FOR-175: Woodland Invasive Plant Management Series: Bush Honeysuckle

John Cox, Ellen Crocker, Jacob Muller, Jeff Stringer, Billy Thomas | Oct. 31, 2023 (New)

Several species of Asian bush honeysuckle in the genus Lonicera are invasive in North America. The most common invasive bush honeysuckle species in Kentucky is the Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) but other invasive honeysuckle species include L. morrowii, L. tatarica, L. x bella. These species, originally native to China, Korea and parts of Japan, were introduced to the U.S. as far back as the late 1800s and were promoted for conservation and wildlife uses in the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, bush honeysuckles are still popular ornamental plants despite easily escaping into natural areas. The negative impact of dense stands of these species and the ease in which they can escape cultivation is a major concern across the region.

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AEC-99: The Kentucky Agricultural Economic Outlook for 2013

Alison Davis, Will Snell, Jeff Stringer, Billy Thomas, Tim Woods | Dec. 5, 2012 (New)

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ID-187: Woodland Winter Feeding of Cattle: Water Quality Best Management Practices

Steve Higgins, Jeff Stringer, Sarah Wightman | May. 5, 2011 (New)

Cattle maintain their body temperature in winter by burning more calories, which requires them to consume more feed. Livestock producers use wooded areas to provide protection for cattle from wind and low temperatures. That protection enables the cattle to conserve energy and eat less. Using wooded areas for winter feeding makes practical sense, but producers need to consider several environmental issues when planning for it.

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FOR-119: Uneven-aged Management in Mixed Species, Southern Hardwoods: Is it Feasible and Sustainable?

Jeff Stringer | Apr. 7, 2011 (New)

For uneven-age stands to develop, both young and old trees need to be developing in the same stand, where younger trees are naturally smaller in diameter than older trees. Thus, guidelines and graphs used by foresters to help establish uneven-age stands use diameter as a surrogate for age and assume that age and diameter are related.

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FOR-120: Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration of Hardwoods

Jeff Stringer | Apr. 7, 2011 (New)

One aspect of forest sustainability is regenerating the stand to desired species once the stand is harvested. Usually the species present in the overstory are more desirable than those in the understory and midstory. If management is not performed to adjust the regenerating species composition prior to the harvest, these understory and midstory species likely will be the composition of the future stand.

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FOR-96: Forest Water Quality Plan: Preparing an Agriculture Water Quality Plan for Your Woodlands

Jeff Stringer | May. 18, 2010 (Reprinted)

All parties involved in woodland operations are responsible for water quality protection. One of the most effective methods of protecting water quality during forestry operations is to use BMPs. BMPs are guidelines and techniques that, when used properly, can help reduce impact to our waters. They do this by decreasing erosion and the creation of muddy water, keeping chemicals and fluids out of streams, and limiting changes in the woods next to streams.

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FOR-107: Site Preparation and Competition Control Guidelines for Hardwood Tree Plantings

Jeff Stringer | Aug. 13, 2009 (New)

This publication presents recommendations for key factors associated with hardwood planting success. The publication also provides competition control and site preparation alternatives for a number of common planting sites and conditions. For each site and condition, several alternatives provide a range of options, allowing users to select the alternative that best fits their objectives and timetables.

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FOR-109: Timber Theft and Trespass

Jeff Stringer | Feb. 23, 2009 (Reprinted)

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FOR-53: Kentucky Forestry Fact Sheet

Tom Barnes, Terry Conners, Deborah Hill, Jeff Stringer, Billy Thomas | Dec. 14, 2006 (Minor Revision)

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FOR-99: Managing Oak Decline

Jeff Stringer | Jul. 1, 2006 (New)