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- Marketing Timber
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Although timber marketing is a year-round activity in all areas of the state, it is still a rare activity for most individual landowners. And, for most of them it is a complicated, confusing transaction. It requires a special combination of skills and knowledge to be successful, and the landowner who does not possess them must take the time to acquire them, or employ someone who does.
- Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
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It is often necessary to give a little extra attention to trees and shrubs in the fall to help them over-winter and start spring in peak condition. Understanding of certain principles and cultural practices will significantly reduce winter damage to woody ornamentals.
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
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At 19.5 inches (50 cm), the ivory-billed woodpecker is the largest of the North American woodpeckers -- about the size of a crow. A red crest marks the male; females have a black crest. Both have a white stripe on the side of the head.
- Introduction to the Snakes of Oklahoma
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This fact sheet introduces you to the biology of some of the snakes of Oklahoma and will provide a list of all known species in the state.
- Insect and Mite Galls On Missouri Trees
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Galls are abnormal vegetative growths that can be found on practically every part of a plant. It is usually structurally strong and rich in protein, and provides protection and food for the occupant developing within.
- Individual Loblolly Pine Volumes by Tree Diameter and Height
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Estimating the merchantable volume of an individual tree stem is critical to calculating tree product values. The table in this publication presents specific volumes for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the lower Piedmont of Georgia.
- Herbicide Spray Drift
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Herbicide spray drift is the movement of herbicide from the target area to areas where herbicide application was not intended. While the number of acres damaged and the annual economic loss from spray drift is not large, individuals who are affected can suffer substantial losses.
- Heating With Wood Series
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This publication discusses the suitability of wood for residential heating, the types of heating units available and some of the the factors which must be considered to heat a home effectively with wood.
- Greenebriar Treasure Forest
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info on forestry,conservation groups, forest taxation, wildlife, and publications
- Forestry Income Tax Series - Basics of Basis
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Basis is the amount of your invested money or the cost of your property such as timber or land. Basis is not the current value of your property.
- Forest Stewardship: Planning for Beauty and Enjoyment
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This publication presents a brief overview of scenic forest values and how they can be enhanced as you manage for other forestland objectives, such as wildlife, recreation, and timber.
- Finishing Exterior Wood Surfaces
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The durability of an exterior finish is affected by the characteristics of the wood. This publication explains ways of acquiring a satisfactory finish.
- Feeding Wild Birds
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To the responsible person, the decision to feed wild birds is not a casual one. Such a commitment carries with it the expectation of attracting a handsome, interesting variety of birds. Furthermore, most of us want to get the most for our time and money.
- Falling Tree Leaves: Leaf Abscission
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Trees loose their leaves by design. When leaves become inefficient and unable to produce food and growth regulators, a process of shutting-down and sealing-off begins. Trees shed many parts besides leaves, including fruit, flowers, bud scales, trichomes,
- Endangered Plant Species of the Coastal Plain of Georgia
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Added: October 20, 2008The Endangered Species Act helps protect plants and animals in danger of extinction. Every federal agency and any activity or program funded, authorized or carried-out, such as the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) pesticide labelling program, must
- Basic Estate Planning
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This publication explains the need for and describes the process of estate planning.
- Aquatic Identification and Control: Spatterdock and Yellow Water Lily BROKEN
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This publication provides information on controlling spatterdock and yellow water lily.
- American Forests: Urban Forests - Trees Working Where People Do
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Added: July 18, 2008As our cities expand and our population moves to increasingly urbanized areas, American Forests recognizes the ecological value of urban trees as an important conservation issue. Though it is inherently understood that trees improve our environment, until recently it was difficult to quantify these effects.
- A Field Guide for Ground Checking Southern Pine Beetle Spots
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Added: February 14, 2008This handbook shows how to recognize various stages of SPB attack, how to decide if control is needed, and how to mark buffer strips for control crews.
- Selected Bibliography: Ecological Restoration
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Anderson P. 1995. Ecological restoration and creation: A review. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 56 (Suppl. A): 187-211. Anderson TA; Kruger EL; Coats JR; Schepart BS. 1995. Rhizosphere microbial communities of herbicide tolerant plants as pote...
- Conservation and the Water Cycle
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Water moves from clouds to land and back to the ocean in a never ending cycle. This is the water cycle, or the hydrologic cycle.
- The National Park System
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"...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: An Overview
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The riparian area is that area of land located immediately adjacent to streams, lakes, or other surface waters. Through the interaction of their soils, hydrology, and biotic communities, riparian forests maintain many important physical, biological, and ecological functions and important social benefits.
- Tree Seedling Availability, Planting, and Initial Care
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This publication explains the advantages and disadvantages of different types of seedlings, identifies seedling sources, suggests planting alternatives, and explains initial care requirements.
- Tree Root Growth Requirements
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Roots utilize space in the soil.
- The Trust for Public Land
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Land conservation is central to TPL's mission. Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
- Smoke Management Guidelines for Vegetative Debris Burning Operations In The State of South Carolina
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Smoke Management Guidelines``for Vegetative Debris Burning Operations``in the``State of South Carolina
- Selected Literature: Root Control Methods
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Added: October 31, 2008There has never been a time with more innovative tools and techniques available for minimizing infrastructure damage exacerbated by tree root growth. This limited bibliography helps identify the pertinent literature which contain means of controlling tree root growth. It remains the responsibility of the tree owner and the resource consultant to create and use root growth control tools and techniques that are tree-literate and do not destroy the many goods and services which trees bring to people's lives over long periods of time.
- Quality Deer Management: Guidelines for Implementation
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Traditionally, deer management has concentrated on increasing the deer population by protecting the antlerless segment, and focusing on quantity. This publication discusses the shift in management efforts to now focus on quality.
- Providing Needs of Wildlife
