Most of the United States population lives in or near urban areas, and, therefore, urban forests now play a vital role in improving peop...
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You may be one handshake away from quality habitat and hunting. Learn the value of a hunting cooperative and ways to form and maintain a suc...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Spiders aren’t for everyone. Some people may find them terrifying, but others may find their natural beauty st...
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Most lightning strikes will likely occur in rural forests; some will happen in urban areas. Urban trees provide numerous benefits rangin...
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Urban forests include all types of woody plants, trees, shrubs, and green spaces in public and private areas in urban settings. The term urb...
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The southeastern United States has five stages of succession identified by dominant vegetation types. Moving through each stage is gradual a...
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Even when cooler weather arrives and most leaves of deciduous species have fallen, it is still a good time to control certain invasive weeds...
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The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is an animal that can be both a benefit and a nuisance to landowners. It is important to appreci...
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Planting cool-season food plots for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and other wildlife not only provides hunting opportunities bu...
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Beaver play a crucial role in the ecosystems where they live, engineering habitat which generates a tremendous diversity of plants, animals,...
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As summer draws to a close with the days becoming shorter and the nights longer, fall in Alabama typically ushers in days that are cooler an...
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The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae, is a nonnative, invasive insect pest that colonizes, feeds on the sap of, and ulti...
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