Kudzu (Pueraria montana) is one of the most widely recognized invasive plants in the southeastern United States. Its aggressive and smotheri...
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What is basal bark treatment?
Basal bark herbicide treatment is a control method in which an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil car...
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Forests are constantly changing. How forests grow varies based on species composition, age of the forest/trees, space to grow, and timin...
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An overview of the identification of pine bark beetles, causes for infestation in the urban landscape, and recommended integrated pe...
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Learn forest management practices that can increase your land’s resiliency to drought and other stressors, improve growth rates, a...
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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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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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Some non-native plants introduced into our landscapes as ornamentals have escaped to become invasive weeds with negative impacts to our nati...
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Learn key issues in planning and implementing a water-efficient landscape and know recommended drought-tolerant landscape plants.
A well-...
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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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Alabama is home to 39 species of oak trees—many of these species are well-known trees. Lesser known are several species that are smaller i...
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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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