Care for Storm Damaged Landscapes
This 8-minute video with John Fech, Horticulture Extension Educator, Certified Arborist & Tree Risk Assessor, and Graham Herbst, Nebraska Forest Service, explains 1) reasons for potential tree damage, 2) identifying the risks, 3) considering management options and 4) how to obtain professional guidance.
Trees
- Flood Damage to Trees, Dr. Kim Coder, University of Georgia Extension Forest Service. How flooding cause damage to trees and best practices to help them recover.
- Helping Flood Damaged Trees and Shrubs, Dr. Joseph Zeleznick, Extension Forester, North Dakota State University.
- Floods and Trees: Helping Your Tree Recover, Sarah Browning, Nebraska Extension
- Flooding From a Tree's Perspective, John Fech, Nebraska Extension
- Inspecting and Assessing Flood-Damaged Trees, Graham Herbst, Nebraska Forest Service Community Forester, and John Fech, Nebraska Extension Educator
- Lessons from the June 2010 Flood - Gilman Park Arboretum | Pierce, NE, Gary Zimmer, Curator. Valuable learning experiences of plant loss and survival.
Landscapes
- Handling Flooding and Storm Damage in the Landscape, North Carolina State University Extension. Triage and clean-up of flooded landscapes.
- Preventing and Managing Storm Damage to Trees, North Carolina State University Extension.
- Weather Ready Landscapes: Floods, Nebraska Extension
- Weather Ready Landscapes from Nebraska Extension. Infographics on dormancy breaks, drougt, flood, frost, hail, ice, tornado and windo, winter dessication.
Lawns and Turfgrass
- Caring for Flooded Lawns, University of Missouri Extension. Evaluation of damage and management of turfgrass effected by flooding.
- Care of Flood Damaged Lawns and Turf, Colorado State University Extension. Management of lawns damaged by flooding.
Fruits, Vegetables and Food Safety
- Flooded Vegetable Garden Sites and Food Safety Considerations - Nebraska Extension. The garden season may not have started yet in the heartland, but as the waters recede and clean-up efforts continue, there’s one area of concern that many may not have thought of: the safety of garden produce from flooded areas.
This 3-minute video with Elizabeth Killinger, Horticulture Extension Educator, discusses how to manage a vegetable garden after flooding during the growing season.