Got Trees? Farm Show Day 1
Event Details
Time: February 21, 2013 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Somerset Room of the Art and Home Center at the NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse
Street: NYS Fairgrounds
City/Town: Syracuse, NY
Event Type: conference/seminar
Organized By: www.NYFOA.org
Latest Activity: Jan 24, 2013
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Event Description
Landowners have a wide range of interests in their woods: peace and quiet, wildlife, wood products, recreation, future timber, and a family legacy, to name a few. Whatever your objectives, a greater understanding can help achieve a greater value from your woods.
Thursday: February 21
10:00 Legislators Need To Know Your Needs
Jeff Williams – Manager of Government Relations, New York Farm Bureau, Albany
11:00 Protecting your Timber from Fraud and Theft
David Skeval – Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga County
1:00 Smart Timber Management Creates Good Bird Habitat
Mike Burger – Conservation & Science Director, Audubon New York
2:00 Fostering Bird Habitat in Open Fields
Andrew Hinickle – Conservation Biologist, Audubon New York
3:00 Getting Financial Help to Improve Your Woods
Mike Fournier – Resource Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA
Each year at the NY Farm Show, free forestry programs are presented by NYFOA with Cornell Cooperative Extension, the State Department of Environmental Conservation and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with support from others including the New York Farm Bureau, Audubon New York, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service of the USDA.
Programs are held in the Somerset Room of the Art and Home Center at the NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Programs start on the hour and allow time for questions. Reservations are not needed.
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My comments to the proposed changes to the 480a Forest Tax Law.
Started by Stephen Kutney in Woodlot Management Jan 29. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I sent the comments below to bslmregs@dec.ny.gov. I’m writing to comment on the proposed changes to the 480a tax law. My property is in the 480a Forestry Tax program. I have been doing timber stand improvement projects on my property since 1968,…Continue
Ginko
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Jan 27. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Some fun facts about a tree that has always fascinated me:…Continue
Looking for white mulberry trees for research
Started by Connor Youngerman in Agroforestry Aug 14, 2024. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings forestry ning communities! My name is Connor Youngerman, and I’m an extension support specialist at the Cornell Small Farms Program; my focus is agroforestry and mushroom production. We are currently working on a research grant to…Continue
How to get rid of buckthorn
Started by Randy Williams in Woodlot Management. Last reply by John McNerney Aug 2, 2024. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I have some property where the best timber was harvested several years before I purchased it. There are now many areas where the buckthorn is so thick that nothing will grow under it. I am looking for suggestions on how to get these areas back…Continue
Small-Scale Logging
Started by Peter Smallidge in Project Profiles. Last reply by John McNerney Apr 15, 2024. 4 Replies 1 Like
Small-Scale Logging: Sugarbush and Woodlot Management Issue: Many woodlot owners and maple syrup producers want to be more active in gathering logs or firewood from their property. Often there are too few acres or too few trees to attract a…Continue
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Replanting after timber harvest with climate change in mind
Started by Ben T. in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Patrik Schumann Mar 26, 2024. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi Everyone,I’ve been wondering what tree species are going to thrive over the next 50+ years as the climate warms in New York and I’m curious if folks are enhancing plantings of particular tree species for future commercial harvest with warmer and…Continue
Rust Colored Hemlock Bark
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Picture of a hemlock with rust colored bark. When I cut a nearby tree, also with rust colored bark, it was infested with HWA. Attached picture shows a Logrite ATV arch in use.Continue
Rust Colored Hemlock Bark
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The hemlocks in my woodlots have been infested with hemlock wooley adelgid (HWA) for at least three years now. Lately I've noticed some of them having a rust colored bark and I wonder if this is normal and that I just didn't notice it previously? …Continue
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