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- Using Herbicides Safely and Herbicide Toxicity
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Herbicide accidents in Florida have affected both man and the environment. Almost all herbicide accidents have been due to carelessness and could have been prevented by reading and following the label instructions given on the herbicide container.
- Urban Forest Health
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But perhaps the greatest benefit is individuals and community groups working together to plant and preserve trees, and in the process, developing important conservation values and fostering community spirit.
- Trees for Wildlife
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This publication describes the management practices that Tennessee landowners should consider when managing their woodlots for wildlife and timber.
- Tennessee Division of Forestry
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture serves Tennesseans in many ways. It protects forest lands from fire, educates loggers and landowners about integrating environmental protection into their timber harvesting operations and controls major insect outbreaks. TDA assists landowners in planning the management of their lands and advises them about marketing their timber
- T.R.E.E.S. Project Overview
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Welcome to the T.R.E.E.S. Project. In these pages you will learn of some innovative, inexpensive solutions to many of Los Angeles' most persistent environmental and social problems. Until now, drought, flooding, air and water pollution, landfill closures, high energy costs, youth unemployment, and urban blight have appeared to be unrelated and virtually insurmountable challenges. And the problems have been addressed by separate agencies, often working at odds with each other.
- Sustainability Foresty: A Guide for Virginia Forest Landowners
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This publication provides some basic information about forest management and specifics on how timber harvesting should be conducted to ensure the sustainability of your forest resources.
- South Carolina Forestry Assocation Teacher's Corner
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This page provides links to various programs and resources for the classroom.
- Real Property: Leasing Land for Hunting and Other Recreational Uses
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This publication provides landowners with information that they should consider before leasing their land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational uses.
- Planting and Managing Switchgrass for Forage, Wildlife, and Conservation
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The upright growth provides wildlife some overhead cover for protection, quality nest sites, and free movement which facilitates food searching. In established stands, there is little disease problem and no insect pests. Since it is a perennial, properly managed switchgrass should never need to be replanted.
- Planning for Commercial Aquaculture
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Establishing a commercial aquacultural enterprise involves a four-step process that should be strictly followed by the prospective aquaculturist.
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
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The piping plover is a small shorebird about 7 inches (17.75 cm) long that resembles a sandpiper. The upper parts of the bird are a light sandy brown while the underparts are white. It has two black bands, one that crosses the top of the head from eye.
- Habitat Appraisal Guide for Bobwhite Quail
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This appraisal guide provides a means to systematically evaluate the suitability of prairie, shrubland, or forest for bobwhite quail.
- FAO Forestry Department
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United nations forest and forestry portal
- Elm Leaf Beetle
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The elm leaf beetle attacks all species of elm, it may also become a household nuisance by migrating into homes and buildings during the fall months.
- Control of Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees BROKEN
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Phytophthora root rot is the only serious disease of Fraser fir Christmas trees in western North Carolina. It is caused by a fungus that inhabits the soil and infects many woody plants through the roots. It can lie dormant in the soil for several years waiting for a susceptible host such as Fraser fir and the right environmental conditions, including warm soil temperatures (above 54 degrees F.) and soils saturated with water to infect plant roots.
- Contract Important in Timber Sales
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It is important for the landowner to understand what he or she needs and where to obtain assistance. A written contract is important in ensuring that the seller and the buyer both perform all expected tasks.
- Considering Leasing Contracts for CRP Trees
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At expiration of the CRP contract the forest landowner may be interested in long term management of his/her timber resources by leasing their timber land. Leasing remains an important option and can be a win/win experience for landowners and lessees.
- Collecting Insects Pinning and Labeling
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This publication describes ways of pinning and labeling various insects for display.
- Choosing A Safety Consultant
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Added: February 15, 2008This publication provides the reader with simple guidelines that may be useful in selecting an effective consultant.
- Even and Un-Even Forest Management (PDF)
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An explanation of two basic forest management regimes.
- Pruning Guide for Storm Force Reduction in Tree Crowns
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Storm force impacts on trees can lead to catastrophic structural failures. Wind loads on trees are concentrated in the crowns acting near the end of a long lever arm (the stem) at some distance from the ground. Generated forces are centered at a point app...
- Measuring Standing Trees and Logs
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Virginia's guide to measuring existing stands of trees and or logs.
- Gray and Fox Squirrels BROKEN
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This publication identifies suitable habitats for the gray and fox squirrel, and it discusses management techniques.
- Controlled mass pollination in loblolly pine to increase genetic gains
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Added: October 20, 2008Controlled mass pollination (CMP) is one way to increase genetic gains from traditional wind-pollinated seed orchards. Methodology is under development by several forestry companies in the southern USA. Costs of CMP depend on the efficient installation, pollination, and removal of inexpensive paper bags.
- Common Pests of Mimosa
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Mimosa trees have two major enemies in the United States, namely mimosa wilt and mimosa webworm.
- American Planning Association
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The need for planners to shape a community vision has never been greater. The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people � practicing planners, citizens, elected officials � committed to making great communities happen.
- Tree Growth Velocity Estimator
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Added: October 20, 2008The radial width of individual seasonal growth increments (tree growth rings), can be used to estimate the historic acceleration / deceleration of tree growth rates. Decreasing growth increment (ring) width do not necessarily mean slowing growth within th...
- Forest Stewardship: Planning Your Forest's Future
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If you are a forest landowner, you should have a management plan that organizes your personal objectives into a comprehensive strategy for attaining what you want from your woods.
- Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida's Gulf Citrus Production Area: Water, Sediment, and Aquatic Weeds
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Added: November 16, 2011In 2005 we conducted a survey in cooperation with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and FDACS to quantify the current level of BMP implementation and to identify BMPs that might be adopted if a cost-share program was available. This publication describes the survey and discusses the findings regarding water, sediment, and aquatic weed BMPs.
- Nitrogen Transformations in Soils
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Nitrogen is available for capture by a tree when an organism dies and decays, excretes nitrogen containing wastes, or sheds materials and parts.
