Forestry

Items of Interest from Tim Albritton, State Staff Forester

Forestry Economics

• Filling a Need: Forest Plantations for Bioenergy in the Southern US - article in BIOMASS Magazine, August 2009
• Plantation Costs and Returns
• Timber Stand Improvement Treatments

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Aerial Glyphosate Application to Control Privet in Mature Hardwood Stands (Georgia Forest Commission. PDF)

Forestry Fact Sheets and Guides

• Late Spring Freeze Impact on Acorn Production (May 2007, Alabama Cooperative Extension System- will open in a new window.)
• Considerations for Forest Management on Alabama Soils (PDF, 64 KB) (text only, DOC, 3.2 MB) Contains interpretations of soils for forest land use and management. Soil-site information was obtained from field data collected by NRCS and from computer projections using Ptsite, Ppsite, and Sitequal models developed by Constance A. Harrington with the USDA-Forest Service. Ptsite and ppsite are models to calculate the site index for loblolly and longleaf pines and sitequal is a model to calculate the site index for bottomland hardwoods. Soil survey mapping prior to this document (1993) may have changed in soil interpretations. Current soil interpretations may be obtained from your local NRCS office.

Forestry Publications On-Line (Will open in a new window)

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Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2008 Tax Year (.pdf)
Annosus Root Rot Management in Alabama - How to Identify Stands Affected by Annosus Root Rot (.pdf)

• Alabama Forestry Publications
  
• Best Management Practices for Forestry (Alabama Forestry Commission, ADEM, and EPA)
• Crop Tree Release in Pre-commercial Hardwood Stands (University of Tennessee Extension)

Forestry Related Links (all will open in new window)

• Jerry L. Johnson Award for Excellence in Public Service Through One's Family, Employment, Profession, and Community
• Alabama Forestry Association
• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Alabama TREASURE Forest Association
• Helene Mosley Award Information
• Forestry and Wildlife Cost-Share Programs Available from agencies and partners to Alabama Landowners  - A list of various cost-share programs available to private landowners.  Can aid in understanding what each program is designed to accomplish and  the main purpose of each.

Last Modified: 11/10/2009

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