Community Forestry Resource Center
Weekly News and Event Summary
January 20, 2005
This message includes news, headlines, and information gathered during the week.
------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENTS:
HEADLINES:
Deer eating away at forests nationwide
Groups want action against invasive species
Ethanol from wood chips (NY)
Conflict Growing In Unspoiled Forest (CT)
US Forests Cost-Effective against Global Warming, Study Concludes
Beginner’s Guide to Third-Party Forest Certification: Shining a Light on the
Canadian Standards Association
Good news for threatened plants
For more headlines visit:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/News.cfm
------------------------------------------------------------------------EVENTS:
Financial Aspects of Woodland Ownership
January 25, 2005, Winona, MN
Forest Stand Dynamics
February 6 – 11, 2005, Eatonville, WA
What's Bugging You? Insect and Disease Threats to Minnesota's Trees
February 15 – 16, 2005, Mankato, MN
Beyond Paper and Pulpwood - a closer look at the other goods from our woods
February 21, 2005, Bemidji, MN
2005 ForestLeadership Conference
March 1 – 3, 2005, Toronto, ON, Canada
A Fortune in the Forest - A conference on Non-Timber Forest Products
April 9, 2005, Rhinelander, WI
For more event listings visit:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/Calendar/Cal.cfm
------------------------------------------------------------------------INFORMATION:
Starting a Small Business – Money Management web site
Wildlife Recreation & Nature Tourism Certificate – Wisconsin
------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLICATIONS:
Forest Landowner’s Guide to Evaluating and Choosing a Natural Resource-Based
Enterprise
Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments
Balancing Ecology and Economics:
A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation, 2nd Edition
------------------------------------------------------------------------HEADLINES:
Deer eating away at forests nationwide
For Charlie Scheer, 63, president of the Long Island Farm Bureau, the animals are more
akin to vermin than furry woodland creatures. Across the country, the rising white-tailed
deer population is wreaking havoc on farms, changing the ecology of forests and causing
ever more motor vehicle accidents and fatalities.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6835501 OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=736
----------------------------Groups want action against invasive species
Most ships arriving in the Great Lakes are exempt from regulations meant to keep out
invasive species capable of wreaking havoc on the ecosystem, the U.S. Coast Guard has
acknowledged as it moves to tighten controls. As many as 80 percent or more of
oceangoing vessels that enter the lakes are subject to little more than paperwork
requirements. But those vessels -- known as NOBOBs, short for no ballast on board -are not necessarily without stowaways.
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/10679129.htm OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=735
----------------------------Ethanol from wood chips (NY)
Officials at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry unveiled an
invention that makes wood chips into ethanol. Corn is mostly used now, but researchers
say there isn't enough Upstate. There's another place ethanol plants can get the tree
ingredients they need. Representatives from paper mills all over the U-S and from
Canada are here learning how they can make their usually wasted byproducts into profits.
Researchers say paper mills usually dispose of key substances, when they could sell them
to ethanol plants.
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=34877&SecID=83 OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=730
----------------------------Conflict Growing In Unspoiled Forest (CT)
Two of the state's most thorny problems - the preservation of open land from sprawling
development, and the sifting of Connecticut's cities and towns into haves and have-nots are colliding on the Oswegatchie Hills. In a battle that has spilled into state and federal
courts, the debate has invoked issues of racism, land rights, local control, affordable
housing and the preservation of sensitive coastal ecosystems. It has prompted accusations
of lying, and worse, by both sides
http://www.ctnow.com/news/local/hc-hills0116.artjan18,1,1029100.story?coll=hc-headlineslocal&ctrack=1&cset=true
OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=737
----------------------------US Forests Cost-Effective against Global Warming, Study Concludes
A Pew report cautioned that while carbon sequestration [in forests] is a promising tool to
reduce global warming, a large-scale plan has many unanswered economic, political and
social questions. The 40-page report, which reviewed and extrapolated on earlier studies,
said it was vital for the U.S. government to make the technology enticing to private
landowners, especially early on when the program would require a significant amount of
capital and land. Such incentives could include special payments or tax credits.
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=6972 OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=741
----------------------------Beginner’s Guide to Third-Party Forest Certification: Shining a Light on the
Canadian Standards Association
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is a non-profit, membership organization.
The CSA was chartered in 1919 and serves diverse interests with its more than 2,000
different standards for various industries. The CSA first published Canada’s National
Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Standard, CAN/CSA Z809 in 1996. The CSA’s
SFM Program consists of four components: the SFM Standard, a chain-of-custody
program, product marking with the CSA SFM Mark, and the CSA International’s Forest
Products Group which is responsible for promoting the program.
http://www.dovetailinc.org/TheOutlookJan2005.htm
----------------------------Good news for threatened plants
A study by Botanic Gardens Conservation International says about 9,000 species which
are threatened in the wild are in fact thriving in botanic gardens. This is about a quarter
of all the plants which are known to be at risk, but a fraction of the possible total.
Scientists say anything up to 100,000 species may disappear because of both habitat
destruction and climate change.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4187053.stm OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/News/news.cfm?News_ID=742
------------------------------------------------------------------------EVENTS
Financial Aspects of Woodland Ownership
January 25, 2005, Winona, MN
Woodland ownership comes with many financial considerations. This course will outline
some of the things you should consider before purchasing woodlands, before you sell
timber and every year thereafter. Some of the discussion will cover Minnesota’s 2001
Sustainable Forestry Incentive program. LOCATION: Holzinger Lodge, Winona at 6:008:30 p.m. Instructor: Mel Baughman, University of Minnesota Satisfies one Woodland
Advisor core credit (WAC10).
Contact Kurt Hinz at 507-285-7433 or kurt.hinz@dnr.state.mn.us or see
www.cnr.umn.edu/cfc/wa/Support/wasess.htm
----------------------------Forest Stand Dynamics
February 6 – 11, 2005, Eatonville, WA
A week-long mid-career workshop for silviculturists, forest managers, forest ecologists,
wildlife biologists and others interested in how forests develop. Taught by Chadwick
Dearing Oliver, M.F.S., Ph.D., Pinchot Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies
at Yale University and Director of Yale’s Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry, and
Bruce C. Larson, M.F.S., Ph.D., FRBC Chair of Silviculture at the University of British
Columbia. SAF Continuing Forestry Education credit: 30 hours, Category 1
Contact Barbara Ruth at 1-203-432-5117 or barbara.ruth@yale.edu or see
http://research.yale.edu/gisf/events/standdynamics/index.html
----------------------------What's Bugging You? Insect and Disease Threats to Minnesota's Trees
February 15 – 16, 2005, Mankato, MN
A joint gathering of the MN Society of American Foresters and the MN Association of
Conservation Districts. Presentation topics at this meeting will include hybrid poplar
diseases, root diseases in red pine, hardwood declines, bark beetles, spruce and jack pine
budworm, oak wilt, emerald ash borer, gypsy moth, stem girdling roots, and diagnosing
insect and disease problems.
http://www.mnsaf.org OR
http://www.forestrycenter.org/Calendar/detail.cfm?whichevent=1007
----------------------------Beyond Paper and Pulpwood - a closer look at the other goods from our woods
February 21, 2005, Bemidji, MN
Kathleen Preece and Colleen Oestreich examine non-timber forest products. Will be held
at 3:00 – 4:00 pm, at the Bemidji State University Center for Research and Innovation.
Call Julie Scheider at 612-624-1234 or see http://www.cnr.umn.edu/CCE/calendar.html
----------------------------2005 ForestLeadership Conference
March 1 – 3, 2005, Toronto, ON, Canada
ForestLeadership is pleased to announce the program for its 2005 annual conference, to
be held with the theme 'Partnerships Towards Sustainability,' and featuring an exciting
program, with some 40 prominent speakers including senior executives. One of the key
topics of the conference will be forest certification, with a panel focusing on the role of
partnerships in certification, and a strategic dialogue between the leaders of the SFI, CSA
and FSC certification programs.
http://www.forestleadership.com/article.php3?id_article=24
----------------------------A Fortune in the Forest - A conference on Non-Timber Forest Products
April 9, 2005, Rhinelander, WI
Whether it’s balsam bough harvesting, maple syrup collecting, or the gathering of some
other kind of forest product, a growing number of people are taking advantage of
opportunities that exist within Wisconsin’s forests for enjoyment and personal income.
The conference will provide participants with information on a wide variety of ways to
utilize forest resources for the production of a number of different products. Additionally,
participants will have an opportunity to learn how they can market their products and
make their business a success
Contact Bill Klase at 715 365-2658 or william.klase@ces.uwex.edu or see
http://basineducation.uwex.edu/woodland/conference/ntfp.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------------INFORMATION
Starting a Small Business – Money Management web site
A Federal web site is dedicated to helping consumers and micro/small business owners
manage their money better. Topics include budgeting, investing, saving and financial
planning as well as micro and small business development assistance.
http://www.mymoney.gov/mymoneyinfo.shtml#smbus and for help writing a business
plan http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/writingplan.html
----------------------------Wildlife Recreation & Nature Tourism Certificate – Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls, in partnership with Watchable Wildlife, Inc.,
has developed a new graduate-level certificate program to help conservationists,
community leaders, and recreation and hospitality providers build the skills necessary to
effectively preserve the natural resources of and generate jobs and revenue for their
communities.
http://www.watchwildlife.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLICATIONS
Forest Landowner’s Guide to Evaluating and Choosing a Natural Resource-Based
Enterprise
This practical guidebook outlines an evaluation process that improves landowners’
chances of succeeding at launching and establishing a natural resource-based business. It
begins with a discussion of stewardship of forest resources, and follows with discussions,
worksheets, and examples using the fictional Smith family. Readers learn how to assess
personal and family goals; determine financial, labor, and management resources; assess
the site and inventory natural resources; and evaluate potential markets. The last half of
the book includes detailed enterprise budgets for eleven different businesses, including
Christmas trees and holiday greenery, custom portable sawmills, vacation cabins, shiitake
mushrooms, fee fishing, hunting leases, horse boarding, and ginseng.
Order your copy of “Forest Landowner’s Guide” at: www.cce.cornell.edu/store. You
may also call-in 607-255-2080.
----------------------------Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments
This book brings together leading ecologists, systematists, and evolutionary biologists to
present scientific information that integrates soil and sediment disciplines across
terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. It offers a framework for a new discipline
that will allow future scientists to consider the linkages of biodiversity below-surface and
how biota interact to provide the essential ecosystem services needed for sustainable soils
and sediments.
http://www.islandpress.org/soil/book.html
----------------------------Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation, 2nd
Edition
The 160-page guide is intended to show how private landowners, working together, can
improve the ecological conditions of their lands while at the same time improving their
own economic well-being and that of the communities in which their forest land is
located.
The guide draws upon the experiences of several established or forming sustainable
forestry co-ops, as well as the experience of CDS, UWCC, and CFRC of IATP. Intended
primarily for landowners and resource managers, the guide provides essential information
on all aspects of establishing a forest owner cooperative, including: forest management,
marketing, business planning, co-op governance, cooperative structures, non-timber
forest products, sustainable certification, developing member education programs, and
more.
The cost of the manual is $13. For more information about Sustainable Forestry
Cooperatives, or to order a copy of Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-Up Guide
for Forest Owner Cooperation, please visit: http://www.forestrycenter.org
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