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July, 25 2008: CFRC Weekly Summary

Community Forestry Resource Center Weekly News and Event Summary July 24, 2008

This message includes news, headlines, and information gathered during the week

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* * * C O N T E N T S * * * News

Proposed rule would classify prohibited and restricted invasive species (WI)

Man who stole timber near Lake Wenatchee sentenced to prison (WA)

Paper's weight: Technology has added to the load

Incentives for Carbon Sequestration May Not Protect Species

Ingenuity at the Service of Sustainable Biomass (Latin America)

Fishing for Birds in Venezuela

'Not a good year' for Canadian forestry

Tract of of B.C. forest set to be saved for caribou OTHER HEADLINES AT http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm

*Missouri Town Powered Entirely By Wind

Events

Webinar: Reaching Family Forest Owners July 29, 2008, Online

Introduction to Watersheds July 30, 2008, Grand Marais, MN

Controlling Runoff and Erosion around Your Property July 31, 2008, Hovland, MN

Small-Scale Logging Demonstration and Field Day August 16, 2008, Aitkin, MN

Conservation Forestry Network's Ecological Forestry Workshop"> October 22-23, 2008, Elkins, WV

Information

Job Opening:Summer Forestry Aid

Missouri Developing Best Management Practices for Harvesting Woody Biomass

Publications

Harvesting Fuel: Cutting Costs and Reducing Forest Fire Hazards through Biomass Trends in Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration in Asia: Implications for the United States

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News Proposed rule would classify prohibited and restricted invasive species (WI) WDNR | July 24, 2008 Public hearings will be held around state in August

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103375

Man who stole timber near Lake Wenatchee sentenced to prison (WA) AP via the Seattle Post Intelligencer | July 24, 2008 A Camano Island man who stole some rare old-growth timber near Lake Wenatchee has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103363

Paper's weight: Technology has added to the load San Jose Mercury News | July 24, 2008 Thirty years ago, as new computing and communications technology started to come to the fore, technology researchers and analysts began to talk confidently about the coming paperless society.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103372

Incentives for Carbon Sequestration May Not Protect Species Science Daily | July 24, 2008 Paying rural landowners in Oregon's Willamette Basin to protect at-risk animals won't necessarily mean that their newly conserved trees and plants will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere and vice versa, a new study has found.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103373

Ingenuity at the Service of Sustainable Biomass (Latin America) Tierramerica | July 24, 2008 A company will extract silver from the same contaminants it proposes to clean up; a cooperative of the formerly unemployed will export designer clothing; some small farmers are planting new varieties of manioc that double the yield with fewer agro-toxins;

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103365

Fishing for Birds in Venezuela Conservation International | July 24, 2008 Call it the iBird. David Ascanio, ornithologist, birder and tour leader, has been listening for, identifying, and ?fishing? for birds for over 20 years. In 1984, he ascended Mount Roraima with a hiking group, and helped produce the first contemporary record of a roraiman nightjar (Caprimulgus whitelyi).

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103366

'Not a good year' for Canadian forestry The Vancouver Sun | July 24, 2008 Net losses of $1.1 billion place nation's 13 largest lumber companies worst in world

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103370

Tract of B.C. forest set to be saved for caribou Toronto Globe and Mail | July 24, 2008 An endangered population of mountain caribou is expected to be the focus of an announcement today billed as "a conservation initiative of global significance," and said to involve a large tract of wilderness in southeastern British Columbia.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103371

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Events

Webinar: Reaching Family Forest Owners July 29, 2008, Online Mary Tyrrell and Brett J. Butler will highlight ways to use social marketing principles to increase the likelihood that your messages and programs reach more forest landowners. They will summarize some of their recent research associated with the Sustaining Family Forests Initiative, a collaboration organized to gain comprehensive knowledge about family forest owners in the United States.

Contact Scott Bagley at 740-593-8733 or scott@nnfp.us or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103362 for more information.

Introduction to Watersheds July 30, 3008, Grand Marais, MN Learn about the Cascade River Watershed. Participants will be able to describe the watershed and how activities within the watershed affect sedimentation and erosion. The presentation will conclude with a discussion about landowner interests, and viewpoints. The information will be used to plan future classes and educational programs.

Contact Denise Volk at 888-241-0724 or volkx005@umn.edu or visit http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102717&categoryID for more information.

Controlling Runoff and Erosion around Your Property July 31, 2008, Hovland, MN This hands-on class will be held both indoors and outdoors. Learn how to use and maintain rain barrels, rain gardens, and silt fencing to reduce erosion and control runoff from your property.

Contact Denise Volk at 888-241-0724 or volkx005@umn.edu or visit http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102717&categoryID for more information.

Small-Scale Logging Demonstration and Field Day August 16, 2008, Aitkin, MN What is small-scale logging? Small-scale logging is a system and a range of equipment that increases logging flexibility and extends production seasons. Small-scale logging is designed for harvesting operations where maneuverability is a primary concern. It is not logging small trees and/or small volumes.

Why attend? Whether you are a logger, forester, woodland owner, or other land manager, this field day will show you how to maximize profitability through the use of small-scale logging equipment, harvesting, and processing techniques.

Contact Gary Bradford at 218-927-4599 or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=103069&categoryID for more information.

Conservation Forestry Network's Ecological Forestry Workshop October 22-23, 2008, Eklins, WV The workshop will focus on incorporating natural models into silviculture using management techniques that mimic ecological processes that have shaped our forests for thousands of years. The goal is to introduce core principles of natural disturbance and natural development-based silviculture, and matrix management paradigms through classroom lectures, discussion, and field visits to innovative projects that implement these principles.

Contact Sue Dimmick at 304-293-2941 ext. 2490 or Sue.Dimmick@mail.wvu.edu or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=103070&categoryID for more information.

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Information Job Opening:Summer Forestry Aid Clearwater Forest Consultants, LLC (www.clearwaterforestconsultants.com) is seeking to employ 1-2 Forestry Aides for summer-fall term positions beginning ASAP and ending when classes resume or projects are completed. Primary duties will be to assist permanent staff conduct intensive forest inventories. Position will require overnight travel 4-5 days a week. All travel expenses are provided by the company for out of town work. Assistance in locating temporary lodging in or near Piedmont, MO for the term may also be provided.

These positions can be used by students needing to fulfill internship obligations.

One of these positions may mature into a full time position depending upon availability of the employee and their proven abilities.

Coursework and abilities must include:

Dendrology Silviculture Mensuration & Statistics Forest Ecology GIS/GPS Applications To apply please submit a résumé? (or application from the company website), cover letter, and a copy of your most current transcript to CFC ATTN: Kyle Flinn, Director of Field Operations.

Clearwater Forest Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Missouri Developing Best Management Practices for Harvesting Woody Biomass A draft of the Missouri Best Management Practices for Harvesting Woody Biomass is available via the Missouri Department of Conservation website: http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/MDCLibrary/MDCLibrary2.aspx?NodeID=2055.

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Publications Harvesting Fuel: Cutting Costs and Reducing Forest Fire Hazards through Biomass Harvest This study was designed to provide information on two sets of challenges to the development of biomass markets in and around the Superior National Forest: 1) economic and operational issues faced by loggers; and 2) environmental constraints of concern to and managers, scientists and policymakers involved in developing and refining biomass harvest practices. In the course of our study, we determined that administrative systems and constraints formed a third and important set of challenges to the development of biomass markets.

Read the full press release: http://www.iatp.org/iatp/press.cfm?refID=103060 Read the Executive Summary: http://forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=103062 Read the full report: http://forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=103061

Trends in Forest-Based Carbon Sequestration in Asia: Implications for the United States Jeff Bowyer, Dovetail Partners, Inc. | July 21, 2008 As Americans consider the role of forests in climate mitigation and possible mechanisms for rewarding forest-related carbon sequestration, it makes sense to look at how other nations and regions are proceeding with forest carbon sequestration programs. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=103361

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