Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Director, Uihlein Maple Research Forest

October 15, 2014

*Early Alert *- register here

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The maple syrup industry is rapidly expanding in North America as many

farmers and landowners seek to capitalize on the growing demand for

pure…

This format doesn't fit the events page because of multiple dates. The NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health is sponsoring multiple Game of Logging events.  At these prices, "seats" will go fast.  See details below.

NYCAMH is sponsoring Game of Logging courses this fall! The registration fee is $25 per student. Please call (800) 343-7527 to sign up or for additional information.

October 7th: Greene, NY Chenango…

The Ecology and Management of Asian Long-Horned Beetle in Rural Woodlands

Dr. Kevin Dodds

July 16, 2014

Special Note….the July 16 webinar is ONLY broadcast live at noon.  There will not be a 7PM live version.  The noon version will be recorded and posted to…

The Asian long-horned beetle has created havoc in several eastern cities.  Until recently it was unknown in rural woodlands.  The ALB has a broad host range, and its potential for significant disruption to the forest ecosystem is not fully known.  This webinar (July 16, 2014) will address the emerging science and knowledge of ALB in rural woodlands.

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Sustainably Growing Timber and Pasture: Pasture Into Woodlands.

June 18, 2014

Note that webinars are live at noon and 7PM, for an hour each, but the meeting space is reserved from noon until 8PM. This webinar is approved for 1.0 category 1 CEU/CFE credits by the Society of American Foresters.

Instructions:

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[gleaned from an email, 4th hand, but good info]

The results of this 41-year study show a precipitous decline in 19 of the 21 species of Orchids known from the Catoctin Mountains .  Annual census data at 167 sites from throughout the Catoctin Mountains on protected and unprotected lands (private and public) show a loss of three species from the study area, a decline of >90 % (ranging from 99 to 91 %) in seven species, and a decline of <90 % (ranging from 51 to 87 %) for…

Webinar connection details for Wednesday May 21, 2014

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Silvopasture is an agroforestry practice that sustainably produces timber, livestock, and forage on the same land.  Current technologies, such as portable electric fence and management intensive rotational grazing enable managers options not available in previous decades.  A key…

Webinar connection details for Wednesday May 21, 2014

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Silvopasture is an agroforestry practice that sustainably produces timber, livestock, and forage on the same land.  Current technologies, such as portable electric fence and management intensive rotational grazing enable managers options not available in previous decades.  A key…

 Dear ForestConnect Webinar Participants:

You have registered for the webinar series, and the email below provides information and the link for you to obtain your unique “registration id” for this month’s webinar.  Note that webinars are live at noon and 7PM, for an hour each, but the meeting space is reserved from noon until 8PM. 

Topic: Expanding Silvopasture in the Northeast

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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A Family Legacy of Deliberate Forest Management: The Levatich’s Hobnob Forest

Live on Wednesday March 19, 2014 at noon and again at 7PM (an hour each)

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by Mark Whitmore, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Department of Natural Resources. February 2014.

Everyone can probably agree that we’ve had an unusually cold winter. According to the Northeast Regional Climate Center here on the Cornell campus this winter is amongst the top 5 coldest on record in Ithaca if you count the number of days when the temperatures dipped below zero Fahrenheit. However, by this standard the last time we had a winter as harsh as this was 2003, only…

Are You Growing Your Best Timber?

February 19, 2014 (live sessions at noon and 7PM, approximately one hour each session)

Note that webinars are live at noon and 7PM, for an hour each, but the meeting space is reserved from noon until 8PM.  SAF CFE credits are pending.

Instructions:

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2. You need a personal registration ID to join this month’s webinar.  There is unlimited space for participants, the ID simply…

The original reformatted archive of the October 2013 ForestConnect webinar “Eastern Forest Ecosystem Stressors” had an audio corruption about 27 minutes into the recording.  My thanks to the viewer who noticed the glitch.  That audio corruption has been corrected and reloaded; the corrected URL is below.  Details of the webinar follow for those seeking additional information.

Corrected…

The revised (2013) edition of the Northeastern Forest Regeneration Handbook has now been posted online.

Links to this pub include these:

Publication details page:

http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/detail.cfm?id=2271

NA Forest Stewardship page (under “These publications may be of interest to you…”):…

The NYS DEC is soliciting comments on their proposed regulations of invasive species through today (12/23/2013).  I'll share my perspective on black locust that I sent in response to the request for input.  I offer this here in case (1) someone can expand on what I've argued or (2) someone notes a shortcoming of my argument in which case I'm especially interested.

A link to the report…

Wildlife of all types excite and animate the interests of landowners and many others.  Foresters spend effort working to align traditional resource management with the owner objectives related to their values for wildlife.  Understanding of the needs of wildlife will provide new and stronger strategies to ensure that owners achieve their goals.  Gary Goff of Cornell…

June 19, 2013. Update on EAB in New York and Management Strategies for owners and communities.  Presented by Mark Whitmore, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources.  Emerald Ash Borer continues its spread in New York but it is important to consider that more than 95% of our forests are uninfested. Now is the time for action. With planning we can mitigate the economic impacts and hopefully buy time necessary to develop new management strategies. Learn where EAB is,…

Exploitive harvesting, including high-grading or diameter-limit cutting, and some natural disturbances have altered the species composition, condition,  and structure of northeastern forests to an extent that deliberate rehabilitation is necessary to return the forest to productivity and health.  Dr. Nyland will identify the types of conditions that characterize degraded stands and describe principles and practices that will help foresters and forest owners to bring a degraded forests to a…

The webinar by Steve Gabriel on 4/17/2013 about Forest Grown Mushrooms for Forest Health was well received by participants, and I think exceptionally well done. The topics ranged from production expectations and enterprise budgets to mushroom biology and production techniques.  Steve shared numerous great ideas based on his experience as a producer and educator. 

Noteworthy was Steve's encouragement to be more generous in selecting defective trees in the woods for use in mushroom…

The EAB quarantine expands in NY.  More here for full rule by NYS Ag and Markets.

Maps

Quarantine_Enforcement_Map_041513_1.pdf   Northwest of Syracuse…