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June 2019 | #ForestProud
Pennsylvania Forestry Association News You Can Use
Thank You!
Many thanks to the volunteers who supported the Sproul Tree Planting!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Forest Heritage Committee, formerly the Pennsylvania Forest Heritage Association and prior the PA. Forest Fire Museum Association, has recently merged into PFA. An important part of the committee's “public face” is a museum/Discovery Center. This facility is located in South Central PA, within Caledonia State Park in Franklin County. The Center, with its emphasis on Forest Conservation in Pennsylvania, is open for visitation on weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, staffed by member volunteers. As is often the case, enough volunteers are sometimes scarce, and more are always needed and welcomed. Any and all PFA members anywhere nearby are asked to consider donating a few hours of your time to serve as hosts/greeters/docents to Center visitors. It isn’t a very big facility, so the learning curve is not steep. Interested? Please contact Peter Linehan ([email protected]) or Jack Graham ([email protected]).
Be sure to update your bookmark for the PA Tree Farm website to: www.paforestry.org/treefarm
Show your support for PFA
For the past year and a half PFA has been promoting the concept of expressing pride in every project and activity we undertake. We have adopted the moniker “Forest Proud” to describe our support for all PFA programs and activities. We are pleased to offer all paid PFA members a complementary “Forest Proud” lapel pin that you can use to join this effort. If you would like to receive one of these pins please contact PFA executive director Caleb Wright ([email protected]). Thank you for having pride in Pennsylvania Forestry Association activities, programs, and events!
Request for Nominations
Nominations are welcome from any interested individual or group. The deadline for nominations for the three awards listed below is August 1, 2019. Membership in the PFA is not a requirement for the nominee or those submitting a nomination. For more information or to submit a nomination, contact:
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association Attn:: Awards Committee Chairman 300 North Second Street, Suite 1002 Harrisburg, PA 17101 or email: [email protected].
Mira Lloyd Dock Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award
Honor - Character – Respect Celebrating the value of the contributions of women to Pennsylvania’s natural resources, the Pennsylvania Forestry Association is pleased to announce the Mira Lloyd Dock Award. Mira Lloyd Dock is recognized as the first Pennsylvania woman to lead the way in forest conservation. In order to honor her outstanding contributions of being a part of the foundation for forest conservation efforts, an advocate for Penn’s Woods, and a “Friend of the Forest,” it is only appropriate that PFA names this award for her. Ms. Dock’s character and motivation has set the example for future women of conservation, who also need recognized for their professional and sincere efforts.
Award Criteria Nominations can be made to PFA by a predetermined date coordinated with the magazine publishing for announcement/call for nomination purposes, so that there is time for the PFA Awards Committee to score, rank and prepare an award. The award will be announced at the fall annual meeting. Nominations shall be made in the form of a letter, not more than two typed pages long, and content based on the following criteria for consideration as follows: 1. PFA related forest conservation activities 2. PFA offices held including Committee chair work 3. Pennsylvania Forestry Association member? Life Member? 4. Forestry Credentials i.e. Forest Steward, Tree Farmer, Education 5. Candidate’s previous awards related to Natural Resource Conservation
Sandy Cochran Award for Excellence in Natural Resource Education
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is seeking nominations for the 2019 Sandy Cochran Award for Excellence in Natural Resources Education. This award honors individuals or programs designing, developing, and implementing educational programs focused on the conservation and management of Pennsylvania’s natural resources. Nominations are by letter of support and include background information on the nominee, such as would be included in a vita. As well, the nominator should provide information on program focus (e.g., water, forests, recreation, wildlife), principle audiences affected (e.g., adults, students, youth programs, resource professionals), geographic area targeted (e.g., statewide, region, county, school district), and, if possible, behavior or impact changes linked to the program. Each nomination must also include three letters of support for the nominee. Deadline for application is August 1, 2019.
Joseph T. Rothrock Award
Each year at its annual meeting, the Pennsylvania Forestry Association (PFA) recognizes an individual, organization or group’s significant contributions to the public recognition of the importance of Pennsylvania’s forest resources in the same tradition and spirit of Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock. Dr. Rothrock served as the first president of PFA and earned the title, “Father of Forestry in Pennsylvania,” through his untiring efforts to promote the forest conservation movement in Pennsylvania. NOMINEES FOR THE AWARD WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THREE SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Value of contributions to the continued conservation of Pennsylvania’s forest resource. (60%) 2. Public recognition and stature of the individual in the field of resource conservation. (30%) 3. Other Unique or special considerations which demonstrate a long term commitment to conservation. (10%)
Nominations for the award should address these three criteria in appropriate detail.
Forestry News You Can Use
Managing Invasive Plants
Offered by Penn State Extension July 24, 2019, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Allentown, PA Managing Invasive Plants will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to properly identify invasive plants and develop strategies for treatment and control. Invasive weeds and pests are a major threat to our natural and cultivated landscapes, spreading quickly and displacing or killing native plants. Invasive species (plants, insects, and animals) are costing the United States more than $138 billion each year, due to their economic impact on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, waterways, wildlife, and ornamental landscapes. Ecologists now rank invasion by exotic plants, animals and pathogens second only to habitat loss as a major threat to local biodiversity. A portion of the day will be spent in the field looking at invasive plants, the results of management, and a calibration demonstration. Register online at: https://extension.psu.edu/managing-invasive-plants Cost: $75 Registration deadline: July 17, 2019 For more information, contact Julianne Schieffer at [email protected] or 610-489-4315.
Spotted Lanternfly Public Meetings
Offered by Penn State Extension Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and surrounding states. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state's economy. The public can do a great deal to stop the spread of this invasive insect. Learn more at a public meeting near you. Cost: Free Register online: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-public-meetings Upcoming meetings: Berwick, PA – July 16, 2019 Horsham, PA – July 17, 2019 Lancaster, PA – July 30, 2019 Bloomsburg, PA – August 15, 2019 Lancaster, PA – September 5, 2019
An Update from American Forest Foundation...
The Disaster Relief bill, H.R 2157 will help our fellow family forest owners with removing millions of acres of dead timber that are fuel for large scale wildfires, as well as reforestation to put trees back on the land. We are currently working on implementation for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) and the Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP). $480M for EFRP for reforestation and restoration needs – contact your state forester or FSA office to enroll. $3M for WHIP – forestry will receive some of these funds for restoration.
Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers
“A group of 12 wildlife/forestry biologists has just published a book on deer management titled "Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers" based on their collective decades of research, teaching, consulting, and managing of white-tailed deer in northeastern USA states.
The book is designed to help forest landowners and managers, public and private, develop programs to reduce deer density and impact on forest resources. The book is also designed to help agency biologists, college educators, consultants, and hunters understand the needs of forest landowners/stewards in managing deer impact. This is the first and only book written for those who manage deer and deer impact on private forestlands such as small woodlots and on public forestlands such as state and/or national forests. It covers the what, the why, the how, the where, the when, the by whom, and the how much and for how long details of deer management on forestlands affected by overabundant deer herds. The book integrates the science of deer biology with human dimension factors of values and culture. The book describes deer management at the actual level of management – the individual forested property, whether a small woodlot of perhaps 20 acres or a larger commercial forest operation, state park or national forest encompassing hundreds to thousands of acres. These forestlands are where negative deer impact affects goals for natural resources and are where managers integrate all aspects of deer management: hunting, management to counter deer impact, habitat manipulation, maintenance of access roads used by hunters, and human dimension factors such as culture and values of hunters and other stakeholders. The book is printed by CRC Press and is available now in paperback, hard cover and e-book formats. There is a website (www.deer-management-book.com) that describes the book, provides information on how to order the book, and includes endorsements by forestry and wildlife experts.”
Online Course for Spotted Lanternfly Permits
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences has created an online permitting course for businesses and organizations moving within or from the quarantine zone of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). You can find information on the course at https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly. Companies should designate specific employees to take the course. Once a designated employee passes this course, his or her company will receive spotted lanternfly permits for company vehicles. The designated employee must train fellow employees to work in the quarantine zone without inadvertently spreading these insects and endangering agriculture and commerce. This course includes fact sheets to use with training. If you have questions on the permitting process, email the PA Department of Agriculture at [email protected]. In addition, homeowner fact sheets and information, along with the process to report any sightings of SLF across the state are on the PSU website at extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly (or you can just search PSU SLF). Penn State also have a SLF hotline set up to answer questions from the public and to report sightings outside of the quarantine zone - 888-4-BADFLY (888-422-3359) toll-free.
EVENTS - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Kiln Drying of Hardwood Lumber
Instruction at the Kiln Drying of Hardwood Lumber Short Course will include lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experience. Wood moisture relations, kiln operation, lumber handling and storage, and drying schedule preparation will be emphasized in relation to drying of hardwood lumber. We hope you can join us! When Tue., Jul. 16, 2018 Wed., Jul. 17, 2018 Thu., Jul. 18, 2018 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Where Structural Modular Inc. 101 Southern Ave., Strattanville, Pennsylvania 16258 Learn More Visit the Event Website for More Details
In the news
06-13-2019 Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump administration seeks to ease way for logging, fire prevention in national forests The Trump administration is proposing to cut down the amount of environmental review need for many forest management decisions within nearly 200 million acres of federally controlled woodlands and grasslands. In a sweeping set of proposed rule changes released Wednesday, the U.S.... - Washington Post 06-10-2019 Invasive spotted lanternflies are currently in nymph stage: here's what they look like Can swarms of little bugs, like the Asia-native spotted lanternfly, have the potential to impact hundreds of acres of forests, grapes and fruit trees? Absolutely. Right now, the spotted lanternfly has been cause for concern among Pennsylvanians, as the invasive species can carve a destructive path... - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal 06-07-2019 "Gifford Pinchot and the Old Timers:" New look at legacy MILFORD - The role of Gifford Pinchot and a group of the nation’s first forest rangers in the birth of America’s modern conservation movement is being told anew through Bibi Gaston’s recent book, “Gifford Pinchot and the Old Timers,” Volume I. Pinchot is well known locally for his home and grounds, Grey Towers... - Hawley News Eagle
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