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- Wide-space Injection with Arsenal AC Herbicide For Control of Undesirable Hardwood Stems
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In the first growing season after treatment, the most susceptible species (such as sweetgum) may die, but other species will lose foliage, produce a new flush of leaves which may exhibit``abnormal leaf shapes, color, and clusters of small leaves or buds at branch and terminal tips. These trees will die in the second growing season following treatment. Arsenal/Chopper is a soil active material. Do not spray the herbicide solution on the soil near desirable tree/crop species.
- National Association of State Foresters
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Listing of all State Forestry organizations and links in the US
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations
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UFRO is a non-profit, non-governmental international network of forest scientists. Its objectives are to promote international cooperation in forestry and forest products research. IUFRO's activities are organized primarily through its 277 specialized Units in 8 technical Divisions.
- Income Taxes and Private Forest Landowners
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This paper focuses on income tax concerns, although landowner decisions may also be influenced by property and sales taxes. It is divided into three major sections that address recordkeeping, land acquisition and timber sales, and tax requirements for other forest management activities.
- Goldline Darter (Percina aurolineata)
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Goldline darters are slender, medium-sized fish about 3 inches long (7.6 cm) that exhibit sexual and seasonal differences in coloration. In the spring and early summer, males have numerous bright yellow areas in the fins, along the upper parts of the body.
- Controlling Kudzu in CRP Stands
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Several strategies that can be employed to eradicate kudzu include herbicides, prescribed burning, mowing, and livestock grazing.
- Calibrating Hand-Held and Backpack Sprayers for Applying Pesticides
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This article is a fantastic guide for using hand-held backpack sprayers whics are inexpensive tools used to apply pesticides on small acreage.
- Phosphorus in Mississippi Soils
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Phosphorus management and nutrition have both economic and environmental implications. This publication examines phosphorus in soils, plant uptake, soil fertility and testing, and management of phosphorus fertilizers.
- North Carolina Project Learning Tree
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Home for North Carolina's Project Learning Tree Program, including upcoming workshop information
- Clearing Muddy Pond Waters
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Muddy, cloudy water is not only unattractive, but can be harmful to aquatic life. Although high sediment loads in ponds seldom kill sport fish directly, muddy waters can seriously reduce fish production.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: Pondweed and Bladderwort BROKEN
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This publication describes pondweed and bladderwort, and it provides information on treatments that may be used to control the two aquatic weeds.
- Harvesting: From Manual to Mechanical
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Details the history, research, and development behind the switch from manual to mechanical harvesting
- Considering Clearcutting CRP Trees and Converting Land Use to Annual Crops
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Concern has been expressed that Conservation Reserve Program tree acres will be converted for annual crop production when CRP contracts expire.
- Roadside Management For Wildlife
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Roadsides if managed properly can provide habitat for various wildlife species. Development of these areas is relatively inexpensive and requires very little maintenance.
- Familiar Trees of South Carolina
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This tree study manual has been prepared to aid 4-H Club members, teachers, youth group leaders, and others who want to identify or to know more about the trees of our South Carolina.
- Tree Selection Guide for South Carolina
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This site includes a list of considerations necessary to be made before selecting a tree, including use, site, and aesthetics.
- Understanding and Minimizing Veneer Checking on Furniture Panels
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Added: February 12, 2008This report presents a brief explanation of the causes of veneer checks, and discusses some of the major factors which have been shown to correlate with veneer checking.
- Safe Chain Saw Operation
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The chain saw is a versatile tool which can be used for many jobs. However, in the hands of a careless or inexperienced operator, they can be very hazardous.
- Forest Dependence and Community Well-Being: A Segmented Market Approach
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This article examines the relationship between forest dependence and county per capita income and poverty in rural Georgia.
- Fluid Fertilizers
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Added: October 05, 2008Fluid fertilizers offer ease of use. Movement is by pump, and they usually require less labor to handle.
- Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
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Forest genetics is the study of hereditary variation in trees. Tree improvement is the application of forest genetics to field practice.
- Cener for Urban Forestry Research
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The Pacific Southwest Research Station for the USDA Forest Service
- West Virginia Logging Sediment Control Act
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This publication describes West Virginia's Logging Sediment Control Act.
- Forest Management For Wild Turkeys BROKEN
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Brief discussion of Wild turkey management and life history.
- Forest Health Issues Affecting CRP Plantations Ten years and Beyond
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This publication contains a list of the most common diseases and insects that cause damage to CRP plantations, including fusiform rust, annosus root, and pitch canker. Insects listed are five species of Pine Bark Beetles.
- Winter Drawdown: A Useful Management Tool for Mississippi Farm Ponds
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One of the most useful and most inexpensive pond management practices is called a "winter drawdown." This practice is the reduction of water levels in a pond to some predetermined level.
- Pine Wilt: A Fatal Disease of Exotic Pines In the Midwest
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This bulletin explains how pine wilt is caused, how it spreads in the landscape, and measures that can be taken to manage the disease.
- How to Diagnose Black Walnut Damage
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Black walnut trees, like all other plants, are susceptible to a variety of injuries that reduce or destroy their usefulness. The first step in preventing or controlling these injuries is to identify their cause. Most damage is caused by disease, insects, birds, mammals, or weather.
- Community Forestry Grants
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Added: November 15, 2007Urban and Community Forestry Grants ``Program Guidelines.
- Why Do Trees Die?
