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July-August, 1984

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2 New York Forest Owner

Vol. 22, No.4THE

NEW YORK FOREST OWNERSASSOCIATION

EditorEvelyn Stock

5756 Ike Dixon Rd.Camillus, NY 13031

In This Issue

P. 2 Board Members; New Members

P. 3 On the Calendar; President'sMessage; Empire ForestSystem; New OrganizationFormed

P. 4 Anatomy of a Timber Sale;Market Notes, by Al Roberts

P. 5 Minutes of Annual Meeting;Heiberg Award; OutstandingService Award

P. 6-7 An Invitation: Agenda for Tourof Great Britain

P.8 Summer Woods Walks; ForestPreserve CentennialCelebration

P. 9 Cutting Trees ... Wood Lot'sFuture

P. 10 Forest Bookshelf

P. 11 Fall Meeting

P. 12 Ask a Forester; MembershipApplication

FRONT COVERSagamore Lake, a scene near the

Sagamore Lodge on Raquette Lakewhere the Fall meeting will be heldAugust 14-15.

New YorkForest Owners Association, Inc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident:

Mary S. McCarty1st Vice-President:Douglas B. Monteith

2nd Vice-President:A.W. Roberts, Jr.

3rd Vice-President:William H. Lynch, Jr.

Secretary:Linda D. Thorington

Treasurer:Stuart McCarty4300 East Avenue, Rochester 14618

Assistant Treasurer:Howard O. Ward

Membership Secretary:George Mitchell

1985"Ken Eberley

9 Edgewood Dr., Whitesboro 13492(315) 736-9762

Richard E. Garrett1261 Apulia Rd., Lafayette 13084H (315) 696-8725 0 (607) 753-3095

J. Claude LecoursBox 452, Old Forge 13420, (315) 369-3274

Mary S. McCarty4300 East Ave., Rochester 14618(716) 381-6373

Douglas B. Monteith58 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles 13152H (315) 685-5561 0 (315) 470-6698

Earl Pfarner, Allen Rd., Chaffee 14030(716) 496-7365

Paul SteinfeldGilead Tree Farm, Halcott Center 12437(914) 254-5031

1986Nancy F. Finegan6741 Newell Hill Rd., Lafayette 13084(315) 677-5146

John W. Kelley1036 Snyder Hill Rd., Ithaca 14850H (607) 539-7157 0 (607) 256-2114

Alan R. Knight, 257 Oswego St., Candor13743(607) 659-5275

William H. Lynch502 Thurber St., Syracuse 13210(315) 472-8161

George F. Mitchell, Box 69, Old Forge 13420(315) 369-3078

A.W. Roberts, Jr., RD 3, Cortland 13045(607) 756-5956

Linda ThoringtonSky High Rd., RD 2, Tully 13159(315) 696-8002

1987Robert L. Edmonds

RD 1, Box 99, Marathon 13803(607) 753-1311

John H. Hamel, M.D.Box L, 3805 Sweet Rd., Jamesville 13078H (315) 682-8166

Harold Petrie, RD 1, Box 117, Parish 13131Alec C. Proskine

9370 Congress Rd., Trumansburg 14886Norman A. Richards

156 Westminster Ave., Syracuse 13210H (315) 472-3696 0 (315) 470-6575

Lloyd G. Strombeck, 57 Main St., Owego 13827(607) 687-1146

Howard O. Ward240 Owego St., Candor 13743(607) 589-4927

Welcome Our New MembersSteven MasonOtsego Area Occupational CenterP.O. Box 57Milford, NY 13807

Roger McDonoughRural Rt. 1, Box 248Springwater, NY 14560

Sher-Don Associates, Inc.P.O. Box 427Massena, NY 13662

Philip J. Cichanowicz1260 Creek St.Webster, NY 14580Jas. D. CoatsOntario Forestry Association150 Consumers Rd.Willowdale, OntarioCanada M2J 1P9Jacob I. ColwellStar RouteAlma, NY 14708Dr. Howard F. Lyboldt10 New Wickham Dr.Penfield, NY 14526

Frances Rice ShuteBox 274Titusville, FL 32781

Jean Derby ShuteBox 274Titusville, FL 32781Mrs. S.G. Soons185 E. Palisade Ave.Englewood, NJ 07631Edward L. Tirrell, Jr.Security Mutual Building80 Exchange St.Binghamton, NY 13091-3490

July-August 1984 3

I ON THE CALENDAR

July 21#1. Woods walk, Hartwick College,

Oneonta. Directions listed in this issue.

July 222:00 p.m., Dedication Service -

Reed Memorial Park, Boonville, NY.

August 4- '2S1t.#2. Woods walk at Alec Proskine

farm in Town of Hector.

August 17-19Woodsmens Field Days at Boonville.

September 14-15Fall Meeting at the Sagamore Lodge

at Raquette Lake.

September 20-22Forestry Equipment Exhibition and

Demonstration at Cornell University Ar-not Forest in Ithaca.

October 6#3. Woods walk: The owner is Edwin

H. Atwood located at Springwater,south of Rochester.

Empire Forest SystemBy Mary McCarty

After writing the President's Messagethe NYFOA Board of Directors metJune 16 and had further discussion onthe D.E.C. proposal that the NYFOAjoin with them to form an Empire ForestSystem.Reflecting upon the consensus of

opinion of the members present at theannual meeting held in April and reflect-ing its own judgment, the Board ofNYFOA approved a motion that statedthat we would not affiliate with the Em-pire Forest System.

However, at their invitation a mem-ber of the NYFOA Board will serve onthe Board of the Empire Forest System.

Since being elected the 13th Presi-dent of our 22 year old organization atthe Annual Board Meeting on April28th, I have been absorbed with thepossibilities, goals, objectives and thefuture of NYFOA.

The proposition to merge with a neworganization, backed by dollars from theDepartment of Environmental Conser-vation has awakened the latent interestof many of our members. At the AnnualMeeting at Cornell there were an out-standing number of members whospoke of their love of their trees, theirwoods, and the spirit of Svend Heiberg.Evidently our members felt threatenedby the proposition and the possibility ofbeing absorbed by a government spon-sored group.

We need to remind ourselves of the new mission and objectives of NYFOA.Why don't we achieve these objectives on our own rather than accepting themerger proposition with all the complications this involves.

To do this we need to "sell" our own fine organization. Each one of us can (andshould) get one or more new members to help promote our cause of bettermanagement and use of our private woodlots.

We now have close to 700 members. Can we have 1,000 by year-end?Please read again the message from Paul Steinfeld in the May-June Forest

Owner. He states the issues well.Let the Board hear from you about the future course of your Association.

We're trying to represent our membership and to present a positive image acrossthe state. We need your ideas.

PRESIDENT'SMESSAGE

-Mary McCarty, June 1984

New Organization Formed

On May 16, 1984 a new organizationknown as the Northern Forest Insti-tute came into being. Charter membersof the Institute are the College of Envi-ronmental Science and Forestry, Dia-mond International, the Empire StateForest Products Association, Georgia-Pacific, Harden Furniture, McPhillipsBrothers, the New York Forest OwnersAssociation, and St. Regis.

The Northern Forest Institute willprovide support for the gathering anddissemination of information concern-ing the management of forests in NewYork and the Northeastern UnitedStates. It is an opportunity for the col-lege and for those who are in need oftechnical information to work togetherto secure the vital information and skillsneeded for the proper management of

forest lands.Dr. John V. Berglund, Dean of the

School of Forestry at the college, and amember of the institute's ExecutiveCommittee, said that he is very pleasedat the prospect of working with industryin New York State in this more formalarrangement. "The creation of this in-stitute adds to the ways in which we arecurrently helping industry. Our publicservice and continuing education pro-grams, the publication of the MarketingBulletin, the biennial New York StateForestry Congress, and our other ser-vices have reached various segments ofthe profession for several years. Nowthe forest products companies knowthat they can have a direct line to us fortheir research or technology transferneeds."

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Anatomyof a Timber Sale

By Al Roberts

There is a farm a few miles from ourhome which I have known about formany years. It has been in the Searsfamily for 7 generations. It has a beauti-ful Sixty-five acre woods, which I hadthe opportunity to walk through withJames Sears, the present owner, in1982. We saw some beautiful hardmaple trees of mature size. However,since the ma-ket for hard maple wasabout $100 per thousand board feetbelow what it had been a few yearspreviously, I recommended that he notsell any timber at that time.

Then, by late 1983 the log market,and especially the market for hardmaple, had improved dramatically. Togive credit where credit is due, I foundthis out by talking with Bob Demeree ofthe Cortland office of the Department ofEnvironmental Conservation. He saidthat in recent bid sales of state timber,hard maple brought over $200 perthousand board feet. With this informa-tion I talked to Sears, and said that if itsuited his financial goals, now would bethe time to market his timber, and Iwould guarantee that he would get$200 per MBF or he should not sell.

After some consideration he said hewould sell, but he did not want to sellany trees under twenty inches in diam-eter at breast height, and he did notwant to leave any large openings in the

Three of these trees are marked for cuttingand two left for future harvest.

woods. I estimated that under thoseconditions, he would have about100,000 board feet to sell and heshould get at least $20,000.

To make sure he got the best dealpossible for making the sale, Searschecked with other consulting foresters,the D.E.C. and the possibility of nego-tiating directly with a local lumber com-pany. In the end, he decided to haveme mark the timber, figure volumes andvalue, solicit bids, write the contract andsupervise the cutting.

I agreed to do the work for five per-cent of the sale price. The usual com-mission is ten to fifteen percent of thesale price. I could do it for less becauseevery condition was ideal. The size,quality and value of the timber was highand I would have to mark relatively fewtrees to get a high volume and value.The boundary lines were all plainlymarked so I would not have to spendany time on them. The terrain was flat,and the access was good. Logging costswould be low so buyers could afford tobid more. It was close to several poten-tial buyers, and only two and a halfmiles from my home.

So in due course, the timber wasmarked. There turned out to be122,000 board feet, of which 101,000was hard maple. There were bid noticessent to sixteen potential buyers, and wereceived eight bids, which is a largerthan usual response. The high bid was$38,800 and the low bid was $18,050.The second highest bid was $27,780.My estimate of the value was $23,000,and we did get three bids in that neigh-borhood. It worked out to $338 perthousand board feet for the hard maple.The marking was very conservative. Weonly marked 1,875 board feet per acreand left over 4,000 board feet per acreamong which were many 18 and 20inch trees.

It is interesting to note that in 1965Francis Sears, James' father, sold97,000 board feet from the same sixty-five acres. It was marked under theForest Practice Act by the then Conser-vation Department foresters. Alsounder the F.P.A. Francis and Jameshad done timber stand improvementover the entire sixty-five acres ..

The volume and species tally for the1965 sale is still in the records in theCortland DEC office and they showsome interesting contrasts with the cur-rent sale. In the early sale, they remov-ed most of the beech to make room forthe more valuable maple. They marked200 beech, I marked 43, which wasabout all that was left. In the early salethe maple averaged 108 board feet pertree. In the current sale, they averaged

This hard maple is marked for cutting andis 24" in diameter.

337 board feet per tree, reflecting nine-teen years of growth.

In conclusion, let me say that if yousell some of your maple and don'tachieve the figures we got on the Sears.sale, don't be too disappointed. Sears'woods is a very exceptional woods.

HELP!VVeneed your exact address and

. also the name of the county you livein, for the Directory issue November-December 1984. Please send to:

Evelyn Stock5756Ike Dixon Road

Camillus, New York 13031

Market NotesBy Al Roberts

Just a reminder that Finch, Pruyn &Co. ofl Glen St., Glens Falls, N.Y.12801 has been, and is, anxious to buy.hemlock for pulpwood. They are buy-ing in eastern New York, and as far westas the Oneonta area where they have aconcentration yard. Their prices per.cord, delivered to the mill are compe-titive, or better than for sawlogs. Theyvary according to hauling distance andare $75 for wood from over 160 milesaway to $51 for wood from zero totwenty miles distance.

July-August 1984

Minutes of the22nd Annual Meeting

New York ForestOwners Association

Bradfield Hall, Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York - April 28, 1984

The meeting was called to order at10:00 a.m. by John Kelley. He intro-duced Assistant Dean Kenneth Wing,who welcomed the group to Cornell.

President Pa'u1!Steinfeld 1hen presid-ed and called upon David Hanaburgh,Chairman of the nominating committeeto report on the results of the election ofdirectors. He reported that the followinghad been elected for a term of threeyears:

Robert EdmondsHarold A. PetrieNorman A. RichardsHoward O. WardJohn H. HamelAlec C. ProskineLloyd G. Strombeck

Treasurer Stuart McCarty handed outthe treasurer's report which had beenprepared by Ass't. Treasurer LindaThorington. He pointed out that the in-come in 1983 was less than the expen-ses' leaving a deficit of $622.39. Thisreport is attached to the minutes. Healso presented a budget for 1984 with adeficit of $875.00. This unanimouslyapproved budget for 1984 is attached tothe minutes.

The auditor's report of Robert Sand,read by the President, reported that allwas in order. Treasurer McCarty wasthanked for his work.

Stuart McCarty, Chairman of theLong Range Planning Committee, gavehis report which is as follows:"Mission Statement for NYFOA:

The Association is organized to en-courage the wise management ofprivate woodland resources in NewYork State by promoting, protecting,representing and serving the interests ofwoodland owners."General Objectives of NYFOA:

1. To assist owners in making deci-sions for the best use of their forests.

2. To work to increase profitability ofwoodlot investment.

3. To influence legislators at all levelsof government to strengthen forestry asan industry.

4. To unite forest owners in a com-mon cause of improving their forest re-sources and forest opportunities.

5. To inform the public on the valueof a healthy tree growing industry."

Dr. John W. Kelley, receiving the 1984Heiberg Award from Lloyd Strombeck.

1984Heiberg Memorial Award

John W. KelleyCitation

Dr. John W. Kelley, Associate Pro-fessor of Natural Resources and Depart-ment Extension Leader, has mademany truly outstanding contributions tothe field of natural resources extensionin 4-H and Adult Education at state,regional and national levels.

Starting at Cornell University in 1970as an Assistant Professor to direct theNatural Resources Youth ExtensionProgram, major accomplishments wereachieved under his direction giving the4-H Extension Program regional andnational recognition as an exemplaryprogram in 1975. Outstanding was the"Teen Leadership" training programstressing education as much as activityand coed participation. He pioneeredthe comprehensive approach to naturalresources extension youth program-ming in New York. All major subjectareas of the Department of NaturalResources have their counterparts in the4-H program.

Recognition of his ability by otherprofessionals is manifested through re-quests for consulting and advisoryassistance. Agencies and private organ-izations for which educational projectshave been developed under John'sleadership include the USDA ExtensionService, USDA Forest Service, USDIFish & Wildlife Service, 'New York Sea

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Grant, New York Department of Envi-ronmental Conservation, AmericanWildlife Research Foundation, ForestIndustries Council, Maple Syrup Pro-ducers' Association, and New York For-est Owners Association.

John Kelley has been instrumental inworking toward greater cooperationand coordination between Cornell Ex-tension, NYS College of EnvironmentalSciences and Forestry and the NYSDepartment of Environmental Conser-vation by serving on a tripartite taskcommittee to facilitate productive inter-action.

For these outstanding services, theNew York Forest Owners Association isproud to present to John W. Kelley its1984 Heiberg Memorial Award.

1984 NYFOAOutstanding Service

AwardFor the first 12 years in the life of the

New York Forest Owners Association,Dorothy Wertheimer was a Director,Active Committee Member and inspira-tion to the NYFOA. She was a regularcontributor to the Forest Owner andserved on its Editorial Committee andon the Program and ArrangementsCommittees for the 3rd Annual Meetingin 1965.

Shortly after Sven Heiberg died onFebruary 5, 1965, Dorothy proposedNYFOA, and was appointed Chairmanof the Heiberg Memorial Committee.

Dave Hanaburgh presenting award toDorothy Wertheimer.

For her many outstanding contribu-tions, the New York Forest OwnersAssociation is happy to present itsSeventh Outstanding Service Award toDorothy Wertheimer.

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An Invitation. . .New York Forest Owner

The New York Forest Owners Associ-ation is offering its fifth "people to peo-ple" tour for forest land owners andChristmas tree growers. This tour,scheduled for August 19th throughSeptember 2nd, will take us to the hillsof Scotland, the dales of Yorkshire andthe unpronounceable villages of Wales.

Most important, this first come-firstserved opportunity will bring you andothers who share your interest in grow-ing trees together with people just likeyou in Great Britain. On all of ourprevious tours there has been universalagreement that sharing a few hours of akindred soul's station in life has been thebest part of our tours.

We invite you to study the itinerary,to invite some close friends to join you,and to come along on a once-in-a-life-time tour. We have no plans to everduplicate any of our tours!

ItinerarySunday, August 19: Gather at JFK

Airport in New York and take an over-night flight to London.

Monday, August 20: Transfer to adomestic flight to Prestwick, near Glas-gow, Scotland, where we are to be metby our British tour guide. We'll drivethrough Ayrshire countryside to the cityof Ayr, where you are free for the rest ofthe day. Dinner will be a get-acquaintedaffair. Overnight in AYR. (BD)

Tuesday, August 21: Today we'lltake a day trip into the Ayrshire coun-tryside to visit a reforestation area (theGalloway Forest) and some privatewoodlands. For dinner tonight we'llhave invited members of the ScottishWoodland Owners Association to beour guests ... a good chance to get afeel for being a woodland owner in theland of the clan. Overnight in AYR.(BLD)

Wednesday, August 22: This morn-ing we pack up and head towards Edin-burgh, but along the way we plan tostop at the Christmas tree farm operatedby H.J. Spurway, in West Lothian.Tonight we again plan to have guestsfor dinner, this time from the RoyalScottish Forestry Society, which hashelped arrange our tour. Overnight inEDINBURGH. (BLD)

On the shores of Loch Tulia stand pines which are remnants of the ancient Caledonianforests destroyed over the centuries, their disappearance bringing Into being suchdesolate areas as the Moor of Rannach. Recent years, however, have seen tree plantingagain on some parts of the Moor.

Thursday, August 23: No forestrytoday! There's a sightseeing tour ofEdinburgh to include Holyrood Palace,Edinburgh Castle, Princes' Street, etc.The remainder of the day is free for ex-ploring and shopping for Scots goodies.Overnight in EDINBURGH (B only)

Friday, August 24: As we headsouth for England, we'll make two keystops. The first will be at the MidlothianForestry Research Station. The secondwill be at the Christmas tree farm at theLonsdale Estate, Penrith, Cumberland.Overnight in WINDEMERE. (BLD)

Saturday, August 25: Today's plancalls for a woods walk with a local gamewarden or ranger to discuss conserva-tion, game and shooting rights. In theafternoon, perhaps you'd like to find ahill to hike for a panoramic view or astream to fish. Overnight in WINDE-MERE. (BLD)

Sunday, August 26: Off to the dalesof Yorkshire we go. It will be a leisurelydrive through small towns to the city ofYork. Pretend you are James Herriot,back from your farm rounds, as you sipa pint in some small pub. Overnight inYORK. (B only)

Monday, August 27: Today youhave a choice. Some may wish towander about the historic city of York.Others may choose the optional tour toone or two nearby farms. In the after-noon, we'll visit the forest managementarea of Sutton Park. Overnight inYORK. (BLD)

Tuesday, August 28: We'll say fare-well to York as we journey southwesttowards Wales, passing through thequaint half-timbered town of Chesteralong the way. In the afternoon we'llsee the Snowdonia National Park.Overnight in BEDDGELERT. (BD)

Wednesday, August 29: Our travelstoday will give us a chance to see andlearn about forest management in thenational forest (inside of which there isalso private land) and to find out aboutthe "Co-operative Woodland Societiesfor Private Woodland Owners," an ideafurthered by The Welsh AgriculturalOrganisation Society. Overnight inBEDDGELERT. (BLD)

Thursday, August 30: Leave Walesin the morning for a drive south towardsCheltenham. Along the way we'll visit aprivate land owner who manages his

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woodland commercially. Then we'll beinto the picturesque Cotswold Hills andto Cheltenham. Overnight in CHEL-TENHAM. (BD)

Friday, August 31: Depart Chelten-ham and travel to London. Along theway we will stop to visit YattendonEstate's Christmas tree plantation,managed by John Godwin, a memberof the British Christmas Tree GrowersAssociation.iLunch ~n'ear\;ly with Mr.Godwin as guest. The plan is to get toLondon in sufficient time to arrangetheatre tickets (on your own) and anight on the town. Overnight in LON-DON. (B only)

Saturday, September 1: In themorning there will be a sightseeing tourof London, including Westminster Ab-bey, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tra-falgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, etc.Your afternoon is free for individualsightseeing and shopping. Farewell din-ner in the evening. Overnight in LON-DON. (BD)

Sunday, September 2: Transfer tohotel for morning flight back to NewYork.

Details of Great Britain TourTour dates:

August 19 through September 2,1984.

Tour price:$1,897 per person. Single supple-

ment: $136.50.

Deadline:$300 deposit per person by July 13,

1984. Balance due July 25, 1984.

Price includes:Round trip air fare from Kennedy Air-

port in New York City, 13 nights hotelaccommodations with twin bed (we'll tryto find roommates for singles unlessyou'd rather pay extra for a singleroom), all breakfasts, 10 dinners and 6lunches, sightseeing tours of Edinburgh,London, Holyrood Palace, EdinburghCastle, private tour bus throughout,forestry visits as indicated, porterage onone piece of luggage per person, gratu-ities at hotels, UK value-added tax, andtour guide/manager throughout.

Group size:Limited to 28 people; tour contingent

on 20 minimum.

Cancellation and refunds:All cancellations of confirmed reser-

vations are subject to a $50 per personadministrative fee. Cancellations receiv-ed within 21 days of departure are sub-ject to an additional $125 fee, sub-tracted from the refund (this is to coverfixed tour costs for remaining travellers) .To avoid misunderstandings, pleasemake cancellation requests in writing.

Responsibility:The tour is arranged by New York-

shire Tours, a private, special-interesttour company operated by a member ofthe New York Forest Owners Associa-tion on behalf of the Association. Ob-viously, neither the New York ForestOwners Association nor New YorkshireTours has full control over hotels, bus

Quiet Glen Orchy is well worth a visit, the moods of the river and the fine mountainscenery being rewarding sights. It was the birthplace of the celebrated Gaelic Bard Dun-can Ban Macintyre, whose song In Praise of Ben Doran is a masterpiece. The Orchy isfamous for its salmon.

companies, airlines, or other charteredservices. As tour operators, both partiesdisclaim any liability for losses, injuries,or losses of service arising from suchhired facilities or services. The NewYork Forest Owners Association andNew Yorkshire Tours reserve the rightto modify arrangements as necessary tomeet changing circumstances withoutallowance of a refund.

Registration: Please make check pay-able to New Yorkshire Tours and mailto New Yorkshire Tours, 257 OwegoStreet, Candor, New York 13743.Overseas travellers kindly remit in USdollars. Telephone 607-659-5275.

AULD LANG SYNEWe twa hae paidl'd in the burn,

Frae morning sun till dine;But seas between us braid hae roar'd

Sin' auld lang syne.

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!And gies a hand 0' thine!

And we'll tak a right gude-willy waught,For auld lang syne

Chorus:-And for auld lang syne, my jo,

For auld lang syne,We'll tak a cup 0' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

HUMORI loved my job as a summer ranger,

and had begun to make a photo diary ofmy area - the cabin, the heavy table infront, the part entrance. Then I saw mychance for a real picture: a deer lookinglike a veteran comic, poked his headaround the corner of the outhouse. Isnapped the shutter, but the deer wasquicker than I and pulled back out ofsight. He made a game of peering at mefrom the same spot and ducking. In thecourse of the morning, I tried five moreshots and came to the end of my film.

When I went back to pick up myprints from the local photographer, whoalso developed film, he handed me mypictures - six of the unadorned out-house, and cleared his throat. "I don'tusually tell people what to take picturesof," he said, "but here in Yosemite Ithink you ought to branch out a little."

- Reader's Digest

8 New York Forest Owner

Summer Woods Walks

There are three woods walks sched-uled for this summer. They are beingheld in separate areas of the state sothat all members will have an opportu-nity to attend one without having totravel very far. They will start at 10:00a.m. and end about 3:00 p.m. Atten-dees should bring a bag lunch. Put thedates on your calendars and detailed in-formation will follow.1. July 21.

The Pine Lake Environmental Centerof Hartwick College, Oneonta, will hosta NYFOA Woods Walk on Saturday,July 21, 10 a.m. Pine Lake Center is a1,000 acre property devoted to envi-ronmental education and outdoor rec-reation. Property management includesactive forest management and researchas well as nature preserves. A majorfeature we will see is the effects of a raretornado that toppled about 50 acres oftheir forest last May, 1983. The Centerhas taken advantage of this naturalcatastrophe to expand its forestry re-search and demonstration activities.Much of the damaged area has beensalvage-logged, but parts have beenkept in their naturally-disturbed condi-

By AI Roberts

tion. This summer, a graduate studentfrom SUNY College of EnvironmentalScience and Forestry is studying thewindthrow hollows and mounds on thearea. Over future years the naturalregrowth of forest will be studied. Wewill also look at other forest manage-ment research areas on the property.

Our host/leader for the woods walkwill be Dr. John Lutz, Director of theCenter. NYFOA's Al Roberts and NormRichards will tag along to offer addi-tional forestry commentary. Bring a pic-nic lunch to enjoy at the Center's picnicarea, and swimsuits to enjoy beautifulPine Lake where a lifeguard will be onduty. After lunch, there are the Center'snature trails to be explored on yourown.

Directions to Pine Lake Center: From188, get off at the Emmons exit justnorth of Oneonta; go east on the countyroad about 3 miles to the hamlet ofWest Davenport; then continue straighton Charlotte Creek Road about 2 milesto the Center. From the east on NY23,turn north on the crossroad at Daven-port Center, then turn left (west) onCharlotte Creek Rd. to the Center.

2. August •• ;2SitThe owner is Alec Proskine who lives

in Ithaca. The land he owns is in theTown of Hector in Schuyler Countynorth of Bennettsburg. He has 90 acresof hardwoods with some extremelylarge oak. A few miles away he has ared pine plantation in which he hasdone pruning and thinning. He has builta cord wood garage which is a uniqueway of constructing building walls with18 inch lengths of cordwood. There willbe a lunch stop at Blueberry Picnic areain the Hector Land Use Area admin-istered by the U.S. Forest Service.3. October 6.

The owner is Edwin H. Atwood Jr.,located at Springwater, south of Roch-ester. Mr. Atwood has a 350 acre farm.More details on this walk will be in theSept.-Oct. Forest Owner.

The Forest Preserve was establishedby chapter 283 of the Laws of 1885 onMay 15, 1885.

The Adirondack and Catskill Parksand the Forest Preserve are recognizednationally and internationally as areas ofunique environmental character.

Suggested celebration events:1. Formal Indoor Dinners2. Informal Outdoor Dinners3. Exhibits4. Outdoor Competitions5. Tour Encouragement6. Meetings7. Speakers Bureau8. Centennial Visitor Center9. Artist Crafts Fairs

10. Educational Seminars11. Dedication Ceremonies

Forest PreserveCentennial Celebration12. Restoration Projects13. Newspaper Articles14. Magazine Stories15. Radio & Television16. Handouts17. Formal Recognitions18. Major Publications19. Participatory Outdoor TripsThe consultant employed by DEC to

carry out the necessary staff work forthe Centennial is:

Fred W. OettigerCloud Nine Associates

Box 91, Know, New York 12107Paul Steinfeld, President of the N. Y.

Forest Owners Association, received a

letter dated March 14, 1984 fromHenry G. Williams, Commissioner ofthe N.Y.S. Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation, inviting the N.Y.F.O.A.to participate in the Forest PreserveCentennial Celebration and to desig-nate a representative to attend meetingsof the Forest Preserve Centennial Com-mittee.

President Steinfeld designated DavidH. Hanaburgh, Box 22, Buchanan,New York 10511 to represent theN.Y.F.O.A. at meetings of the ForestOwners Centennial Committee.

Any members or friends of theNYFOA are requested to forward sug-gestions for NYFOA participation in thiscelebration to the Editor of the ForestOwner or to the above David H. Hana-burgh.

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Cutting Trees For Firewood ThreatensFurniture Industry, Wood Lots' Future

Attica (AP) - Doug Domes is havingtrouble finding nice, straight trees to cutinto furniture.

"Every Tom, Dick and Harry is outchopping down trees for firewood," saidDomes, owner of the Attica PackageCo., located in this Wyoming Countyvillage. "There's nothing left out there. Ihave to go way off the road to find goodtrees. "

Domes, like most loggers in westernNew York, has been hard pressed tofind unculled wood lots since a boom inwood-heated homes began about sevenyears ago.

Statewide, about 4 million cords ofwood a year is being used for homeheating, up from just 100,000 cords in1970, said Mark Keister, a forester forthe state Department of EnvironmentalConservation in Avon.

About 18 percent of homes in thestate, or 707,000 have wood-burningappliances, not including fireplaces,said Gary Goff with Cooperative Exten-sion at Cornell University. Goff said100,000 more homes get the appli-ances every year.

The state is still growing more treesthan are being consumed, according tothe state Energy Authority. But Keistersays there's a 'gut feeling' among for-esters that consumption will catch upwith the supply of trees.

"The use of wood to heat homes real-ly took off only about six or seven yearsago, when oil prices shot up," Keistersaid. "The impact won't be felt rightaway, and probably won't show up untilthe U. S. Forestry Service takes its nextinventory in 1989. But we've been veryconcerned about it."

Hardest hit by firewood consumershave been wood lots near cities, wherelandowners can more readily get a'quick buck' by allowing all the trees -regardless of age or quality - to be cutto the ground, Keister said.

Loggers usually pay landowners bythe truckload or by the lot, but thoseprices also depend on the species andsize of the trees, Keister said.

The worst result of the firewoodboom is that top-quality wood - woodthat could have been cut into furniture- is being burned in wood stoves, saidDomes of Attica Package.

"They'll use top-quality butt logs (thebase of the tree) for anything," Domessaid. "They don't care what they cut, aslong as it burns. Pure stupidity."

Domes cuts his timber into pieces forfurniture and uses the worst parts of thetrees - the tops - for firewood andpallets.

"People are cutting the wrong stufffor firewood," Keister said. "They're notlooking 15 years down the road, whenthat same tree could be worth a lot moremoney."

The white ash tree, for instance, ispopular with firewood users because itburns green and doesn't have to dry fora year, Keister said. But the white ash isalso one of the best species of trees forfurniture manufacturing, he said.

"Some of these high-quality treescan't be grown anywhere else in thecountry but the Northeast, and thequality of what we're growing is goingdownhill," Keister said. "The red oak,black cherry, white ash - they're all be-ing cut too early and for the wrong pur-pose."

"They're genetically downgrading thestock," said Stan Martin, a forester forthe DEC in Bath. "Instead of culling outthe crooked, old trees for firewood,people are chopping down the goodtrees that produce other good trees."

Keister said the problem is not withlogging companies or even with con-tractors who clear lots for firewood. Thelandowners are at fault, he said, when

they let anyone come and cut treesrather than letting professionals cut se-lectively.

If that practice continues, those citieswill be nearly devoid of any wood lotswithin two generations, said Ken Stuer-wald, owner of Stuerwald's LoggingCo. in Savannah, Wayne County.

"Firewood has been our biggest prob-lem the last few years," said Stuerwald,who harvests timber all over westernNew York. "We go in there, cut a lotright, then within a year, someone elseis in there mowing the whole thingdown. The landowners don't know agood tree from a bad tree. They just seethat tree as $10 in their pocket."

Keister said there's no way to esti-mate how much a single tree would costbecause prices depend on species andsize. A beech tree 12 inches in diameterwould cost about $2, but a 20-inch redoad would cost between $80 and $90,he said.

"Tree harvesting is a terrible invest-ment," he said. "You'll make moremoney on a good tree if you let it grow,but you could make even more moneyif you sold the tree young and investedthat money. Landowners know that.That's our problem."

-Syracuse Post-Standard

ConservationConservation is more than an intel-

lectually interesting subject. It's a deadlyserious situation.' We must take itseriously - we MUST.

-Prince Philip of EnglandA comment he made during a

TV interview, June 1984

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10 New York Forest Owner

FORESTBookshelf

The Forest Service's new ChristmasTree Pest Manual compiles more than10 years of pest research in one prac-tical, easy-to-use handbook. Colorphotographs and descriptions of 70 ma-jor Christmas tree pests will helpgrowers, nursery operators, horticul-turists, extension agents, foresters, andstudents quickly identify pests in thefield. Also included are cultural, bio-logical and chemical controls that canhelp reduce or prevent costly damage.

Although the manual was designedprimarily for the North Central andNortheastern U.S., it may be usefulanywhere Christmas trees are grown.Copies are for sale by the Superinten-dent of Documents, GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C.20402 (stock number 001-0001-0058904). The cost is $14.00 per bookwith a 25 % discount on orders of 100or more copies.Christmas Tree Handbook Available

from Ohio Extension CenterThe Canfield Extension Center has

published a 165 page, well illustrated,very up to date handbook. It containsvaluable information on the entire rangeof the tree industry from seeds to mar-keting. One of the best compilations forall tree growers, new or seasoned.

The handbook is available from theCanfield Extension Center, P.O. Box187, 490 South Broad Street, Can-field, Ohio 44406. Send a check for$9.36 (includes postage and handling)payable to Canfield Extension Center.

Cornell PublishesMaple Disease Booklet

A new Cornell Cooperative Exten-sion booklet, Diseases of Maples inEastern North America, is now avail-able to property owners, tree nurseryoperators, foresters, and others havingan interest in tree care.

The 16-page, full color illustratedbooklet describes more than 20 dis-orders of maples, including the speciesthey affect, the causal pathogen, andwhat its usual effect is on the host tree.

Author George W. Hudler also in-cluded illustrated examples of suchnoninfectious problems as root girdling,

chlorosis, salt injury, and others.Hudler is an assistant professor of

plant pathology at Cornell University'sNew York State College of Agricultureand Life Sciences.

"Diseases of Maples in Eastern NorthAmerica" (A-13, $1.75) lists diseases ofleaves, bark, vascular systems, androots, and several causes of wooddecay. Both common and scientificnames are given, as well as a briefdescription of the disease agent's life cy-cle.

Copies of "Diseases of Maples inEastern North America" may beordered from the Cornell DistributionCenter, 7 Research Park, Ithaca, NY14850. The $1. 75 charge includespostage and handling.

Forest Management HandbookPublished for Private Owners

Cornell University has published anew handbook for owners of privateforests throughout the Northeast. The56-page, illustrated reference describesall major facets of forest managementfor timber production.

Timber Management for SmallWoodlands features a careful explana-tion of forest management in terms thatowners can understand and use.

Few owners capitalize on the fullpotential value of their forest holdings,claim authors Gary Goff, James Las-soie, and Katherine M. Layer, special-ists in natural resources for CornellCooperative Extension. They are in theNew York State College of Agricultureand Life Sciences at Cornell University.

Substantial areas of the Northeast areclassified as commercial forest land, yeta relatively small percentage is activelymanaged for timber production.

Virtually all private forest lands areharvested at some time, as ownershipand needs change, thus there is consid-erable economic justification for goodforest management, .the authors state.

Without purposeful, long-term man-agement, most timber growth occurs inareas of low productivity or on low-value trees. Benefits are lost, too, if atimber harvest is unduly delayed, or ex-ploited for maximum short-term profits.

The Cornell authors point out thatproper timber management can in-crease both the growth rate by 50 per-cent and the harvest market value 4 or 5times that of an unmanaged stand.

If the present owner does not harvestthe timber, the results of wise manage-ment should be reflected in a highervalue when ownership is transferred.

Management for timber productioncan include, and even enhance, otherforest values such as wildlife and recrea-tion.

"Timber Management for SmallWoodlands" has sections on establish-ing compartments and boundaries, esti-mating timber, management of over-and under-stocked stands, protectionagainst fire and pests, aspects of har-vesting, sale contracts, and economicand tax considerations.

Appendixes cover useful informationsuch as measures and conversions, treevolume tables, a sample sale contract,use of a scale stick, and sources ofassistance for the forest owner.

Copies of "Timber Management forSmall Woodlands" (IB-180) are avail-able at $3.50 each from the CornellDistribution Center, 7-TM ResearchPark, Ithaca, NY 14850.

Woodsmen's Field DaysAugust 17-19

The 37th Annual New York StateWoodsmen's Field Days will be held inBoonville August 17-19, it was an-nounced by Woodsmen's PresidentFrank. Stysh.

Stysh says the theme selected for thisyear's field days is "Managed Forests -The Result of Ability to Understand andthe Need to Look Beyond that WhichMeets the Eye."

The weekend is dedicated to the pro-motion of the forest industry of the stateand has become the largest attendedforest industry show in the northeast.

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Fall Meeting

Sagamore Lodge and Conference Center on Raquette Lake, scene of the NYFOA Fallmeeting, September 14-15.

The New York Forest Owners Association will meet September 14-15 at theSagamore Lodge on Raquette Lake for the annual Fall Meeting.

The Saturday meeting will feature a discussion on taxes, a demonstration of aportable sawmill, and a walk in a clear cut area of the forest preserve.

Members will find a visit Friday or Saturday afternoon to the AdirondackMuseum at Blue Mountain Lake, and/or a visit to the Northern Logger ExhibitHall at Old Forge an interesting addition to the weekend activities.

There will be a charge of $42 to cover the cost of dinner and lodging Fridaynight and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.

We hope to see you all there.

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by AL ROBERTS

Dear Sir:It is my understanding that your

organization is involved with land andits usage.

I have a serious easement problem inMassachusetts and have not receivedhelp from the courts. In fact, a courtdecision rules that I have no easementrights whatsoever. If you have peoplethere with easement problems I wouldlike to hear from them to compare notesand find ways to help ourselves such asa class action lawsuit against repressivelaws concerning easements.

Sincerely,Edward Lininger6045 Blvd. East

West New York, NJ 07093

,·pear Mr. Lininger:I have known of a few 'instances of

"land locked" parcels to which, forsome particular reason, the owner hadno access.

There isn't any way to force sur-rounding landowners to give up part oftheir land as an access route to anotherperson's landlocked parcel. This is agood reason to have the help of alawyer and a land surveyor when pur-chasing property.

I don't know what your particularsituation is, but perhaps one of your ad-joining owners, out of the goodness ofhis heart, would allow you to cross hisland, or perhaps he would sell you aright-of-way.

Sincerely yours,A.W. Roberts Jr.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THENEW YORK FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

(Please send to:)New York Forest Owners Assoc.Box 69, Old Forge, NY 13420

I would like to help advance forestry in New York State.enclose my check payable to the New York Forest OwnersAssociation, Inc.

LEITERS:

Dear Paul,

I have just received the May-Juneissue of the "Forest Owner" and noteyour comments on a possible merger.

I have been a member for a longtime, and have taken part in eventswhen it was possible - .usually they arefar from the Buffalo a~·;. During thistime, I have alwa~; admired the effortand information put forth by ourleaders. Personally, I don't care muchfor a merger with a political unit. Eventhough we might share leadership, if thegovernment pays - they want control.It would seem very plausible for the~ tosupport our organization and not spendextra tax money to fund a new one.

I hope you will find an agreeable solu-tion, but will support our group at anyrate.

Very sincerely,LaVern Frey

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Contributing Member $12 - $29

Sustaining Member $30 - $99

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