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Christmas Trees

Consumer Information

• Selection and Care of Christmas Trees
• Selection and Care of Living Christmas Trees

Diseases and Pests

• Balsam Twig Aphid (PDF version)
• Balsam Woolly Adelgid (Aphid)
• Common Fraser Fir Insect Pests
• Control of Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
• IPM Checklist in Established Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Plantations
• Minor Pests of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
• Needle Cast Diseases in Christmas Trees
• Pine Tortoise Scale
• Rosette Bud Mite on Fraser Fir (PDF version)
• Rust Mites in Christmas Trees (PDF version)
• The Spruce Spider Mite on Fraser Fir (PDF file)
• Weed Management in Conifer Seedbeds and Transplant Beds
• White Grub Control in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees

Production and Marketing

• Christmas Tree Production Best Management Practice to Protect Water Quality and the Environment (PDF file)
• Christmas Tree Species for North Carolina
• Federal Tax Primer for North Carolina Christmas Tree Growers (PDF version)
• Growing Christmas Trees in North Carolina (PDF version)
• Handling Christmas Trees on the Retail Lot
• Leyland Cypress
• Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Christmas Tree Information
• Retail Merchandising of North Carolina Fraser Fir
• Shaping Virginia Pine Christmas Trees
• Soil and Plant Analysis for Christmas Trees (PDF file)
• Soil pH Management for Fraser Fir Christmas Tree Production (PDF file)
• Soil Testing and Interpretation of Results for Christmas Tree Plantations

Forestry

Economics and Taxes

• Economic Analysis of a Reforestation Investment
• Federal Income Taxes for Timber Growers (PDF file)
• Financial Incentives for Forest Management (PDF file)
• Forests and the North Carolina Economy (PDF file)
• North Carolina Forest Income Estimates by County (2001) (PDF file)
• North Carolina Forest Income Estimates by County (2002) (PDF file)

Forest Health, Diseases and Pests

• 1997 Natural Resources Inventory of North Carolina
• Maintaining the Forestry Exemption Under the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
• Minimizing Wildfire Risk — A forest landowner's guide (PDF file)
• North Carolina Pest Management Information Program
• North Carolina Pest News

Forest Management and Planning

• A Consumer's Guide to Consulting Foresters
• A Guide to Information About Forest and Wildlife Management
• Enrolling in North Carolina's Forest Stewardship Program
• First See a Forester (PDF file)
• Forest and Wildlife Stewardship
• Forest Health — Community Wealth: A Landowner's Guide for Enhancing Forests in Western North Carolina (PDF file)
• Forest Stewardship: Planning for Beauty and Diversity
• Maintaining Forest Property Boundaries (PDF file)
• Management by Objectives: Successful Forest Planning (PDF file)
• Managing for Hardwoods
• Understanding Forestry Terms (PDF file)
• Where to Go for Forestry Assistance

Forest Management and Wildlife

• Deer Management
• Developing Wildlife-Friendly Pine Plantations (PDF file)
Plant Trees and Wildlife Cover Under the Conservation Reserve Program
• Using Fire to Improve Wildlife Habitat (PDF file)
• Wild Turkey Management

Forest Productivity and Stand Management

• Accomplishing Forest Stewardship with Hand Applied Herbicides (PDF file)
• Crop Tree Management in North Carolina (PDF file)
• Forest Land Enhancement Practices for North Carolina (PDF file)
• Forest Soils and Site Index
• Nutrient Management for Longleaf Pinestraw (PDF file)
• Pruning Woodland Trees
• Thinning Pine Stands

Marketing Timber and Alternative Woodland Crops

• Before You Sell Your Timber...
• Drought Sales of Timber (PDF file)
• Estimating the Volume of A Standing Tree Using A Scale (Biltmore) Stick (PDF file)
• Longleaf Pine Straw Production
• Nutrient Management for Longleaf Pinestraw (PDF file)
• Producing Firewood from Your Woodlot
• Producing Shitake Mushrooms: A Guide for Small-Scale Outdoor Cultivation on Logs
• Selling Your Timber? (PDF file)
• Timber Sales: A Planning Guide for Landowners (PDF file)

Recreation and Aesthetics

• A Landowner's Guide to Working With Recreationists
• Fall Colors
• Liability and the North Carolina Landowner
• Recreation Forest Trails: Planning for Success (PDF file)
• Using Fire to Improve Wildlife Habitat (PDF file)
• Woodscaping Your Woodlands (PDF file)

Reforestration

• Economic Analysis of a Reforestation Investment
• Planting Your New Stewardship Forest (PDF file)
• Reforestation of Southern Pine
• Site Preparation Methods and Contracts
• Steps to Successful Pine Plantings

Urban Forestry

• North Carolina Urban Tree Evaluation Program

Other Forestry Resources

• Forestry and Natural Resources Digital Desktop Reference Library
• Restoration of Wetlands Under the Wetlands Reserve Program
• Southern Region Extension Forestry Publications
• Timber Sales Agreements

Wildlife

Management, Damage Prevention and Control

• Birds

  • Bird Dispersal Techniques (PDF file)
  • Blackbirds (PDF file)
  • American Crows (PDF file)
  • Mourning Dove (PDF file)
  • Gulls (PDF file)
  • Hawks and Owls (PDF file)
  • Pigeons (PDF file)
  • Bobwhite Quail (PDF file)
  • House Sparrows (PDF file)
  • Owls (PDF file)
  • Ruffed Grouse (PDF file)
  • Songbirds (PDF file)
  • Starlings (PDF file)
  • Swallows (PDF file)
  • Waterfowl (PDF file)
  • Wild Turkey (PDF file)
  • Wild Turkeys Management
  • Wood Duck (PDF file)
  • Woodland Wildlife Nest Boxes (PDF file)
  • Woodpeckers (PDF file)

• Carnivores

  • Black Bears (PDF file)
  • Black Bear (PDF file)
  • Bobcats (PDF file)
  • Feral House Cats (PDF file)
  • Coyotes (PDF file)
  • Feral Dogs (PDF file)
  • Foxes (PDF file)
  • Raccoons (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Raccoon (PDF file)
  • Skunks (PDF file)
  • Weasels (PDF file)
  • Wolves (PDF file)

• Damage Identification

  • Identification and Assessment of Wildlife Damage: an Overview (PDF file)
  • Obtaining Assistance to Control Wildlife Damage (PDF file)
  • Wildlife Diseases and Humans (PDF file)

• General Management

  • Agriculture and Natural Resource Protection
  • Low Cost Habitat Improvements (PDF file)
  • Managing Edges for Wildlife (PDF file)
  • Snags and Downed Logs (PDF file)
  • Wildlife on Your Farm
  • Wildlife Terms (PDF file)

• Other Mammals

  • Bats (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Bats (PDF file)
  • Deer (PDF file)
  • Deer Management
  • White-Tailed Deer (PDF file)
  • Moles (PDF file)
  • Opossums (PDF file)
  • Wild Pigs (PDF file)
  • Cottontail Rabbits (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Cottontail Rabbit (PDF file)
  • Shrews (PDF file)

• Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Alligators (PDF file)
  • Frogs and Toads (PDF file)
  • NC Snakes
  • Pools for Amphibians (PDF file)
  • Wildlife Damage Management: Snakes
  • Nonpoisonous Snakes (PDF file)
  • Rattlesnakes (PDF file)
  • Turtles (PDF file)

• Rodents

  • Beavers (PDF file)
  • Beavers -- Wildlife Damage Management
  • Chipmunks (PDF file)
  • Grey Squirrel (PDF file)
  • House Mice (PDF file)
  • Muskrats (PDF file)
  • Nutria (PDF file)
  • Cotton Rats (PDF file)
  • Norway Rats (PDF file)
  • Rodent-proof Construction and Exclusion Methods (PDF file)
  • Tree Squirrels (PDF file)
  • Voles in Horticultural Plantings
  • Voles (PDF file)
  • Woodchucks (PDF file)

Pesticides and Wildlife

• Pesticides and Wildlife - Christmas Trees
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Corn
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Cotton
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Fruit Trees
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Peanuts
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Small Grains
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Soybeans
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Tobacco

Urban Wildlife

• Building Songbird Boxes (PDF file)
• Butterflies in Your Backyard (PDF file)
• Herbaceous Plants for Wildlife (PDF file)
• Hummingbirds and Butterflies (PDF file)
• Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants (PDF file)
• Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds (PDF file)
• Managing Edges for Wildlife (PDF file)

Wood Products

• Developing a Marketing Plan for Hardwood Bark Landscaping Mulch
• Developing an In-Plant Training Seminar on Rough Mill Yields
• Drying Softwoods for Value Added Markets
• Drying Thick Southern Yellow Pine Export Lumber to Minimize Brown Stain
• Fine Tuning Equalizing and Conditioning
• Handling and Storage Procedures Prior to Kiln Drying Affect Brown Stain in White Pine
• Heat Sterilization of Hardwood Pallets and Pallet Material
• Methods of Moisture Content Measurement in the Lumber and Furniture Industries
• Notes on Computerized Kiln Controls
• Quality Control for Edge Glued Panel Manufacturing
• Sawmill Safety
• Stresses Develop after Redrying
• Suggestions for Preventing or Minimizing Veneer Checking
• Understanding and Minimizing Veneer Checking on Furniture Panels
• What Happens When a Fan Goes Out in Your Pine Kiln?
• Wood Surface Inactivation and Adhesive Bonding