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- Blackbird Distress Sounds CD
- Description = There are four selections containing sound effects that are to be used to scare away blackbirds from the area where the sound is heard. The recordings are provided by Dr. Thomas Barnes of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Forestry Department.
- Order Number = CFR-0001
- Category = Forestry
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- Crossroads
- Description = This exciting program takes you on a journey which explains the reasons behind a nationwide push to implement an “ecosystem” approach to protecting this country’s natural resources. Such questions as what is an ecosystem and why is biodiversity important are addressed with the use of spectacular photography from many of this country’s most beautiful parks and nature areas.
- Order Number = VFR-1035
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 28:00
- This movie is available in different format with order number - DFR-0008
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- Crossroads
- Description = This exciting program takes you on a journey which explains the reasons behind a nationwide push to implement an “ecosystem” approach to protecting this country’s natural resources. Such questions as what is an ecosystem and why is biodiversity important are addressed with the use of spectacular photography from many of this country’s most beautiful parks and nature areas.
- Order Number = DFR-0008
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 28:00
- This movie is available in different format with order number - VFR-1035
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- Feeding Birds In Your Back Yard
- Description = Bird watching and feeding birds in the backyard are big business. How big? Try more than two billion dollars for bird feed and 800 million in feeding equipment. This video explores the different types of bird feeders available, how different feed attracts different birds, and how to deal with unwanted guests such as squirrels and cats.
- Order Number = VFR-1362
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 15:09
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- Forest Connections…A Family Economic Issue
- Description = STORY OF THE FOREST – a drama reviewing one woman’s dilemma of finding a way to save her family’s forested property. FOREST CARE – How the Division of Forestry can help landowners create a plan for using their timber area for a variety of different needs and interests. SHOPPING IN THE FOREST – What makes one tree more valuable than its neighbor? Extension Forester Jeff Stringer teams up with a wood elf to show the various factors that make certain trees more valuable than others. A CONVERSATION WITH A CONSULTING FORESTER – If you have to sell some timber, a consulting forester can be an important ally in getting you through all the preparation and paperwork needed to create a profitable and environmentally sound arrangement for both the buyer and seller.
- Order Number = VFR-1479
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 21:57
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- Forest Connections…Bringing the Outdoors Inside
- Description = PART 1 – THE FOREST IS ALL AROUND US – Laurie Taylor, University of Kentucky College of Ag. Extension Natural Resources Educator discusses the hundreds of different products that are made from wood products. From toothpaste to baseball bats, wood plays a major role in our life and takes forms many of us would never imagine! PART 2 – MAKING YOUR OWN WOOD PRODUCTS – Laurie Taylor sets the stage for a paper making demonstration hosted by Terry Conner, UK Extension Forest Products Specialist and student assistant Kelly Orme. At the end of the lesson, participants will know how to make beautiful homemade paper for cards, bookmarks, etc.
- Order Number = VFR-1480
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 23:40
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- Kentucky Timber Harvesting Training Series: Best Management Practices For Timber Harvesting Roads, Trails, and Landings
- Description = Reducing soil erosion and controlling runoff from active haul roads, skid trails, and log landings and insuring their proper retirement are vitally important for protecting soil and water resources. The video introduces some of the key elements of Kentucky’s BMP’s designed to control erosion of active haul roads. It also demonstrates the key elements needed to successfully build permanent water bars for skid trail retirement and for revegetating roads, trails and landings.
- Order Number = VFR-1356
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 16:00
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- Kentucky Timber Harvesting Training Series: Effect Of Timber Harvesting On Water Quality And Aquatic Habitat
- Description = Water quality, aquatic habitat and ultimately life in a stream can be dramatically impacted by timber harvesting and forestry operations. Understanding how those operations can harm water quality and aquatic life provides a strong foundation for the instruction of forestry BMPs. This video looks at the major type of pollutants and sources which are most often associated with poorly designed and implemented timber harvesting operations and the best use of BMPs to protect water quality.
- Order Number = VFR-1358
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 10:00
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- Kentucky Timber Harvesting Training Series: Measuring Slope And Distance For Forestry BMP Implementation
- Description = The right use of best management practices and careful construction techniques will insure that logging work is done correctly to protect the environment. Measuring the steepness or slope of the ground and distances are necessary to properly use BMPs. This program reviews the steps and equipment that must be used to obtain these critical measurements.
- Order Number = VFR-1359
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 15:25
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- Kentucky Timber Harvesting Training Series: Streamside Management Zones
- Description = When timber harvesting and forestry operations occur next to streams or other waters, special care is needed to reduce water pollution. Streamside Management Zones or SMZ’s are a set of criteria governing the distance which ground disturbing activities should be kept from streams and the width, amount, and type of trees which must be left around streams and other waters. The SMZ guidelines are dependent upon stream or water type and this video introduces the different types of streams and the SMZ criteria for each type.
- Order Number = VFR-1357
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 14:20
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- Managing Your Fish Ponds
- Description = Good fish ponds don’t magically appear. They take advanced planning and continual follow-up to produce a high quality fish crop. This program reviews all the essential tasks and considerations that should be made when making, and then maintaining, the pond.
- Order Number = VFR-0377
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 24:30
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- Paulownia Tree Production And Cultivation
- Description = Paulownia trees were introduced to the United States from China in the late 19th century and were widely regarded as a pest plant until Japanese timber buyers “discovered” them many decades later. Today a properly cultivated Paulina tree is usually worth more than black walnut. This program reviews where Paulina can be grown, how the tree is started from seed, and the kind of management that is necessary during the first few years to insure quality logs at harvest time.
- Order Number = VFR-0021
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 13:30
- This movie is available in different format with order number - DFR-0034
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- Pruning And Shearing Christmas Trees
- Description = The plant materials that are best suited for Christmas tree production in the Ohio Valley are reviewed (Virginia pine, Douglas fir, Scotch pine, and White pine). Tools and techniques for pruning and shearing these evergreens are demonstrated.
- Order Number = VFR-0019
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 12:00
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- Shiitake Mushrooms on Natural Logs (Growing & Marketing)
- Description = There is an increasing interest in shiitake mushrooms production throughout the United States. States such as Kentucky and states bordering the Appalachian mountain chain should take serious look at this forest-oriented crop for a number of sound economic and environmental reasons. This program includes a comprehensive look at the various tools and management techniques needed to successfully grow shiitake mushroom on natural logs. This program is especially appropriate for small woodlot owners who do a good job of determining the market for such products in their area.
- Order Number = VFR-1488
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 14:15
- This is a new video
- This movie is available in different format with order number - DFR-0001
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- The Kentucky Forest Stewardship Program
- Description = Half the land in Kentucky is covered in forest. The way the land is managed will have a major effect on the state’s economic and environmental well being. This program looks at how the forest stewardship program works in Kentucky. It reviews who is eligible and some of the ways land owners can develop and protect this valuable resource for the future.
- Order Number = VFR-1031
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 11:00
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- Topping Of Trees
- Description = Tree topping is widely practiced in Kentucky and other states, although many people remain unaware of its negative effects. After topping, weakly attached, sprouty new growth clutters the tree stubs and increases the trees’ overall potential for decline. This video illustrates the results of topping and reviews corrective measures.
- Order Number = VFR-1096
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 8:20
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- Tree Identification – Summer Phase
- Description = All trees can be quickly identified in the summer because the unique characteristics of their leaves provide the essential elements for recognition. This program covers the basic shapes of all leaf forms and then helps identify 20 of the most common trees found in the Appalachian mountain region.
- Order Number = VFR-0607
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 17:20
- This movie is available in different format with order number - VFR-1031
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- Tree Identification - (Appalachian Mountains) Winter and Summer Phases
- Description = These two programs have been conmbined on one DVD and review the various ways to identify twenty of the most common tress found in the Appalachian mountain region and in many other regions of the U.S. The video on Summer phase identification depends heavily on leaf form while Winter identification focuses on bark, buds, and twigs for correct identification.
- Order Number = DFR-0018
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 14:30; 17:20
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- Shiitake Mushrooms on Natural Logs (Growing & Marketing)
- Description = There is an increasing interest in shiitake mushrooms production throughout the United States. States such as Kentucky and states bordering the Appalachian mountain chain should take serious look at this forest-oriented crop for a number of sound economic and environmental reasons. This program includes a comprehensive look at the various tools and management techniques needed to successfully grow shiitake mushroom on natural logs. This program is especially appropriate for small woodlot owners who do a good job of determining the market for such products in their area.
- Order Number = DFR-0001
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 14:15
- This is a new video
- This movie is available in different format with order number - VFR-1488
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- Paulowina Tree Production And Cultivation
- Description = Paulownia trees were introduced to the United States from China in the late 19th century and were widely regarded as a pest plant until Japanese timber buyers “discovered” them many decades later. Today a properly cultivated Paulina tree is usually worth more than black walnut. This program reviews where Paulina can be grown, how the tree is started from seed, and the kind of management that is necessary during the first few years to insure quality logs at harvest time.
- Order Number = DFR-0034
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 13:30
- This movie is available in different format with order number - VFR-0021
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- Products From The Forest & A Paper Making Project
- Description = Products from the Forest - 2:00 Laurie Taylor, UK College of Ag Extension Natural Resource Educator, discusses the hundreds of different products that are made from wood products. From toothpaste to baseball bats, wood plays a major role in our life and they take forms many of us would imagine! A Paper Making Project - 22:00 Lourie Taylor sets the stage for a paper making demonstration hosted by Terry Conners, UK Ext. Forest Products Specialist and student assistant Kelly Orme. At the end of this lesson, particlpants will know how to make beautiful homemade paper for cards, bookmarks, etc.
- Order Number = DFR-0065
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 24:00
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- What Is Forestry?
- Description = The four segments on this DVD are to be used in conjunction with the companion leader's guide. THE SEGMENTS INCLUDE: Story of the Forest - Length: 7:20, Forest Care - Length: 3:04, Shopping in the Forest - Length: 5:33, A Conversation with a Consulting Forester - Length: 6:00
- Order Number = DFR-0068
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 23:54
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- Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in appalachia
- Description = Don Graves, Professor at the University of Kentucky Forestry Dept. explains that "Planting a tree and re-establishing a forest are two different things. We are not just putting trees back on the mine site, but trying to re-establish the funcation of the forest, which includes enhancing wildlife habitat, improving water quality and stream systems, reduction of erosion and sedimentatiion, less flooding and cleaner air."
- Order Number = DFR-0074
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 29:50
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- Tree Identification - Winter Phase
- Description = Description: In the winter, the identification of trees is a more difficult process, but it can be accomplished with a close look at the bark, buds and twigs of most trees. This program covers the identification process in winter conditions for 20 common trees found in the Appalachian mountains.
- Order Number = VFR-0684
- Category = Forestry
- Length = 14:30