Got Trees?
Get More from Your Woodlot
Free programs at the NY FARM SHOW February 21-23, 2013 State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, New York
Fifteen free programs to help owners realize greater benefits from their woodlands are scheduled for the 2013 Farm Show in Syracuse, February 21-23, 2013.
Learn from experts. Come with your questions. Learn more, earn more.
Landowners have a wide range of interests in their woods: peace and quiet, wildlife, wood products, recreation, future timber, and a family legacy, to name a few. Whatever your objectives, a greater understanding can help achieve a greater value from your woods.
Each year at the NY Farm Show, free forestry programs are presented by NYFOA with Cornell Cooperative Extension, the State Department of Environmental Conservation and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with support from others including the New York Farm Bureau, Audubon New York, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service of the USDA.
Programs are held in the Somerset Room of the Art and Home Center at the NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Programs start on the hour and allow time for questions. Reservations are not needed.
The mission of the New York Forest Owners Association (NYFOA) is to promote sustainable forestry practices and improved stewardship on privately owned woodlands in New York State. NYFOA is a not-for-profit group of people who care about NYS trees and forests and are interested in the thoughtful management of private forests for the benefit of current and future generations
Each 1 hour Workshop= ¼ CE NYLT Credit.
New York Forest Owners Association: 2013 Farm Show Workshop Schedule, Syracuse NY
Thursday Morning: February 21
10:00 Legislators Need To Know Your Needs
Jeff Williams - Manager of Government Relations, New York Farm Bureau, Albany
11:00 Protecting your Timber from Fraud and Theft
David Skeval - Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Onondaga County
Thursday Afternoon: February 21
1:00 Smart Timber Management Creates Good Bird Habitat Mike Burger - Conservation & Science Director, Audubon New York
2:00 Fostering Bird Habitat in Open Fields
Andrew Hinickle - Conservation Biologist, Audubon New York
3:00 Getting Financial Help to Improve Your Woods
Mike Fournier - Resource Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA
Friday Morning: February 22
10:00 Conservation Easements Can Protect Your Woodlot Legacy Donald Fisher - President, Pomeroy Associates, Syracuse
11:00 Coping with Insects That Destroy your Valuable Trees
Kim Adams - Instructional Support Specialist, SUNY College of Env. Sci. & Forestry
Friday Afternoon: February 22
1:00 Bringing Your Woodlot Back to Growing Valuable Timber
Peter Smallidge - NYS Extension Forester, Cornell University
2:00 Managing Your Woodlot for Timber and Deer
Gary Goff - Sr. Extension Associate, Dep't of Natural Resources, Cornell University
3:00 A Woodlot as an Investment: Experiences and Lessons
Carl Wiedemann - Retired Forester, NYS Dep't of Environmental Conservation
Saturday Morning: February 23
10:00 Property Taxes and Your Woodlot
Sloane Crawford - Forest Stewardship Coordinator, NYS Dep't of Environmental Conservation
11:00 Successful and Profitable Tree Planting
Brett Chedzoy - Resource Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schuyler County
Saturday Afternoon: February 23
1:00 Consulting Foresters Can Help You and Your Woods in Many Ways
Susan Kiester - Consulting Forester, Wayland, NY
2:00 Portable Sawmills for the Woodlot Owner
David Williams - Experienced Mill Owner-Operator, Bainbridge, NY
3:00 Legislators Need to Know Your Needs
Hugh Canham - Emeritus Professor, SUNY College of Env. Sci. & Forestry
NEW YORK FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATION
PO Box 541 Lima, NY 14485
For More Information Contact
Hugh Canham: 315 457 4972
