Traditional Methods of Urban Forest Carbon Stocks Quantification

April 25, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Urban forests sequester significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and play an important role in climate change mitigation in...
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Maintaining Forest Roads

March 22, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Forest roads must be maintained in order for landowners to have access throughout their property. Heavy rainfall events can wash out roads, ...
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Forestry Best Management Practices: Skid Trails

March 15, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Forestry best management practices minimize erosion on skid trails. Skidders repeatedly skid or drag a grapple full of trees to a log...
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Diplodia Tip Blight of Loblolly Pine: Symptoms, Causes & Management

March 6, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Diplodia tip blight is a common fungal disease caused by Diplodia sapinea (syn. Sphaeropsis sapinea). The fungus infects more than 20 differ...
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Forest Farming Ginseng Offers Economic and Ecological Benefits

January 26, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is a slow-growing woodland plant that is native to Alabama. Roots of wild ginseng have been dug for centuries ...
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Youth Exploring Environmental Science

January 23, 2024
in Products & Programs, Urban Extension

What is Youth Exploring Environmental Science? Youth Exploring Environmental Science is a component of UESEP (Urban Environmental Scien...
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Costs & Trends of Southern Forestry Practices 2022

January 3, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

One concern landowners may have when making forestland management decisions is the cost of forestry practices. They may worry that they cann...
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Resources for Beginner Landowners

January 3, 2024
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

There are many reasons why people purchase land. These may include privacy, income from timber sales, hunting opportunities, or simply for a...
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Forestry Best Management Practices: Stream Crossings

November 17, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Following forestry best management practices in timber harvesting helps prevent or reduce nonpoint source pollution. They are important in a...
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Forest Carbon Market Concepts of Business-as-Usual & Additionality from Harvest Deferment

October 25, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Learn the difference between additionality and business-as-usual practices in carbon markets. Both are fundamental to all carbon markets or ...
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Cut Stump Herbicide Treatments for Woody Plant Control

October 16, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife, Invasive Species

Learn the correct procedure for controlling woody plants with the cut stump treatment method—a simple way to control woody plants. An herb...
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Native Fruits: Pawpaw

July 17, 2023
in Forestry, Forestry & Wildlife

Pawpaw is an intriguing native fruit in the custard apple family. Most members of the family are tropical, but there are a handful of native...
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