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- Chilling Injury of Grapefruit and its Control
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Details Chilling Injury and its prevention.
- Persistence of Herbicides in Soil
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This publication discusses the factors that determine the length of time herbicides persist in the soil.
- Methods of Moisture Content Measurement in the ...
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It is the job of wood product producers to establish a moisture content in the wood that will be similar to what the wood will experience in service. To accomplish that, manufacturers must develop a standard procedure that will measure wood moisture content consistently and accurately. This brief note discusses methods of moisture content measurement commonly found in the lumber and furniture industries.
- A House Invader from the Wild Garden
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Some animal is living in my attic,'' the caller said. ``I've collected droppings--can you tell me what they are?''
- 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.
- Wildlife Habitat Improvement: Wetlands
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Added: October 20, 2008Often, the best strategy for managing wetlands is to conserve and protect what you already have. However, wetland habitats can be enhanced to attract a wider variety of wildlife.
- Stacking Lumber for Drying
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A critical step in drying hardwood lumber is to stack it correctly and as soon as possible after it is sawed.
- Relative Tolerance of Tree Species to Construction Damage
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Added: November 05, 2008Each tree species, and each unique individual, will respond to the stress and strain of construction activities in different ways. Some species vary widely in their response to mechanical injury, pest attack, soil modifications, and micro-climatic changes associated with construction. As more tree tissues, physical space and essential resources are disrupted, the more a tree must effectively react to these changes to insure survival.
- Reduce Environmental Problems with Proper Land Application of Animal Manure
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Added: March 22, 2008Livestock or poultry production enterprises should have a comprehensive manure nutrient management plan to take advantage of the animal manure benefits. A plan is also important in reducing the risk of environmental problems when manure is used as a nutrient source for farm crops.
- Marketing Your Timber: The Bidding Process
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Timber is a multi-million dollar business in Mississippi. Many landowners, however, do not receive the full value when they sell their timber, because selling timber properly is a complicated task.
- Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality
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Home lawns and landscapes may contribute to the water pollution when homeowners apply pesticides and fertilizers carelessly. By using pesticides and fertilizers properly and only when necessary and following recommended landscape practices, you can do your part to protect our lakes, streams, and drinking water for the future.
- Hawks Visit the Wild Garden
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Jay Shelton, a biologist friend, recently reported seeing a sparrow hawk try to take a small bird from near his bird feeder the other day. The hawk missed, but it was worth watching.
- Direct Seeding: A Forest Regeneration Alternative
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Direct seeding is one method of starting a crop of trees by artificial means. It is an option often overlooked by private landowners when they consider how to regenerate forest lands.
- Behind the Wall of Green: A Close Look at the Forest
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This publication is an introduction to forest conservation biology in Tennessee with a focus on trees, forests, and forest management and conservation.
- Landscape Plants for Georgia
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Landscape Plants for Georgia is an effort to compile a list of good plants organized into various sizes and groups. It does not list all available plant materials but rather brings together the best possible groupings according to the principles and requirements of good landscape design and plant maintenance. It is not possible to offer pictures of the plants. Many publications, books and web sites, however, have good plant pictures.
- What Does Severe Drought Stress Do to Trees and Landscape Plants?
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Added: February 23, 2001During times of drought, trees and landscape plants often show the effects of the hot, dry weather. Not only is this very harmful to trees, it contributes to extreme conditions for forest and range fires.
- Your Home in the Line of Fire
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Precautions you can take to protect your home.
- Trees in Your Life
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Added: October 06, 2008This publication explores the various wood products that we use in our everyday lives.
- The National Arbor Day Foundation
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Trees make a world of difference. Find out how you can save energy, attract birds and wildlife, plant conservation buffers for streams, create living snowfences, and more with our free booklet
- Management of Hardwood Forests for Timber in Alabama
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Through forest management, the many benefits of hardwood forests can be protected and enhanced. In some cases, good profits from timber are possible. However, if improperly handled, hardwood forests can be seriously degraded in value.
- Needlecasts of Pines in Florida
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Describes the Needlecast fungi affecting Florida pines
- 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.
- Uptake and Reduction of Nitrogen in Trees
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Adequate availability of nitrogen in soils is but one of the problems facing trees. Moving nitrogen inside the tree presents a number of unique problems and solutions.
- Sway Frequency in Tree Stems
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Added: October 31, 2008Assessing potential risks in trees is difficult because of the complex and chaotic nature of gauging tree failures. Tree movements in the wind, and the interactions between/within tree structure and soils, assure a multitude of forces, loads, and stress concentration points will need to be a part of any tree failure model. In order to better understand tree structure and its potential failure, individual components of tree mechanics need to be isolated from the complexity. One mechanical component arising from stem and branch shape is a repeating, damped movement back and forth by the free end--commonly called "sway.''
- Root Growth Requirements and Limitations
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Added: October 31, 2008Minimizing tree root growth impacts on infrastructures requires an appreciation of how roots function and generate force. To control root growth, identification of growth limiting attributes of the soil environment is necessary. Tree-literate management will control growth, protect infrastructure from root-caused problems, and protect the values and quality of trees.
- Ecological and Economic Consequences of the 1998 Florida Wildfires
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The objective of this project was to assess the economic effects of catastrophic forest wildfires in Florida and various causal factors contributing to these fires, principal among them the use of prescribed burning. We used static and dynamic analyses at several spatial and temporal scales drawing on a combination of operational, survey and other data sources. One analysis estimated the economic effects of the 1998 wildfires in northeastern Florida, proximally caused by an unusually dangerous weather pattern associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.
- Ash Rust
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Describes the characteristics and life cycle of Puccinia sparganioides, the fungus responsible for Ash rust, and its prevention and management.
- Trunk Shaker Mechanical Harvesting Systems
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profiles the different designs of Trunk Shakers and their basic use and operation
- Woodland Owners' Guide to Oak Management
- The National Park System
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"...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
