Identifying your property boundaries is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your property. Make sure you understand where your boundaries are located so they can be marked properly. This will allow you to let neighbors Continue Story
This week we completed our control burns for 2018. We have been on a burning program for approximately 15 years. We find this is one of the best tools that be used for your forest land. We get the primary Continue Story
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
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
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
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
In a routine check of property we found a new cogon grass infestation. This was in an area treated about 3 years ago. The area is fairly small. It will be treated with glysophate and will be monitored. The cogon Continue Story
This is a publication Ag. Handbook #731 which is a comprehensive guide to tax considerations in managing your forest land. The link came from Timbertax.org The link to the article is: https://timbertax.org/publications/aghandbook731/