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- Sealing Leaking Ponds
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Excessive seepage in ponds is generally due either to a poor site--that is, one in which the soils in the impounded area are too permeable to hold water--to improperly constructed levees or dams, or to physical damage caused by tree roots, burrowing rodents, or other factors.
- USDA Conservation Reserve Program
- Chipmunk Control BROKEN
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Added: November 04, 2008Information on chipmunk biology and tips for controlling damage.
- 1997 Cash Receipts from Timber Harvests by County
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Added: February 09, 2008This site provides a factual reference table of the status of the forest and natural resources in South Carolina by county.
- How Much Herbicide Do I Need?
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This factsheet outlines procedures that can be followed to determine the amount of herbicide needed to spray a particular planting.
- The Global Positioning System
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GPS is a satellite-based radio navigation system. Users anywhere``on the surface of the earth (or in space around the earth)``with a GPS receiver can determine their geographic position``in latitude (north-south), longitude (east-west), and elevation.
- Pruning Trees
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This site provides a step-by-step guide to pruning trees with topics including how to prune, when to prune, and how much to prune.
- Forest Fragmentation Index Map Of North America
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This map layer data set is a grid map of North America including the Caribbean and most of Mexico. The data set is an excerpt from a global assessment of forest fragmentation.
- Weed Management in Small Ponds
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The presence of some vegetation in small ponds is desirable for appearance and to enhance the habitat for fish, but it is important to maintain a good balance between vegetation and other aquatic life. Selecting a good pond site, designing the pond properly, and keeping nutrients in runoff water from reaching the pond are the most important ways to prevent excessive growth of aquatic weeds.
- The Bugwood Network
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The Mission of The Entomology and Forest Resources Digital Information Work Group is to gather, create, maintain, promote the use of, and economically distribute digital information both as resources and as tools to enhance and complement information exchange and educational activities primarily in the fields of entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources.
- Real Property: Rural Landowner's Liability and Posting of Land
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Added: February 15, 2008This publication provides information regarding West Virginia's law concerning the liability of landowners to hunters, hikers, children, and other recreational users.
- Marketing Your Timber: The Basics of Weight Scaling
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The purpose of this publication is to put weight scaling into perspective and to explain the basics of weight scaling so landowners can market timber with confidence.
- Changing Colors of Leaves
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This publication explains what triggers the color change in autumn, which color each species becomes, and the causes of variation in color.
- Citrus Cold Weather Protection and Irrigation Scheduling Tools Using Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Data
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With a crop value of $597 million in 2006/07, citrus is the most important horticultural crop grown in Florida. The 2.4 million tons of annual citrus production in Florida accounts for approximately 75 and 20% of United States and world citrus production, respectively. Agricultural water use has become a greater concern for citrus production in Florida due to increasing competition between agricultural, commercial, and residential use of limited water supplies. Tools have been developed for the FAWN that will assist citrus growers in improving frost protection and irrigation scheduling while saving water. These tools are the Cold Protection Toolkit and the Citrus Microsprinkler Irrigation Scheduler. Use of these tools, potential benefits to citrus growers and water savings are described below.
- Needle Cast of Pines
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describes and details the Needle casts that plague Florida's pine trees
- *When a Landowner Adopts a Riparian Buffer: Benefits and Costs BROKEN
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This publication discusses the economic costs and benefits of riparian buffers.
- Forest Roads and Construction of Associated Water Diversion Devices
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Roads provide access to forest resources, but poorly designed roads increase maintenance costs, restrict access, and create environmental problems.
- Farm Pond Safety BROKEN
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It is the farm operator's responsibility to see that his/her farm pond is as safe as possible. This factsheet provides some recommendations for achieving pond safety.
- Fire Safe in the Interface
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Areas where homes meet the forest are called the wildland/urban interface. A home in a woodland setting is surrounded by flammable forest fuels - a real danger if a wildfire is on the loose. You can help minimize a fire threat to your home and family by following a few safety steps.
- The Role of the State Forestry Agency in Urban Forestry
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This manual provides basic information for State forestry agency employees and others who work with communities on urban forestry. It can be used for self-guided learning, finding specific information on a topic and developing workshops and presentations.
- Controlling Undesirable Trees, Shrubs and Vines in Your Woodland
- What Is A Fishing Derby?
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Added: October 05, 2008Most fishing derbies involve some form of competition -- the most fish, largest fish, tagged fish, largest aggregate catch, or some combination of these. Although this may be a good method for bass tournaments in which the competitors are experienced anglers, it is not a good procedure for fishing derbies with large participation of mainly young and inexperienced participants.
- Methods for Root Control
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Added: November 05, 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.
- Wood Products Business: Not Necessarily as Usual: Part 1
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Starting a business of any sort requires many steps before actually opening doors. Planning, filing permits, financing, etc. all must be completed before successful startup can occur.
- Waterchestnut: Eleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel
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Brief description of waterchestnut and its complicated growth requirements.
- Wood Products Business: Not Necessarily as Usual: Part 3
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Added: October 25, 2008Business improvements result from responsible attention to what is going on in the business, in similar businesses and in the community of consumers.
- Tree Heat Stress Syndrome
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Added: October 20, 2008Georgia can have many hot days during the year. From the North Georgia mountains to the coast, these large heat loads can influence plant growth.Figure #1; Figure #2. Trees and shrubs generally have optimum growing conditions across the range of temperatu...
- Principles of Regeneration Silviculture in Virginia
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Silviculture, the part of forest management that deals with the biology of tree growth, is the art and science of producing, tending, and manipulating forest stands. Silvicultural practices include regenerating the forest, maintaining tree growth, and harvesting trees in order to satisfy the landowner's objectives.
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
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Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas is a web-based project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, that provides information for the general public, land managers, researchers, and others on the serious threat and impacts of invasive alien (exotic, non-native) plants to the native flora, fauna, and natural ecosystems of the United States.
- White Grub Control in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
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Proper vegetation management is critical to grub control by decreasing grub damage and discouraging grubs from coming back.
