Community Forestry Resource Center
Weekly News and Event Summary
December 27, 2002
This message includes news, headlines, and information gathered during the week.
------------------------CONTENTS:
HEADLINES:
Tri-State Forestry Conference Scheduled in Keokuk, IA
Tri-State Forestry Conference Scheduled in Wisconsin
As the debate rages, U.S. exports to Canada increase
Deer's Appetite for Acorns May Limit Oak Regeneration
Exotic Worms Take a Bite Out of Northern Forest Floor
For more headlines visit:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/cfrc/News/News.cfm
EVENTS:
Dot co-op twofer!, Dec. 31st deadline
2nd ANNUAL LIVING GREEN EXPO
April 12 - 13, 2003, St. Paul, MN
For more event listings visit:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/cfrc/Calendar/Cal.cfm
INFORMATION:
FSC National Boreal Standard Draft 1.0
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY: 2003 REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
For more documents and information visit:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/cfrc/library/listcontent.cfm
PUBLICATIONS
Shaping the Future of Rural America - Banks and Economic Development
The Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast
FSC-U.S. News and Views - Mid December 2002
Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation
-----------------------------HEADLINES
Tri-State Forestry Conference Scheduled in Keokuk
[Ames, IA] Forest landowners from SE Iowa, NE Missouri and eastern Illinois interested
in learning how to better manage their forested land are encouraged to attend the 3rd
Annual Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference scheduled for Saturday, March 22, 2003
at Grand Theatre in Keokuk, IA. The conference will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will
conclude at 5:00 p.m.
More information is available at:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/cfrc/Calendar/detail.cfm?whichevent=498
It is also available at: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/forestry/ext/fep.html
-------------------------------Tri-State Forestry Conference Scheduled in Wisconsin
AMES, Iowa --Forest landowners and managers from NE Iowa, SW Wisconsin and NW
Illinois interested in learning how to better manage their forested land are encouraged to
attend the Annual Tri-State Forest Steward Conference scheduled for Saturday, March 8
at the Sinsinawa Mound Center in Sinsinawa, Wis. This conference is one of the largest
of its type in the country.
More information is available at:
http://www.forestrycenter.org/cfrc/Calendar/detail.cfm?whichevent=499
It is also available at: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/forestry/ext/fep.html
---------------------------As the debate rages, U.S. exports to Canada increase
BY CRAIG LINCOLN
Battles over Canadian lumber imports are nothing new. Stakes have always been high on
both sides of the border.
Historically, there has been a dramatic difference in how each side has viewed the
dispute. Although U.S. and Upper Midwest industries complain about Canadian imports,
Canada remains the biggest export customer for American goods, along with those
produced regionally.
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/4799321.htm
------------------------Deer's Appetite for Acorns May Limit Oak Regeneration
While it is no secret that deer browsing has a negative effect on tree growth, some
questions remain about the degree to which deer affect the regeneration of certain
commercially important species such as oak.
http://www.safnet.org/archive/0103_regeneration.htm
From the January 2003 issue of The Forestry Source
-----------------------------Exotic Worms Take a Bite Out of Northern Forest Floor
Although it sounds like the plot of a low-budget science fiction film, scientists at the
Institute for Ecosystem Studies are investigating an exotic earthworm invasion of
northern temperate forests.
http://www.safnet.org/archive/0103_exoticworms.htm
From the January 2003 issue of The Forestry Source
--------------------------EVENTS
Dot co-op twofer! Through Dec. 31, co-ops will receive one FREE Internet address with
the domain name .coop for each address they registera $198 saving for a 2-year
registration. For more information: http://www.coop
--------------------2nd ANNUAL LIVING GREEN EXPO
April 12 - 13, 2003, St. Paul, MN
Mark your calendars and consider how you and your organization can participate! A
coalition of government, business, and non-profit organizations is building on the huge
success of the 2002 event and anticipates 200 vendors and 80 workshops, plus a wide
variety of arts displays, kids activities, food and entertainment. 10,000 people are
expected to attend this 2003 event Saturday and Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair
Grounds in St. Paul. The deadline for the early-bird registration discount for vendors and
exhibitors is January 31, 2003. Interested exhibitors should contact Jeff Stuhr at emailto:jeff.stuhr@moea.state.mn.us or at 651/215-0218.
http://www.livinggreenexpo.org
------------------------------INFORMATION
FSC National Boreal Standard Draft 1.0
The FSC National Boreal Standard Draft 1.0 is now available for input at:
http://www.fsccanada.org/boreal/pdf_document/Draft_1.pdf.
We invite people interested in commenting the draft to use the online form at:
http://www.fsccanada.org/boreal /inputs.shtml .
For people not having access to e-mail, we can send them a hard copy by regular mail.
You may forward this message to groups and individuals from your region.
Marc Thibault, National Boreal Standard Coordinator, Coordonnateur de la Norme
Boréale Nationale, FSC Canada, 1, Eva Road, Suite 205, Toronto, Ont., M9C 4Z5,
Canada, tel: 418-828-1438, fax: 418-828-1439, e-mail: mthibault@fsccanada.org
web site: www.fsccanada.org
----------------------SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY: 2003 REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
The National Commission for Science on Sustainable Forestry (NCSSF) is soliciting
Letters of Intent (due January 31, 2003) for our competitive awards process. NCSSF will
fund six specific projects in 2003 on forest management and biodiversity related to: the
impacts of land use history on biodiversity; calibrating conservation theory and practice;
evaluating economic drivers and global tradeoffs from changes in ownership and
management intensity; and developing risk management tools.
Based on the Letters of Intent, three candidates for each project will be invited to submit
proposals for external review. Final awards are expected by June 2003 and will range
from $45,000 to $150,000 each depending on the project. Further information, project
descriptions and instructions are available at: http://www.ncssf.org
------------------------PUBLICATIONS
-----------------------------Shaping the Future of Rural America - Banks and Economic Development
A new publication issued this week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) -- "Shaping the Future of Rural America - Banks and Economic Development" -highlights the key role banks can play in strengthening rural economies.
"In rural America the local bank is as vital to a town's identity and viability as its schools
and religious institutions," Comptroller of the Currency John D. Hawke, Jr. said in an
article introducing the fall edition of the OCC's Community Developments newsletter.
"Every bank in rural America is, or has the potential to be, a primary engine of economic
development," the Comptroller added.
The newsletter is available at OCC's web site:
http://www.occ.treas.gov/cdd/resource.htm#CD
Articles in the newsletter describes the steps that banks have taken to strengthen rural
communities, frequently in partnership with nonprofit organizations, such as community
development venture capital funds, land trusts and many others.
An accompanying resource guide lists a number of rural community development
financing programs: http://www.occ.treas.gov/cdd/Rural.htm
-----------------------The Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/misc/ir/index.htm
------------------------FSC-U.S. News and Views - Mid December 2002
Included in this edition:
* Looking Toward 2003: The Future is Bright
* FSC Holds Third General Assembly in Oaxaca
* North Carolina State Forestland Earns FSC Certification
* Making Market Linkages Work
Please continue to share your input and ideas for the newsletter with Lisa Swann, ph:
202.342.1388, lswann@foreststewardship.org. All comments and suggestions are
appreciated.
The newsletter is available online at http://www.fscus.org , past issues are available in the
press center.
--------------------------Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation
To help address some of the challenges faced by private woodland owners, the University
of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (UWCC), Cooperative Development Services
(CDS) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Community Forestry Resource
Center (CFRC) have published, Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for
Forest Owner Cooperation. 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, plus sales tax for Minnesota residents.
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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