A new book is almost on the shelf. Thom McEvoy, professor emeritus of Univ VT extension forestry has written a book titled the same as this blog entry. I'll attach the flyer, and paste some content below. I haven't seen the book, but look forward to receiving my copy soon.
Peter
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About the book…
It took nine years to complete this project for reasons explained in the book’s Preface. The book contains stories of…
Added by Peter Smallidge on March 22, 2013 at 12:48pm — No Comments
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that MING needs to perform some simple but necessary maintenance on this site on Wednesday, March 27. They will need to take the site down at 10 pm Pacific for about 3 hours during which they will simply show a message asking folks to check back later. Thanks in advance for your patience while they tune up the site!
Added by Peter Smallidge on March 21, 2013 at 5:32pm — No Comments
The March 20, 2013 webinar was on the opportunity for forest owners and foresters and loggers to thin woodlots to improve tree growth, vigor, and health. The outline of the webinar included: the context for thinning, what to expect from thinning, forest development and clues for thinning, selecting the correct trees, strategies for thinning, and cautions plus concerns.
Thinning provides an effective strategy for woodland owners to improve the growth of their trees. If the…
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Hamilton Logging Inc. works to promote forest growth through responsible timber management and harvesting practices. Our company works with many private individuals, state agencies, and state parks on timber management projects across the southern Indiana region.
On our website you will find all the information you will need to know about our company and what services…
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Penn State University Cooperative Extension, via Dave Jackson (many remember Dave from his great webinar a few months back) has released a new fact sheet on the use of basal bark treatments to control undesired hardwoods in woodlots. Dave reviews the protocols for using basal bark treatments, including the dose and strategy for using the common forest herbicides in basal bark application. Dave also shares his recent research on how to time treatments to use significantly less chemical…
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Several of the presentations being offered through the ForestConnect program relate to the NYFOA Initiative "Restore New York Woodlands." To aid those who saw the presentation, and those who didn't, I provide here links to the presentations as downloadable pdf files. For more information about…
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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
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
Started by Peter Smallidge in Project Profiles. Last reply by John McNerney Apr 15, 2024. 4 Replies 1 Like
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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
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management Dec 31, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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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
Started by Peter Smallidge in Woodlot Management Nov 28, 2023. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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
Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Aug 8, 2023. 0 Replies 1 Like
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
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