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Biological Control
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States http://www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/

Goats in the Woods Project
Cornell University and Penn State University

http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/goatsinthewoods/

Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation Methods Information Profile: Biological
U.S. Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/94bio.pdf

Rose Rosette Disease
Virginia Cooperative Extension

http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/plantdiseasefs/
450-620/450-620.html
Weed Management: Rose Rosette Disease Friend or Foe
Penn State University
http://weeds.cas.psu.edu/News_2002/rrd02.html
Chemical Control / Herbicides

Chemical Control of Unwanted Woody Vegetation -- Forestry Extension Notes
Iowa State University Extension

http://www.forestry.iastate.edu/publications/F- 341.pdf

Control of Herbaceous Weeds in Allegheny Hardwood Forests with Herbicides
USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/warren/aboutus/pdf/
Horsley%20-%201981%20-%20WeedSci.pdf

Controlling Beech Root and Stump Sprouts Using the Cut-Stump Treatment, Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/19177

Controlling Undesirable Trees, Shrubs, and Vines in Your Woodlot
Ohio State University Extension

http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0045.html

Environmental Safety of Forestry Herbicides
Alabama Cooperative Extension System

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0846/

Forestry Herbicide Facts
Alabama Cooperative Extension System

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0629/

Herbicide Application for the Small Landowner
Louisiana State University Ag Center; Research and Extension

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/environment/forestry/ commercial_forestry/Herbicide+Application+for+the +Small+Landowner.htm
Herbicide Application Techniques for Woody Plant Control
University of Florida IFAS Extension
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG245
Herbicide Hardwood Crop Tree Release in Central West Virginia
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/14218

Herbicide Treatment of Striped Maple and Beech in Allegheny Hardwood Stands
USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/warren/aboutus/pdf/
Horsley%20&%20Bjorkbom%20-%201983%20-%20ForSci.pdf

Herbicide Use in Forest Management:
A Position of the Society of American Foresters
Society of American Foresters

http://www.safnet.org/policyandpress/psst/
Herbicide_Use.pos.pdf

Herbicides and Forest Vegetation Management: Controlling Unwanted Trees, Brush, and Other Competing Forest Vegetation
Penn State University Cooperative Extension

http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/UH174.pdf

Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation Methods Information Profile: Herbicides
U.S. Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/94herb.pdf

PNW Weed Management Handbook: Forestry
Oregon State University Extension

http://weeds.ippc.orst.edu/pnw/weeds?
20W_FORS01.dat

Preharvest Manual Herbicide Treatments for Controlling American Beech in Central West Virginia
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/18994

Relative Effectiveness of Herbicides Commonly Used to Control Woody Vegetation in Forest Stands
Ohio State University Extension

http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0051.html
Integrated Vegetation Management

Vegetation Management Research
Pennsylvania State University

http://vm.cas.psu.edu

Noxious Weed Integrated Vegetation Management Guide
Bio-Integral Resource Center (BIRC) through a U.S. EPA grant

http://www.efn.org/~ipmpa/Noxivm.html

Vegetation Management in Forestry and Agroforestry
University of Minnesota Extension Service

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/
naturalresources/M1156.html

Interfering Plants

The Role of Interfering Plants in Regenerating Hardwood Stands of Northeastern North America: Annotated Bibliography
University of Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

http://www.umaine.edu/mafes/elec_pubs/ miscpubs/mp753.pdf

Top 10 Principles for Managing Competing Vegetation to Maximize Regeneration Success and Long Term Yields.
University of Maine

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR_E005529 .pdf#page=38

Using Round-up and Oust to Control Interfering Understories in Allegheny Hardwood Stands
USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station

http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_ne148%20papers/23horsley-gtr148.pdf
What are Interfering Plants and When are They a Problem, USDA Forest Service and Penn State University

Interfering Plants Stout Finley.pdf

Invasive Plants

Control of Nonnative Invasive Plants in Your Woodlot
U.S. Forest Service, Durham Field Office

http://www.fs.fed.us/na/durham/coopforest/
stewardship/text/invasivess.shtml

Environmental and Economic Costs Associated with Non-Indigenous Species in the United States, Cornell University http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/ Jan99/species_costs.html
Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team UDSA Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/

The Global Invasive Species Initiative team
The Nature Conservancy

http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/

Invasive Plant and Insect Fact Sheets
Penn State University, Natural Resources Extension

http://rnrext.cas.psu.edu/FS/FSinvasive.htm

Invasive Plants Field and Reference Guide: An Ecological Perspective of Plant Invaders of Forests and Woodlands
U.S. Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/cindy/I
nvasiveSpeciesFieldGuide.pdf

Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control
The University of Georgia, USDA APHIS PPQ, and USDA Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. FHTET-2003-08

http://www.invasive.org/eastern/

Invasive Species Management: Protecting Our Natural Resources
Dow AgroSciences

http://www.dowagro.com/ivm/invasive
/index.htm
Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-Alikes. An Identification Guide for the Mid-Atlantic
Delaware Department of Agriculture
http://www.nybg.org/files/scientists/rnaczi/ Mistaken_Identity_Final.pdf

National Invasive Species Information Center: Plants
U.S. Department of Agriculture

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
plants/controlmech.shtml

Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control
U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station

http://www.invasive.org/eastern/srs/
Pennsylvania Field Guide: Common Invasive Plants in Riparian Areas
Alliance For the Chesapeake Bay & PA Department of Environmental Protecion

http://www.alliancechesbay.org/pubs/projects/deliverables-145-1-2004.pdf

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/pubs/
midatlantic/toc.htm

Weed Control Methods Hndbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
The Nature Conservancey Global Invasive Species Team

http://tncinvasives.ucdavis.edu/handbook.html

Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
Plant Conservation Alliance

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm

Wild Plant Program
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/

Manual/Mechanical Control

Fecon Bull Hog
Fecon Land Clearing Machinery

http://www.fecon.com

Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation Methods Information Profile: Manual
U.S. Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/94manual.pdf

Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation Methods Information Profile: Mechanical
U.S. Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/94mech.pdf

Weed Wrench
Woody Plant Puller

http://www.weedwrench.com/

Pennsylvania Pesticide Certification

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry

https://www.paplants.state.pa.us

Pesticide Education
Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences

http://www.pested.psu.edu/

Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification (brochure)
Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences

http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/uo205.pdf

Prescribed Fire

Managing Competing and Unwanted Vegetation Methods Information Profile: Prescribed Fire
U.S. Forest Service

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/pubsweb/94pre.pdf

Pennsylvania Prescribed Fire Council http://paprescribedfire.org

 

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