Forestry Services Contractors Directory

…Statewide Drum Chopping Complete Vegetation Management 140 South Wiggins Road, Plant City,FL Ray Spirnock Office Phone:813-752-7506 Mobile Phone: Fax: 813-754-7609 RxBurner? No Pesticide Applicator? No Herbaceous Aerial Spray Herbaceous Ground…

Taxes & Estate Planning

…Tax Advantages NOTE: Most of the Information Below Applies To Active Participants Capital Gains/Self-Employment Taxes* The factors which determine whether or not timber income qualifies for capital gains include the…

Forests for Georgia, Georgia for Forests

…visitors who enjoy our forests every year. The world-renowned Appalachian Trail, or AT, begins at Georgia’s Springer Mountain. Dozens of lakes across Georgia provide expansive beauty and respite along with…

Waging War on the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid

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…is by applying a systemic insecticide via either a soil drench or soil injection treatment. These two treatments involve mixing the recommended amount of insecticide based on the diameter of…

Longleaf Restoration

…to realize deforested areas were not reseeding in longleaf. Instead, faster growing species such as loblolly, slash and hardwoods were taking over. By the late twentieth century, preserved recreational areas…

Water Quality & BMPs

…For instance, water bars with turn-outs, rolling dips and/or broad-based dips installed periodically within a road system allows the roads to drain off periodically into stable areas, preventing or reducing…

Building Healthy Forests for Birds

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…plants are important hosts for protein-rich native insects, like caterpillars, which nesting birds need to feed their growing chicks. More than 96 percent of land birds feed insects to their…