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I want to pursue a dream of living in small-town northern Maine?

Unity College in Unity, Maine....

I want to pursue a dream of living in small-town northern Maine?

Unity College in Unity, Maine....

how best can you serve the world by the spreading of aggro-forestry?

There are different companies who give away trees for you to plant last year our electric company gave away trees to everyone who were served by them. I planted ours with a bunch of others in a place where the forestry said would do the most good for now. Since then I have learned about Urban forestry and how it helps not only the economy but also the air quality --- of course the ecstatic value. Check into your states' forestry and the city for urban forestry. Each company has a different educa...

What is Forestry?

This is a very broad question. Forestry consists of many parts. I has a college prof that taught forestry and the wasy he said it basically wraps it all up. Part of forestry is about the trees (dendrology) and the other part is about law and regulations. He spent 10% of the time managing forests and 90% of the time filling out paperwork and working with people about the regulations and laws of tree harvesting. There is alot more to forestry than just this, but those are the main parts. (Dendrolo...

what exactly extension-forestry mean?

In the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does research on crops, soils, production practices, and all things agricultural. As a means to disseminate the results of their research, many years back they developed the concept of "Agricultural Extension" service. Under this program, they established many offices in rural areas, hired many "ag extension agents", and funded lots more research at local universities. The Ag extension agents serve as local experts available to farmers to pr...

what exactly extension-forestry mean?

In the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does research on crops, soils, production practices, and all things agricultural. As a means to disseminate the results of their research, many years back they developed the concept of "Agricultural Extension" service. Under this program, they established many offices in rural areas, hired many "ag extension agents", and funded lots more research at local universities. The Ag extension agents serve as local experts available to farmers to pr...