Forestry Resources
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This publication describes Macrocybe titans, the largest mushroom species in the Western Hemisphere, which has been found growing in Georgia.
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This 220-page Extension publication was written with landowners in mind, presents fire concepts in an easy-to-read manner, and will help you set and meet your burning goals. The diagrams and pictures illustrate and simplify fire concepts from wind direction to atmospheric conditions, firing techniques, and more. This guidebook will take you step-by-step through the processes involved in planning, preparing for, and conducting a prescribed burn on your land. The Guidebook’s four action chapters (Getting Started, Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating) start with checklists full of action items followed by detailed information on each item. In the Guidebook’s four informational chapters, you can take a deeper dive into key prescribed burning concepts including weather, smoke management, fuel, and fire behavior. Collaborators include NC State University and Auburn University.
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AP 130-2-13
Timber Situation and 2024 Outlook
1. Demand for softwood lumber and structural panels is expected to improve as interest rates drop and single-family housing starts resume their long-term trajectory.
2. Increased softwood lumber mill capacity across the South adds upward pressure on pine sawtimber prices; however, the region’s oversupply of sawtimber trees on the stump is expected to exert strong downward pressure on prices.
3. Pulpwood prices are expected to decline (at a slower pace) and stabilize in the second half of 2024.
Forecast by Yanshu Li, UGA, Associate Professor and Forest, Economics, and Taxation Specialist; Joe Parsons, UGA, Director of the Harley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business; Amanda Lang and Pat Jolley, Forisk Consulting|
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AP 130-1-11
Timber Situation and 2023 Outlook
1. Inflation remains a persistent
challenge.
2. Housing activity is beginning
to moderate.
3. U.S. South softwood lumber
market share is increasing
along with production
capacity. Plentiful
timber supplies and capital
expenditures are positives. Authors of this section are Tyler Reeves and Amanda Lang, Forisk Consulting; and
Joe Parsons and Yanshu Li, Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business,
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia|
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Accidents are common when felling a tree with a chainsaw. Fortunately, most of them can be prevented. Tips for preventing kickback, barber chair, entanglement, setback, and stump jump are presented in this publication, along with techniques for safely releasing spring poles.
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David R. Coyle, A. Brady Self, James D. Floyd, and John J. Riggins
Four species of Ips bark beetles (also commonly known as Ips engraver beetles or Ips beetles) occur throughout pure and mixed pine forests in the southeastern U.S.: the six-spined ips (Ips calligraphus), the pine engraver (Ips pini), the eastern five-spined ips (Ips grandicollis), and the small southern pine engraver (Ips avulsus). Ips beetles appear similar to other bark beetles in this region, including the southern pine beetle (SPB), black turpentine beetle, and red turpentine beetle. These beetles occur throughout the entire southeastern U.S., with the exception of the pine engraver and red turpentine beetle, which are found only in the Appalachian region.
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Research and development on alternative sources of energy has been a priority for the United States since volatile energy prices in the 1970’s. This period of time, known as the “Energy Crisis,” occurred due to an oil embargo and limited global supply of oil. To combat these problems, Congress passed the Emergency Petroleum Act in 1973, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in 1975, and created the Department of Energy in 1977. These congressional acts from more than 30 years ago were the beginnings of a national interest towards developing alternative energy sources. The outcome has been support for research and development of nonpetroleum energy sources such as biomass, which is a renewable and carbon neutral source of energy used for heat, electricity and transportation fuels.
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Private forest owners control most of the southern forest resource and are critical to maintaining forest health in the South. Record droughts, rising temperatures, increased frequency and intensity of wildfires, insect and plant invasions, and more intense storm events all pose threats to the health of Southern forests. Scientists project that increases in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns will cause these disturbances to become more common, occurring with greater intensity or duration. This pamphlet reviews healthy forest strategies and approaches to decrease the risks associated with these disturbances on your forestland.
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J. Holly Campbell and David R. Coyle, Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Littleleaf disease is a forest health concern for several pine species in the southeastern United States. This disease is a particular problem for shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) and is one reason why this species is less widely planted compared with other pines. Littleleaf disease results from a combination of biological factors and site characteristics, when combined with a susceptible host tree. Some factors are more important – i.e., they have a primary role in disease formation – while others have a secondary role, and mostly contribute to making disease symptoms worse.
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