Joe has a question here, “How does the natural accumulation “of salts in soil, like the natural formation “of salt pans differ from the salting of soils “and resulting desertification by human mismanagement?” Well they’re actually the same principle that you’ve got an evaporated salted water and the water evaporates after it leaving the accumulated […]
How Do We Get Squirrels Harvesting for Us?
[Geoff] Bryan here has a question about squirrels. How can we set up a system so the squirrels are harvesting for us? Is there a balance we will have to maintain here by trapping or other controls? I can see where what one squirrel or two squirrels might do could be beneficial but thousands of […]
Wildlife Biologist Balances Boreal Forest Conservation and Development
Both Connie and I are northerners by choice, not by birth. We are not city people. We don’t like the hustle and bustle. Having a peaceful place that’s relatively untouched is very important to us. So for us, it was natural– the north was the place that we wanted to be. We’ve said many times […]
How does the UMaine Cooperative Extension support agriculture?
[music] John Rebar: We’ve had a long history of working with the natural resources of Maine. Most people think of us as really being anchored in agriculture. We’ve expanded well beyond that. And also we continue to do the things we do in agriculture, but we’re also working in water quality. We work in many […]
Class 10: Science (Chapter 16: Management of Natural Resources) Part – II
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Grapevine Control | Indiana DNR
Hi I’m Sam Carman with the Indiana Division of Forestry. If you come into most Indiana woods you’ll find vines. I’m here with district forester Janet Eger, Janet are these vines a problem to the trees? It depends on what types of vines we’re talking about, Sam. Grapevines are definitely a problem for trees. If […]
Natural Disturbances in Canada’s Boreal Forest
My name’s Marty Alexander. I’m a Senior Fire Behaviour Research Officer with the Canadian Forest Service and I’ve been undertaking research in the boreal forest for the past 33 years. My name is Jan Volney. I’m a Research Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada. And I’m very proud of that. My […]
