1999 Features

12/26/99 - Forestry Activities May be Regulated 
Forest practices are being looked at as point sources for water pollution.

12/19/99 - A New Look at the Timber Theft 
States are getting tough on timber theft.

12/12/99 - Ten Commandments for Seedling Survival! 
You have to do this to make seedlings survive transplantation.

11/28/99 - Christmas Tree Buying Guide
A little extra help when purchasing a live Christmas tree.

11/20/99 - Eastern Fires Escalate
Fires are burning from Alabama to Virginia.

11/14/99 - Prescribed Fire (Part 3)
The art of managing the controlled burn.

10/24/99 - Fire Behavior and Weather (Part 2)
A look at fire behavior and the weather's influence.

10/05/99 - Introduction to Wildland Fire (Part 1)
An introduction to forest fire fighting in the United States.

09/12/99 - Trees and Drought
What do you do when your trees are thirsty?

09/05/99 - America's Big Trees
American Forests has a big tree list.  Find out more.

08/29/99 - A Forestry and Environmental Photographic Collection
A University of Chicago collection of environmental photos.

08/16/99 - Do You Live Near a Tree City?
An article on getting you community Tree City involved.

08/06/99 - The American Forest Type
Major forest cover type groups in the United States.

08/01/99 - Know Your Government Forests
Who owns public forests in the United States?

07/18/99 - The Great American Coniferous Forest
An introduction to American conifers and the 100 top trees in America.

07/11/99 - The Great American Hardwood Forest
An introduction to American hardwoods and the 100 top trees in America.

07/05/99 - The Land Ethic - One Forester's Philosophy
A lesson on our biotic community.

06/27/99 - Archaeopteris - The First Modern Tree
Science has crowned this tree as the very first on Earth.

06/06/99 - Rhus, The Toxic Family
Here are some things you should know about poison ivy, oak, and sumac.

05/23/99 - Rainforests - Being Permanently Destroyed?
Are the rainforests really being destroyed?  There may be news to the contrary.

05/09/99 - Pine Straw - The Money Making Mulch
An interview with a leading harvesting equipment firm rep.

04/25/99 - Neem Tree - India's "Village Pharmacy"
Royal Paulownia move over.  Azadirachta indica  is the new kid on the block.

04/11/99 - Modeling in Forestry - Interview With Peter Rennie
What is a forest model?  An interview with an expert!

03/21/99 - Be a Forester -  What's Your Future
What is your expected future Mr. Forester!

03/07/99 - Be a Forester -  What You Got To Do
What do foresters do - really!

02/22/99 - Be a Forester -  Required Training
You really have to go to school to be a forester.  Find out the details.

02/14/99 - Portable Sawmills - What Should You Buy?
A great first blush on purchasing a mill.

01/22/99 - Point Sampling - Crunching the Numbers
Everything is done except the math.  Ron Wenrich offers this last in a three part feature on "point sampling".

01/03/99 - Point Sampling - The Cruise
You now have to make a systematic walk taking data in the forest.  Ron Wenrich offers this second in a three part feature on "point sampling".

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