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- South Carolina Forestry Commission Cost Share Programs of South Carolina
- Selection and Care of Christmas Trees for the Home
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Live Christmas trees have been brought into homes and decorated``during the holiday season for more than 500 years. Each year, more``than 33 million live Christmas trees are used in households across``the United States. Live Christmas trees have an attractiveness,``fragrance, and tradition that cannot be matched with artificial``substitutes.
- Methods for Estimating Timber Volume and Value of Pine Trees
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To judge the value of trees, either as pulpwood or as small sawtimber, you need to be able to estimate tree volumes. This publication explains estimating methods that can help you make harvesting and marketing decisions. Note, however, that the methods explained here apply only to sawtimber and pulpwood, and not to other products, such as poles and pilings.
- Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Web Producers
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Many important species of caterpillars feed on the foliage of shade, ornamental and forest trees. In addition to their feeding damage, some of these defoliators also produce silken webbing, often covering the leaves and branches.
- Individual Loblolly Pine Volumes by Tree Diameter and Height
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Estimating the merchantable volume of an individual tree stem is critical to calculating tree product values. The table in this publication presents specific volumes for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the lower Piedmont of Georgia.
- Fringed Champion (Silene polypetala)
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Showy, ground hugging perennial herb. Cultivars are found in the horticultural trade as a ground cover and used for color accents. Most stems recline along the soil surface and form new rootlets. Stems are hairy and can be up to 30 centimeters.
- Competition Control for Cottonwood Plantation Establishment
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This publication discusses recent developments in competition controls used in cottonwood plantations.
- Even and Un-Even Forest Management (PDF)
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An explanation of two basic forest management regimes.
- Trends in Working Forest Conservation Easement Language
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The easement comparison study identified purposes, restrictions, and forest management requirements of a national sample of WFCEs over 1,000 acres in size, and organized this data into relevant themes (water, technology and extraction, development, forest management, ecosystem and rare species, and recreation).
- Heating With Wood Series
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This publication discusses the suitability of wood for residential heating, the types of heating units available and some of the the factors which must be considered to heat a home effectively with wood.
- Considering Leasing Contracts for CRP Trees
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At expiration of the CRP contract the forest landowner may be interested in long term management of his/her timber resources by leasing their timber land. Leasing remains an important option and can be a win/win experience for landowners and lessees.
- Channel Catfish Production in Ponds
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This publication briefly outlines the basic requirements for successful catfish farming in Georgia.
- An Introduction to Forest Certification
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Added: October 25, 2008Forest certification, or green certification is an attempt to identify forestland that is managed towards the goal of sustainability.
- Can we stop "killer algae" from invading Florida?
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Introduced species that cause harm to ecosystems, economies, or human health represent a serious threat in Florida and around the world. One example of such a species, an invasive species, is “killer algae” or the Mediterranean strain of Caulerpa taxifolia. This fact sheet explains the origin of “killer algae,” the changes it has wrought, what it looks like, how it invades so successfully, and what each of us can do about preventing an invasion in Florida.
- Pine Bark Beetles
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Pine bark beetles are small insects that kill pines by boring beneath the bark. Five species are common throughout Georgia. These are southern pine beetle black turpentine beetle and three species of Ips engraver beetles.
- Longleaf Pine (Pinus Palustris) Pests: A Selected Bibliography
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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) is stressed by a number of pests--some of them significant to the lifespan and utilization of the pine. Recent papers on longleaf pine pests are given in this publication.
- Urban Forestry Issues
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The U.S. population has grown increasingly urban each decade. In the Chesapeake watershed alone, residential development is predicted to consume 800,000 acres between 2003 and 2030, nearly 90 percent of it replacing farmland (Boesch and Greer, 2003). As urban communities grow larger and faster than ever before, natural resource management in these areas becomes crucial for achieving sustainable development and maintaining and enhancing the quality of life and the environment.
- A Landowners Guide to Working with Recreationists
- Urban Tree Care/Arboriculture
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Urban trees are vital to the quality of our lives! They shade our streets, enhance the appearance and value of our homes, and improve the environment -- just a few examples of the many significant benefits of urban trees.
- Pondering a Trend
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A backyard pond is a most relaxing place to enjoy watching fish, frogs, birds and other wildlife. Shallow aquatic environments are far more productive of wildlife than dry land habitats.
- Introduction to the Snakes of Oklahoma
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This fact sheet introduces you to the biology of some of the snakes of Oklahoma and will provide a list of all known species in the state.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Timber Casualty Losses
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Generally this is a loss caused by a sudden, unexpected, and unusual event from natural or other external forces. It``is not a gradual or progressive loss, such as death caused by periods of low rainfall or natural competition. Examples``are losses from hurricanes, tornados, floods, plane crashes, wildfires, hail, ice storms, theft, etc.
- Forest Encyclopedia Network
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Added: September 17, 2008The Forest Encyclopedia Network consists of a growing number of encyclopedias covering different fields of forest science including Southern Fire Science, Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems, Southern Bioenergy Resources, Forest Environmental Threats, and the Southern Pine Beetle.
- Firewood for Home Heating
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The comfort of a wood fire on a cold night; the feeling of self-reliance that comes with cutting, splitting, and stacking a cord of wood; and a reduced conventional fuel bill have all been experienced by thousands of Virginia wood burners.
- Fertilizing Containerized Woody Ornamentals
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The use of containerized woody ornamentals for patios and specialized areas has become an important feature in residential landscape design. To ensure vigorous, healthy plants in these containers, a growing medium composed primarily of organic materials (pine bark, peat moss, etc.) mixed with coarse builder sand or perlite to ensure adequate drainage is recommended.
- Exotic Trees in the United States: Naturalized or Escaped form Cultivation
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Trees species brought into an area where they did not ecologically develop or where they are not considered "native," are exotic trees. Many exotic trees are grown for food, ornamental, aesthetic, or other specialized uses. Sometimes these exotic trees es...
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Added: September 17, 2008Management guide.
- Assessing Construction Damage:Tree Damage Exposure Values and Recovery Time
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Tree-literacy is critical to living with and among trees in our built-up environments.
- Applying Pesticides Safely
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Added: February 13, 2008Proper use of pesticides is essential for your safety and for that of the environment. And, pesticides must be properly used to be effective.
- Selected Literature: Root Control Methods
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Added: October 31, 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.
