication provides background information on global warming. It will help you understand the Earth and the role people play In global changes.
- Society of American Foresters
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Since 1900, the Society of American Foresters has provided access to information and networking opportunities to prepare members for the challenges and the changes that face natural resource professionals. SAF members include nearly 18,000 professionals who are dedicated to improving the health and productivity of forests.
- Selection and Care of Christmas Trees
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Selection of the "perfect" Christmas tree can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. By following a few simple procedures, buyers can select trees which will meet their needs throughout the holiday season.
