Yesterday we were inspecting our property and discovered a new invasive plant– Japanese Climbing Fern. It is a highly invasive non-native plant infesting lands in most of the southeastern U.S. It grows in moist or dry woods along ditches and Continue Story
GREENE COUNTY LANDOWNER RECEIVES TREASURE FOREST AWARD Robert Loper of Greene County received the Helene Mosley Memorial TREASURE Forest Award for the central region at the 2017 Alabama TREASURE Forest Association (ATFA) and Alabama Natural Resources Council (ANRC) awards banquet Continue Story
One of the most important and most overlooked aspects of your property is the soil types. It is critical to know what types of soils are available on your land. This allows you to plant the species that will have Continue Story
Cogongrass has quickly become one of the worst invasive plant threats in Alabama. Considered one of the worst weeds in the world for good reason, cogongrass is aggressive, tenacious, and extremely difficult to control. It is rapidly spreading in throughout Continue Story
As stewards of our land we must be familiar with “Best Management Practices for Forestry”. These rules help insure our environment is not damaged by our forest activities. Although I live in Alabama I’m sure most states have similar rules Continue Story
The following information is from the publication “100 Forest Trees of Alabama” written by Dr. Harlan York during the mid-1950s as a contracted employee of the Division of Forestry, Alabama Department of Conservation. This is an old publication but still Continue Story
Historically, most food plots were planted with small grains in the late-summer or early-fall. These food plots were planted primarily to attract deer to the gun or bow during hunting season. Food plots now are an integral part of Continue Story
Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer in Alabama was written to provide deer hunters and managers with timely and factual information to aid them in properly managing their deer herds. For the individual hunter or the professional deer manager, this Continue Story
I attended the Landowner Chat and Chew Session that was sponsored by the Alabama Forestry Commission, The American Forest Foundation, International Paper, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and My Alabama Woods. This was a great opportunity to meet with fellow Continue Story
The Forest*A*Syst program was initiated in the late 1990s by Mr. Larry Biles. As the National Program Leader for Forest Management with the USDA Cooperative State Research Education Extension Service (CSREES) in Washington, DC, Larry worked with the developers of Continue Story