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- Growing Black Walnut
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This bulletin will help woodland owners grow black walnut trees in natural stands and plantations for timber, nuts, and agroforestry.
- Green Infrastructure: The Conservation Fund
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Green Infrastructure is our Nation's natural life support system - an interconnected network of protected land and water that supports native species, maintains natural ecological processes, sustains air and water resources and contributes to the health and quality of life for America's communities and people.
- Urban Forestry Bibliography
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Indexes publications relating to the history of urban forestry; urban forest legislation; the benefits of urban forests, selection and planting of trees; maintenance of the urban forest; planning and management; and urban forestry programs.
- Urban Wildlife and Wildlife Gardening Books
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Books about urban wildlife and wild gardens in general.
- The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Forestry: Urban forestry
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This service is provided by the Library Information Services and Information Systems Services at the Finnish Forest Research Institute. It is part of the international World Wide Web Virtual Library of subject oriented link collections.
- Managing Wildlife Damage: Black Bears
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When natural foods are scarce, black bears will turn to whatever food resources are most available. As a result, conflicts between bears and agricultural producers, homeowners, outdoor recreationists, and other affected parties may arise where bears cause damage to personal property or crops as they search for food.
- Investing in Forestry
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Added: August 18, 2006The basic considerations for investing in timber and forestry.
- Anthracnose Disease of Shade Trees
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This publication discusses the Anthracnose disease, its victims, symptoms, and damage.
- Number of Trees per Acre by Spacing
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Added: October 20, 2008In natural resources many management concepts, as well as an evaluation and control methods, utilize tree numbers per acre as a quantitative measure. In planting systems, the initial number of trees per acre can be estimated by their spacing.
- Researchers Battle Diseases Plaguing Forests
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West Virginia's abundant forest resources face dangers in the form of disease and pathogens. Researchers at West Virginia University's College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences and West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are working to mitigate those dangers.
- Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia oreophila)
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Perennial, insect-trapping wetland plant. Leaves are spreading, flattened, sickle- shaped, about 5 - 15 centimeters (2 - 6 in) long and 1 - 2 centimeters (0.4 - 0.8 in) wide. Basal leaves arch away from the base. Pitcher leaves are hollow tubes.
- Christmas Tree Marketing
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Youve grown Christmas trees for some eight to 10 years, and now you are ready to reap the benefits of your harvest. Sell the trees to savor the profits. Is it that easy? Well no, not exactly.
- Giant Walkingsticks - Longest Insect in the USA
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Walkingsticks are unusual and striking insects that mimic sticks and twigs in a remarkable way. Texas can lay claim to the longest insect found in the United States a species of walkingstick that may reach seven inches in length.
- Urban Trees for Wildlife
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Viewing wildlife on your property is educational and``fun.The kinds and numbers of wildlife that visit your back-``yard regularly depends on your location,size of area,vari-``ety of vegetation and amount f habitat development.Clatterbuck
- Guide To Using Perennial Peanut As A Cover Crop In Citrus
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details the benefits of using the perennial peanut as a cover crop between citrus rows
- Wildland-Urban Fire Research Homepage
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Wildland-urban ignition research indicates that a home's characteristics and the area immediately surrounding a home within 100 to 200 feet principally determine a home's ignition potential during a severe wildland fire. I refer to this area that includes a home and its immediate surroundings as the home ignition zone.
- The Storm-Damaged Landscape After a Disaster
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This check list provides suggestions as to how an owner can assess and repair damaged landscape after a storm.
- Planning for Stewardship: A Desk Guide
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This guide offers assistance to writers of plans and includes instructions, requirements and excerpts from well written plans.
- Factors Affecting Fertilizer Uptake
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There are numerous factors that affect how easily and well trees and shrubs will take up fertilizers. The most important of these is fertilizer form.
- County Timber Harvesting Regulations and Ordinances in Georgia
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Find which counties in Georgia have timber harvesting ordinances or regulations, and what they are.
- Nature-based outdoor recreation trends and wilderness
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Wilderness and other public land management agencies, both federal and state, have been feeling a pinch. It seems this pinch may partly be in response to a growing perception, or perhaps misperception,that nature-based, especially wildland recreation, is on the decline. This perception has been getting a lot of media attention of late.
- Timber Theft is A Crime, No Matter How You Cut It
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A guide to preventing timber theft.
- The East Texas Pine Straw web site
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The mission of this site is two-fold. First it serves to enhance public awareness and perception to the uses and benefits of pine straw as a ground cover mulch. Second, the East Texas Pine Straw web site provides educational, networking, and informational opportunities about a promising new enterprise in Texas that can potentially provide supplemental income to Texas forestland owners during the years when no income will be received from a timber harvest.
- Hardwood Log Grades and Lumber Grades: Is There a Relationship?
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This publication discusses the relationship between the United States Forest Service and National Hardwood Lumber Association lumber grades.
- Georgia's Wetlands: 200 Years of Change
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The ecological, biological and social values of wetlands are being altered rapidly in today's world. Over the past two centuries wetlands have been changed greatly. Through development and land-use changes, wetlands will continue to be altered. Large numb...
- Arboriculture Association
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The Arboriculture Association seeks to advance the science of arboriculture for the public benefit.
- USDA Forest Service Research Publications
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Category: Government Publications``The site contains information for obtaining paper copies of USDA Forest Service research publications, including subscription information for periodic announcements, website addresses, and email contacts.
- Weed Management in Conifer Seedbeds
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Weeds compete with conifer seedlings for light, water, nutrients and space. Of these, light competition is probably the most detrimental to conifer seedlings. Shading will reduce growth, and generally weaken seedlings making them more susceptible to insects, mites and diseases. Weed competition has also been known to reduce winter hardiness. Consequently, an intensive weed control program is required to produce quality seedlings and transplants.
- A Plain Little Bird: Attracting the Eastern Phoebe
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There is a little known bird that makes an interesting addition to your wild garden. You can attract it with some minor adjustments to your garden plan. This bird is not a gaudy dresser like the bluebird. He is plain, subtle dark gray above, light below.
- Bob-White Quail
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This publication identifies habitat requirements for the bob-white and discusses quail management techniques.
