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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is a Federal agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry research organization in the world, and provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the purpose of the Forest Service—"to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run." |
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| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
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| 2715051 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | |
| 2715093 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | longleaf after prescribed fire |
| 2715094 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | longleaf after prescribed fire |
| 2716043 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | Example of row-seeded, precision-sown L.L. seedlings with highly-controlled nursery seedbed density fo approximately 12 seedling/sq. ft. These seedlings were spring sown in Mar & more than 90% had an RCD of .4 in. or larger at following January lifting date, Seedlings were less than 10 mon. old at lifting date. |
| 2716068 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | If present, hardwood midstory/understory must be removed. |
| 2716106 | longleaf pine | Pinus palustris | Intraspecific competition. L.L. expresses dominance better than other s. pines, due largely to differences in time of initiating emergence from the grass stage. In case of over-dense stands of … |
