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May, 08 2008: CFRC Weekly Summary 5/08/08

Community Forestry Resource Center Weekly News and Event Summary May 8, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - CONTENTS:

HEADLINES:

International Migratory Bird Day May 10 (WI)

DNR threatens to end Rogers' bear research (MN)

Experts determine where sudden oak death began (CA)

Home Depot opens doors to green materials

Leaders Join to Discuss Sustainable Forests: Landscape-scale Changes and Environmental Services Head the Topics

India Plans to Spend 2.4 Billion on Rejuvenating Forestland

Forests 'best option' for providing carbon offsets (Australia)

Losing the Forest for the Trees: Tree Monocultures and the Biofuel Boom (World)

OTHER HEADLINES ON http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm * Forest dwellers can earn money from conservation but only with clear land rights (Cameroon)

------------------------------------------------------------------------ - EVENTS:

Smallwood 2008 and Bioenergy& Wood Products Conference May 13-15, 2008, Madison, WI

Forest Wildlife and Biodiversity May 15, 2008, Brainerd, MN

Recreational Trail Design June 12, 2008, Hovland, MN

For more event listings visit: http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -

INFORMATION

Ecological Restoration Associate Job Opening (WI)

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PUBLICATIONS:

Wood Products and Carbon Protocols: Carbon Storage and Law Energy Intensity Should be Considered

Ecosystem Markets: New Mechanisms to Support Forestry

For more publications visit: http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm

------------------------------------------------------------------------ - HEADLINES:

International Migratory Bird Day May 10 (WI) WDNR

This year's theme is 'Tundra to Tropics: Connecting Birds, Habitats, and People'

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/ OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102630 -----------------------------

DNR threatens to end Rogers' bear research (MN) Timberjay Newspapers

Biologist Lynn Rogers' right to study black bears in Minnesota could end on June 30, depending on the outcome of a review by the Department of Natural Resources.

http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=4320 OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102629 -----------------------------

Experts determine where sudden oak death began (CA) The San Francisco Chronicle

UC Berkeley experts investigating why millions of trees in California have fallen victim to sudden oak death have figured out where the infestation began: Mount Tamalpais and Santa Cruz.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/17/MN79106NJ9.D TL OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102626 -----------------------------

Home Depot opens doors to green materials Sustainable Industries

Most spring Saturday mornings at The Home Depot, a steady stream of customers comes to peruse cabinets, countertops and showerheads; rose bushes, tomato plants and compost; barbecues, lawn chairs and weed whackers.

http://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/18670969.html OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102634 -----------------------------

Leaders Join to Discuss Sustainable Forests: Landscape-scale Changes and Environmental Services Head the Topics National Roundtable on Sustainable Forests

Participants in the National Roundtable on Sustainable Forests (Roundtable) and the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition (WFLC), who have coordinated to host their meetings at the Clarion Hotel this week, will discuss sustainable forests in the context of landscape-scale monitoring and implementing and environmental services.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102633 -----------------------------

India Plans to Spend 2.4 Billion on Rejuvenating Forestland Bloomberg.com

India, the world's fourth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, plans to spend 100 billion rupees ($2.4 billion) on rejuvenating three million hectares of degraded forests to increase the green cover and soak up emissions.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aSexG5bbadiE&refer=i ndia OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102632 -----------------------------

Forests 'best option' for providing carbon offsets (Australia) Business Day

AGROFORESTRY and reforestation are the best option for providing carbon offsets in the initial phase of an emissions trading system, according to Australian researchers.

http://business.theage.com.au/forests-best-option-for-providing-carbon-o ffsets/20080427-28ve.html OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102635 -----------------------------

Losing the Forest for the Trees: Tree Monocultures and the Biofuel Boom (World) Americas Program, CIP

Using trees for fuel as part of the agrofuels boom means cultivation of massive monoculture tree plantations. They are already present in Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil to supply lumber as well as paper pulp, and due to the destruction of biodiversity this model has encountered opposition by civil society groups and indigenous peoples whose rural livelihoods are at stake.

http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5193 OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102636 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -

EVENTS

Smallwood 2008 and Bioenergy& Wood Products Conference May 13-15, 2008, Madison, WI

The SmallWood 2008 and Bioenergy & Wood Products joint conference will be held May 13-15, 2008. The theme of this year's conference is "Cutting Edge Technologies to Optimize Utilization of Smallwood and Woody Biomass." The conference will provide state-of-the-art information on small-tree utilization and foster peer-to-peer learning. Enormous quantities of woody biomass are being generated from thinning operations, land clearing, and hurricane disasters. These issues drive the need to create solutions for using low-value and waste wood. This conference will include an international slate of speakers, including researchers, material and equipment suppliers, manufacturers, and end-users. Contact the Forest Products Society at 608-231-1361 or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102461&categoryID. -----------------------------

Forest Wildlife and Biodiversity May 15, 2008, Brainerd, MN

This class will provide landowners the opportunity to learn how to attract more wildlife in their property. It will cover basic wildlife needs and how to meet them through enhancing plant species diversity. Class contents will include management for specific species, habitat improvement, and management to reduce impacts of nuisance animals.

Contact Diomy Zamora at zamor015@umn.edu or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102258&categoryID -----------------------------

Recreational Trail Design June 12, 2008, Hovland, MN

This class will present options for trail construction, including techniques, layout and maintenance. Contact Denise Volk at 888-241-0724 or volx005@umn.edu or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102449&categoryID

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INFORMATION

Ecological Restoration Associate Job Opening (WI)

Company Description: Michler & Brown, LLC. Ecological restoration crew based in Madison, WI, operating mainly in south central Wisconsin on both public and private lands. Activities include invasive species control, brush removal, and prescribed burning in prairie, savanna, forest, and wetland plant communities.

Qualifications: Able to perform daily physical labor in all weather conditions. Ability to work well with a crew. Safety conscious. Willingness to obtain WI pesticide applicator license within one month of employment. Desirable: knowledge of southern WI ecosystems, understanding of ecological restoration goals and techniques, prescribed burning experience, and ability to operate a brush cutter and a chainsaw.

Duties: Herbicide application, brush cutting, chainsaw operation, prescribed burning. Opportunities for grant writing and contract bidding.

Wage: $14/hr

To Apply: Contact Willis Brown. 608-278-9308. webrown3@hotmail.com. Position will remain open until filled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -

PUBLICATIONS

Wood Products and Carbon Protocols: Carbon Storage and Law Energy Intensity Should be Considered

The time is right and strong opportunities exist for carbon protocols and markets for carbon credits to recognize the carbon storage benefits of wood products.

http://dovetailinc.org/reports/pdf/DovetailCarbon0408hz.pdf OR http://forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=102577

Ecosystem Markets: New Mechanisms to Support Forestry

With the growing interest in global warming, climate change, and the influence that human activities have on our environment, there are increasing opportunities for market based mechanisms to support responsible forestry and environmentally beneficial land use decisions. An increasingly common market-based mechanism is the "carbon credit" which links marketplace values with the sequestration of carbon.

http://dovetailinc.org/reports/pdf/DovetailEcoMkts0308dk.pdf OR http://forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=102259

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