Strawberry Hill Arboretum Tree Identification Class and Tour
Do you know what trees live at the Strawberry Hill Arboretum? Come learn about the native and unusual ornamental …
The Turtles of the High Country
With Spring transitioning into Summer in the High Country region of western North Carolina, our native wildlife is out …
June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!
6/11/2021 – By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to …
Bloodroot and Red Trillium Collection Study
4/30/2021 – A student at Virginia Tech is doing a study on bloodroot and red trillium and has a …
Videos From the 2020 Goldenseal Summit Now Available!
3/6/2021 – In 2020, United Plant Savers, the NC Ginseng Association, and Living Web Farms put on a virtual …
The Remains of the Season...Christmas Tree Recycling
It’s January second, and you’re staring at it one last time. Three of the seventeen glass balls the cat …
Conservation With a View
The staff of N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County was recently invited to tour a new parcel of property acquired …
Virtual Farm Tour
The summer farm tour of the North Carolina Christmas Tree Association highlights local farms and current research and demonstrations. …
Twig Aphids 2020
Twig aphids are shaping up to be a problem this spring in western North Carolina. Many fields had high …
The 2020 Spring Freeze, Christmas Tree Injury, & Pruning Response.
I am writing this on May 12, 2020. It is the fourth morning in a row with frost at …
Christmas Tree Scouting: Twig Aphids
With support from a grant from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund, Cooperative Extension produced and released a series of …
A Forest Farming Success Story
2/28/2020 – Forest farming and growing native woodland botanicals make up a large part of my research and extension …
Meet the WNC Woodland Stewards
2/27/2020 – The Association for Temperate Agroforestry has a nice article in their latest newsletter about our Woodland Stewards …
U.S. Forest Service Seeking Your Input
The long awaited Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan Revision proposal is available for your review. I know this is important to …
The Bees of North Carolina
Congratulations to Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt & Hannah Levenson for this excellent new book, available as a hardcopy for purchase …
Ginseng: An Option for Underutilized Forest Land in the West
As most of our perennial plants have settled in for the ‘long winters nap,’ now is a perfect time …
Workshop: How to Grow Wild-Simulated Ginseng
If you own mature forestland (or a nice wooded backyard) with good soil and drainage, ginseng may be a …
Forest Farming and Ginseng Growing Podcasts
6/7/2019 – The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry has put together a series of podcasts on agroforestry. The …
It's Ramps Season! Grow Them, Eat Them, Sell Them
4/1/2019 – Ramps (Allium tricoccum L.), also called wild leeks, are a native plant that are increasingly popular with …
New Bamboo Publication Available
3/29/2019 – Are you considering establishing a commercial bamboo plantation? I am sure you have lots of questions about …
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Current Forest Carbon Markets at a Glance
Recently, several new initiatives in forest carbon markets have emerged simplifying the carbon project development …
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Firewood as a Vector in Invasive Pest Dispersal
This factsheet covers information related to firewood as a threat in moving invasive pests to …
2 weeks ago — Invasive Forest Pests
Terrestrial Flatworms, Land Planarians & Hammerhead Worms
This factsheet offers information on the identification and management of various flatworms that may be …
7/6/21 — Entomology Insect Notes
Asian Longhorned Beetle
This factsheet offers information on the biology and management of the Asian longhorned beetle, an …
7/2/21 — Invasive Forest Pests
Getting Data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Using R
This publication provides information and guidance on using computer code to access the National Agricultural …
6/10/21
Coppiced American Sycamore on Marginal Land as a Viable Short Rotation Woody Crop
This factsheet summarizes recent research that investigated the productivity of American sycamore after coppicing and …
5/21/21
Using the Differential Shrinkage and the Cupping of Lumber Spreadsheet
Wood shrinkage is often calculated with the assumption that the radial and tangential shrinkage occurs …
5/5/21 — Wood Products Notes
Economic Contribution of the Forest Sector in North Carolina, 2019
This publication discusses contributions the forest sector makes to the North Carolina economy.
5/3/21