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Free Chainsaw Safety hosted with NYCAHM Ellicottville NY at CCE Cattaraugus
March 15, 2025 from 9am to 11am
Ellicottville, NY –Chainsaw Safety Workshop - March 15, 2025 – 9am-11:00am Brought to you by a collaboration of CCE Cattaraugus and NYCAHM. This class is ideal for beginner chainsaw users or as a refresher for seasoned users. People are welcome to bring their own chainsaw to learn about maintenance and upkeep for their own equipment. It is roughly 2 hours in length and the course covers basic saw maintenance, best ergonomics practices, kickback prevention, safety elements of a modern saw, and…See More
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Northeast Silviculture Institute and Climate Adaptation Training
Posted by Peter Smallidge on January 2, 2024 at 11:05am 0 Comments 0 Likes
New Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon training from the Silviculture Institute available to all online
On October 11-12 of this year, 50 foresters attended graduate level training in Climate Adaptation and Forest Carbon in a new Module of the…
ContinueStressors of Maple Trees - PSU webinar archived
Posted by Peter Smallidge on October 27, 2023 at 8:23am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Have you noticed areas with maples looking not as healthy as others? Maple decline is not due to a disease or pest but can be from various stress factors. During Stressors of Maple: Dieback and Mortality, learn about some of the causes attributed to poor maple health and canopy dieback.
We will discuss a case study of a northern hardwood landscape in the Upper Great Lakes region, where maple dieback has been associated with impacts from invasive…
ContinueDo Trees Talk?
Posted by Peter Smallidge on October 20, 2023 at 9:55am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In recent years there have been a couple books that assert, at some level, that trees have attributes typically only associated with rationale sentient beings. I have read neither book, but the descriptions of those shared with me by several people didn't align with my understanding of, roughly, rocks and minerals, soil, microbes, plants, mammals, and humans...a progression towards sentience.
Two recent publications have called into question the validity of asserting that trees talk,…
ContinueRelative Density, Stocking and Tree-Area Ratio
Posted by Peter Smallidge on June 21, 2023 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Dr. Susan Stout (USFS, retired, Research Forester Emerita) presented a ForestConnect webinar on June 21 that explained the history and utility of relative density. Dr. Stout explained relative density in the context of "stand density index", "tree-area ration" and ultimately the stand stocking charts as developed by Gingrich. All these designed to provide a metric to understand competition among trees and improve production per acre.
The link to the webinar archive is…
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How to get rid of buckthorn
Started by Randy Williams in Woodlot Management. Last reply by John McNerney Mar 18. 5 Replies 1 Like
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
grafting beech
Started by Allen Nichols in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Eleni Jousma Mar 18. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I am a director for the NY chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. We expect to have a blight resistant tree to introduce to the public in 5 to 10 years.In the interm, before we have blight resistant nuts from these trees, I would like to graft…Continue
Rust Colored Hemlock Bark
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Lew Ward Feb 8. 1 Reply 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
Looking for white mulberry trees for research
Started by Connor Youngerman in Agroforestry. Last reply by Lew Ward Feb 8. 1 Reply 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
My comments to the proposed changes to the 480a Forest Tax Law.
Started by Stephen Kutney in Woodlot Management Jan 29. 0 Replies 1 Like
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
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
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