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The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker In Mississippi?, Stephen J. Dinsmore Jan 2005

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker In Mississippi?, Stephen J. Dinsmore

Stephen J Dinsmore

In April the environmental community received a real surprise--the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, long thought to be extinct, had apparently been rediscovered in Arkansas! As the news unfolded, the world learned that a team of researchers had been tracking at least one woodpecker, a lone male, for more than a year in the Cache River region of east-central Arkansas. The rediscovery of a bird presumed extinct for more than 60 years subsequently galvanized the environmental community and garnered much-needed support for the preservation of the Southeast's remaining old growth bottomland forests and endangered species recovery.


The Silviculture-Wood Quality Connection In Eastern Black Walnut, Douglas D. Stokke, Bruce E. Cutter, John E. Phelps Jan 1997

The Silviculture-Wood Quality Connection In Eastern Black Walnut, Douglas D. Stokke, Bruce E. Cutter, John E. Phelps

Douglas D. Stokke

The known effects of silvicultural practices on eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) wood quality are reviewed. Since desirable quality differs from end user to end user, no specific recommendations are made.