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- Shrubs: Functions, Planting, and Maintenance
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Planting shrubs is one of the smartest things you can do-both for yourself and your community. Shrubs can help increase the value of your property and provide privacy and beauty around your home.
- Shaping Virginia Pine Christmas Trees
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One of the more important cultural practices in growing quality Virginia pine Christmas trees is shaping. Shaping is any process which removes limbs, branches, or new growth with the purpose of improving overall tree quality.
- Questions About Forestry and Forestland? Ask a Consulting Forester
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This article explains the role of a consulting forester in assisting, advising, and informing a landowner about his forestland.
- Pine Plantation Fertilization
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Added: February 17, 2008Many acres of southern pines can potentially benefit from improved forest nutrition and result in sizeable investment returns.
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with the responsibility of managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources.
- Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)
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A large-headed turtle with an elongated, heart-shaped shell, the loggerhead has a reddish-brown to brown upper side and yellow to cream underside. Loggerheads are carnivorous, preferring horseshoe crabs, but also eat snails, barnacles, starfish.
- A Logger's Guide to Forest Planning
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A good planning guide for harvest operations.
- Make a Stone Pile in Your "Wild Garden"
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Added: October 20, 2008A stone pile in an old fence row is a fascinating detail in a rural landscape. A sunny, springtime day is a good time to go stealthily along your favorite paths and creep up on a rock pile. Its picturesque, lichen-covered rocks seem to date to antiquity.
- Hunter Safety After a Disaster
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A major storm adds new dimensions to hunter safety. Hunters must be aware of the increased hazards. In some heavily damaged areas, hunting may be limited or cancelled for the year. Before going afield, it is advisable to check with your state's wildlife department to see if your favorite hunting spot falls into the closed category.
- Life in the Sea Record Book
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Added: October 13, 2011Life in the Sea Record Book (4H MER 02) is for 4-H members ages 10 and up. 4-H'ers will be asked to answer questions related to the concepts learned in the project guide (4H MEM 30) relating to dolphins, manatees, seals and sea lions, penguins, treasures from the sea, caribbean / atlantic coast tide pool, and coral reefs.
- Fusiform Rust Disease of Southern Pines: Biology, Ecology and Management
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An extensive source for learning about the life cycle and management of fusiform rust.
- Tree-ring Porosity Forms in Hardwoods
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Added: October 25, 2008One growth increment of a tree, commonly called a “growth ring,” is composed of structural, conducting, and defensive components. In a cross-section, the largest conducting vessels can be visible to the unaided eye or can be minutely small. Due to shoot growth rates and timing, and leaf expansion periods, different growth conditions affect vessel size and xylem composition.
- Protecting Trees from Construction Damage: A Homeowner's Guide
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This publication explains some things that landowners can do to minimize the impact of construction on trees. It describes landscape protection plans, special construction techniques, symptoms of damage, and treatment strategies.
- Southern Catalpa: "The Fish Bait Tree"
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Added: October 25, 2008The Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) tree is a common fixture along roadsides and in old yards. The big green leaves and distinctive long dangling fruits are noticeable from hundreds of yards. Although used in the past for a variety of wood-based products, today catalpa is used for shade trees and for growing a special caterpillar. This catalpa “worm” is prized by fishing enthusiast across the South.
- Timber Tax Definitions
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This factsheet defines terminology often used when discussing the taxation of timber.
- Managing Wildlife Damage: Beavers
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Physical damage caused by beavers in the Southeast is estimated in the millions of dollars annually. Examples of this damage include timber and agricultural crop loss, damage to roads, septic systems and other property by flooding, and destruction of ornamental plants used in landscaping.
- Seasoning to Prevent Defects in Green Wood
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Added: November 05, 2008This publication provides information on some of problems and basic principles involved in seasoning lumber, wood disks and other small pieces of wood. It is intended to help individuals who would like to season small quantities of wood inexpensively and without sacrificing quality. Small mill owners may also find this information useful in the manufacture of dried wood products.
- Trees to Plant In Containers or Wells
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Landscaping in a small area is challenging, but popular. Planting trees in small areas can limit root and shoot development. Proper selection of plant material for small areas is important to ensure a healthy environment for the plant. Sidewalks, patios, decks, entrances, courtyards and other small areas can be landscaped with the use of containers or wells with restricted soil area.
- 4-H Member's Guide: Starting and Maintaining a Marine Aquarium
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This project is intended for those 4-H members who have an interest in aquariums and would like to start a project on salt water aquariums. To satisfactorily complete this project you must read the information carefully, do what is suggested, keep accurate data and successfully maintain your salt water aquarium for a period of at least six months.
- WV Timber Severance Tax Considerations for Landowners
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This publication explains the application of severance tax to timber in the state of West Virginia.
- Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera): An American Traveler
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Added: October 25, 2008Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) is a small tree in which people have found great value. Once discovered by early European settlers, it was carried and tended across the continent. Because of its attributes, it was prized anywhere agriculture and grazing animals were found. It is now considered escaped from cultivation and has naturalized in many areas. Solitary trees or small family groups can be found on old home sites, in alleys, and along roadways.
- How to Buy and Sell Cordwood
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One of the first questions wood burners ask about wood is "How much per cord?" Price is important, but just as important is agreement on a standard way to measure and transfer the wood. Both the buyer and seller must agree and understand the procedure.
- Controlling Rats and Mice Around Your Home
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Added: September 10, 1997Rats and mice may cause harm by transmitting disease, destroying property, and biting. While rats and mice maybe an economic threat in agricultural settings, this publication focuses on controlling these rodents in and around buildings where people live.
- North Carolina Forest Legacy Program
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To identify and protect environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by present or future conversion to non-forest use. The program will be available only in areas identified in North Carolinaís Forest Legacy Assessment of Need. These areas will be determined by an advisory group with input from the public.
- Minimizing Wildfire Risk - A forest landowner's guide
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A management guide for landowners who wish to assess and reduce the risk of wildfire.
- Littleleaf Disease on Loblolly Pine: Symptom Outline
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Littleleaf disease is a soil, pathogen, and tree management syndrome. Littleleaf can destroy pockets of mature and over-mature loblolly pines (Pinus taeda) over a period of 5-15 years.
- Pine Reproduction Weevils
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Pine seedlings planted on recently logged sites are often attacked by the pales and pitch-eating weevils. These weevils are attracted to the odor of fresh pine stumps and other pine logging debris.
- Manchester State Forest
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If you visit Manchester State Forest in the early spring you'll find pockets of flowering mountain laurel, red cedar draped with Spanish moss, and oaks growing in profusion among the dogwoods and longleaf pines. This kind of plant mix is unique in the state. Located in Sumter County, on the fall line between South Carolina's piedmont and coastal plain, Manchester State Forest consists of more than seventeen thousand acres of ridges, sand hills, hardwood bottoms, bays, and swampland
- Water Resources in Urban Ecosystems
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Water Resource in Urban Ecosystems
- Chilling Injury of Grapefruit and its Control
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Details Chilling Injury and its prevention.
