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Pruning of conifers

Posted by Jim Martin on January 27, 2023 at 1:53pm in Woodlot Management View Discussions I have received contradictory advice from rea…

Started by Jim Martin

0 Jan 27, 2023

Building slash wall with skid-steer

Hello everyone, looking for feedback on plan to build a slash wall with a skid steer and fork attachment. The timber harvest is at a nature…

Started by James Gray

2 Jan 19, 2023
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2022 Forest Tax Tips

Peter usually shares something around this time of the year, but just saw this in the recent National Woodland Magazine  2022 Tax Tips for…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Jan 9, 2023

RESTORING OLD-GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS

RESTORING OLD-GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS to New England’s and New York’s Forests Old-growth forest was once the predominant natural condition a…

Started by Lew Ward

0 Nov 10, 2022

The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson is hiring a p/t urban forester!

See https://tinyurl.com/mpnp4szy for details.Contact:Aaron PodhurstApodhurst@hastingsgov.org914-478-2380 x640

Started by Haven Colgate

0 Aug 2, 2022

Gypsy Moth (aka Spongy Moth) spray control in priority areas by DEC

A partial answer to a frequently asked question of recent months - what, if anything, is the DEC planning to do... DEC Announces Aerial Tr…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 May 24, 2022

Audubon NY "Bird Friendly" webinars organized by the SFL Chapter of NYFOA

Well over 200 registered for the March and April webinars presented by Zach Boerman and Suzanne Treyger of Audubon NY - showing that perhap…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 May 17, 2022

Wand for applying herbicide to cut stems

I found an ingenious tool for applying herbicide for cut and paint. It is made by a volunteer prairie group in MI but no longer shipped. I…

Started by Freyda Lynn (Black)

0 Apr 8, 2022

micorrhiza

Peter, I have been hearing a lot about mycorrhizae.  Much has raised  many questions. How  can one make mycorrhisae  either for an addition…

Started by Jim Martin

0 Mar 16, 2022

Wildfire Risk

We own a 60-acre eucalyptus forest in Pacifica, CA, just south of San Francisco.  Can anyone recommend a forestry consultant to prepare a w…

Started by John Kontrabecki

1 Feb 16, 2022
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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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