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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