Paul J Hetzler's Blog – April 2018 Archive (3)
Ticked off about Lyme
Ticked Off
The downside of nice weather is that ticks like it too. Blackflies and mosquitoes can take the fun out of a day of hiking or gardening, but a single deer tick can ruin a whole summer if it transmits Lyme or other serious disease. Fortunately, there’s a relatively new tool in the battle against deer ticks: mice.
As recently as fifteen years ago in northern NY state it was rare to find a single black-legged tick, commonly known as a deer tick, on your person even after…
ContinueAdded by Paul J Hetzler on April 28, 2018 at 9:05pm — No Comments
Arbor Day
Muskrat Day. Velcro Appreciation Month. Hair Follicle Hygiene Week. Arbor Day. You know it’s an obscure event when the greeting-card trade hasn’t bothered to capitalize on it. I like to think the industry knows Arbor Day is worthy of a Hallmark line, but that they’ve decided to honor its spirit by conserving paper. (C’mon, it’s possible.) While not the best-known observance, Arbor Day has a respectable history, as well as a local… Continue
Added by Paul J Hetzler on April 25, 2018 at 10:59pm — No Comments
Science Under Fire
Theory of Language
I’m amazed how communication, more complex than a spider web and far more fragile, actually seems to work from time to time. Even among those who share a common tongue, each has an internal dictionary, none of which entirely agrees with the next person’s. My wife is francophone, which adds a layer of complexity to the challenge of sharing ideas in a relationship.
But an even bigger issue can arise when folks fail to notice they’re speaking different…
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Started by Allen Nichols in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Jim Martin on Friday. 3 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
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I have 20 acres of 25 year old larch and spruce. I would like to prune about 10 percent of them to improve the quality of the timber 50 years down the road. I have heard that pruning green branches can lead to infection unless done at the right…Continue
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
Rust Colored Hemlock Bark
Started by Carl Albers in Woodlot Management. Last reply by Lew Ward Feb 8. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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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
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Started by Brett Chedzoy in Woodlot Management Jan 27. 0 Replies 1 Like
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Small-Scale Logging
Started by Peter Smallidge in Project Profiles. Last reply by John McNerney Apr 15, 2024. 4 Replies 1 Like
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