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480a disqualification after EAB

Here's a hypothetical question (hopefully). If an ash stand no longer has sufficient density to qualify for the 480a program following ash…

Started by Bill Pontius

4 Mar 17, 2019
Reply by Bill Pontius

‘Cell Phone Distractions’: Washington state SHARP Program issues hazard brief for logging industry

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18043-cell-phone-distractions-washington-state-sharp-program-issues-hazard-brief-for-loggi

Started by Lew Ward

0 Mar 15, 2019

Renewable Jet Fuel from Woody Biomass

The carbon footprint of air travel is currently being scrutinized in the news.  Here's a renewable energy angle that probably won't be cove…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Feb 27, 2019

Beech Leaf Disease

This just in...  Would be interested to know if anyone sees this in their woods come spring. http://forestry.ohiodnr.gov/portals/forestry/

Started by Brett Chedzoy

4 Jan 29, 2019
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

controlling beech

I have a section on my property approximately 5 acres with mature oak and maples 18 to 20 inches, well spaced, but the understory is a comb…

Started by robert dalbo

2 Dec 11, 2018
Reply by robert dalbo

Whatever Happened to Acid Rain?

http://www.forestsformainesfuture.org/fresh-from-the-woods-journal/whatever-happened-to-acid-rain.html?fbclid=IwAR18QaydoqREQn43B4-HMpKNgl2

Started by Lew Ward

0 Dec 5, 2018

SAF:Better forest management won’t end wildfires, but it can reduce the risks – here’s how

https://theconversation.com/better-forest-management-wont-end-wildfires-but-it-can-reduce-the-risks-heres-how-107245?fbclid=IwAR1tuzYUzBAH

Started by Lew Ward

0 Nov 20, 2018

New film & resources to help YOU save forests!

' New film & resources to help YOU save forests! A new, short, animated (and upbeat!) film was recently created by the Old-…

Started by Lew Ward

0 Nov 19, 2018

Slash and squirt control of Ailanthus

I have 20-30 ailanthus trees on my property in the 4-6 inch diameter range.  What specific herbicide and concentration should I use for sla…

Started by Mark Horberg

5 Sep 23, 2018
Reply by Peter Smallidge

Stone Walls

One of my first "real" jobs in forestry in the mid-1990's was in southern New England.  Although I had seen some stone walls here and there…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 May 14, 2018

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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 on Tuesday. 1 Reply

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

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

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

How to control mature white pine and hemlock to allow enrichment planting of hardwoods

Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies

I had a question about control of mature white pine and hemlock to improve sunlight for enrichment planting of hardwoods.  Following is my response, but I would like to know if anyone else has any experiences to share with control of these to…Continue

Story in Northern Woodlands Magazine on Deer Impacts

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies

This Spring we had an opportunity to speak with writer John Litvaitis about the big picture of deer impacts on the hardwood forests of the Northeast.  I posted the original story from the summer edition of Northern Woodlands to the…Continue

Ash blonding effect on lumber quality

Started by Jeff Joseph in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jeff Joseph May 5, 2023. 2 Replies

Question: In Peter Smallidge's most recent "Ask a Professional" column for NYFOA's Forest Owner magazine he stated that some log buyers will reject ash that shows outward signs of "blonding" on the bark. Is this because the wood will change…Continue

The American Chestnut: A New Frontier in Gene Editing

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management May 2, 2023. 0 Replies

https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/policy/042823/the-american-chestnutInteresting discussion the difference between efforts with the American Chestnut and other…Continue

Growing Black Locust for Pleasure and Profit

Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Apr 20, 2023. 0 Replies

In early March I was invited to present on the opportunities for growing black locust as a timber cash crop at the Rural Landowner Conference in Allegany County.  Ryan Trapani from the Catskill Forest Owners Association asked afterwards if I would…Continue

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