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Article: Effects of pine straw harvesting on quantity and ...
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... high winds, or under flowing water. Pine straw is also more cost effective and easier ... materials. For example, one bale of pine straw will adequately protect the same surface ... Yet, once spread on the landscape, pine straw retains a loose, open structure that ...

Article: FIELD DAY PARTICIPANTS TOLD PINE STRAW IS OFTEN ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... potential fuel for wildfires. But now the pine straw, which once was regarded only as waste ... interested in getting into the business to a pine straw field day in East Baton Rouge Parish ... Agriculture and Forestry discussed the pine straw market. Pine straw marketers ...

Article: Pining for pine straw.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA);  October 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and compressing them into bales of pine straw is after the first or second frost ... drop needles prematurely, allowing pine straw to be collected last month in places such as Wheeler County. Pine straw, used for mulch to control weeds ...

Article: BAN ON PINE STRAW IN LANDSCAPING
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 7, 2007 ;     591 words ... ... community. The ordinance bans the use of pine straw or pine needles as landscaping materials ... are also excluded from the ban on using pine straw. This does not address the natural fall ... building may also want to consider removing pine straw mulch from close to the building in ...

Article: ARS: Designer pine straw for mulching and ...
M2 Presswire;  June 2, 1998 ;     565 words ... ... PRESSWIRE-2 June 1998-ARS: Designer pine straw for mulching and aesthetics (C)1994 ... COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:010698 -- Colored pine straw mulch that's custom-made for gardeners ... timber. North Carolina is the biggest pine straw producer, taking in more than $50 million ...

Article: Pine straw replacement uses recycled soda bottles.
Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, FL);  June 23, 2007 ;     602 words ... ... be more environmentally friendly than pine straw? How about faux straw? Redfish Exteriors ... covers such as Textraw. The synthetic pine straw is made with recycled polypropylene such ... retains its color for four years. Unlike pine straw, which is harvested from the forest ...

Transcript: Fake Pine Straw Symbolizes Lost Way of Life
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  October 14, 2007 ;     530 words ... ... Edition - Sunday 10-14-2007 Fake Pine Straw Symbolizes Lost Way of Life Host: JAMES ... stuff. It's shinny as a spring fallen pine straw had been rub down with lard. It's ... simulate longleaf pine needles - fake pine straw. It costs 43 bucks a bail. I'm all ...