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Balloonvine : a new noxious weed. by Thompson, Lafayette.(CARDINAL)175383,author(CARDINAL)175383; Collins, C. E.; North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.(CARDINAL)164866;
Subjects: Weeds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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How to eradicate invasive plants / by Chace, Teri Dunn.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-321) and index.Know thy enemy -- Combat thy enemy -- Water and bog plants -- Annuals, biennials, and tropical perennials -- Herbaceous perennials -- Grasses and bamboos -- Vines -- Shrubs -- Trees -- Problem areas for problem plants -- Metric conversions.Invasive plants are a growing threat to home landscapes, affecting native plants, wildlife, and humans. This clear, easy-to-use book shows you how to recognize the "enemy"; offers eradication options, from simple, organic approaches to the safest and most responsible ways to use chemicals; and enables you to identify 200 of the most common invasives.--COVER.
Subjects: Invasive plants; Noxious weeds; Gardening.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Weed alert : be on the lookout for serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma), a federal noxious weed. by North Carolina.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)154217; United States.Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.(CARDINAL)146301;
Subjects: Serrated tussock; Serrated tussock; Weeds;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Invasive aquatic and wetland plants : field guide / by Kay, Stratford H.(CARDINAL)200571;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Nonindigenous aquatic pests; Aquatic pests; Noxious weeds; Invasive plants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Devoured : the extraordinary story of kudzu, the vine that ate the South / by Horn-Muller, Ayurella,author.(CARDINAL)890401;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A grand debut -- Portal into the past -- Kudzu versus the South -- Beauty from the beast -- Forest to fork -- Collecting and connecting -- A house is but a home -- Road to recovery -- Got goats? -- Missing in action -- Climate and carbon -- Condemned -- Man of the hour -- Aliens in America -- Am I invasive?"Once beloved, then feared, and eventually just tolerated, kudzu can be found nearly everywhere across the South. For everything from trees to crops, in American popular culture, the invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins has long signified the end of times, known to smother everything in its path in an embrace of certain death. To many, the plant's enduring legacy has been its villainous role as the 'vine that ate the South.' But for a select few, it has begun to morph into something else entirely. In its roots, a network of people scattered across the country see a chance at redemption - and an opportunity to rewrite a fragment of troubled history. Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine that Ate the South detangles the complicated story of one region's fickle relationship with kudzu, taking readers on an atmospheric expedition through time, chronicling the ways one boundless weed has evolved over centuries, and dissecting what we know about what climate change could mean for its future across the United States. From architecture teams using it as a building material in pursuit of a low-carbon supply chain, to clinical applications treating binge-drinking, to delicacies served in restaurants, Ayurella Horn-Muller spotlights how kudzu's notoriously tangled reputation in America is gradually being cast aside in favor of its promise. Within these pages, readers will witness the remarkable ways public perception of kudzu has deviated - as the people living in ecosystems overrun by it have bounced between embracing its gifts and fighting to destroy it. Doggedly pursuing answers to determine what we conclusively know about kudzu - and what we don't - Horn-Muller unites careful research with human stories to explore how kudzu morphed from a glorified, miraculous solution for soil erosion to the monstrous archetypal foe of the Southern landscape. Devoured is a real-life narrative of belonging, of racial ambiguity, of outsiders and insiders, and the path from universal acceptance to undesirability. It is a deeply reported tale of mystery, a portal into the past, present, and future of a quintessential plant. It is a saga of intrigue, a dive into the farthest reaches and darkest depths of the very landscapes housing the species we fight to control. Above all, this is an ode to the Earth around us - a quest for memories and for meaning in today's imperiled world"--Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Subjects: Kudzu; Kudzu; Noxious weeds; Immigrants;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Devoured : the extraordinary story of kudzu, the vine that ate the South / by Horn-Muller, Ayurella,Author(DLC)no2023107926;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-240) and index.A grand debut -- Portal into the past -- Kudzu versus the South -- Beauty from the beast -- Forest to fork -- Collecting and connecting -- A house is but a home -- Road to recovery -- Got goats? -- Missing in action -- Climate and carbon -- Condemned -- Man of the hour -- Aliens in America -- Am I invasive?"Once beloved, then feared, and eventually just tolerated, kudzu can be found nearly everywhere across the South. For everything from trees to crops, in American popular culture, the invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins has long signified the end of times, known to smother everything in its path in an embrace of certain death. To many, the plant's enduring legacy has been its villainous role as the 'vine that ate the South.' But for a select few, it has begun to morph into something else entirely. In its roots, a network of people scattered across the country see a chance at redemption - and an opportunity to rewrite a fragment of troubled history. Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine that Ate the South detangles the complicated story of one region's fickle relationship with kudzu, taking readers on an atmospheric expedition through time, chronicling the ways one boundless weed has evolved over centuries, and dissecting what we know about what climate change could mean for its future across the United States. From architecture teams using it as a building material in pursuit of a low-carbon supply chain, to clinical applications treating binge-drinking, to delicacies served in restaurants, Ayurella Horn-Muller spotlights how kudzu's notoriously tangled reputation in America is gradually being cast aside in favor of its promise. Within these pages, readers will witness the remarkable ways public perception of kudzu has deviated - as the people living in ecosystems overrun by it have bounced between embracing its gifts and fighting to destroy it. Doggedly pursuing answers to determine what we conclusively know about kudzu - and what we don't - Horn-Muller unites careful research with human stories to explore how kudzu morphed from a glorified, miraculous solution for soil erosion to the monstrous archetypal foe of the Southern landscape. Devoured is a real-life narrative of belonging, of racial ambiguity, of outsiders and insiders, and the path from universal acceptance to undesirability. It is a deeply reported tale of mystery, a portal into the past, present, and future of a quintessential plant. It is a saga of intrigue, a dive into the farthest reaches and darkest depths of the very landscapes housing the species we fight to control. Above all, this is an ode to the Earth around us - a quest for memories and for meaning in today's imperiled world"--.
Subjects: Kudzu; Kudzu; Noxious weeds; Immigrants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lives of weeds : opportunism, resistance, folly / by Cardina, John,1953-Author(DLC)no 00056117 ;
Includes bibliography (pages 251-274) and index.Introduction: clearing a path -- Dandelion -- Florida beggarweed -- Velvetleaf -- Nutsedge -- Marestail -- Pigweed -- Ragweed -- Foxtail -- Epilogue: what's 'round the bend."The natural histories of eight ordinary plant species transformed into noxious weeds through mostly well-intended human efforts to get rid of them show how lives of people and weeds are entangled in ways that reflect human beliefs and attitudes toward the natural world" --.
Subjects: Weeds.; Plants and civilization.; Weeds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide for the identification of invasive plants in southern forests / by Miller, James H.(James Howard),1944-(CARDINAL)268559; Chambliss, Erwin B.(CARDINAL)414405; Loewenstein, Nancy J.; United States.Forest Service.Southern Research Station.(CARDINAL)268558;
Includes bibliographical references (page 119).Invasions of nonnative plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and unmonitored. Invasive nonnative plants infest under and beside forest canopies and dominate small forest openings, increasingly eroding forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. This book provides information on accurate identification and effective control of the 33 nonnative plants and groups that are currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern States, showing both growing and dormant season traits. It lists other nonnative plants of growing concern, control strategies, and selective herbicide application procedures. Recommendations for preventing and managing invasions on a specific site include maintaining forest vigor with minimal disturbance, constant surveillance and treatment of new unwanted arrivals, and finally rehabilitation following eradication.
Subjects: Invasive plants;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A field guide for the identification of invasive plants in southern forests / by Miller, James H.(James Howard),1944-(CARDINAL)268559; Chambliss, Erwin B.(CARDINAL)414405; Loewenstein, Nancy J.; United States.Forest Service.Southern Research Station.(CARDINAL)268558;
Includes bibliographical references (page 119).Invasions of nonnative plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and unmonitored. Invasive nonnative plants infest under and beside forest canopies and dominate small forest openings, increasingly eroding forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. This book provides information on accurate identification and effective control of the 33 nonnative plants and groups that are currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern States, showing both growing and dormant season traits. It lists other nonnative plants of growing concern, control strategies, and selective herbicide application procedures. Recommendations for preventing and managing invasions on a specific site include maintaining forest vigor with minimal disturbance, constant surveillance and treatment of new unwanted arrivals, and finally rehabilitation following eradication.
Subjects: Invasive plants;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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Inventing the Pinkertons ; or, Spies, sleuths, mercenaries, and thugs : being a story of the nation's most famous (and infamous) detective agency / by O'Hara, S. Paul,author.(CARDINAL)501855;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Between 1865 and 1937, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency was at the center of countless conflicts between capital and labor, bandits and railroads, and strikers and state power. Some believed that the detectives were protecting society from dangerous criminal conspiracies; others thought that armed Pinkertons were capital's tool to crush worker dissent. Yet the image of the Pinkerton detective also inspired romantic and sensationalist novels, reflected shifting ideals of Victorian manhood, and embodied a particular kind of rough frontier justice. - from book sleeve
Subjects: Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884.; Pinkerton's National Detective Agency.; Private investigators; Industrial relations; Labor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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