The New York

FOREST OWNERJuly/August 1992

A publication of the New York Forest Owners Association

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1994Norman Richards, SyracuseRobert M. Sand, Odessa

THE NEW YORK

FOREST OWNERVOL. 30, NO.4

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

Stuart McCarty, President4300 East AvenueRochester, NY 14618(716) 381-6373

Donald Wagner 1st Vice PresidentRD #1, Box 203CUtica, NY 13502

Robert M. Sand, Recording Secretary300 Church StreetOdessa, NY 14869-9703

Angus Johnstone, TreasurerPOBox 430East Aurora, NY 14052

John C. Marchant, Executive Director45 Cambridge CourtFairport, NY 14450(716) 377-7906

Deborah Gill, Administrative SecretaryP.O. Box 180Fairport, NY 14450(716) 377-6060

1993David J. Colligan, BuffaloVerner C. Hudson, ElbridgeMary S. McCarty, RochesterSanford Vreeland, SpringwaterDonald. J. Wagner, Utica

1995Elizabeth Densmore, MachiasRichard J. Fox, MoraviaJohn W. Krebs, Honeoye FallsStuart McCarty, Rochester

AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVESCharles Sprague-THRIFTKathleen Farnum-Catskill Forest Assoc.

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVESPeter Childs-Allegheny FoohillsWendell Hatfield-CayugaIrwin King-Capital DistrictThomas L. Ellison-Central New YorkRobert S. Davis-Lower HudsonWes Suhr-Northern AdirondackRobert White -Niagara FrontierErwin Fullerton-Southeastern AdirondackLarry Lepak-Southern TierPatrick J. McGlew-TiogaGeorge Appleton-Western Finger Lakes

All rights reserved. Contents may not be reproduced with-out prior written permission from the publisher. Opinionsexpressed by authors are their own and do not necessarilyreflect the policy of the publisher.

COVER:Beaver (Castor canadensis)By Wayne Trimmfor THE CONSERVATIONIST.August-Setpernber, 1974

NY FOREST OWNER Photo bv Darbv Hill

FOREST OWNERA publication of the New York Forest Owners Association

Editorial Committee: Betty Densmore, Richard Fox, Alan Knight, Mary McCarty

Norm Richards and Dave Taber.

Materials submitted for publication should be addressed to: R. Fox, R.D. #3, Box 88,Moravia, New York 13118. Articles, artwork and photos are invited and are normallyreturned after use. The deadline for submission for Sept./Oct. is Aug. 1.Please address all membership fees and change of address requests to P.O. Box180, Fairport, N.Y. 14450. Cost of individual membership subscription is $15.

CAY Cayuga, 1985 ...........................................•........•••......•.................. 71STC Southern Tier, 1985 ...............................................••......•..........• 123TIO Tioga, 1986 ...................................•.....•..............•........................... 94WFl Western Finger Lakes, 1988 ..•.......•..........•..•............................. 257AFC Allegheny Foothills, 1989 ................................................•••....... 106NFC Niagara Frontier, 1990 ............................•....................••........... 124CDC Capital District, 1991 ..................•......•............................•........•..• 88SAC Southeastern Adiorndack, 1991 74LHC Lower Hudson, 1991 47CNY Central New York, 1991 76NAC ....•Northern Adirondack, 1991 ..........................•............................. 67

CFA Catskili Forestry Assoc., 1982 ...................•............................. 105THRIFT Tug Hill Resources, Investment for Tomorrow, 1982 139

With membership as of June1, 1992.

Table of ContentsPresident's Message 3Introduced Insets, DouglasC. Allen 4NYFOA's Spring Meeting, Elizabeth Densmore 6Spring Meeting Awards 7Chapter Reports 10Castor canadensis: Consequences, Robert Gotie 12

Brouhaha, Dorothy Long 13Castor homo sapiens: Rocky Ground, Tim Williams 14

How To Do It, David Tabor 15Ask A Forester, On Woodland Ethics, Wes Suhr 16A Letter, Norman B. Evans 17Master Forest Owners, Gary Goff 18Long Range Planning, John C. Marchant 20

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tary, who is handling the position effi-ciently and competently has been appointedfor another year, the second year of whatwe all hope will be a continuing relation-ship for many years to come.

Finally, thanks to our two retiring direc-tors, Alan Knightand Bob Hellmann. Theyhave served us well in various capacities.Alan, known to most of you as a formereditor of the Forest Owner, will continue toserve as a member ofthe editorial commit-tee where his knowledge of that field willbe very useful.

President's MessageBy Stuart McCarty

Having been reelected to serve as yourpresidentfor another year. I am sitting hereat my word processor wondering how togive you a fresh message. There are anumber of things going on in our world ofpracticing forestry and improving the stew-ardship of our woodlots. These excitingthings should be reviewed and discussed,but Iam going to leave those to the expertsand again fill you in on how we are manag-ing your association - a pretty dry subjectbut one which takes a lot of time for manyof us and one which is essential if we are tocontinue to fulfill our mission. So pleasebear with me.

Other officers electedat the Board meet-ing on April were Don Wagner, 1st VicePresident, Scotty Johnstone, Treasurer andBob Sand, Recording Secretary. DonWagner of Utica a director for two years,is new in the position and has agreed to bea candidate for president next year to suc-ceed me. Iam confident that he will do afine job as your president. This year wewill be working together to make the tran-sition smoother.

Happily, still serving as our volunteerExecutive Director is John Marchant. Whata valuable asset he is to NYFOA! His latestproject, building an information data base,is moving ahead. It is difficult for us tounderstand what a large undertaking this

is, which, coupled with his keeping abreastof developments in a number of organiza-tions and committees, makes him a verybusy person on behalf of all of us.

Charlie Mowatt was reelected for a twoyear term, continuing as chairman ofchap-ter relations, and Dick Fox is back on theboard and will continue serving as actingeditor of the Forest Owner for which we arevery grateful!

Our two new directors, Betty Densmoreand John Krebs are already involved in theassociation. Betty, in addition to preparingthe excellent joint newsletter of the AF/NFchapters has agreed to fill the much neededpost of publicity chair for NYFOA and totake over as chair of the Editorial Commit-tee from Dick Fox. John Krebs, along withMary McCarty, my senior advisor, is al-ready at work looking into obtaining taxdeductible status for NYFOA.

With the intention of bringing you moreinformation on legislative developmentsaffecting forestry. I have asked DaveColligan of Buffalo to serve as our legisla-tive liaison. We believe this is an areaneeding attention and one which you shouldexpect to be an active part of NYFOA.

I will be taking over as chair of member-ship for the time being so look to hearingfrom me about that favorite subject ofmine.

Debbie Gill, our Administrative Secre-

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NYFOA Building Valuable Interactions With ESFPABy John MarchantNYFOA Executive Director

During the past year management rep-resentatives from the New York ForestOwners Association and the Empire StateForest Products Association have met toshare our long range plans and specificprograms which wehope will lead to bettermutual support.

ESFP A is our window into New YorkState legislative issues and David Colligan

WANTEDAn Editor for the NY FORESTOWNER. For specifications con-tact Elizabeth Densmore, Chairmanof the NYFOA Editorial Commit-tee, 8228 S. Canada Hill, Machias,NY 14101

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ofNYFOA was just appointed as liaison toESFPA to strengthen our knowledge ofand participation in legislative matters af-fecting private forest land owners. Davidwill provide a legislative column in the"FOREST OWNER" to keep all of usbetter informed.

NYFOA also participated in the ESFP ASpring Membership Meeting held on April28 in Albany. The theme of the meetingwas "Getting New York's Economy Backon Track". Speakers from several govern-ment agencies; including the Senate andAssembly, reviewed programs aimed athelping small businesses. There was livelydiscussion about how ineffective these hadbeen in the forestry industry in the past andwhat was going to make them differentnow. The "Forest Resource DevelopmentCouncil" which the Governor is currently

forming was also described. The purposeof this group will be to follow up on theproposals set forth by the Governor's TaskForce on Forest Industry. The need forNYFOA to have input to such a "Develop-ment Council" was discussed with severalkey people at the evening Legislative Re-ception.

And, Thanks To All Who StoodUp To Be Counted!

Even though it's very difficult to deter-mine exactly how many letters were writ-ten to our state government officials, orwhich were the most influential, I candefinitely state that two field forester posi-tions were saved and reinstated. The ef-forts of all those who called or wrote lettersdid make a difference. A special thank youto all who took the time to make it happen.

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Figure 1. Gypsymoth caterpillar.

Figure 2. Gypsymoth femaledepositing eggs.

agricultural crop in the u.s. has at least oneintroduced pest of economic importance.ExamIJles from the Forest

Most people who live in the northeasthave heard of gypsy moth (Figure 1), andI am sure many New York forest ownersknow that this defoliator was introducedfrom Europe. The origin of other forestpests such as European spruce sawfly,European pine sawfly, European elm barkbeetle, and European pine shoot moth isrevealed by their common names. On theother hand, there are many forest pestswhose origin is known only to specialists.It might surprise you to learn that beechscale (the insect component of beech barkdisease), balsam woolly adelgid (an aphid-like insect that causes extensive mortalityin eastern stands of true fir (Abies), wintermoth (a looper that defoliates oak andapple in the Canadian maritimes), larchsawfly and larch casebearer (defoliatingcaterpillars that constitute two of the mostimportant pests of larch), and birchleafminer, for example, are also exotics.Recent Headliners of Foreign Origin

Of all the forest health problems thathave appeared in the northeast during thelast decade, none was more surprising thanthe outbreak of pear thrips. It attacks thebuds and foliage of many broadleavedtrees, including sugar maple, black cherry,beech, and a variety of pome fruits. This

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insect has been in the northeast since atleasttheearly 1900s, yetthe first extensiveoutbreak in eastern North America oc-curred in 1979. At this time, sugar mapleon approximately 300,()()() acres acrossPennsylvania's northern counties was dam-aged extensively. The outbreak peaked in1988 when in Pennsylvania alone morethan one million acres were involved.Concurrently, extensive areas of northernhardwood forests in New England andNew York also experienced maple dam-age.

Another forest pest in our region thathas grabbed headlines recentl y is the aphid-like hemlock woolly adelgid; so namedbecause for mostofits life this soft-bodied,wingless insect is protected by a secretedwoolly wax-like substance. It attacks avariety ofnative and ornamental hemlocks

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Introduced Insects Often Pose Biological anBy Douglas C. Allen

The movement of plants and animalsfrom one continent to another began cen-turies ago when people travelled in searchof trade or migrated to escape unaccept-able social conditions. As intercontinentaltravel increased, first by sea and later byair, so did the frequency with which spe-cics were transplanted around the globe. InNorth America, purposeful and inadvert-ent introductions that began as a trickle inthe 1700s became a torrent by the late1800s. During the early days of this era, forexample, many ships sailing to Americafrom Europe loaded soil as ballast in south-western Eng land. The soil was unloaded inNorth America and exchanged for cargo.Along with the soil came many insects.However, many exotic forest pests of thetwentieth century were introduced on un-processed logs, planting stock and in or onships and cargo. In spite of careful presentday monitoring and inspections at all U.S.ports of entry, exotic plants and insectscontinue to be introduced accidently,though at much lower rates than 50 or soyears ago.Tn'eversible Effects of Introductions

The consequences of allowing organ-isms to invade new habitats can be pro-found. Take California for example. Morethan 1000 plant species have been intro-duced on the West Coast, and in some areasof this state as much as 40% of the flora isnon-native.

Black and brown rats followed Europe-ans to all corners of the world. The diminu-tive house sparrow was introduced pur-posely, first to New York and then NewEngland, a little over a century ago. Nowit is one of the most abundant birds speciesthroughout the North American continent.As populations of these exotics increased,undou btedl y some nati ve species were dis-placed or at least their populations werediminished.

Many introduced insects have slippedinto the states with little fanfare, theirdisruption or displacement of local faunagoing unnoticed. Only when the alienbecomes a major agricultural, shade tree orforest pest do we become aware of itspresence. However, all introductions havethe poten tial to disorganize assemblages ofnative organisms and, in doing so, mayhave important effects on the function andbiological diversity of native invertebrateand plant communities. Practically every

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~ spp.), but survival and reproduc-tion are highest (hence, damage is mostlikely) on eastern cr. canadensis) and Caro-lina cr. caroliniana) hemlocks.

Yes, both pear thrips and hemlockwoolly adelgid are alien to North America.They entered on the west coast; thrips fromEurope in 1904, and the adelgid fromJapan around 1922.Final Example - Another Gypsy Moth!

It is hard to believe that in our lifetimewe could be blessed with not one but lliQgypsy moths in North America! Around1981 an Asian strain arrived on the WestCoast. To date, three infestations of theAsian gypsy moth (AGM) have been found,twoin the United States and one in Canada.Populations of AGM in the U.S. occur inthe vicinities of North Portland, Oregonand Tacoma, Washington. The Canadianinfestation resides near Vancouver, BritishColumbia

In its native Siberia, AGM preferen-tially feeds on larch, but it fares well on awider variety of host plants (includingmany broadleaved species) than the Euro-pean strain that is so well established in thenortheast. If our native larch and otherwestern conifers prove to be suitable hosts,there is an almost continuous food sourcefor AGM from the West Coast to the GreatPlains. Additionally, susceptiblebroadleaved trees and shrubs are present in

By David J. ColliganTrespass is the act of entering upon

another person's property against thatperson's express directive. In New YorkState it is a crime to trespass under thefollowing circumstances:

1. Remaining on or returning to a prop-erty after being asked to leave and notreturn:

2. Entering upon property properlyposted without permission. Proper postingrequires 11" square signs not more than660' apart located close to or along bound-aries. There must be one sign per side andone sign per corner. The signs must bearthe name and address of the person postingand must state "Posted" or describe theprohibited activity in a conspicuous state-ment. It is not recommended to brandish afirearm when requesting someone to leave.

3. Entering upon premises fenced orotherwise enclosed to exclude intruders.

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every western town and adjacent to mostriparian areas. Apple and other fruit treesare favored hosts, which is a concern infruit growing regions of the Pacific North-west.

AGM apparently came to the WestCoast aboard Siberian ships that were in-fested with egg masses. After these vesselsarrived in an American port to load grain,the eggs hatched and the small, hairy,buoyant caterpillars "ballooned" ashoreon silken threads that the insects spin in-stinctively when they are dislodged.

In addition to its broad diet, this strain ofgypsy moth has other unsettling featuresthat enhance the likelihood of successfulestablishment. First of all, female mothscan fly, hence there is a potential forrapiddispersal. This dispersal behavior differsfrom that of the European strain, the fe-males of which, though winged, are unableto fly (Figure 2). Population spread in thiscase is accomplished solely by passivemovement of ballooning larvae. Secondly,as many as 25% of AGM eggs will hatchwithout exposure to cold, a rare event inpopulations of the European strain. IfAGM enters the southern U.S. (and manyships leaving Russian ports come throughthe Panama Canal and dock on our south-ern and eastern coasts), there is furtherpotential for establishment and rapid spreadof AGM. Two U.S. Department of Agri-culture agencies (Forest Service, and Ani-mal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

TRESPASSThis does not mean fenced to enclose farmanimals such as one or two strands ofbarbed wire. Criminal trespass can be en-forced by calling for police or the Sheriff.If you suspect the trespasser is violating theconservation law you can call the DEC,however, response time is not very. fastgiven the limited number of enforcementofficers in any given region.

Trespassers can be held liable for civildamages even if no criminal action has

have embarked on a 28 million dollareradication program in the Pacific North-west. We wish them success!Why Are Some Introduced Insects So Suc-cessful?

The likelihood that an introduced insectwill develop into a serious pest is deter-mined by several factors; the size of theintroduced population (the larger the num-ber, the higher the probability of establish-ment), aggressiveness (how well it com-petes with native species), suitable cli-mate, available food, and absence of natu-ral enemies. Outbreaks are attributedmainly to the fact that exotics arrive herewithout the natural enemy complex (para-sites and predators) with which they havecoevolved. In the absence of extensivenatural mortality and in the presence ofsuitable climate and abundant food, theinsect rapidly attains its maximum repro-ductive potential.

Populations of introduced insects oftenare eruptive during the years immediatelyfollowing their establishment. The maxi-mum reproductive rate is maintained for anumber of generations, and the populationspreads rapidly away from the point ofintroduction. After a time the populationcollapses, often due to starvation and dis-ease that take a heavy toll when insectdensities are extremely high. Populationsmay remain relatively low and stable, oroutbreaks may occur periodically thereaf-ter.

been taken. "Nominal" damages are avail-able if no property damage has been done.Actual damages are recoverable if the tres-passer has damaged your property. Anydamage to timber or trees is recoverable atthree times (treble) the value of the treescut (RPAPL §861).

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Spring Meeting 1992

Some of NYFOA attendees after the luncheon during the Awards Ceremony.By Betty Densmore

Management planning for small wood-landownership was the thrust ofNYFOA' SSpring Meeting. Widely different ap-proaches and objectives with one recurringtheme.

Norm Richards and his crew can rest ontheir laurels for presenting a program ofrare variety; en tertaining, full of informa-tion and lots of audience participation. The90 people who invested the time and effortto come to Syracuse from all parts of NewYork struck gold this year.

Helen Marchant and Debbie Gill goteveryone name-tagged, registered and ac-climated. It was nice to meet Debbie, ouradministrative secretary, who is such afountain of help to chapter leaders andboard members.

This year in the hospitality/dining areaeach chapter set up a table with informa-tional hand-outs, pictures, albums, etc.Full use was made of this wonderful oppor-tunity for members to get to know eachother and gather new ideas to re-vitalizetheir chapters.

Stuart McCarty set the tone for this veryupbeat day when he led off with thePresident's report, brimming with visionsof a sunny future for NYFOA and an everexpanding membership. He also gaveawards to the winners in the Membershipcontest. John Marchant, executive direc-tor, followed with an equally favorableoutline of how NYFOA is networking andparticipating with other associations suchas: New York Tree Farmers, Empire StateForest Products Association, New YorkState Stewardship Committee, NationalWoodland Owners Association, Coverts/Master Forest Owners Program and others.He also praised the quality ofleadership in

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NYFOA saying, "We have a bumper cropof good leadership in chapters and on theBoard of Directors,"

Angus "Scotty" Johnstone assured usthat NYFOA is financially strong and run-ning in the black. Charlie Mowatt reportedthat Chapters and Affiliates have neverbeen more vital and dynamic than at present.

This optimistic prelude launched a dayof presentations that allowed us to partici-pate vicariously in the management pro-cesses of some extraordinary woodlotowners. Harriet Hamilton shared the his-tory of the woodlot that won her family theNational Tree Farmers Awardof1991. Wewatched slides illustrating the progress ofyears of planning, hard work, joys, prob-lems, and successes. We "saw" the progressfrom brush fields to forests. We got toknow the roads and trails, the ponds andbeautifully managed forests. We had thepleasure of Harriet's wit and wisdom. Thepride and satisfaction and love she so justlyfeels came shining through her commen-tary.

Jane Sorensen Lord, PhD, OTR, activ-ist, author, communications consultant andTree Farmer entertained and educated uswith gusto as she related her experiences asa total novice to woodlot ownership. It wasa revelation to those of us who were bornand raised on rural acres to see through hereyes the mystery and pleasure of learningabout forest stewardship. After years ofurban living she and her husband boughtand now live on forested property. Jane'slove affair with her own forest spawned herprogram for inner city children "BackyardTree Farmers". She quickly realized thatmentally and physically handicapped kidscould learn more and have greater suc-cesses raising living things than any other

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way. Jane's zest and humor made this amemorable presentation.

A fine lunch put us in the right frameof mind for a very expanded awardssession. It is wonderful to see so manyawards coming toNYFOA members fromother forestry associations. Kind of makesyou think we're on the right track!

Beth and David Buckley of WestValley presented their very professionalaudio/visual program MAKING YOURLAND MORE ATTRACTIVE TOWILDLIFE. Thirty years of experienceand lots of hard work have been capturedon film to show how and what to do to fillyour acres with deer, birds, raccoons,skunks, turkey and every other denizenofthe wild. The superb photography andclear explanations made such an effortseem eminently desirable and attainable.

John Marchant, executive director ofNYFOA,andardentcomputerbuff,madeusing a personal computer as a tool forwoodland management seem like a per-fectly plausible thing to do in his slidepresentation. Whatto do, how to do it andthe benefits of it all made sense even tothis computer illiterate. If I could beconvinced his presentation was a smash-ing success.

Laura Alban's offering on manage-mentperspectivesof small woodlot Own-ers stressed the need for forestry profes-sionals to give up their beloved lingo andlearn to communicate in terms readilyunderstood by every woodlot owner."TSI", "Basal Area", "DBH" can belearned, but why not start off with, "Whatdo you want to achieve in your woodlot?"Novices to forest management are put ata disadvantage when faced with a floodof terms new to them. Laura maintainsthat plain language is needed to capturetheir interest and foster participation inmanagement plans.

The audience participation was re-markable with a lively question and an-swer period following each segment.There were many excellent exchangesbringing the audience fully into the pro-gram. The variety of interactions, chap-ter informational handouts, questions andanswers, the dozens of animated conver-sations among attendees mark this as anunusually successful meeting. The inter-esting diversity of subjects is proof thatthe stewardship concept works in manyways for NYFOA members. If good stew-ardship and management are NYFOA'sgoals, surely they were fostered and nur-tured well at this zestful meeting.

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Lowville, Lewis County.For over 10 years, they have nurtured

and promoted this wonderful group offorest owners. Don, for many years servedas President, and Bonnie added her skillswith boundless energy, as secretary/trea-surer, program coordinator and newsletterEditor, a job she continues.

THRIFT recently reorganized and isnow well positioned to continue as a grow-ing and viable Affiliate of NYFOA.Throughout Tug Hill, the Adirondacks andmuch of New York State, this dedicatedteam is well known. Their expertise hashad a single purpose; to serve THRIFT'smembership. Its been a 10 year tenure astireless champions on forestry issues. To-day we are privileged to present the 1992HEIBERG MEMORIAL AWARD toBonnie and Donald Colton, acknowledg-ing their outstanding dedication to For-estry and Conservation in New York. Con-gratulations.

The New York Forest Owners Association, Inc. Awards1992 Heiberg Memorial Award

The presentation of the Heiberg Awardfor 1992 is a pleasant privilege for me.Today'sawardisthe26th. Thefirstpresen-tation to Dean Hardy L. Shirley was madeat our 4th. annual meeting in this sameroom on April 30, 1966. It is in recognitionfor outstanding contributions in the fieldsof forestry and conservation in New YorkState. Past Recipients of the HEIBERGMEMORIAL AWARD: 1967 David B.Cook; 1968 Prof.Floyd Carlson; 1969 MikeDemeree; 1970 None; 1971 Fred Winch,Jr; 1972 John Stock; 1973 RobertM. Ford;1974 C.Eugene Farnsworth; 1975 AlexDickson; 1976EdwardW.Littlefield; 1977MauricePostley; 1978RalphNyland; 1979Fred C. Simmons; 1980 Dr.WilliamHarlow; 1981 Curtis H.Bauer; 1982 NeilB. Gutchess; 1983 David W. Taber; 1984John W. Kelley; 1985 Robert G. Potter;1986 Karyn B. Richards; 1987 Henry G.Williams; 1988 Robert M. Sand; 1989Willard G. Ives; 1990 Ross S. Whaley;1991 Robert S. Stegemann.

Svend O. Heiberg, a renowned Profes-sor of Silviculture, devoted much of hiscareer here at the N.Y .College of Fores try .Dr.Heiberg first proposed the establish-mentof an association of Forest Landown-ers in N.Y State. He enlisted the efforts ofDean Shirley, and together they initiatedthis successful Forest Owners Association.This award is presented in his memory.

The TUG HILL COMMISSION wasformed in 1978.1t comprises the four Coun-ties of Oswego, Oneida, Jefferson andLewis. It is characterized by a gentle,rolling landscape, sand and gravel soilsand significant cleared land that is revert-ing to forest. Winters are cold, with heavysnowfall. It is home to a special group ofdedicated forest owners, who in 1981formed a new organization, naming itTHRIFT.( Tug-Hill-Resources-Invest-ment-For-Tomorrow ) The success ofTHRIFT is directly associated with thededicated leadership of a unique couple--BONNIE and DONALD COLTON of

1992 Outstanding Service AwardToday we honor the 1992 recipient of

this award. It is recognition for outstandingservice to the New York Forest OwnersAssoc., and affords us the opportunity tomake this presentation to RICHARD J.FOX of Moravia, Cayuga County, NewYork.It is the fifteenth year the award hasbeen presented as tangible recognition fordedicated service to our membership. Letme review the growing list of past recipi-ents: 1978 Emiel Palmer; 1979 KenEberley; 1980Helen Varian; 1981 J.LewisDuMond; 1982 Lloyd Strombeck; 1983Evelyn Stock; 1984 Dorothy Wertheimer;

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1985 David H.Hanaburgh; 1986 A. W.Roberts, Jr.; 1987 Howard O. Ward; 1988Mary & Stuart McCarty; 1989 AlanR.Knight; 1990 Earl Pfarner; 1991 John &Helen Marchant.

This is our 30th year of service to forestowners. All have benefitted by member-ship. yet we must keep in mind thatNYFOA's work is only accomplished byvolunteer energies. I believe it is a "laborof love" that brings pleasure and satisfac-tion. We willingly share not only enthusi-asm; our management skills and all ourgleaned expertise with those willing totake the time to hike, look and of courselisten.

Dick Fox has served two terms as aDirector, and begins a third term today.Heserved with distinction as AdvertisingManager for the 1990 Directory Issue;chairman of the Program Committee forthe 1987 Casowasco Oct.Meeting, andchairman of the Editorial Committee. Hehas served on the Awards Committee.Presently Dick is Acting Editor of theFOREST OWNER. He represents Cayuga

County on the Region 7 Forest PracticeBoard, and last fall became aMaster ForestOwner.

Richard Fox early championed NYFOAChapter Development, and was instrumen-tal in 1985 of founding the CAYUGACHAPTER by personally recruiting overeighty new members locally. His creativeleadership has greatly enhanced NYFOAmembership. Growth has been dramatic.Today we have over 1,600 members, 11Chapters and two Affiliates. Dick's com-mitment and service is appreciated. Hisexpertise is recognized by this Award. Itgives me great pleasure to present the 1992Outstanding Service Award to Richard J.Fox and to acknowledge the sincere appre-ciation of all NYFOA members for hismany contributions of time and talent toNYFOA. A special thank you for every-thing.Congratulations!

Remarks as delivered at theNYFOA SpringMeeting Awards Ceremony by Bob Sand.Chairman a/the Awards Committee.

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AWARDS

Stu McCarty forNYFOA SOCIETY COMMENDATION

Mike Greason, John MarchantFORESTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Dick Fox, Bob Sand, NYFOA SERVICE Don Colton, Bonnie Colton; HEIBERG MEMORIAL

Gerry Kachmor, Dick Molyneaux, Frank Rose;NYS OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER

Jack Hamilton, Harriet Hamilton, Mike Greason;FORESTRY !ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

All Photos Spring Meeting Courtesy of Dave Taber, Cornell Cooperative Extension.NY FOREST OWNER 8 JULY/AUGUST 1992

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Outstanding New York Tree Farmer NamedSince 1964, he has hosted eight meet-

ings on his property including New YorkForest Owners Association (NYFOA)"woods walks" and Christmas tree semi-nars, culminating in 1990 with the NewYork Christmas Tree Growers' summermeeting, attended by 1200 people. Mr.Molyneaux regularly has classes from lo-cal schools tour his farm to learn about

By Dave Taber and Gerry KachmorBroome County's Richard Molyneaux

was honored as the 1992 NYS OutstandingTree Farmer, on Arbor Day/Earth DayWeekend, during the annual meeting of the1600 member New York Forest OwnersAssociation (NYFOA) , at the SUNY Col-lege of Environmental Science and For-estry in Syracuse.

Presenting the award were Frank Rose,Chair of the NYS Tree Farm Committeeand Forester with Cotton-Hanlon, and TreeFarm Inspecting Forester Gerry Kachmor,a NYS DEC Service Forester. In recogniz-ing Molyneaux for his accomplishments,spanning over 40 years of commitment toforest stewardship, Rose noted that thisTree Farmer has had a "never ending dedi-cation to good conservation and serves asa shining example for tree farmers every-where".

Dick Molyneaux of Endicott, NY, withland straddling the Broome and Tiogacounty line, started planting trees in 1948.Since then he has planted more than 90,000trees and 45,000 wildlife shrubs on his 400acre Tree Farm. He has constructed 5ponds, one for his family's recreation and4 to improve wildlife habitat. He beganraising pheasants in 1962, and over theyears, has constructed several hundred blue-bird houses.

Dick's land has been under a Soil andWater Conservation District plan since1955, and a USDA Soil Conservation Ser-vice plan since 1963. He received his TreeFarm certificate in 1967, and with the helpof professional foresters, improved 75 acresthrough cull removal and firewood sales.Dick has also harvested 15 acres of timberfrom the tree farm, utilizing the tops forfirewood. In 1985 he built a bam with hisown hemlock trees, sawing the lumber onhis own mill.

In 1957 he founded the Broome CountyChristmas Tree Growers Association, in1969 became a member of the Rural De-velopment Committee of Broome County,and in 1973 joined the New York ForestOwners Association. Dick's other TreeFarm - related memberships include: TheAmerican Forest Association, The Ameri-can Chestnut Foundation, The Farm Bu-reau, Cooperative Extension of Broomeand Tioga Counties, The National Christ-mas Tree Club, and the Chenango ValleyCoon Hunters Club.

Dick has been a4-H Club Project Leaderand AssistantLeaderfor25 years, teachingtree identification, carpentry, hunter safety ,

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snowmobile safety, and fire protection.With the National Christmas Tree

Growers Association, Dick toured BritishColumbia, Denmark, Norway and Swe-den; with the Connecticut Christmas TreeGrowers Association he toured Colorado,Oregon, Washington and California; andhe visited Alaska with the American Agri-culture Tour.

trees.

The New York Society of American Foresters AwardsBy Michael C. Greason, Chairman

The SOCIETY COMMENDATIONAWARD is presented to any individual,group, committee, or organization in NewYork to recognize unusual, extraordinaryor significant contributions to furtheringthe goals of the Society and the professionof forestry. NYFOA is the 1992 recipient.NYFOA has become an outstanding orga-nization promoting the wise stewardshipof New York's forest resources. The For-est Owner Magazine, Woodland Stewardnewsletter, chapter development, partici-pation on the New York Forest Steward-ship Committee, woods walks and meet-ings have made NYFOA a nationally rec-ognized association effectively promotinggood forestry. The fact that NYFOA isdeveloping a close relationship with theNew York Tree Farm Committee and theDepartment of Environmental Conserva-tion demonstrates effective leadership onthe part of NYFOA. The fact that both ofNew York's national and most of the stateOutstanding Tree Farmers are members ofNYFOA is symbolic of the quality of theorganization and its membership.

The FORESTRY COMMUNICA-TIONS AWARD is to recognize any news-paper, magazine, television or radio sta-tion, reporter, columnist, or photographerfor outstanding news coverage of forestryissues and activities, and/or SAF activi-ties. John Marchant is the 1992 recipient.Primarily this award is presented to Johnfor his concei ving,developing and produc-ing the Woodland Steward newsletter.However, the committee also wants tomake sure that John 's writing in the ForestOwner, participation in the New YorkForest Stewardship Video, his major worksurrounding the Master Forest Owner/ Co-verts Program, and promoting a "800"phone in information service are recog-nized equally as contributions to effectiveforestry communications. John's unself-

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ish volunteering, dedication and commit-ment to New York's forest resources istruly infectious.

The FORESTR Y/ENVIRONMENTALEDUCATION AWARD is for any indi-vidual, group, organization, institution orbusiness to recognize outstanding accom-plishments to forestry education. NationalOutstanding Tree Farm ers Jack and HaITietHamilton are this year's recipients. Theenergy this couple has devoted to spread-ing the good forestry word is amazing.This past year has seen almost a steadyflow of people touring the Tree Farm andthe groups have been diverse as well. Froma tour of political and land use leaders tothe Sierra Club to "Walk on Wednesday",the list must be in the hundreds of peoplewho have had the opportunity to see thisnational award example of fine forest stew-ardship. In addition, the Hamiltons as-sisted the Forest Stewardship Committeeby being the focal point of two mediaefforts. They hosted a 50th anniversarymedia celebration for Tree Farm whichreceived television and major newspapercoverage. They were shown as NationalOutstanding Tree Farmers in a video newsrelease (VNR) that was beamed up to asatellite for nationwide media pickup. Ahalf adozen cable news networks requestedoriginal copies of the release. They were inthe first graduating class of Master ForestOwner/ Covert volunteers and have beenvery active educating forest owners ofopportunities in management and belong-ing to such organizations as NYFOA. They,along with John Marchant, starred in theForest Stewardship Video. They havestrived to educate many audiences aboutforestry.

The New York Society of American For-esters (NYSAF) is a 558 member profes-sional society and part of the nationalSociety of American Foresters(SAF).

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Next up - and in fact sheduled for Thurs-day , July 23 - is a "Lower Hudson Legisla-tive Bus Tour". Co-sponsored by the LowerHudson Chapter, theRegion 3 ForestPrac-tice Board, and DEC, the tour (which willaccommodate up to 90 people) will beginatthe Stony Kill Farm Environmental Edu-cation Center in Wappingers Falls NY.The day will start out with coffee anddoughnuts and a touroftheCenter' s "Dem-onstration Forest". From there it's on to theWoytuck Tree Farm in Wassaic. Here wewill have the opportunity to meet withNYFOA member Peter Woytuck who willrelate to us the pro's and con's of forestownership in the Lower Hudson ValIeywhile hosting a tour of a timber harvestingoperation (shelterwood cutting) which willbe in progress at the time. After lunch(which will be provided FREE!) it's backon the bus for a short ride to the J&J Logand Lumber Company in Dover Plains fora tour of their sawmilI and equally impres-sive dry kiln operation. Here, we'll watchlogs harvested from local tree farms pro-cessed into finished lumber. From there,it's off for another short trip to HUnt Coun-try Furniture, also in Dover Plains, wherewe'lI watch as skilled craftsmen take thefinished lumber from mills such as J&J andconvert itinto fine furniture. Refreshmentswill be provided and the busses are equippedwith both air conditioning and rest-rooms.

May 16 more than 30 turned out for awoods walk on the Anderson Trust Prop-erty in Mayville. The tour featured a tim-ber harvest in progress and touched ondeveloping a sustainable all-age manage-ment scheme, timber marking prescrip-tion, selection criteria for determining treesto remove, road layout and construction,cleanup and retirement.

On July 18 at 10 a.m. we will meet atDavid Mowatt's property in Franklinvillefor our annual picnic. Bring a dish to passand meat to barbecue. This is always aDONOT MISS social event where just plainfun is the featured event. The best oppor-tunity to meet your fellow chapter mem-bers in a relaxed

We have been busy at CFA and havehad a very sucessful Spring; April andMay's activities brought in 5 new mem-bers.

On March 28th we held a WildlifeEnhancement Workshop which drew over40 people. Scott Van Arsdale, a wildlifetechnician from DEC region 4, was theguest speaker and brought up many pointswhich people should consider before jump-ing into any wildlife projects.

April 25th, the CFA staff and JackMcShane (Board President) attendedNYFOA's spring meeting.

23 showed up on May 2nd for awoodswalk on Henry Kernan's property inSouth Worcester. Henry's land and greatability to relate his forest experiences madefor a wonderful outing.

The following day CFA had a booth atHansford Mills Museum for the Arbor Daycelebration. CFA helped distribute over200 white spruce seedlings which HenryKernan donated for the occasion.

17 went to the tour at Boiceville Lum-ber on May 9th. The mill wasn't running asplanned due to problems with their electri-cal generator, but everyone got to see themachines up close. We started the tour inthe log yard and proceeded through themill and ended up at the lumber piles. Afterthe tour we went to Bob Cruickshank'sproperty in Glenford for a woodswalk. Itwas an intersting piece of property that wascut last fall to promote wildlife. An areawhich was cut nine years ago could becompared to the new cut.

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On April 27, 1992 the Cayuga Chapterapplied for and received membership inthe Federation of Conservation Clubs ofCayuga County. The county federationssend representatives to the New York StateConservation Council which representsover 300, 000 individuals throughout thestate. In addition to providing a continualadvisory service to NYS DEC and sectionsof the State Legislature, the ConservationCouncil publishes a newsletter (10 timesper year) and conducts conservation andenvironmental education programs.

July 11 at 1PM Region 7 Utilization andMarketing Forester Jim Peek will conducta log scaling and grading workshop at TomHewitt's woodlot in Locke, NY. TimRoberson and his portable saw milI willsaw selected logs for hands on evaluationwhile Forester Peek will advise attendeeson drying and storage.

Finally, an August 20 picnic and pondseminar is scheduled at Wendell Hatfield'sDresserville Farm.

The Central New York Chapter has neweditors for the newsletter; Bill and ClaraMinerd have taken over the task of puttingout our newsletter.

We are not planning any meetings untilafter the summer months. We ARE plan-ning a day long program in Heiberg Forestin late July. It will encompass all aspects ofwoodland management, including pondbuilding and road and trail building. Wehope it will be welI attended and expect tohave a good time in a beautiful forest.Anyone wishing information call TomEllison at 315-682-9376 for details.

Our next scheduled meeting is in Sep-tember, details are not complete at thistime.

Though things have been a bit slow herein the Hudson Valley over the past fewmonths, we're gearing up for an action-packed summer. By the time this report ispublished we will already have held ourlandmark, Manhatten "woods walk" at theAmerican Museum of Natural History.

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Throughout the day, NYFOAmembers will have the opportunityto interact with their local and staterepresentatives and discuss forestryrelated issues. Lawmakers will havean opportunity to view forest man-agement and its supporting indus-tries "from the stump to the show-room" - and learn a thing or twoabout their forest owning constitu-ents and the New York foresteconomy in the process.

Pre-registration will be required and ona first come first serve basis. There is NOFEE for attendance. Lunches and otherrefreshments WILL BE PROVIDED at nocost. All NYFOA members are welcomeand encouraged to attend. Interested par-ties should write or call Bob Davis c/oStony Kill Farm, Route 9-D, WappingersFalls, NY 12590 (914-831-3109) to pre-register. Further information will be sent toall those inquiring.

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Chapter Reports Cont'd.

ByWes SuhrThanks to the Adirondack Chapter So-

ciety of American Foresters and SUNYCollege of Environmental Scientific andForestry for the excellent spring programon the Wanakena Campus May 13. Specialthanks for the invite and arrangements goto Kevin O'Neill and Wayne Allen of theRanger School, and Adirondack Chapter(SAF) officers Rene Germain and TimBurpoe. It was a sunny morning with fewbugs when Wayne toured us over the DubuarForest to observe student and sale-arealogging, planting and prescribe burningsites.

In the afternoon about 45 people (halfNYFOA) sat in a large classroom to learnall about conservation easements (CE) froma team of managers. We learned that aCEis a flexible land management tool wherespecific landowner rights may be trans-ferred to the State for significant reduc-tions in property taxes. Each CE is tailoredto fit the land and specific landownerdesires. Make sure to include clauses toprotect all fu ture intended use of your land.

Future activities? Plan a late summer/fall party/woodswalk at? Next NACNEWSletter coming in July'? Re-ignitemembership drive? Selecting Master For-est Owner candidates? In other words NACSTAFF we got to get together!

ALL NAC MEMBERS--please fill outand return your "profile". It serves as auseful planning tool only when a majorityof the membership informs us of theirinterests and desires.

SAC has a tour scheduled for August 22on the Anthony Conte Farm located onHickory Hill Road in Salem, New York.Emphasis will be on wildlife habitat(grouse) and recreation in the forest man-agement plan.

The May 5th meeting of the STC ad-dressed the "Do's and Don'ts of HuntingLeases". Chapter members watched a videofrom the Cooperative Extension Service ofthe states of Texas and Oklahoma which

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reviewed various landowner concerns inhunting lease operation. Then an openforum was held in which NYFOA mem-bers presently leasing lands for huntingshared their experiences with the chaptermembership.

The summer woodswalk was held atthe Al Roberts Tree farm in Groton onJune 13.

No additional summer meetings havebeen planned to give chapter memberstime to catch up on work on their own treefarms.

June 13th featured a woods walk at C &Z Farms hosted by Roger Clark. The mem-

bers toured a state ofthe art sawmill whichproduces 2 million board feet per year.Also a walk through a 90 acre certifiedTree Farm specializing in growing highquality sugar maple, bass wood, red oakand ash.

The May 20th meeting featured a pro-gram on conservation easements presentedby B. J. Van Arsdale, attorney and boardmember of the Genesee Land Trust.

Oursteering committee sentoutamem-bership survey which covers their activi-ties on forested land in their possession.Weare expecting a large return frommembers; from this information the plan-ning of future programs and woodswalkscan be fine tuned to meet the needs ofmembers.

A VERMONT WOODSWALKby Erwin Fullerton

I just had the opportunity to attend aForest Stewardship Demonstration tourin Vermont to see how they handle a"woods walk". This took place inWoodstock at the King Farm managedby the Vermont Land Trust.

The mission of the Vermont LandTrust is to protect those productive, rec-reational and scenic lands which giveVermont its rural character. They useeasements to protect land from develop-ment.

After cider and doughnuts a talk wasgiven on the Stewardship Incentive Pro-gram by the county forester. The tourthrough fields to the woodlands startedwith a ride by team and wagon.

The winter loggingjob using a skidderleft the forest with a network of 8-10 feetwide trails that will be usable for skiing,horseback riding, hiking and pickup truckuse. The selecti vecutting of maple, birch,beech, pine and hemlock left almost no

trees barked and tops were broken up to24" to 30".

The emphasis of logging hereis moretowards wildlife habitat, recreation im-provement and less on timber sales forincome as compared with a typical NewYork State tree farm. The SIP is gearedtoward the private land owner who is notinvolved in a land management programat this time. Vermont's managementplans use a private forester to make theplan which mustbe o.k.'d by the countyforester. The State of Vermont pays thetowns 80 to 90% ofthe property taxes forthe land owner. This is set up for a tenyear period and if land is taken out fordevelopment penalties are paid by theland owner.

Involved in the tour was the logger,Vermont state biologist, and Trust staffwho gave talks and answered questions.The tour ended with refreshments andthe chance to visit other land owners andhear of their problems and successes.

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CONSEQUENCESBy Robert Cotie

It is January 1,2005; one decade aftertheEuropean Economic Community (EEC)banned wild fur imports from the UnitedStates. The front page headline on theevening edition ofthe Albany Times Unionreads, "STATE MAMMAL OFFI-CIALLY DECLARED A PEST."

The article begins, " CommissionerFurliss Friday of the New York StateDEC removed all legal protection on theAmerican beaver today. New Yorkersmay now kill beaver at anytime, in anynumber and in any manner. They mayalso disturb or destroy beaver dams andlodges as well without prejudice." Thisaction he claims, " is necessary becausebeaver populations have grown com-pletely out of control in the 10 years sincethe EEC ban." Does this seem far fetchedor unbelievable? The facts speak differ-ently.

On November 7,1991 The Council ofTheEuropean Communities (EEC) adoptedtheir "wild fur regulation." This regulationbecomes effective January 1, 1995. Itprohibits importation of fur products fromcertain species to the European Commu-nity. The ban will apply to countries whichdo not either ban foothold traps or adoptinternational humane trapping standards.According to the original council resolu-tions,European animal rights groups playeda majorrole in gaining passage of this tradeban.

The American beaver is one of thirteenspecies listed in this ban. It is a verycommon rodent in New York today. TheUnited States is a major exporter of beaverpelts and products to Europe. The footholdtrap is the principle live holding deviceused for capturing wild furbearers in theU.S. International humane trapping stan-dards do not exist. Furthermore, it's un-likely that 50 states will unanimously banthe foot trap or adopt these standards whenthey become available.

The market demand for wild fur prod-ucts drives trapper interest. Without amarket for beaver products there will belittle interest in harvesting beaver. Thelegal harvest of beaver by trapping is theonly practical means for regulating beaverpopulations. New York wildlife managersrely on this fact to manage beaver popula-tions for the benefit of all New Yorkers.

Our goal for beaver is to maintain about14,000 active beaver colonies north ofNew York City. A removal of about18,000 beaver is necessary each year tokeep beaver populations from growingabove this level. When beaver populationsare at this level, we expect to hear land-

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"Beaver in a Ditch" - Photo by Paul Curtis, Cornell Cooperative Extension.

owner complaints on about 1800 of theselocations. Likewise, at this level beaverdams convertabout21O,000 acres ofland toshallow water wetlands. These wetlandsproduce habitat for a wide range of wildlifespecies. We know from previous studiesthat the majority of New York landownersare tolerant of beaver populations held atthis level.

I still remember from my high schoolphysics teacher, Mrs Aloisio, that for everyaction there is an opposite and equal reac-tion. At the time I didn't fully understandwhat this meant. However, I do now and sowill many New Yorkers over the next de-cade. The simple truth of this axiom will berealized as a direct result of the EEC ban.

Without legal trapping, beaver popula-tions will explode beyond imagination. NewYork biologists conservatively estimatethere are about] 8,000 active beaver colo-nies in New York at present. Because of adepressed wild fur market, raw pelt priceshave declined in recent years. This situa-tion has discouraged trappers from harvest-ing enough beaver to keep the beaver popu-lation from growing. The EEC import banwill accelerate this growth. Based upon ourknowledge of beaver and their current popu-lation status, New Yorkers should expectthe following.

By the year 2005 the beaver populationwill rise to it's biological maximum of46,000 active colonies. Beaver dams willcause flooding on 567,000 acres of land.New Yorkers will report about 8,000 loca-tions where beaver conflict with their usesof the land. Property damage alone willamount to 8.8 million dollars. More than amillion dollars in services formerly pro-vided free by licensed fur trappers will nowbe borne entirely by landowners. The pro-verbial "free lunch" will now be over.

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Loss of the market incentive willmean unemployment checks for about7,000 fur garment workers in New York.A 60 million dollar annual payroll and a50 million dollar manufacturing profitline in New York City will be lost. Anannual income of 325,000 dollars toabout 4,000 beaver trappers will nolonger be possible. To some people inour society this is merely loose change;ajustifiable cost for eliminating the evilof trapping animals for their fur. Toothers it means the difference betweeneating or paying the rent.

I could go on. I haven't even men-tioned the biological consequences.They don't paint a rosy picture either,but I think you already get the point.The animal rights inspired import ban inEurope will reverberate across New Yorkand our Nation. New York's manage-ment system for beaver will be signifi-cantly impaired. If you don't believeme, check with forest landowners inGeorgia, Alabama, Mississippi, SouthCarolina or elsewhere in the southeast-ern U.S. They are already at the pointwhere New York is headed.

The scene I have portrayed for bea-ver populations is admittedly the worstcase. New markets for wild fur productscould open up. The U.S. could win alegal challenge of this trade ban in theWorld Court. The U.S. could forceconcessions from Europe by imposing atrade ban of it's own. We could adoptinternational humane trapping standardsor eliminate the use of foot traps. All ofthese steps are possible between nowand the year 2005. If taken, the resultwould be continued management of thebeaver resource and a more positiveoutcome for New Yorkers. However,what is possible is not always probable.

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Solution to Beaver Brouhaha SoughtBy Dorothy Long

VENICE-A county official has comeup with a compromise he hopes will settlea dispute between several industrious bea-vers and this town.

Now it is up to the town and IvanClark-the human owner of the beaver'swatery estate-to work together, says JimHotaling, of the county's Soil and WaterDepartment.

"This problem is resolvable," Hotalingsays.

Clark says the town is trying to divert astream that feeds a series of beaver pondson his property. That, Clark says, is illegal.

Hotaling agrees. "I explained to thetown that, without permission, you can'tdivert the water course to someone' s prop-erty."

Town officials say the beavers' dambacks the stream up and floods a town road.Even when the water level is low, they say,a culvert under the road fills with standingwater, damaging the road. They say thetown has a right to maintain its property.

Town officials also have a point,Hotaling says. It is illegal to allow thestream to back up and infringe on another'sproperty.

"Soil and Water will be neutral andwork with everybody."

Hotaling isn't the only one hoping acompromise will save the beaver ponds.Paul Lattimore, president of the OwascoWatershed Lake Association, said he con-siders saving the ponds environmentallysignificant.

"We are working a lot of hours to pro-tect the wetlands and watershed, and herewe have someone who wants to give awetland to the community."

Lattimore said he'll support Hotaling'sproposal if it protects the ponds. He saidClark should be getting more help from thestate Department of Environmental Con-servation as well.

Hotaling has suggested Clark install a

THE POND. Ivan, a beekeeper for over 50years and a member of the Cayuga Chapter,asserts the location of the former corduroyroad at this point has been moved in recentyears and is now an obvious encroachment.

3-foot-high flash board structure that couldbe manipulated to control the level of themarsh by allowing more water to drain.The water level would be gradually re-duced about 6 inches, he said.

The plastic structure would cost Clarkabout $200, Hotaling said. Soil and Waterwould install it at no additional cost.

The town would fill in the ditch acrossthe road from Clark's property so all thewater would flow through, except duringstorms and spring melts.

Water would stand about 5 inches in theculvert for short times during spring runoffand storms, he said, but not enough todamage the road. Hotaling said there arefactors other than the beaver pond thatcause the road to hold water.

Town Attorney Charles Marangola saidthe town board seems to like the proposal.

CONSEQUENCES .Indeed, I believe the consequences de-scribed earlier are more likely.

To be sure, society's actions will al-ways result in consequences. Sometimessociety benefits. At other times societypays. To reach what some people define asmoral high ground, The European Com-munity will set aside 100 years of beavermanagement experience in New York. Itwill cost you millions of dollars annually.It will destroy a uniquely American tradi-tion. Will the consequences be worth it?

The Albany Times article concludes

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with, " ...The people of New York nowconsider the beaver nothing more than a50 Ib cockroach". This societal view willcome exactly 100 years after New Yorkersrestocked beaver to restore an extirpatedspecies.

The view expressed in this article is BobGotie'sSenior Wildlife Biologist for Re-gion 7 with experience in central NewYork; it does not necessarily represent thevision from DEC.

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"They just want to settle this and get thewater off the right away."

Clark is considering the proposal, butfears the drain will lower the water level somuch the beavers will leave.

But, he said, the town has threatened to.get a court order to tear down the dam if hedoesn't agree.

It has taken Clark years to create the 83-acre wetland wildlife sanctuary on hisproperty. In 1957, he planted 25,000 trees.And 12 years ago, he had the DEC relocatethe first two beavers to his property. Theyand subsequent generations have created aparadise for several types of ducks andother birds. Clark has kept the ponds stockedwith fish. Rabbits, deer and muskrats areamong the other animals that frequent thearea.

"All kinds of wildlife live there," Clarksaid. "If you take the ponds away that's allgone."

Clark said he is willing to accept acompromise that would lower the pond nomore than 6 inches. That's exactly howmuch Hotaling says his proposal will lowerit.

Although the beavers will eventuallydeplete their food source and leave, Hotalingsaid, the flash board system will allow Clarkto maintain the water level for the rest ofthe wetlands inhabitants.

"Let's give Ivan a chance to do some-thing for the waterfowl," he said.

From The Citizen, June 5,1992

A Roadside PondBy Lfee SignorIt's only a pond by the side of the roadWhere local folks may go and seeA wildlife marsh; no toll or parking fee.

Not a man made pool. but a beaver's bestA natural pond fed by a springIn which no one needs to invest;

Where kids may watch the tadpoles hatchAnd hear the old one croak,Where ducks may nest and rear their youngSafe from roaring machines.

Just a country lane crossing the fieldsNot a main highway by any means.Just a quiet placid wildlife marsh,Why shatter other's dreams?

Really it's causing no one harmSo why not let this wild spot be;Instead of changing Nature's course,To hasten the stream to the sea?

Man has come; but Mankind may go,Ma Nature will build and destroy.Give Her some slack; Man's life is no moreThan a pond by the side of the road.

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ROCKY GROUNDBy Tim WilliamsHonest men are as common as flies on

a dead hog. I picked the dead hog onpurpose, because I don't mean to makecommon honesty smell any sweeter than itreally is. You can just as well say thathonesty is as scarce as daffodils in Decem-ber. One point of view is as true as theother.

Which side you take depends on howpicky you want to be about what's honest.I've ruminated some on this, because it's aconcern that naturally arises when you dealwith either loggers or lawyers; after thirtyodd years of dealing with both breeds I'veconcluded that truth, like beauty, is in theeye of the beholder.

Now any logger reading this is alreadyoutraged: loggers like to consider them-selves straight and true as tall timber, everyman a thirty foot trunk with no branches.And he's never dealt with the law withoutfinding out that words didn't mean what hethought they did: that makes the law aslippery jungle, in his eye, with lawyerssneaking around half hidden by the twist-ing vines: now you see him, now you don't.So when I say your ordinary logger is nomore, no less honest than your commonlawyer you can almost smell the logger'shackles rising up.

You'd agree, no doubt, on the extremecases. I've known lawyers I wouldn't trustto mail a letter, fellows who wouldn'tflinch while billing you a thousand dollarsto collect your five hundred dollar claim.Cost of justice, they'd say. A lawyer whoonce owned our house, right up here onSummer Hill, is sitting in jail this verymoment, I believe, after a near world-record pilferage of trust funds. One of yourown neighbors, he was.

And I've known loggers I wouldn'tallow in my woodlot wearing hob-nailedboots, much less driving a log truck or askidder. Some are here today, gone tomor-row: they'll go through your woods like ahurricane, sell the logs and be gone, hidingin deep timber ten counties away whilethey count your money. You may never seeit. And don't go out to look at your treesafter he's gone: you'll weep. Right here heran his skidder up and down your creek,gouged the banks and left it full ofbranchesand broken butts. Over there his skid roadhas turned into a sluice for every rain,running topsoil into the creek and off toclog Owasco Lake. Everywhere you lookyou'll see barked trees that might havebeen good timber in ten years: lacerated bylog chains or smashed by a skidder wheel.And slash all overthe place, good logs splitby careless falling, young trees dropped

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put a lock on the gate). And here beginslogger's frustration, and his convictionthat lawyer is a lying thief, that all lawyersare lying thieves. Because lawyer is goingto tell logger that what logger thought of asplain English doesn't mean what loggerthought it meant, and even stilI thinks itmeans, because logger is not a man whochanges his mind easily.

Well, your ordinary honestlawyer won'tbe insulted: he understands logger's frus-tration, and he's used to vilification - itgoes with the trade. But lawyer knowsalready that language is slippery: a wordcan conjure as many images as there arelisteners, and a whole sentence has infinitepotential for discord. Mostly, lawyerknows, people understand language tomean what they want it to mean.

Of course, that includes lawyer himself,who is surely no closer to perfection thanlogger. Lawyer's language may be a littlemore complicated, because words are hisstock in trade and he deals in them everyday. But complexity can be at least asambiguous as simplicity, so lawyer willlikely find the meaning he wants if hisdesire is strong enough.

That puts the logger and the lawyer onthe same level platform. Intention is whatcounts, and intention is secret. Maybe log-ger - or lawyer - meant what he said butdidn't say it very well. If that's it I'll callhim honest - provided, of course, that hedoesn't change his intention when it turnsunprofitable, or when somebody comesalong with a better offer. If he does that youcan call him a crook, and I won't argue.Doesn't matter what he does for a living.

"A condition ripe for controversy"

Tim is a former director of NYFOA andregularly writes a columnforThe MoraviaRepublican-Register from which this wasborrowed or filched. (Apr. 29, 1992, Vol.129, No. 18.)

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and left on the ground. Hurry-up logging,with dollar-signs in its eyes.

But wait: there are loggers out therewho are so honest it hurts to look at them,mirrors in sunlight. I'd do business withBill, or Tony, or Tim, on a handshake-just so I was sure we both had the samething in mind. But there's the rub. Yourhonest logger knows what he means. He'sa straight-grained fellow who knows histrade. When he looks over your woods heknows what he wants to cut, and wherehe'll put his haul roads, and how he's goingto spread the slash. I don't mean that heplans every tree - just that he knows hisown standards: he knows what he consid-ers a good job, and that's what he's goingto give you.

But one honest logger and another hon-est logger may well have different ideasabout your timber. What one man consid-ers sound timber management may looklike a heavy cut to another. A clean job inone man's practice may mean a wood fullof slash to another. And the landowner,unless he's sold a lot of timber before,doesn't see the picture that either loggercarries in the back of his mind.

A condition ripe for controversy. Thelogger puts his intention in what he be-lieves to be plain, simple, clear language.Maybe he puts it in writing, maybe he justsays it. The landowner fits his own pictureto it: itseems to fit, so he signs the contract,or shakes the logger's hand. A deal. Thelogger brings up his chain saw and goes towork.

Some nice evening, couple of weekslater, the landowner takes a stroll out to seewhat's been happening in his woods. Di-saster! This is not what he pictured whenthe logger told him what he was going todo. .

Enter the lawyer, called by landowner(or, could be, by logger, after landowner

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T~ Your Knowledge ofWoodlot Logging Practices

This bridge was required by DEC permit (white)to cross Public Access trout stream easement(yellow) of NYFOA member Roger Krieger.The cost of the bridge was subtracted from thevalue of the stumpage of mostly low gradetrees. Just over Roger's upstream property lineis an active beaver site. The beaver is obligedto totally rebuild its dam each year, no DECpermit required.

By David W. TaberThe farm woodlot is one asset that may

not yield what it can. Even short-termlogging income may prove to be less thanappropriate and long term economic ben-efits can be reduced by current activities.

Evaluate your knowledge of logging awoodlot for income. Which of these state-ments do you think is true or false?

1. It is a good forest management tech-nique if a logger cuts only trees above acertain diameter, such as I5-inches on thestump.

2. Workers' Compensation insurancecoverage is unnecessary if an independent,sole-proprietor logger agrees to log yourwoodlot in return for giving you 30 to 50percent of the mill-delivered price.

3. It must be a good deal if a logger,during his first negotiations with a land-owner, offers what appears to be a highprice for stumpage.

4. If the volume of trees is known, thenany differences in prices offered to the

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landowner by different loggers must bebecause the loggers are trying to rip-off thelandowner.

5. It is easy to continually grow crops ofwhite pine, white oak, and white ash fromseedlings to maturity by using the selectionsystem of silviculture.

6. Black cherry and red oak trees cannotbe naturally regenerated, if their viableseeds exist in the soil, by using the clear-cutting method of forest management.

7. If a logger, with a landowner's autho-rization, wants to cutaline tree (that is, onewhich is growing on a property boundaryso that part of the main stem is on the landof an adjacent property owner) he canlegally do so as long as he cuts no more thanhalf of all such trees bordering a woodlot.

The preceding seven statements are allfalse. Here's why:

1. Diameter-limit cutting of trees isonly a method of selecting trees for har-vest. It does not take into consideration thequality of all the trees in the forest. It alsodoes not consider the ability of selectedtrees or residual trees to grow well. There-fore, diameter-limit cutting is not nor-mally considered a good forest manage-ment practice.

2. The Worker's Compensation Lawprovides protection for employees and sub-contractors. Section 56 of the law makeslandowners other than farmers liable forworker compensation insurance for log-gers on their property. A farmer may besubjected to a lawsuit if a logger is hurt onhis or her property during logging. There-fore it is recommended by the State Insur-ance Fund (a quasi-state agency that pro-vides workers compensation insurance)that farmers carry such insurance on log-

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gers. Reports indicate that upon audit, afarmer who sold stumpage or had loggingdone on shares is required to pay theworker's compensation insurance premium(on an uninsured logger) to their insurancecarrier.

3. It is a common practice for businessesto make initial purchase offers that arelower than they actually would be willingto pay. The recommended procedure fordetermining the best possible price fortimber and logging practices is to havecompetitive bidding handled by a profes-sional consultant forester whose servicesare retained by the landowner.

4. Estimates of grades of logs actuallyhave more impact on the price ofthe timberthan does the volume, and the particularmarkets that an individual logger or timberprocessing business has will significantlyaffect what can be paid to the landownerfor the timber.

5. The silviculture selection systemmaintains an uneven-aged stand of trees.In a woodland, trees of different age classesare maintained by vegetative manipula-tion, which during logging removes ma-ture and immature trees to provide sunlightneeded to support the development of newreproduction on the forest floor and thegrowth of residual immature trees. Theselection system favors shade tolerant trees,such as American beech and sugar maple.In contrast, the sunlight demanding spe-cies such as white pine, white oak, andwhite ash will not ~ grow from seed-ling to maturity in the shadow of maturetrees.

6. The clear-cutting method of regener-ating a forest stand provides full sunlight tothe forest floor. This benefits shade intol-erant species resulting in the germinationand growth of tree seeds, as well as grassesand bushes. Black cherry and red oak canbe re-established by natural regenerationthrough the process of clear-cutting, iftheir viable seeds exist in the soil.

7. Line trees, according to opinions ofthe New York State Attorney General be-longjointly to adjacent landowners. There-fore the cutting of property boundary trees,those that straddle property lines, shouldnot be authorized without the agreement of.adjacent landowners.. For more information on maximizingprofits from logging a woodlot ask yourCornell Cooperative Extension agent for acopy of Farmers Woodlots Yield Losses,by David W. Taber.

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rpatch. This underlies the concept of the "donot eliminate" ethic. If we knowingly orconsciously attempt to "eliminate" a trulyendangered native plant or animal, we haveviolated the "ethic". As forest owners, it ismy opinion that we must have concern about,and a commitment to protect, endangeredspecies. We can argue whether the organismis truly endangered or not, whether someenvironmentalists are just using it as a guise" ... to stop all tree cutting and eliminate allhunting, fishing and trapping" as you sug-gest. If a reasonable and thorough scientificinvestigation indicates that a species is en-dangered to the point of possible extinction,the ethic and the law (Endangered SpeciesAct) require the forest owner to protect it.We can argue the point to doomsday, but Ifeel there is a moral obligation involved thatmust be recognized by landowners. Oursociety has determined that certain ethicalvalues may transcend economic values.

Ask A Forester: "Eliminate" -- The Bone of ContentionThe letter from Norman Evans on fac-

ing page asks several questions and voicesconcern over the suggested woodland ethic,"No animal or plant species is eliminated"(WOODLAND STEWARD, February andMay issues, 1992). I want to thank Mr.Evans for his interest and concern whichallows further elaboration on this impor-tant subject.

EXOTIC SPECIES

In suggesting that no animal or plantspecies be eliminated through our wood-land practices, my intent was to includeonly indigenous or native species, not in-troduced or exotic ones. For example, Ihave no concern about totally eradicatingthe introduced gypsy moth. I will assumethat exotic pests have no " ... useful orintrinsic value to other species or elementsin nature" (please refer to "Response:WOODLAND ETHICS", May issue ofWOODLAND STEWARD). At least, ournative species were not initially dependenton exotic organisms.

CONTROL VS ELIMINATE

~Also, my intent was to include only

those organisms that are considered ben-eficial to man or society. But how is "ben-eficial" to be measured or defined? Itsmeaning will have wide variation depend-ing on the viewpoint or objective of theindividual at a given time. For example,"pigweed" or "lambsquarters" is consid-ered a pest weed by many gardeners andfarmers, yet may be cooked to produce avery tasty spinach-like dish. It can be"eliminated" with herbicide or cultivationon certain sites where it competes withother more desirable plants. But just try to

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"totally eradicate" it -- the tiny seeds ofthis annual are Ubiquitous -- eliminate iton one square-foot of garden or field oneyear, and you will find it in the samesquare-foot the next year. Many "weeds"or pest plants behave in a similar way --it is impractical or uneconomical to at-tempt eradication. Rather, we are con-trolling the organism, whether it be plantor animal pest, in our attempt to producea bigger, better, more desirable crop.Note how this also applies to thinning adense, pole-size stand of trees -- you are"eliminating" certain lower quality spe-cies or stems to favor, or increase thegrowth on, the best trees in the stand.

Let's take another common exampleof a pest species that slows the productionof trees on many sites in the Adirondacks-- fern. It blankets the ground with denseshade, inhibiting the germination orgrowth of tree seedlings until the fernbegins to break up, which may take 15years. The landowner practicing forestryas a business cannot afford this longregeneration lag; therefore, he may applyan herbicide to control it. As long as theherbicide is properly applied, this is goodforestry practice, and the "do not elimi-nate (totally eradicate)" ethic has notbeen violated.

RARE AND ENDANGERED ~@#~@y:

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Now, let's assume this particular fernis very rare and endangered -- you mayhave the last remaining patch of thisparticular species in the Adirondacks.What was formerly a "weed" is now avery valuable species, both aestheticallyand commercially. (You could chargefern lovers an entry fee to see itl) Evenwithout its commercial value, would youconsciously spray it to regenerate anotherstand of black cherry more rapidly'? Idon't think so; in fact, most woodlandlovers would try to protect and extend the

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MIS-MANAGEMENT

The "do not eliminate" ethic has anotherdimension we have not discussed, and oneexample can explain it. In this case, anendangered species is not involved, but lackof silvicuItural knowledge could perpetuateit. For this example, we start with a mature/overmature black cherry stand with advanceregeneration (understory) of sugar maple/beech seedlings and scattered pole-size trees.The cherry is harvested for sawlogs in thespring, just after foliage expansion, leaving

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only poles and seedlings of maple/beech.Stump sprouting of cherry is poor, and theadvance regeneration of maple/beech rap-idly dominates the stand. The few cherryseedlings/sprouts that do survive the firstfew years are suppressed by the maple/beech poles. A valuable cherry stand hasbeen replaced by lower-value maple/beech.Very likely, the future commercial valueof the stand has been depressed. If thesurrounding stands are mostly maple/beech,then the woodland may approach a mo-noculture, reducing biological diversity. Ablack cherry stand has been "eliminated"through ignorance and the "ethic" has beenviolated. Unless the forest owner desired amaple/beech future for this stand, the re-sult is a loss from every standpoint. This isnot an uncommon occurrence.

REVISION Q[..].,

We can improve the reader's under-standing of this ethical concept by revisingthe original statement, "No animal or plantspecies is eliminated." I'll initiate the revi-sion by "eliminating" the contentious word"eliminated": Maintain (control or man-age) plant and animal communities forforest owner objectives while protectingendangered native species and habitats.

Can you prepare a better statement?Give it a try, send me your thoughts, andwe'll publish the best ones in the WOOD-LAND STEWARD.

Mail your comments or statement to WESSUHR. RR#I BOX 59B. OSWEGATCHIE.NY. 13670.

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Too Many Weeds?ism that is killing them. To follow the ideaof biological diversity to its logical end, Isuppose the organism that kills the beechshould be protected. How about gypsymoths? Or porcupines? Where is the line?The idea has dangers.

Nature will notlet us protect everythingin a biological diversity program. Climaxforest will take over, with multi-stageswhich will see different plants, birds, ani-mals and insects.

I may want to speed the process towardthe climax group of species, or I may wantto hold back or set back the climax process.To speed it up, I could eliminate the re-maining plants/trees that are holding upthe changes, or I could hold back forestsuccession by clear-cutting a strip or aclearing of small size to keep a habitatmore favorable for grouse, but I will onlydo this where nature, in reclaiming whatwas farm land for a short time, has a batchof poor stems or species.

Should we fault Nature for not main-taining biological diversity? I use my for-est for far more than the saw-timber it willproduce. I love the woods and love diver-sity. I use my camera, I go for walks, I birdwatch, and I also hunt, fish and trap. BUT,I am worried about the concept of biologi-cal diversity in the wrong hands or withoutcontrols.

Do you weed your garden? I want to beable to weed my forest. There is a place forweeds, but not in your lettuce. There is aplace for weed trees, but not where a croptree will grow better. I'm not sure where toput the porcupines.

Dear Friends:The February 1992issueofthe WOOD-

LAND STEWARD urged members to re-spond to the article, "Woodland Ethics." Inthe May/June edition of "FORESTOWNER" is an article on "Biological Di-versity." My concern ties both articlestogether.

One of the suggested points in the ethicsarticle is: "No animal or plant species iselim inated." The basic view of biologicaldiversity should be maintained and that noform of plant or animal life be eliminated.

Are there limits? How far do you carrythis? Can we start preaching this withoutboundary definitions? Could this not be aweapon for the multi-pronged movementto stop all tree cutting and eliminate allhunting, fishing and trapping? Where doyou start and stop?

I was a dairy farmer for 20 years. If Iwanted corn in a field, I cultivated orsprayed for weeds and tried to raise the bestfield of com that I could. I could have hadmore diversity if I had planted pumpkinsand beans along with the com but that wasnot my aim. The raccoons and deer gaveme more diversity than I wanted. I don'tmind them in my woods, but too many deerthere and the next log harvest has heart rot.To keep my corn field in the best fertility,I rotated with oats and legumes, againspraying for weeds in the oats, fertilizingas needed, and increasing the ultimatecarrying capacity of my land.

As a Tree Farmer, I'm happy to leavesnags in the woods for animals and birds,but my beech is dying. I might better takeit out, especially since the turkeys aredoing fine on black cherry pits, amongother things. On the edge of my woods aresome old, diseased beech trees that I willleave as long as they produce beechnuts,but nothing in my woods is going to sufferif all my beech is gone, except the organ-

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of Environmental Conservation and theNY Forest Owners Association.

For more information about the pro-gram or if you wish to nominate a candi-date, contact Gary Goff, MFO/COVERTSProgram Director, Fernow Hall, CornellUniversity, NY 14853, (607)255-2824.

New York's Master Forest Owner/Coverts Program Updateby Gary R. Goff

New York's first corps of Master ForestOwners appears to be well on the way toaccomplishing the goal of encouragingand motivating neighboring forest ownersto practice sound forest management prin-ciples. As of February of 1992, at least 11Master Forest Owners (MFO' s) had visiteda total of 42 neighbors who owned 5,142forested acres. With the arrival of spring,the number of contacts is likely doubleFebruary's total as I have since heard frommany not included in the first tally.

Nearly all solicited and unsolicited re-ports from people involved with the pro-gram have been very positive. I've heardfrom over 75% of the 30 MFO's and allhave expressed their confidence in theirability to assist forest owners. Consultingand public foresters who have receivedreferrals resulting from the program havenoted that forest owners who have beenvisited by MFO's tend to be quite knowl-edgeable about forest management andhave well-defined ownership objectives.This year's program will be evaluated as ofSeptember via a mail survey of MFO's,forest owner contacts and professional re-source managers who have been involvedwith the program.

MFO's have shown a lot of ambitionand innovation in their "work". Severalhave been speakers at workshops spon-sored by County Cooperative ExtensionAssociations. I know one gave a presenta-tion at a Regional Forest Practice Boardmeeting, and yet another has a series of"woods walks" scheduled this summer onhis property. Many have focused theirefforts on promoting consideration of theStewardsh ip Incenti ves Program (SIP). Thiscost/share forest management program hasbeen extremely popular in the State withover a million dollars already allocated.However, recent rescission ofFY92 ForestLegacy Funding (SIP) will have unforseenimpact on the administration of the pro-gram.

Bob Gibbs, MFO from ChemungCounty, (with his wife as publisher) pro-duced the first issue of the COVERTSNYMFO newsletter which is intended toact as a conduit for information and ideasamong MFO's. For example, at least oneMFO tries to accompany his regional DECpublic forester on woods walks with forestowner referrals. Another good suggestionwas to have the MFO's give the forestowner contacts copies of the "Background

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New York Master Forest Owners practicing their compass reading skills at the 1991training workshop at Cornell's Arnot Forest.

New York Master Forest Owners listening to Consulting Forester Mike DeMunn explainthe silvicultural practices used on a stand at Cornell's Arnot Forest.

Information" sheet which contains infor-mation about the forest owner's propertyand objectives. At the forest owner's dis-cretion, such information can help getcommunication off to a sound start whenlater working with professional resourcemanagers.

Funding for the 1992-93 NY MasterForest Owners/COVERTS Program ap-pears to be assured. The program will beexpanded this year to cover the entire stateand certify 60 new volunteers via tworegional 3-day workshops in September1992. I currently have over 100 MFOcandidates but will be accepting nomina-tions through early July. So, if you knowof any exemplary, experienced and outgo-ing forest owners (including yourself)please mail their names and addresses tome and I'll send them an application.

NY' sMaster Forest Owner/COVERTSProgram is funded by The Ruffed GrouseSociety, the NY Forest Stewardship Pro-gram, and The National Wild Turkey Fed-eration with cooperation from CornellCooperative Extension, NYS Department

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NOTICEMay 21, 1992, the House and Senatepassed a compromise federal spend-ing reduction bill (rescission act) by asubstantial margin. The U S. ForestService lost $19 million of its antici-pated funds and hence the FY92 Stew-ardship IncentiveProgram (SIP) mon-eys will not be available. The effect ofthis 'political posturing' by the Con-gress vs the Administration on theenvironmentofthe State of New York,will reduce the funds available to pri-vate owners by one half, much of thelost money is already promised tocooperators.

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HONOR ROLLWe plan to make this a regular feature

ofthe Forest Owner. The purpose is to givecredit to those members who are out thereacquiring new members for NYFOA, amuch needed activity, as that is an impor-tant part of our mission.

So, hats off to the following who havebrought in new members from the begin-ning of the year to the end of May: TheAllegheny Foothills Chapter led by BobChild's six members has been very activewith a total of 12. What is their secret?

Karen Anderson, AFC 1Harry Bartle 2Albert Brown, AFC 1Ron Cadieux 1Bob Childs, AFC 6Bob and Audrey Childs, AFC 1Wilma Csont, AFC 1Tom Ellison, CNY 2Mike Greason, CDC 1John Hastings, SAC 1Bob Howard, NAC 1Art Kibbe, AFC 1Mary McCarty, WFL 1Pat McGlew, TIO 1Billy Morris, WFL 1Jim Paine, Sr., AFC 1Darrel Rippeteau, THR 1Sanford Smith, Warren, PA 1Dale Schaefer, WFL 2Wes Suhr, NAC 4Dennis Wilson 1

There have been other sources of newmembers such as the Woodland Stewardwhich has brought in 47 new members sofar this year! However, the Honor Roll isdesigned to highlight the efforts of theindividual. Let me know if there are ques-tions or if you detect an error.

Submitted by President Stuart McCarty,Chairman of the Membership Committee.

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4. Aaron I. Robinson, President, Robinson Saw Mill Works, Barryville, NY (90 milesNorth West of NYC in Sullivan Co.), "Public Perceptions. Small Private Woods. andLaws"

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meeting on April 25, 1992 by John C. Marchant, Chairman of the Long Range PlanningCommittee.

1. GENERAL DIRECTION AND FOCUS OF NYFOA CONSIDEREDSATISFACTORY WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.A. Broaden goals to meet more member's objectives.B. Emphasize use of:

1. Education.2. Stewardship.

2. NYFOA SHOULD REMAIN FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT INSUPPORT OF BASE OPERATIONS.A. Administrative costs.B. Publication of the "Forest Owner".C. Financial support of chapters.D. Selected "Projects" may be financed through solicited donations. (Acquiring aTax Exempt status as an educational organization will be necessary.)

3. THE "FOREST OWNER" IS A VITAL ASSET TO NYFOA.A. The VALUE/COST of the magazine has already been increased appreciably

since the beginning of 1992 and additional effective changes are under way.

4. NYFOA TO ESTABLISH AN INFORMATION DATABASEACCESSIBLE THROUGH A 1-800 NUMBER.A. This database will concentrate on "where to find" information and is expected to

be functioning in 1992.

5. AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR ITS EQUIVALENT IS NECESSARY TOCONTINUE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN NYFOA AND OTHERORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORESTRY /ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY.A. This position provides continuity across elected officer terms and a variety of outside

organizations. A replacement for the current Director needs to be found by 1993.

6. NYFOA TO HOLD A WORKSHOP FOR CHAPTER CHAIRPERSONS ANDNEWSLETTER EDITORS IN 1992.A. The current and future strength of NYFOA is clearly coming from our 13 local

chapters and affiliates and their programs and publications. Because of their statewide distribution a workshop to "get to know each other and exchange ideas" isconsidered valuable.

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