FOREST OWNERA Publication of the New York Forest Owners Association

MAY/JUNE 1991People and Trees; Partners in Time

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OFFICERS&DIRECTORS

Allen Horn, President (1991)2978 Pompey Center Rd.Manlius, NY 13104

Stuart McCarty, 'stVice President (1992), 4300 East Ave.Rochester, NY 14618

Richard J. Fox,' 2nd Vice President (1991)RD 3 Dresserville Rd.Moravia, NY 13118

Morgan Heussler, Treasurer900Porterville Rd.East Aurora, NY 140.52

John Marchant, Executive DirectorPO Box 180.Fairport, NY 14450.(716) 377-6060.

David Colligan (1993)173Woodbridge Ave.Buffalo, NY 14214 .

Thomas A. Conklin ~199l)10.Artillery Lane ->;

Baldwinsville, NY 130.27

Robert Hellmann (1992)PO Box 231 -Brockport, NY 14420..

Verner Hudson (1993)246 E. Main St.Elbridge, NY 13060.

Alan Knight (1992)96 Targosh Rd.Candor, NY 13743

Mary McCarty (1993)430.0.East Ave.Rochester, NY 1461~

Harold Petrie (1990RD I, Box 117Parish, NY 13131

Sanford Vreeland (1993)POBox 185Springwater, NY 1~0. ..

Don Wagner (1993(' " .RD I, Box 20.3CGraham Road.Utica, NY 12870.

Affiliate/Chapter Representatives:

THRIFT-Donald Colton5595 Trinity AvenueLowville, NY 13367

Niagara FrontierBobWhite56 WaterSt.Holland, NY 140.80.

THE NEW YORK

FOREST OWNERA publication of the New York Forest Owners Association

Karen Kellicutt, Editor

Materials submitted for publication should be add,-essed to: R. Fox, R.D. #3,Box 88, Moravia, New York 13118. Articles, artwork and photos are invitedand are normally returned after use. The deadline for submission is 30 daysprior to publication in July.Please -address all membership and change of address requests toExecutive Director, P.O. Box 180, Fairport, N.Y. 14450.

President' sMessage

- The timing of this issue is awkwardfor reporting on our annual meeting.You will receive this magazine afterthe event and I'm writing this before.ittakes place. The meeting -theme,Stewardship Incentive Program isone of the hottest topics in the field ofsmall owner forestry. Sinceannouncing our meeting in the' lastissue I ha ve seen a number of articles'on the subject as wellas publicity onother meetings. I'll go out on a limband predict that we had a greatannual meeting on April 27th. ..The Capital District Chapter that

was reported as being formed' in theMarchi April issue got off to a flyingstart. I have already received aChapter newsletter and Joe Messinareports tha t a ttendance at theorganizational meeting was above'expectations and a number of newmembers have since been recruited.Interesting summer programs havebeen planned and the organizationappears fully functional.Tom Ellison of Onondaga County

has been doing the spade work todetermine the feasibility of forming aCentral NY chapter. He is likely tofind the same high degree of interestwe have noted in other parts of thestate and our next issue will be able toreport another chapter start-up.This year is the 50th anniversary of

the American Tree Farm System.They have been promoting foreststewardship for longer than we haveand close to 2,000 New York forestlandowners display the Free Farmsign, many of them also NYFOAmembers. I attended a state TreeFarm Committee meeting last weekand one of the items we talked about

Allen Horn

was further cooperation between thetwo organizations. Our meetings andthe NY Forest Owner will be availableto them for presentations,announcements, and articles ofmutual interest. Perhaps we'll see aregular column on Tree Farm Newsin future issues.

-Allen Horn

Vice President - Real Estate

Catskill Forest Assn. Tioga_Richard Black Howard WardCatskill Forest Association 240.Owego St.Arkville, NY 12406 . Candor, NY 13743

Allegheny FoothillsCharles MowattDEC Office, 115 Liberty st.Bath, NY 14810.

Southern TierDonald KellicottRD I, Box 10.3Lisle, NY 13797

JOHN GIFFORDBraker

716-664-5604 (B)716-487-9709 (R)

CayugaWendell HatfieldRDIMoravia, NY 13118

CAPITAL DISTRICTJoe Messina32 Etan DriveSlingerland, NY 12159

Western Finger LakesRaymond Wager365 Log Cabin Rd.Victor, NY 14564

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Election resultsfrom the Spring meeting were un-available prior to magazine's print-ing. Appropriate changes will bemade in the next issue.

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Clear-Cut II - AlternativesBy ROBERT DEMEREE

Assistant Regional ForesterNYS DEe Reg. 7

In the NY Forest Owner, Jan/Feb1991issue, clearcutting was discussedin some detail and was held to be anexcellent silvicultural tool in manyinstances. The article also stated thatclearcutting was probably not the bestidea for the small private forestowner. Even if the treatment were asuccess and a good stand of desirabletrees resulted, it just takes too long forthe young stand to grow to any kind ofmerchantability and provide anyfinancial return. Owners of largetracts simply move to other stands foradditional return and are generallyable to make some kind of harvestevery year.What then is the small owner to do?

To continue to harvest dominant treeswill eventually lead to the degradationof the stand, resulting in poor growthand quality and poor return.Fortunately, there are severalalternatives. Let's explore them andperhaps one or more will fit into yourmanagement plans.First, there is the tried and true

SELECTION SYSTEM, although itmay not be as true as many peoplethink. This method involves periodicharvest of a stand at regularintervals, usually fifteen to twenty-five years, cutting a portion of thetrees and leaving what is called aresidual stand. How is this differentfrom just cutting the big trees andleaving the little ones? The differenceis that when done correctly, trees areremoved in all diameter classes and abalanced stand is left. Books havebeen written on the proper standstructure, density, basal area, etc.and I won't bore you with the details.It should suffice to say that this is adifficult and complicated treatment,best left in the hands of experts. Whatcomplicates matters is that every cutis, at one time, a harvest, a tendingcut, and a regeneration cut.Additionally, if a good residual standis left, quite a lot of shade coverremains also and it is difficult toregenerate shade intolerant species.While the method is not suitable formany species, such as the oaks, inmuch of New York, 'it can be usedsuccessfully in our more tolerantmaple stands, with some cherry and

ash coming on in the openings createdby the cutting of larger trees. Thismethod has great appeal as there isalways a high forest present andlarger trees to look at.Next, we move to the

SHELTERWOOD METHOD. In someways, this method may be the mostpractical of all and is occuring in agood many private woodlots, whetherconsciously or unconsciously. Theshelterwood method is just what itsays it is. A considerable number oftrees are removed and some are leftto shelter the new stand. The theory isthat the remaining trees will provideseed and some shade. It is true thatin many instances, partial shade isbeneficial to a new stand of youngtrees. Then, after a period of time, theremaining trees are removed and thenew stand is left to grow. This methodoffers much variety; it is possible tocarry it out over more than two cuts.Three and even four cut shelterwoodsare not uncommon. As I stated before,this is happening in many woodlots.Some owners, not satisfied with thereturn a light selection cut offers, cutmore heavily and automatically startthe shelterwood system. After thefirst cut is made, a two aged stand isestablished, and can be handled inseveral fashions in the future.Now we come to what may be my

favorite, the GROUP SELECTIONMETHOD. Again, this is just what itsays it is, A group of trees is selected,generally mature trees, andharvested, creating a small clearcut.This clearcut then regenerates and asmall stand is created within thelarger stand, Many woodlots offerexcellent opportunities for thismethod. Oftentimes, patches ofblowdown, past firewood cuts, oragricultural activities have alreadycreated different aged groups andgroup selection is ready made. Duringthe course of a harvest cut, severalgroups can be cut for regenerationpurposes and the remainder of thestand can be tended if necessary,thinning to desired levels andremoving culls.

If this method is so wonderful, whyisn't it universally used? Consider thelarge owner. Most large owners striveto attain sustained yield, approxi-mately the same amount of harvestevery year, Picture these managers

trying to regulate small groupsscattered all over their large holdings.It becomes an administrativenightmare. However, small ownersgenerally do not care about sustainedyield, and could probably keep trackof their small groups on their smallerholdings if desired.Finally, in the interest of brevity, I

will combine the last two methods.These are PATCH CLEARCUTTINGand STRIP CLEARCUTTING. Again,they are just what they sound like.Patch clearcuts are small cuts placedanywhere desired in the woodlot.Many times such a system is used toenhance wildlife habitat and increasediversity. Strip clearcuts are strips ofany size or length and offer someadvantages. Generally, strips areused in an attempt to control theamount of sunlight afforded to theyoung stand. The narrower the stripsare, the Shorter period of sunlightreceived and vice versa. Much workhas been done with strips, arrangingthem in different fashion, across theslope, up and down the slope, zig zag,and so forth.So now you have a brief description

of the different methods ofmanagement and regeneration. Takenote, of all the methods, only one, theselection system, is an "all aged"system. The rest are "even aged"systems and create stands of trees ofthe same age.Again, a word of caution. The mark

of a good forest manager is goodregeneration, "leaving as good as youtook" for future generations.Thoughtless harvesting may lead tostand degradation and care should betaken in selecting harvesting systemsand regeneration methods. Even thismight not be enough. Regenerationfailures do occur and remediationmay be necessary. Site preparation,the manipulation of the site before,during, or after logging to insure orimprove regeneration, is a practicethat is taken for granted in manyparts of the country and the world.This treatment, which may includeeither physical or chemical means,has largely been ignored in theNortheast, probably because we hereseldom fail to regenerate.Unfortunately, our regeneration isoften of poor quality, including much

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MAY/JUNE 3

March Ice Storm Causes Substantial DamageMischievous March

The March 1991ice storm causedmany discomforts, even hardships,primarily the results of powerdisruption. However, we will bereminded of this storm long into thefuture by damage caused to trees.Trees and forests from Salamanca toWatertown were damaged to varyingdegrees.In some cases trees were uprooted.

The heavy ice, moist ground andeven the lightest wind, combined totopple trees. Elsewhere, the roots heldfirm, but the ice load was sufficient tobreak whole crowns from the trunks.Most often, stems and branches werebroken within the crown, leavingvarying numbers of live branches.So what is a woodlot owner to do?Before charging out to your

damaged woods, chainsaw in hand,THINK SAFETY. There is nothing tobe gained by spending the next sixweeks in a cast, or worse. Look for"widowmakers" , broken lim bs

An unusual ice storm struck March3, 1991in 13New York counties, fromAllegany north including Steuben,Wyoming, Livingston, Yates, Ontario,and Genesee; along Lake Ontario inOrleans, Monroe, Wayne, to theeastern shore and northern New Yorkin Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence.Trees were destroyed or damaged inthe rural forestland and in thecommunities in this area. A recentevaluation tour in two selected citiesindicated that damage is almostbeyond comprehension.Approximately 60% of the trees in

Watertown suffered at least somedamage from the build-up of ice ontheir limbs. The debris has beenmostly cleaned up, but many of thetrees are in poor condition. Pruning toremove broken branch stubs and"widow makers" remains a toppriority, especially for the privatehomeowner.The ice build-up in Rochester must

have been more severe; the damageapproaches catastrophic levels. CityForester Dick Shannon, estimates thatapproximately 30% of all street treeswere either destroyed or will have tobe removed because of the loss ofmost of their limbs - that's 20,000trees. Ground conditions were muchdifferent in Rochester, 70° F before

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lodged in overhead branches. Makeallowances for such limbs that couldbe dislodged by your work in thevicinity. "Springpoles" areparticularly dangerous. These aresaplings or poles which have beenbent to the ground, perhaps by partsbroken from nearby trees. The woodis under extreme pressure, like adrawn bow. Use great care whenrelieving the pressure as it is likely tobe released explosively.Wear all safety equipment, Hardhat

with eyescreen and ear protection,well fitting gloves, Kevlar legprotectors and steel toed boots arebasic. Avoid long or loose-fittingclothing; particularly over lengthsleeves and pants. They catch onstubs and equipment.Furthermore, do not hastily make

judgements on whether your trees aremortally damaged. Trees can sustainrather severe crown damage and stillsurvive. You might wait until the

Disaster Strikes Upstate NY

crowns leaf out before making someof those decisions.

-C. Mowattvia AFC/NFC Newsletter

In response to the many inquiries asa result of the power outages andproperty damages, NYS DEC Region8 prepared a "Storm Damage Kit"which contained the latest revisededition of the NYS CooperatingConsulting Forester Directory and alist of Arborists for the area. Thepacket contained suitable DECpamphlets and a cover letter whichrecommended the USDA ForestService Handbook 681, (that's the taxaid found in NYS Tree Farm SurvivalHandbook described elsewhere). Thecover letter also recommendedpotential claimants promptly take aseries of pictures to support anyclaims; and advised that damage totrees claimed as a casualty lossrequires a qualified appraisal.

Forest Stewardship involves a situational analysis, goal setting, a plan, and an investmentin action to care for trees on a continual basis.

The need to remove broken and damaged trees, resulting from ice and snow storms,should be expected as a periodic requirement of enjoying the benefits of roadside trees.

(Forest Stewardship photo by Taber)FRONTCOVER:--------------~------~~~~~NATURAL STORM DAMAGE TO TREES AFFECTS

FOREST STEWARDSHIP OPTIONSForest Stewardship requires humankind's continuous efJorts to manage the

establishment, growth, care, removal, and re-establishment of trees as part of a woodedenvironment's continually changing composition. Damage to trees from such things assnow, ice, and wind will continually make profound changes in the biological composition ofa treescape. Forest stewardship is a rewarding opportunity to provide an economically andenvironmentally sound basis for the benefit of present and future generations of people.Investing in forest-stewardship efforts now to ensure that the right trees are growing in theright places in the right ways as part of a global society is an advantageous and rewardingresponsibility. (Forest Stewardship Photo by Taber)

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Harvesting, the Tool of Forest StewardshipResponsibility Ior forest

stewardship is shared equally byforest landowners, professional Iores-ters, forest industry, loggers, andsociety. We all must acceptresponsibility for our actions andavoid the all too common tendency to.blame the other person or to.claim weare misunderstood. In order to.achieve success we must worktogether towards a common goal, to.cause the forest stewardship ethic to.be accepted landowners, forestersand the industry.Industry is an important and active

player in this equation, since theywield the primary tool of forestmanagement, the harvesting of woodproducts,In the generation of wood products,

harvesting must be considered a toolno.t a management goal. The goals offorest management are many andvaried. The goal may be money, ahealthy forest, increased wildlife,clean water, enhanced recreationalopportunities, firewood, rare plant oranimal species management, or evensimply wilderness. Whatever goal o.rgoals are chosen, harvesting is theprimary tool to.help accomplish it. Infact, the ONLY one of these goalswhich cutting or harvesting may notenhance is that of wilderness.We must all realize that a major

factor which will determine the futuredirection of forest management is theprevailing attitude of the non-forestlandowners. Their attitudes willdetermine whether or not forest landsare allowed to.be managed. They havethat option, that authority and in someareas are exercising it. We must workwith these folks to. demonstrate to.them our sincere environmentalethic, our skill in forest management,and our ability to. deliver from NewYork's forests what society mostwants and expects.The efforts to. enact restrictions on

timber harvesting are not theproblem. The perceptions that resultin those efforts are the problem. Whydo.people perceive that it is better notto. cut than to. cut? Sometimes theyhave witnessed environmentallydegrading operations. Mostly, Ibelieve, these advocates of cuttingprohibitions believe that the values ofthe forests, that they treasure andwant to. perpetuate are best ensuredthrough preservation,

It is a fact that the forests we allenjoy today are the result o.fyesterday's manipulation by man.Therefore, the exclusion of harvestingwill not autornatica lly lead to.perpetual generation of those forestsand their values. By the same token,the conduct ot improper harvestingdoes not lead to.perpetuation of thosevalues.It is certainly common sense that

some constraints on our harvestingactivities are appropriate. Pollutingstreams, harming wetlands,destroying rare o.r endangered lifeforms, careless or inappropriate useof public roads are all actions whichwe should deplore. Therefore, if aregulation says don't pollute streams,harm wetlands, etc., it would behypocritical to.oppose it.We must vigorously spread the

information that the forestland valuesthat most people want to. "save" or"preserve" can best be protected bybeing managed, not "preserved", butproperly managed. We must explainthat the views from their windowshave all been influenced by manseveral times in the past 200 years.The forests must continue to. beinfluenced, if we are to. continue to.realize and reap the multitude ofbenefits we have come to.expect fromour forestlands.

Our path is clearly mapped out forus. We must all work together to.emphasize the importance of usingthe tool of proper harvesting to. reachthe desired goal of healthy productiveforests. Harvesting is an essential tooland it must be used if our non-preserve forests are to. continue to.yield wood products, recreationalaccess, and a variety of wildlifehabitats and still remain in a healthyvigorous condition. Proper use of thetool will not only benefit our forests,but will also. pro.tect water resources;enhance rare species, wheremanipulation is desirable to. thatspecies; and provide income to.landowners, loggers, mills andequipment dealers.I think society knows what it wants

from New York's forestlands, I 'm notconvinced it knows how to. bestproduce the things it wants. We candemonstrate that the process ofproducing the forest products mostcommonly identified as desired bylandowners and nonlandowners alike,will also. produce wood products. Thisproduction occurs through the properuse of the tool of harvesting which isthe key to. proper forestlandstewardship.

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NYFOA Woodswalks PlannedI. NYFOA MEETS FLTC (Finger

Lakes Trail Conference) at WatkinsGlen, May 25, 1991. Take route 329westerly from the village of WatkinsGlen; travel about 2 miles to MeadsHill Road; and then turn right toward"Hidden Valley Group Camp".NYFOA directional signs will leadyou to the parking area (seeaccompanying map).

We will assemble at 10 am at theparking area; bring a packed lunchfor a picnic in the Glen. Beforewarned that there are norestrooms or drinking water along ourwoodswalk route.Our trail guides will be telling us

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II. SCHOHARIE COUNTY STATEFOREST WOODSWALK August 24,1991. To be led by retiredSuperintendent of State Forests,Charlie Boone. This woodswalk willexplore sixty years of managementimplemented on State Forests. It willalso be an opportunity for CatskillForest Association members andmembers of the two new chapters,Capital District and SoutheasternAdirondacks to become betteracquainted with each other and thewoodswalk experience. There is not tobe found a more knowledgeable andpersonable woodwalk leader thanCharlie Boone.More detailed information about the

location in the next issue; but put thedate on your calendar.

III. NYFOA'S FALL MEETING,·October 4 & 5, 1991. Save these datesfor an autumn leaf extravaganza inSouthwestern New York. We willassemble on Friday, October 4th atCamp Allegany in Allegany StatePark, Cattaraugus County. Followingdinner, an evening program about the65,000acre Park will be presented byJim Rich, Park Manager. OnSaturday, October 5th, we will hopover the Pennsylvania line to visit theNortheast Forest Experiment Station.There, Station Director Susan Stoutwill show us some of the very valuableand practical forestry research thathas been carried out at this facility.All of this will be jointly hosted by theAllegheny Foothills and Niagara

Frontier Chapters. Consider thegorgeous fall colors you will see asyou travel to and from the meeting.Overnight accommodations and costswill appear in future issues of TheNew York Forest Owner.

CHAPTER DEVELOPMENTMORE GOODNEWS

By STUART McCARTYBy the time you read this, the Lower

Hudson Chapter covering the countiesof Westchester, Dutchess and Putnamwill be our ninth chapter. Bob Davis ofWappingers Falls has been hard atwork surveying our 50 members inthose counties and getting a steeringcommittee going. Congratulations toBob!Since my last report Tom Ellison of

Manlius has volunteered to organize achapter encompassing Onondaga andMadison counties where we have

was built and how it is maintained.These folks really knowWoodswalking. You may wish toexplore the main gorge on your own inthe afternoon. Join us.

Village ofw.atkin~ Glen

about 70 members. A survey is in themail, the first step, to determ-ine thelevel of interest in having a chapterand to find volunteers to help run achapter. Tom can't do it all by himselfso those of you in the area step up andgive him a hand.

Last but not least, with the help ofBob Sand, Patrick McGlew of Nicholshas agreed to work at revitalizing theTioga Chapter where we have almost70 members. Having been secretaryof the Southern Tier Chapter and as aresult being well acquainted with theNYFOA story, Patrick lost no time ingetting things going and with the help.of the newly formed steeringcommittee has two chapter activitiesscheduled for this spring. We arelucky to have people such as Patrickto take leadership positions in ourchapters!

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Chapter Briefs and NewsmakersTree-Spiking Bill Introduced a University of Arizona/Max Planck the anniversary at a Hulbert HouseIn Congress Institute proposal to build an buffet March 13.The National Forest Products astronomical observatory on top of And the message from 'The Hill', if

Association (NFPA) has announced Mt. Graham. Said squirrel was you encounter a moose or a mountainthat a bill specifically making tree- observed "losing the whole thing" to call Alan Hicks at (818) 439-0098.spiking a federal crime has been an endangered and hungry Spottedintroduced in the United States Owl. (WALL STREET JOURNAL)Congress by representatives William FICTION? Auniversity botanist feltClinger of Pennsylvania and Mike obliged to destroy an endangeredSynar of Oklahoma. The "Timber tortoise eating an endangered plant.Communities Protection Act" would An observing wildlife biologist shotgo beyond existing law - which said bontanist.makes it a crime to spike trees on Or from anywhere there was thefederal land - make it a crime on recent WSJ cartoon which depictedBOTH public and private property. two laboratory scientists, who wereThe measure would further deny debating the ethical significance of anentry to federal lands to anyone found endangered specie of caterpillarguilty of tree-spiking, establish whose survival is dependent upon anpenalties and fines according to the endangered plant.extent of damages and injuries, andestablish a reward for anyonefurnishing information leading to theconviction of a tree spiker.

- The Northern Logger andTimber Processor, Apr. '91

U.S. Sprint Unveils "Environmental"Marketing SchemeLong-distance phone company U.S.

Sprint has announced a newresidential environmental marketingcampaign that "addresses the envir-onmental concerns of Americanspledging to contribute up to 5 percentof participating customers' bills toselected environmental groups."According to the American PulpwoodAssociation (APA), new Sprintcustomers who elect to participate inthe program can select one or moregroups to receive their contributionthrough "Earth Share." Those groupsinclude: Defenders of Wildlife;Environmental Defense Fund;Friends of the Earth; NaturalResources Defense Fund; Sierra ClubLegal Defense Fund; EnvironmentalAction Foundation; EnvironmentalLaw Institute; Natural ResourcesDefense Fund; The WildernessSociety; and the National CoalitionAgainst the Misuse of Pesticides.The APA encourages timber indus-

try people to make their views knownby contacting Ron LeMay, President,U.S. Sprint, 8140 Ward Parkway,Kansas City, MO 64114.ACHIEVING THE BALANCETwo examples from the Southwest,

a part of the United States that may bethe most unlike the Northeast.FACT: An endangeredsubspecie of

Red Squirrel is winning the battle with

WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINEWHEN IT'S WETAccording to Frank St. Elmo

(Auburn, N.Y. 21 countyjurisdiction) of the U.S. Corps ofEngineers the 1972 Federal CleanWater Act Section 404, the wetlandline is determined by the continuouspresence of water above a depth of 24inches in the soil for at least 7 daysover any size area. And according toNY State's Raymond Nolan (Region 7NYS DEC Division of RegulatoryAffairs) and Article 24 of ECL the lineis 100 foot from the presence ofhydrophilic plants found in an area of12.4acres or more.Both officials are charged with

protection of wetlands (no net loss ordegradation) and both recommendvery good mapping and descriptionsof the wet areas when seeking permitsor making plans.Stewardship Incentives Program

and cost sharing is at stake in additionto owners' rights and land use,generally.

THRIFTTug Hill Resources investments for

Tomorrow's newsletter HILLTALK,Bonnie Colton, editor, has received anunusual number of letters frommembers suggesting a notableabsence of small creatures of thewoods, and an increase of raptors andwoodpeckers. Writers alsocommented on timber harvesting and'forever wild' attitudes. Connection?Congratulations to THRIFT for ten

years 'doing their thing' includingforestry in the 'lesser Adirondacks';twenty-seven members celebrated

ALLEGHENY FOOTHILLS ANDNIAGARA FRONTIER CHAPTERSCooperation in this part of the state

appears to be epidemic; quoting fromtheir joint newsletter: "The AFCrecently donated $100 to theEllicottville Cooperative Extension inappreciation for the use of theirbuilding for some of our meetings.This money is to be used solely on thePierce-Whitney property, a 100-acreparcel donated to them by Mrs. FloydWhitney in 1984. It was her father'sproperty (also grandfather of our ownCaroline Whitney)." The newsletteredited by Betty Densmore alsosuggested a number of goodStewardship projects for this publicparcel. When Chapters get that muchmileage out of NYFOA's rebate,perhaps the Board of Directors mayhave to reconsider the Feb. 9, '91 duesdistribution formula (IndividualChapter member dues $15; $4 rebate,the first year and $3thereafter).The joint newsletter scheduled and

mapped four woodswalks through thefirst week of June (See Calendar, lastpage).Fred Thurnherr of NFC

acknowledged the leadership of HerbDarling in the "giant steps" taken bythe newly formed New York StateChapter, American ChestnutFoundation, Buffalo Museum ofScience, 1020 Humboldt Parkway,Buffalo, NY 14211.NFC's member and NYFOA's

director, David J. Colligan, Attorney-at-Law, described some NY En-vironmental Conservation Lawregarding legally posting land,establishing private parks, andlandowner rights in this same issue ofthe newsletter.A great idea for NYFOA was

suggested by a forester-owner out ofNY's West - an owner might considercontributing 1fz - 1% of the grossreceipts of a satisfactory sale toNYFOA; and the originators of thisidea did. Thank you.

CAPITAL DISTRICT CHAPTERThis new group has published their

first newsletter and scheduled a veryContinued on Page 14

MAY/JUNE 7

Ask a ForesterBy WESSUHR

STARTING RED OAK

THE QUESTIONThis question comes from Peter

Velsko, a member residing in Homer,Alaska, but it relates to his woodlot inthe Catskills. "I own a woodlot locatedin the northern Catskill Region whichconsists of both deciduous trees suchas sugar and red maple, white ash andbasswood. In addition, there areconifers such as hemlock andplantations of red pine, Scotch pine,white and Norway spruce. Myquestion: 'Is the planting of deciduoustree seeds or seedlings native to myarea (for example, oak or hickory),but not found on my woodlot, an optionto help establish "seed trees" and tocreate a wider bio-diversity forwildlife enhancement and timberproduction?' "Pete, no doubt about it, if you could

successfully regenerate oak orhickory on several acres of yourwoodlot, this would increase local bio-diversity and, eventually, enhancewilflife habitat and timberproduction. But oak and hickory arespecies that have been extremelydifficult to regen era te over theirentire natural range. So, verygenerally, this answers your question,but how to proceed is the problem.What is the recommended practicefor starting these stubborn species? Inyour case, we're talking about ARTI-FICIAL REGENERATION.

SOME SILVICSNow, you know from the start, that

this is going to be an experiment. Myadvice is to start small the first year

consider it a "learningexperience". Certainly, I have limitedknowledge, but can help you getstarted with the "basics". Forexample we must remember that bothhickory and oak, as a group, haveLOW TOLERANCE for shade; thatis, they like sunlight, especially forstand reproduction. Hickory speciesare highly prone to frost damage, oakmoderately so. And hickories aregenerally slow growers, whereasnorthern red oak grows rapidly, bothin height and diameter, if soil

moisture and light are not limiting. Atthis point, I should also add that whiteoak, even though it produces asweeter nut, has a much slowerdiameter growth rate than red oak.The rest of our discussion will centeron red oak; if you want to try hickory,use a species nearest your woodlotand follow the same recommenda-tions outlined below.My dismal experience in

attempting to regenerate red oakunderscores the following facts: afterthe first winter, acorns in storagerapidly loose viability; adequategermination requires a mineral soilseed-bed; neither acorns norseedlings will tolerate much litter orunderstory cover; rodents must becontrolled; moisture and temperaturerequirements in germination/seed-ling stage are critical; some shadingis necessary in seedling stage, butmust be removed for transition intosaplings, and controlled into the pole-stage.OK, this bit of silvics will be applied

in the following steps toSUCCESSFUL REGENERATION OFRED OAK.

COLLECT ACORNSAfter you have selected that high-

quality, young-mature red oak standclosest to your woodlot, gather thelargest acorns under superior trees,soon after they drop from the trees.

TESTGive the acorns a rough

VIABILITY TEST by dropping theminto a bucket of water. "Floaters" canbe given to the rodents, while"sinkers" should be retained for thenext step.

PREPARE & STOREStratify the acorns by placing a

layer of them between layers of moistsand about V2 inch thick; alternatesand/acorns/sand/a corns/sand intocontainers constructed with woodenframe and hardware (wire) cloth(small mesh to exclude rodents). Storeon open shelves where it's shady andcool for winter. It would be best tostore acorns at a constant 32 F, butthis is impractical unless you have a

Send Questions to:Wes Suhr, R.R. 1, Box 59BOswegatchie, N.Y. 13670

large refrigerator. Low wintertemperatures will not harm them,unless it dries the embryos. So theymust be stored in a moist (not wet)environment with free air exchange.They are to be held DORMANT in thiscondition - prevent germinationduring a warm spell. Generally, thisprocess is called COLD STRATIFICA-TION.

NURSERY SITEYou select and treat this area as you

would a garden site - level, loamysoil and cultivated, mineral soil at topand mixed with organic matter(generally called SITESCARIFICATION). The onlydifference from a garden site is thatyou want to retain an overs tory oftaller trees to offer about 60% shadeon the ground. Rodents should becontrolled adjacent to nursery byeliminating the understory andbreaking up the litter, together with apoisoning program.

PLANT ACORNSEarly in the spring, after the "frost

is out" and soils are moist, give thestratified acorns another FLOATTEST. Sow all "sinkers" in straightlines, about I" deep, 6" apart, withlines about 2' apart (wide enough forcultivation between rows). I suggestthat you remove the "cup" if stillattached and sow each acorn on itsside. These are the basicrequirements for adequategermination and early seedlingsurvival: viable seeds that havebroken dormancy, no rodents, goodsoil moisture, no freezing, lightshading, mineral seed-bed and propersowing. That's a mouth-full!The seedlings must receive

continuous cultivation, and shouldremain in the nursery bed for two ormore years, or until they have anaverage root collar diameter of atleast %" and a top of at least 1'.

TRANSPLANT SITEThe eventual plantation area must

also be carefully selected and treated.What applied to the nursery is alsonecessary here: it should be as level

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8 FOREST OWNER

The NYS Envirothon -1991CASOWASCO CONFERENCE

CENTER, the site of NYFOA's 1987Fall Meeting, has been selected by theEnvirothon Advisory Committee asthe site for the NYS Envirothoncompetition on May 23, 1991.The besthigh school team from 16 or morecounties will participate in fivedifferent categories or stations:I. Current Events; II. Aquatics; III.Soils; IV. Wildlife; V. Forestry. Somecounties are forming a regionalpreliminary competition; forinstance, Cayuga County will field 8teams and Onondaga - 7 in a combinedmeet at last year's NYS Envirothonsite, Cayuga County CommunityCollege's Nature Center.The five member teams are chosen

from grades 9 thru 12; and theirexaminations are written multiplechoice but involve some hands on andoutdoor determinations.The NYS Envirothon is led by Soil

and Water Conservation Districts

through a statewide steeringcommittee of which Verner Hudson,NYFOA Director, is an advisorymember representing the NYS ForestPractice Board (contributors to theState Envirothon First Prize). For thefirst Envirothon (1990) NYFOAdonated a year's subscription to theNEW YORK FOREST OWNER to thelibraries of each participating school(6) and it is anticipated the Board willapprove the same gift for this year'sparticipants (16). The winning teamwill travel to the 15-state NationalEnvirothon held in Maine, August 10-14. Of particular note to the financialsupport of this promising educationalevent is a pledged contribution of$10,000 by the New York PowerAuthority. The 1993 NationalEnvirothon is scheduled to be held inNew York State.

State Davison, the NYS DEC Region7 Forester assigned to Cayuga County

has been working very closely withthis program and compiled theexamination questions for theForestry Station. He agreed to supplyone of the fifty official test questionsto the New York Forest Owner and isherewith presented.All of the following high forest

reproductions are even-aged exceptfor:

A. Seed Tree Method.B. Shelterwood.C. Selection Method.D. Clearcutting.

The answer to this question can befound in at least two places elsewherein this issue of the NEW YORKFOREST OWNER.

And those of our readers who knowthe answer, how come you didn'tholler at the accidental misuse of theterm, even-aged, in the last New YorkForest Owner (Mar / Apr '91) by acontributing forester?

How to Survive as a Tree FarmerNYFOA's Board of Directors re-

cently distributed to each Chapter &Affiliate Library for the use ofmembers a copy of the New YorkState Tree Farm SURVIVALHANDBOOK. The 10-copy volumepurchase price of $25.00 wasdetermined to be a bargain forNYFOA's members. Particularlyuseful are two "Applicant Guides"published by NYS DEC's Division ofRegulatory Affairs (DRA) which pro-vide helpful and informativeinstruction for obtaining (1) NY StateWetlands Permit under Article 24 ofEnvironmental Conservation Law;and (2) Stream Protection Permitsunder Article 15 of ECL. Both guidesare excellent aids to any landownerwith water evident on the propertyand who plans to manage that portion.Further WATER LAWS referencesfound therein are: a reproduction ofTitle 27 Article 15 NYS Wild, Scenic,and Recreational River System Actwith Appendix A, B & C listingspecific waters, and Part 666, the Reg-ulations for Administration and Man-agement of ECL Article 15 Title 27Wild, Scenic ... etc.

One section of the handbookprovides a sample timberharvesting/sales contract. Questionsregarding boundary trees, harvestingguidelines, and forestry in general byhandbook enclosures published byNYS DEC and Cornell CooperativeExtension. Another section on taxesincludes information on NY Sales andUse Tax, a critique of 480-A of theReal Property Tax Law, and the U.S.Dept. Of Agriculture Handbook No.681, previously recommended NYFO(J/F '91) as a necessary reference forFederal Income Tax treatment byforest owners.An excellent publication by the

Empire State Forest ProductsAssociation entitled, "ConservationEasements, A New York ForestlandOwners' Guide" focuses on the legalartifice whereby taxes and/or capitalcan be bartered for developmentand/or other rights, while retainingtitle and remaining rights.An important publication in the

handbook is ESFPA's Annual ForestPolicy Summary (1989 SessionRecord) wherein are listed all theNew York State Legislators and an

evaluation of their record by theforest products group. There is alsosome commentary and an account ofsignificant forestry legislation.The Handbook contains

information, addresses, and phonenumbers of Regional DEC Offices,County Extension Offices, andStatewide private organizations withan interest in forestry.There is a directory of Cornell

Cooperative Extension Wildlife andForestry publications and apamphlet addressing forest ownerliability. For further informationfrom this Handbook contact yourchairman.

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Extension Forester Kelley toGuide Woodland Owners

By DAVID W. TABER,Department of Natural Resources,

New York State College of Agricultureand Life Sciences, Cornell

Cornell University forestmanagement expert John W. Kelley,in the Department of Natural Resour-ces, has been appointed extensionforester with Cornell CooperativeExtension.He replaces James P. Lassoie,

chairman of the Department ofNatural Resources, who has beenextension forester since 1976.Kelley, who was also promoted to

professor in January, 1991, has morethan 15 years experience at Cornell.Since 1985he has been recognized forhis research and educationalprograms in sugarbush management,maple syrup production, and forestmanagement.From 1975 to 1985, an extension

leader for the department, Kelleyoversaw an expansion in naturalresources extension education withspecial emphasis on informationabout wildlife for 4-Hand youth.Now Kelley will be focusing on New

York's 500,000 non-industrial privateowners of woodlands. His CornellCooperative Extension educationalprogram will include teachinglandowners how to improve theirwoodlands by selectively thinningthem, and how to identify whenmature trees should be harvested.New York's 18.5 million acres are

more than the combined acreage offorestland in Massachusetts,Connecticut, New Hampshire, Ver-mont and Rhode Island, and evenmore' than the woods of Maine. NewYork has more than one acre ofwoodland for every resident of thestate. These woods account for 61percent of the state's land area.Forestlands in New York include

the Adirondack and Catskill ForestPreserve that originated more than100 years ago. The preserve, locatedin 12 Adirondack and four Catskillcounties, accounts for about 9.5percent of all the land area in NewYork, and about 15 percent of thestate's 18.5million acres of forestland.

Complementing the ForestPreserve's nearly 3million acres, andsome 500,000 acres of other types oftree-covered lands in the state, theremaining 15.4 million acres areconsidered economically,biologically, and topographicallycapable of producing wood productsfor consumers. Of this land, 94percentis in private ownerships, primarilyclassified as non-industrial privateforest owners.Cornell Cooperative Extension

under the program leadership ofextension forester Kelley is providingpractical silvicultural, economic, andwoodland planning information to thewoodland owners.In addition to his extension respon-

sibilities, Kelley teaches courses inwoodlot management and maplesyrup production; and he is thedirector of Cornell's Arnot Teachingand Research Forest near Ithaca, andthe Uihlein Sugar Maple Researchand Extension Field Station near

John W. Kelley, Cornell's newextension forester, stretches maplelines with a colleague at the ArnotForest near Ithaca.

- Photo by David Benjamin Lynch

Lake Placid. He is also a member ofthe Advisory Board for the CornellPlantations, which maintains campusarboretums and manages some of thenearby Cornell forestlands.Restoration of the American

chestnut is of special interest toKelley. In the last three years he hasbeen instrumental in promoting workthrough the American ChestnutFoundation to develop hybridAmerican chestnuts that are resistantto chestnut blight which devastatednatural stands that existed about 100years ago. Kelley has been directlyinvolved in the establishment in 1990of the New York State Chapter, Inc. ofthe American Chestnut Foundation.New York is the first state to organizea state chapter of the foundation.

ED. NOTE: James P. Lassoie andJohn W. Kelley (1984 - HeibergAward) have both served N.Y.Forestry as Past Directors ofNYFOA. -D.

Check your preferredmembership option:o Regular - $15 0 Family - $20o Contributing - $25- $100o Supporting - over $101and upSend checks payable to:New York Forest Owners AssociationP.O. Box 360Fairport, N.Y. 14450

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10 FORESTOWNER

January 11,1936, the U.S. Army andthe New York State ConservationDepartment officially abandoned aproject in Cayuga County's Town ofSempronius to a caretaker, Kermit R.Rhoads, who presently residesnearby. A local correspondent to theMoravia-Republican Register forMarch 25, 1938had this to say aboutthe final event:"The buildings at the CCCCamp are

nearly demolished, most of thelumber being moved by truck. Onlythe outlines of the flower beds andtrees are left to show where so muchtime and money was expended for aproject which lasted a short time."Since then the grounds have served

various owners as cropland or pastureand does so even today for JackLavoie, the current owner-resident.Across the road is a triangular acreformed by the junction of three roadsand Jack has agreed to acommemorative use for this woodedparcel.Accordingly, then, Arbor Day 1990

the Flatiron, as the parcel isfamiliarly dubbed, was the site for amemorial tree planting to honor thedeceased Howard Becker, longtimeForest Practice Board member andconservation practitioner. The treewas a descendant of the historicalWashington Sycamore and donated bythe Region 7 FPB, Chairman, DonSteger.Shortly thereafter, with the help of

the town highway departments ofLocke and Sempronius, WendellHatfield trucked a large boulder fromthe farm of CCC Alumnus "Lfie"Signor to the Flatiron parcel.Attached to the boulder is a bronzeplaque which commemorates the USCCC Reforestation Camp No. S96 andthe 200 corpsmen who aided in thecorrective work of the 1935 Flood,planted 2000 acres with trees, andr

."

Hail New Yorkperformed other conservation workfor a year and a half.Beginning with Arbor Day, 1991the

Cayuga Chapter of the New YorkForest Owners Association intends tofocus attention on the StewardshipMission: People and Trees -Partners in Time, on private andpublic property. An historic missionproudly pursued by New Yorkers andperhaps especially by the past andpresent residents of SoutheasternCayuga County and of the Town ofScott in Cortland County.It was just over the county line in

the Town of Scott, the state'sdesignated Area No. 1 in CortlandCounty, the first 500 acre minimumplot size of private property waspurchased. The authority originatedunder Chapter 195of the Laws of 1929(so called Hewitt Laws includingChapter 194of 1929which allowed 50%matched funding for municipalpurchases of private property). Thisparticular area (now 949 acres andknown as the Hewitt Forest) was theformer Harmon Farm, Proposal A .of529.18 acres and the first four treeswere ceremoniously planted October3,1929.The first tree was planted by Dean

Nelson C. Brown of the State Collegeof Forestry on behalf of GovernorFranklin D. Roosevelt (1928-1932);thesecond tree by N.Y. Senator CharlesJ. Hewitt (1909-1938 from Locke,Cayuga County), Chairman of theReforestation Commission (Chapter241-1928); the third tree was plantedby NYS Conservation CommissionerAlexander McDonald; and the fourthtree was planted by the HonorableGeorge D. Pratt, President of theAmerican Forestry Association andformer NYS ConservationCommissioner. Further research tothat incident is being pursued.Before the year ended nearly 400

acres were hand planted with 448,0003

year-old Red Pine trees on 6 x 6spacing (except for 25,000 NorwaySpruce) by employees of the NYSConservation Department withfunding from the New York StateTemporary Emergency Relief Act(T.E.R.A.), which totaled $2,809.13.Thus began a New York State

People and Trees, Private and PublicPartnership in Time, that became themost revered of national programs,the U.S. Civilian Conservations Corps.In New York State in 1991realizationis 80% of Hewitt's (January 1927,while Chairman of the NYS SenateFinance Committee) EnlargedReforestation Program, the purchaseand reforestation of 1,000,000acres of'abandoned' and unproductivefarmland. In the area around theFlatiron there are 9321 acres in 4forests at 1800 feet elevation nowdesignated the New York StateHewi tt-Cayuga HighlandsManagement Unit, a protected sourceof much of the waters for the threeFinger Lakes.This tale is too much for one issue of

THE NY FOREST OWNER; the rootsto New York's pioneering in Peopleand Trees runs deeper than Hewittand FDR in soils all over the state.The birthplace of the CCC's alsorequires more space and scholarship;but this history will be continued infuture issues and should be added toby other chapters for theenlightenment of us all.Reprinted/rom - R. FOXMoravia Republican Register.References: (0 NYS ConservationDepartment Annual Reports; (2)National Association of CivilianConservation Corps Alumni(NACCCA) Journals; (3) PreliminaryReview of 60 years of Reforestationin NYS by John Fedkiw (1959);planting records of NYS DEC Region7 at Cortland (courtesy of R.Demeree, Asst. Regional Forester) .

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the storm with rain, had saturated thesoil. This resulted in significant "icethrow", trees tipping over. Steepslopes on city and county park landwere hard hit. One red pine plantationin a county park reminded me ofdamage from the October 1987 snowstorm in southeastern New York. The

trees were all snapped at about 12 to15 feet; tops littered the ground likejack straw.The 13 counties were declared a

national disaster area. FEMA, theFederal Emergency ManagementAgency, is just starting damageassessment. They will reimburse 75%of the cost on public land of clean up,corrective pruning, necessary treetake downs, and replanting with 2"caliper stock. Estimates range in the

tens of millions of dollars. A realchallenge now is providing technicalassistance to smaller communitiesand private homeowners. Salvage inrural woodlots, replantingappropriate species the correct wayalong the streets and in the back yardsare the tasks ahead.

Peter C. InnesAssociate Forester

ENVIROTHON QUIZ - C.

MAY/JUNE 11

Tree Diseases and PestsAsh Decline

By L. TIRRITOSource: CFA Newsletter

Insects and diseases that affect bothforest and ornamental trees can posea significant problem to the forestmanager or individual homeowner. Agreat deal of personal and financialresources are invested in thepurchase and maintenance of ourhomes and forestlands.Most insect and diseases show a

clear pattern of conditions that favortheir establishment and potency.Climate, population levels, and forestmanagement techniques can all affectthe success of a given insect ordisease may have on a forest.Periodically, however, both

individual trees and entire stands oftrees suffer a more generalizedreduction in tree vigor and growth,which can not be directly attributed toone single organism or environmentalcondition. This condition of reducedgrowth is termed a "decline".Generally, a decline is a combinationof climate, available water, soils,insects, viruses and bacterium, andthe physical environment that acttogether and result in the overalldegradation of a tree's health. Anumber of different hardwood andsoftwood tree species are affected bydeclines, one of which is the WhiteAsh, Fraxinus and americana.White ash is an important species in

the northeastern hardwood timbertype. It is a fast growing, shadeintolerant tree that has a number ofuses which include baseball bats, toolhandles, and furniture. White ashprefers full light conditions, and isassociated with other light-lovingspecies such as black cherry andwhite birch. The symptoms of ashdecline include reduced diameter andheight growth, tufting of leaves atbranch ends, sparse canopy, andearly turning of fall foliage. Thesymptoms of decline have beenobserved since the early 1900's, buthave varied with time and location.Trees suffering from ash decline oftendie within two to 10 years aftersymptoms first appear. Despite manyattempts, recovery from decline isuncommon.For many years a popular

hypothesis contended that thephysical environment was the major

cause of the dieback conditionsassociated with decline. Havingparticularly significant effect ondecline conditions, is a watershortage. Being unusually sensitive towater shortages, white ash treesemerging from winter dormancy in apartially dehydrated condition aresusceptible to variations in growthrate depending on available moisturein spring and early summer. Once atree is stressed by a water shortage,opportunistic organisms such asinsects and assorted fungi and virusesare able to capitalize on the tree'sweakened state. Other environmentalfactors include air pollution,prolonged periods of extremely lowtemperatures, and unusually lowsnowfall accumulations which leaveroots exposed. Over time however,the available evidence suggesting apurely physical cause to ash declinehas proven to be weak.The other possibility being

considered is the existence of a biotic(living organism) agent as a primarycause. One of the strongest argumentsfor a biotic agent is the fact that oncea tree is affected, it rarely recoversfrom even the earliest stages ofdecline, even if normal rainfall andclimate conditions prevail. Decline inyoung trees occurs randomly in astand, and the ages of trees affectedvaries greatly with location.The current data available best

supports a combination of the twohypotheses, that is a combination ofboth physical and biotic factors. Thephysical factors whether caused by avirus or bacteria initiate the reducedgrowth and general degradation oftree vigor. The physical environmentin turn intensifies the conditionfurther weakening the tree's defensemechanisms leading to its eventualdeath.While no proven prevention actions

are known for ash decline, goodmanagement practices whichpromote individual and forest treevigor and growth will help trees gainthe maximum use of their naturaldefense systems.

* Information source: Diseases ofTrees and Shrubs by Wayne A.Sinclair, Howard H. Lyon, andWarren T. Johnson.

WoodsmenWant Tree Tales"People and Trees - Partners in

Time" is the topic of this year's NewYork State Woodsmen's Corporation'sEssay Contest, which is open to thepublic.Entries must be less than 500words

of prose; literary work must beoriginal and not previously publishedor submitted for inclusion in anypublications. Deadline for entry isJune 14.Send entries to NYS Woodsmen's

Field Days Inc., PO Box 123,Boonville, NY 13309.The winner will be awarded the $100

prize during the Field Days heldAugust 16-18 at the Oneida CountyFairgrounds.

Some ForestFacts forEarth Day

The forest products industry andother private landowners togetherplant 6 million trees every day - yearin and year out. (In New York andelsewhere in the Nation). The UnitedStates has 20% more trees today thanit had on the first Earth Day (1970). Infact, insects, disease, and naturalmortality destroy more trees than areharvested each year. One third of thenation is covered with trees; in factAmerica has approximately 70% ofthe forest land that existed whenColumbus arrived. Every day isEarth Day.

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WILLIAM &ELAINE KORWAN LARRY & CEIL KLEUBER (WFL)DONALD CURTIS FAMILY DONALD R. DEVINE BOX 270, EGGLER ROAD 49 COUNTRY SHIRE DRIVE8015 SEVEN HILLS COURT 2288CASE ROAD JEFFERSONVILLE, NY 12748 ROCHESTER, NY 14626CLIFTON, VA 22024 LAFAYETTE, NY 13084

JOE & JUNE LABELL (WFL) RAYMOND & LINDA KRYSSING (SOT)E.O.DIXON (SAC) GERALD DWYER (CDC) 7872 PARKER HILL ROAD 9 PROSPECT STREET1194 SOMERS ROAD RD 2, BOX 24AA DANSVILLE, NY 14437 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY 11722HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA 19006 DELANSON, NY 12053

LARRY LONGO MATT&MICHELLELEITTEN (WFL)ROBERT EILER (CFA) MICHELLE &DANIEL EMERSON RD2,BOX379 6893 CANADICE LAKERRl,BOXI20 3335E. SHERMAN HOLLOW RD. RHINEBECK, NY 12572 SPRINGWATER, NY 14560FRANKLIN, NY 13775 PENN YAN, NY 14527 (WFL) LEIGH K. LYDECKER, JR. (SAC)JIM &NANCY FARRAR (SAC) EDWARD A. FELDWEG (THR) ANDREW J. MAKUSIJ (WFL) 94 LONG HILL ROADP.O. BOX 374 BOX 286, GRETNA ROAD 23 SQUIRREL HTH. ROAD OAKLAND, NJ 07436WARRENSBURG, NY 12885 PLEASANT VALLEY, NY 12569 FAIRPORT, NY 14450

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worthwhile forestry woodswalk atAndy Maguire's 305-acre Tree Farmin Stephentown on June 8 starting at 1p.m. Mike Greason, who administersthe Real Property Tax Law Section480-a for the NYS DEC, will be thereas a resource and to support Andy'ssuccessful experience in the use ofthis law. The Maguires do their ownharvesting and some sawmilling.Mike thought that by June,information on the new StewardshipIncentives Program (DIP) cost shareguidelines should be available.In organizing CDC, Mike received a

number of calls from owners ofColumbia County forests who cannotattend midweek meetings; they livetoo far away, although some NewJersey residents were in attendanceat one organizational meeting. Mike isconfident that favorablearrangements can be made andexpects great participation in thischapter.

TIPPDEC

Turn in Poachers and Polluters tothe Department of EnvironmentalConservation (1-800-TIPP DEC)represents an idea proposed by thenot-for-profit corporation, TIPP NY,Inc. The principal function of thiscorporation is to provide the 24 hour,

toll free hot line number whichassures confidentiality and possiblereward to the informant. The NYFOABoard of Directors were invited to berepresented on the steeringcommittee; however, a poll of theDirectors left the issue undecided. Forfurther information contact TIPP NY,Inc.; PO Box 12786-; Albany, N.Y.12212-2786.

Vern Hudson, Ernie Spencer

LegislativeUpdate

Hopefully, by the time you read this,the Albany politicians will have donetheir duty and passed a budget. Afterthat, discussions can take place onother issues, some of which mayaffect forestry.One thing a politician likes nearly as

well as his paycheck, is a letter fromhis voting constituent. PLEASEWRITE. A few things to consider are:

(1) The annual expense deductionfor forest management has beenreintroduced in Congress (Ron WydenD-OR). Our "City Cousin Representa-tives" probably know very little aboutthis and would appreciate your help.(2) We need to push harder and

more frequently on the capital gainstax issue. This forestry beneficialalteration to the tax law can be donewith your help.

(3) Who does understand all thewetland regulations? Perhaps yourlegislative representatives need toknow your feelings; then, ask forclarification in simple language. Arewetlands and their regulations, thesame in Arizona as in New York?Perhaps we can help the U.S. Corps ofEngineers and the NYS DEC Divisionof Regulatory Affairs <ORA) agree onthe definition of wetlands and how tomanage them - after all, we ownthem.

(4) On a local level - HELP ourTown and County HighwayDepartments save money. An answerof wooden bridge construction isobtained by contacting Marlyn F.Stone, P.E. at the WeyerhaeuserCompany, Tacoma, Washington 98401.A panelized bridge is in place in TiogaCounty and was a real savings forthem.

(5) Does your local assessor valueforest land the same as tillable land?Many landowners are paying moretax than the value of a year's forestgrowth, Grievance Day will becoming shortly.

(5) According to The WoodlandReport of The National WoodlandOwners Assoc. and Dan Weller,DEC's Chief Forester, via the U.S.Forest Service, President Bush willbe a strong voice for Federal ForestryPrograms and has requested evengreater funding FY 1992.

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as possible with deep, well-drained,loamy soils, an area of at least 1 acrewhich is scarified with no understory,and an overs tory which proves about60% shade on the ground. Sincecultivation should be continued,distance between rows must acceptthe width of your tractor.

Possibly, you may find such siteswithin the conifer plantations wherethe stocking density is low or cleaningis necessary. Just make sure the sitepotential for red oak is good - you canclean out areas of over 1 acre, leavingan occasional pine for that necessaryoverhead shade. The same processmay be used in your maple stands,breaking up "mono-types" for theeventual red oak stands.

Small openings in pine plantationsmay be developed for red oak stands.

TRANSPLANT ANDMAINTAINYou have probably planted bare-

root stock before, so I won't cover thedetails. You should be transplantingin early spring, again while it is cooland soils moist. Assuming you havegood survival and growth, you shouldremove the overstory (that 60%shade) in about 8years.

THE FUTUREYou can expect red oak to begin

fruiting in about 25 years, and smallsaw-timber in about 50 years. Wow,what optimism! Readers: pleaseinform us of your experiences inregenerating oak and hickory.Pete, if you go through all this, you

can tell me how to do it. Here's toextreme viability, rapid epicotylelongation and rampant survival ofred oak.

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New Members - HANS-PETER PECHER (CAY) LEONARI) J. RICHALL (SAC) I)ONALI) WRIGHT (SOT)1219 BARTNIK ROAI) BOX 14FERGUSON ROAI) BOX 87, PERRY ROAI)

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RI) 1, 1775 BURTON ROAI) RI) 3, BASSWOOI) ROAn 112 STATE STREET 953 PINE HILL I)RIVE

GREENWICH, NY 12834 AUBURN, NY 13021 ALBANY, NY 12207 SCHENECTAI)Y, NY 12303

RON MOORE VICTOR PUTNAM (CFA) HANS SCHMITT (WFL) CHARLES M. SPRAGUE

2721 ROLLING HILLS ROAn MAPLE HILL FARMS, RI) 1, BOX 270 6150 MOsifER ROAn 6126 HAnCOCK ROAI)

CAMILLUS, NY 13031 COBLESKILL, NY 12043 HONEOYE, NY 14471 WATERTOWN, NY 13601

JOHN S. MOWATT (AFC) I)R ALEX REEVES ROBERT SHUBIN FERRY STEVENSON

4202 VINE WOOl) I)RIVE 40 OCCUM RII)GE P.O. BOX 462 31051)UBOIS ROAI)

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 HANOVER, NH 03755 LAKE PEEKSKILL, NY 10537 ITHACA, NY 14850

GARRY & SHIRLEY NELSON (SAC) RICHARP &NORMA ROBINSON (NFC) ROBERT SIMONSON (CI)C) TOM &I)EBBYTAYLOR (WFL)4095 RANSOMVILLE ROAI) 12560 OCEAN PARKWAY TYLER ROAn

RI) 1, BOX 1388 RANSOMVILLE, NY 14131 BROOKLYN, NY 11230 NEWARK, NY 14513QUEENSBURY, NY 12804ONI)AWAFARM (SAC) GEORGE W. SAUER (CFA) ERNST SPENCER (SAC) BILL & ANI)REA TOOHEY (WFL)

P.O. BOX 296, MAPLE AVENUE 9 HORICAN AVENUE 4309 HOSEY ROAnMARY HAMLIN &MARGARET MIL TON, NY 12547 GLENS FALLS, NY 12801 SHORTSVILLE, NY 14548

BUFFUM, 5149TACKLE BOX ROAnSHUSHAN, NY 12873 JEFF SCOTT (WFL) BERNARI) SPRINGSTEEL (CI)C) I)OUGLASP. TYNER (WFL)

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PARAI)JSE HILL I)RIVE WEBSTER, NY 14580 HILLSI)ALE, NY 12529 SPENCERPORT, NY 14559

UNION SPRINGS, NY 13160 EI)McNEY (WFL) JAMES & AMY STOTT (SAC) LESLIE VINCENT

CLARENCE H. PARKER (SOT) P.O. BOX 132 RI) 2, BOX 2241 435 SWEETMAN ROAnRI) 2, BOX 371 PERKINSVILLE, NY 14529 ARGYLE, NY 12809 BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020

NORWICH, NY 13815 PATRICK J. METTLER STEVEN THIEL STEVEN P. WARNE (SAC)

CURTIS PECK (SAC) 25 ALTMOUNT TERRACE 4705 ANGEOINE ROAI) P.O. BOX 635LANI)ON HILL ROAI) FITCHBURGH, MA 01420 ALBION, NY 14411 WARRENSBURG, NY 12885CHESTERTOWN, NY 12817 GEORGE N. ORCUTT (AFC) EI)WARI)I). TRACY (SOT) FRANK &MARTHA WENNER

ROBERT I). PETERSON BAILEY HILL RI)., RI) 1, BOX 230 110N. MAIN RI) 1, BOX 127

PETERSON FORESTRY, INC. NORTH CLYMER, NY 14759 HOMER, NY 13077 FLY CREEK, NY 13337

P.O. BOX 177 CHARLES L. PALMER, M.I). MR JAN H. VAN HEERI)EN I)OUGWHITE (CAY)WILMINGTON, NY 12997 P.O. BOX 363 CLOVE BROOK FARM, PO BOX 137 RI) 2, JUGG STREET

QUII)I)ITAS FARM (SAC) ERIN, NY 14838 SALISBURY MILLS, NY 12577 MORA VIA, NY 13118

BOX 3019, RR 3 GEORGE PATTERSON A.B. WAI)SWORTH JACK WILL (WFL)SALEM, NY 12865 83 HILLSII)E AVENUE P.O.BOX6 377 COLVIN STREET

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RS. WESTERMEIER (NFC) BOX 259A, ROUTE 1 .

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CROGHAN, NY 13327

93 ALBEMARLE STREET MIKE QUINTA VALLE EAST AURORA, NY 14052 GERALI) & I)EBORAH SMITl\ "ROCHESTER, NY 14613 25 LAKEVIEW TERRACEJAMES H. WIEI)EMANN (NFC) P.O. BOX 44 ~~

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STAN OLSHEFSKI (WFL) FRANK & ANNE PENKATY (WFL) ROBERT B. WHIPPLE (CI)O NEW MEMBERS I)JRECTORY:21 ASCOT I)RIVE 1114 HARRIS ROAI) STAR ROUTE WFL = Western FingerlakesROCHESTER, NY 14624 WEBSTER, NY 14580 ALTAMONT, NY 12009 NFC=Niagara Frontier ChapterHENRY J. PALMER (CFA) MR &MRS. ROBERT PUI)LEWSKI ROBERT J. WILKES (SOT) SOT = Southern Tier ChapterOLI) BEI)FORl) ROAn, BOX 13 112 SOUTH LANE (NFC) RR 1, BOX 54 TIO=Tioga Chapter SACGOLI)ENS BRII)GE, NY 10526 ORCHARI) PARK, NY 14127 BRACKNEY, PA 18812 THR=THRIFT CAY

CFA=Catskill Forest AssociationANNETTE &I)A VE PARKER MATT REAGAN (CI)C) CHUCK WINSHIP (WFL) AFC=Allegheny Foothills Chapter46 BENEI)JCT AVENUE P.O. BOX 80 64 WATERFORI) WAYILION, NY 13357 EAST BERNE, NY 12059 FAIRPORT, NY 14450 CDC=Capitai District Chapter

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Beech, Red Maple, Ironwood, andStriped Maple.There is a firm rule among

Foresters in the Northeast, "what yousee is what you get", meaning that theseedlings present at the time ofharvest are probably the ones thatwill form the new stand, and if theyare undesired species, so will thestand be. Treatment may benecessary to eliminate an undesirableunderstory before harvest.I hope this information is helpful to

you. If you are contemplating aharvest, I hope you will. give somethought to this discussion and Irecommend that you seek assistancefrom knowledgeable people beforeyou proceed. If you are not planning aharvest at this time it may still be agood idea to examine your stands andassess the type and amount- ofregeneration present. This can onlyhelp you in future decision making.Good luck and happy harvesting.

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May 4, TIO, 11:30 a.m. Jim Signs'(Signs Equipment in Owego) Farm inCandor, NY (607) 699-3846 PatMcGlew.

May 11, THRIFT, 10 a.m. Woods-walks in some Lewis County forestswith Randy Kerr (315) 376-5595.

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May 17 - 18, Northeastern LoggersEquipment Expo '91, NYSFairgrounds, Syracuse, NY.

May 18, 10 a.m. AFC "From Scrubto Paradise" Jane and Don Clark'sWildlifes' Woodlot in Farmersville(716) 942-6600.

May 18, 10 a.m. NFC RoyEmerlings Woodlot "The Results ofManagement" near Hamburg (716)537-2803.

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May 25, NYFOA meets FLTC,Watkins Glen, see accompanyingarticle and map (607) 583-7006.June 1, CFA Woodswalk at Delhi. .

Call K. Farnum (914) 586-3054.June 8,9:30 a.m. Joe Weiss Timber,

Christmas Trees and Wildlife Habitat(NFC) (716) 537-2803.. June 8, 1 p.m. CDC Andy MaquiresTree Farm with Mike Greason. Some480ATax Law, a Sawmill and SIP costsharing..June 25, THRIFT 7 p.m. Woodswalk

at Dadville DEC demo plots. Am.Chestnut Restoration with B. Davies(315) 376-5595.Late June, TIO Cotten-Hanlon

Sawmill Tour, Forest Product Utiliza-tion, Cayuta, NY (607) 699-3846.July /Aug. Calendar Inserts required

by June 1 (315) 497-1078or FAX (607)849-6611.

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