Alabama Forest Owner's Guide
to Information Resources

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Introduction

Understanding
Information

Sources of
Publications

Woodlots/Small
Forests

Forest
Resources

Plants and
Animals

Planning the
Resource

Management for
Trees

Management for
Wildlife

Management for
Alternative Uses

Business
Information

Forest Industry

Environmental
Protection

Forestry Law

Reference
Sources

Special Methods
and Practices

Background
Information

Current
Periodicals

Programs for
Landowners

Guide and
Publication Lists

Conclusion

The application of special methods and practices conserves and improves the forest resource and makes easier the work of forest managers.

Barry, Patrick J.; Anderson, Robert L.; and Swain, Kenneth. M. How to Evaluate and Manage Storm-Damaged Forest Areas. Atlanta: U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Southeastern Area. Forest Pest Management, 1982. (Forestry Report SA-FR 20) 15 p.
Discusses managing pest-caused losses, uprooted trees, leaning trees, main stem breakage, broken branches, bent trees, and other storm-related problems.

How to Thin...Your Pine Plantation for More Dollars. Atlanta: U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Southern Region, 1987. (Management Bulletin R8-MB 10) 29 p.
Explains why to thin and when and how to thin pines. Also gives pointers on haul roads and erosion control.

Also useful is a pamphlet called Thinning Pine Stands for Top returns, by Frank A. Roth II, published in 1983 (Circular ANR-396) by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. 4 p.

Holemo, Fred. Methods for Estimating Timber Volume and Value of Pine Trees. Auburn, Ala.: The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, 1981. (Circular ANR-263). 7 p.
Describes measurement factors and units, estimating cordwood volume, estimating board-foot volume, and how to compare value of a pine tree as pulpwood or sawtimber.

Also useful is a pamphlet called How to Determine the Financial Value of Tree Growth, by Bill McKee, published in 1994 (Circular ANR-446) by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. 4 p.

Sims, Daniel H. Fuelwood From Southern Hardwoods: An Opportunity for Improved Forest Management. Atlanta: U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Southeastern Area. State & Private Forestry, 1981. (General Report SA-GR 19) 5 p.
The "aim...is to demonstrate how the woodland owner can improve the condition of wood lots while providing wood for home use or sale."

Walker, Laurence C. "Chemicals Used in Forestry Operations." Forest Farmer, Vol. 44, No. 5 (March 1985), 40-43. 25th Manual Edition.
Identifies chemicals (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and fertilizers) used in forest management.

Other useful pamphlets are: Herbaceous Weed Control in Young Pine Plantations, by Robert J. Mitchell, published in 1988 (Circular ANR-515) 4 p.; Chemical Weed Control in Pine Forests, by Kenneth L. McNabb, published in 1990 (ANR-421) 5 p.; Herbaceous Weed Control in Young Hardwood Plantations, by Kenneth L. McNabb, published in 1992 (Natural Resources Series) 5 p.

Forestry Herbicide Facts, by Kenneth L. McNabb, published in 1993 (Circular ANR-629) 16 p.; Environmental Safety of Forestry Herbicides, by Ken McNabb, published in 1994 (Circular ANR-846) 4 p.; and Handling Forest Herbicides Safely, by Robert J. Mitchell and Talmadge Balch, published in 1987 (Circular ANR-308) 4 p. All by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service.

Wade, Dale D., and Lunsford, James D. A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests. Atlanta: U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Southern Region, 1989. (Technical Publication R8-TP 11) 56 p. Detailed information on benefits, environmental effects, firing techniques, planning, evaluation, and weather conditions as related to prescribed burning.

Also useful is a pamphlet called Prescribed Burning in Alabama Forests, by Frank A. Roth II and James R. Hyland, published in 1987 (Circular ANR-331) by the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. 10 p.

How to obtain a burning permit (with toll-free numbers on who to call) is described in a leaflet called There's Something You Should Know...Before You Burn, published in 1995 by the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC-FP-03). Also an E-book. Another useful pamphlet is called A Smoke Screening System for Prescribed Fires in Alabama, by C.W. Moody, published in 1992 by the Alabama Forestry Commission. 18 p.

Wiant, Harry V. Jr. How to Estimate the Value of Timber in Your Woodlot. Morgantown, W.Va.: Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, West Virginia University, 1989 (Circular 148) 55 p.
Explains how to measure trees, estimate log volumes, estimate tree volumes, and estimate grade and defect. Also describes methods for inventorying standing timber. Written for laymen.