Water pollutants are substances or conditions that change the natural state of an aquatic ecosystem, leading to degradation. Alabama utilize...
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Alabama’s water resources are important for economic growth and sustainability and for quality of life. The rivers, lakes, and str...
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What is Urban Ag?
Urban Ag is a program that provides education and training concerning research-based agricultural methods and busines...
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Landscape design is the art of developing a property for its greatest use and enjoyment. Effective landscape design is also a scienc...
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In a flanking fire, personnel set lines of fire directly into the wind. The intensity of flanking fires is moderate, with less intensity tha...
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The following video provides an introduction to prescribed fire ignition techniques. A prescribed fire is a fire set intentionally to achiev...
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The point source fire ignition technique is a modified version of a strip/head fire. Instead of lines, personnel leave spots of fire as they...
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In a backing fire, the fire moves against the wind. Backing fires exhibit the slowest rate of speed and the lowest intensity. In the followi...
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Piles from logging slash are typically burned by igniting the perimeter of the piles. Piles burn best when they are dry and do not contain t...
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In head fires, the fire travels in the same direction as the wind. Head fires produce the fastest rate of spread, highest flame lengths, and...
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In this third installment of a four-part series, you will learn how weather influences prescribed fire behavior.
When planning a ...
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What Is Copyright?
Anything written, spoken, created as art, performed—that is, anything expressed in tangible form, including material o...
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