The latest Southern Regional Extension Forestry peer-reviewed publication was recently released by the University of Tennessee with authors from the University of Kentucky and the USDA Forest Service.
An EPA report has recently been published on a water resource issue that may be relevant to your agency and your interests. This report, "Riparian Buffer Width, Vegetative Cover, and Nitrogen Removal Effectiveness: A Review of Current Science and Regulations", provides a synthesis of existing scientific literature on the effectiveness of riparian buffers to improve water quality through their inherent ability to process and remove excess anthropogenic nitrogen from surface and ground waters.
By T. Scott Batchelor The Daily Reflector Greenville, North Carolina Thursday, February 22, 2007 Two paths diverge in the timber-management world, and the one taken makes all the difference. Forestry officials told a group of mostly women recently that proper management of trees, and seeking out reputable, qualified agents to negotiate their sale, can mean the difference between tumbling into a pitfall or walking away with cash plus a sustainable wildlife habitat.
North Carolina State University has several new publication offerings online:
A new publication is available for loggers, foresters and advanced landowners that describes the purpose and process of conducting a timber inventory.
A portal to many of North Carolina's municipal and county regulations that govern trees on public or private property has been recently created by the NCSU Extension Forestry Unit.
Craig Harper of the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, along with several co-authors, recently completed an in-depth manual on native grasses.
The new Forests of Fun curriculum opens the world of forests to youth.
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry has recently developed a research-based educational initiative entitled "NC Woody Biomass: Natures Renewable Energy!"
The NCSU Extension Forestry group has been selected to represent North Carolina as the winner of the Southern Growth Policies Board 2009 Innovator Award.
