Archive for September, 2008

Environmental Services | Preserving Biodiversity

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Environmental Services | Preserving Biodiversity
One of the often overlooked areas of vegetation management, and it’s related environmental services, is it’s role in preserving the environment through preserving biodiversity. The biggest threat to our environment is the loss of native species, to species which are not native to our area. Good vegetation management practices help [...]

September 28, 2008  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Green services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure management, Infrastructure services, Infrastucture, Preserving biodiversity, Vegetation management  No Comments

Infrastructure Services | Protecting Infrastructure

Infrastructure Services | Protecting Infrastructure
What is infrastructure?
The Infrastructure is what we rely on to get the things we need to carry on business and daily life. It includes our transportation lines such as roadways, waterways, water supply, and rail lines, our industrial sites such as tank farms, and pole yards, and our utility lines, such [...]

September 28, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity Services, Environment, Infrastructure management, Infrastructure services, Infrastucture, Preserving biodiversity, Vegetation management  No Comments

Value of Natural Biodiversity Services

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Biodiversity can seem to be a complicated issue. The seeming complexity can be furthered by oversimplification leading to misunderstanding at one point, and the exaggeration of the complexity at another. Nowhere is this more evident than in the valuation of biodiversity services.
Biodiversity services, that is, natural biodiversity services as opposed to human efforts to [...]

September 28, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity Services, Biodiversity and pest control, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Green services, Invasive species, Native habitat, Natural biodiversity services, Nature, Pest control, Preserving biodiversity, Valuing biodiversity services  One Comment

Biodiversity Services

Biodiversity Services
Preserving biodiversity may be the major ecological and environmental issue of this century. Whether it is in the worlds rainforest regions, the Pacific Islands, Europe, Asia, Africa, or right here on the North American continent, in East Texas. Any species that cannot continue to exist due to fire, chainsaw, or even other, invasive plants, [...]

September 21, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services, Habitat Management, Non native plants  One Comment

Backyard Habitat Help

Backyard Habitat Help
Backyard habitats can be great for the environment, for the entertainment and education of children and adults, for the control of unwanted insect predators like mosquitoes, and for many other less tangible reasons.
Most of the work can be done by the motivated homeowner, but sometimes a little help is needed. we [...]

September 15, 2008  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Education, Environment, Habitat, Habitat Management, Nature, Pests, Uncategorized, Wildlife  No Comments

IKE Aftermath: Tree Damage and Mosquitoes What to Do

As I write this, IKE is bearing down on East Texas, and appears to be headed right over us following a path almost directly relative to the Sabine river. If you live in this area, the chances are high that you will have some tree damage in the aftermath.
Broken limbs are not necessarily the end [...]

September 13, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Damaged trees, Mosquitoes, Storm damage, Tree damage, Tree repair, Trees  One Comment

East Texas Tree Care Services

Burns Environmental East Texas Tree Care Services
Trees are one of our greatest assets in East Texas. They provide shelter for birds and other wildlife, and shade for us and our homes from the scorching Texas heat. Healthy trees also provide added dollar value to your real estate.
Tree Damage
Construction, and other activities, can cause compaction, slowing [...]

September 8, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Compaction, Tree care, Tree services, Trees  One Comment

Environmental Services |Exotic Vegetation Management

Environmental Services: Exotic Vegetation Management
It’s a fact of life.
Plants move. They migrate from one area to another using a bewildering variety of locomotion methods. Sometimes they travel by hitch hiking on people or animals, sometimes by wind or water, but travel they do.
If there is an invasive plant in your area, the chances are pretty [...]

September 7, 2008  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Green services, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Wildlife habitat  No Comments

East Texas Environmental Services | Pests and Predators

Tyler East Texas Environmental Services: Pests and Predators
Even in the best of habitats, unwanted insects and predators can become a problem. Although a well constructed, well managed habitat, using best practices will lower the chances of unwanted infestations, they do sometimes happen. For such cases, we offer pest prevention information, and services as well as [...]

September 6, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Biodiversity Services, Bugs and weeds, Environmental services, Green pest control, Native habitat, Pests, Predators  One Comment

What Is A Backyard Habitat?

A backyard habitat is a small scale wildlife refuge. Think of it as the “Great Outdoors” in miniature! It can be something as small as a few square feet for a butterfly garden, or a bird bath and feeder, or a full scale habitat, comprising an acre or more, and attracting all sorts of native [...]

September 4, 2008  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Habitat Management, Habitat requirements, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat  One Comment