OTHER HEADLINES ON http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm * Trees prove tempting targets for theft in private woodlands (NY) * Report details bug-infested distress of Colorado forests * Researcher fights pest with whey, fungus (VT) * Legislative auditor blasts management of watersheds (MN) * Washington lawmakers considering legislation for biofuels production incentives

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Woody Invasive Species - Control & Management February 16, 2007, Wadena, MN

Forestry Hike February 17, 2007, Gays Mills, WI

FSC- What's the Deal? Aitkin FSC Home Tour February 21, 2007, Aitkin, MN (Bus leaves from Minneapolis)

Great Lakes Vegetation Workshops Various dates: February-April 2007, Multiple Locations, MI and WI

Non-Timber Forest Products March 6, 2007, New Ulm, MN or March 13, 2007, New York Mills, MN

Advanced Chainsaw: "Game of Logging" Level II March 18, 2007, Baraboo, WI

Small Log Conference March 28-30, 2007, Coeur d'Alene, ID

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Northeastern Research Station's New Publications List

SAF Statement: Farm Bill Important to Forestry in the US

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Forest Management 101: A handbook to forest management in the North Central Region

Why Biomass is Important: The Role of the USDA Forest Service in Managing and Using Biomass for Energy and Other Uses

Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation

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

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U.S. Forest Service releases controversial management plan for near Ely (MN)

A plan aimed to restore a northern Minnesota forest to how it once looked, has conservationists worried. The Forest Service plan is to manage thousands of acres near the Echo Trail, north of Ely. Forest Service officials say the project will use logging, replanting, and road closings to help bring the forest closer to how it may have looked a century ago. But some conservation groups worry about logging planned in areas considered roadless.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/02/02/echotrail/ OR

http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97276

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Tree in county forest may help fight disease (WI)

Foresters looking for butternut trees resistant to a disease known as butternut canker need look no farther than Pierce County's stewardship demonstration forest on Ellsworth's northwest side. A crew from the state's USDA Forest Service took a sample from an apparently healthy tree there Tuesday. County Forester Gary Zielske had specially marked for their purposes the straight and tall specimen, which he estimated stands over 90 feet high.

http://www.piercecountyherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=12015&CFID=18419 092&CFTOKEN=21833246&jsessionid=8830944abf4233c17c1a OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97278

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Guitar makers band together to save vital timber (AK)

Between them, they have produced instruments used by some of the world's most famous musicians - Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend and Paul Simon are just a handful of performers who have picked up their guitars and strummed. Now this group of guitar makers has come together in an effort to preserve the threatened Alaskan forests that provide the timber for a crucial part of their instruments. At the current rates of cutting, they say, the Sitka spruce, in particular the older trees which are vital to the sound and performance of their guitars, could be gone in a decade.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article2201563.ece OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97280

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Neighbors use high-tech tools to challenge logging plan (CA)

Armed with high-tech cameras, mapping software and a helicopter flown by a nemesis of Barbra Streisand, neighbors opposing a plan by San Jose Water Co. to log 1,000 acres in the Los Gatos Creek watershed claim they have found the plan's Achilles' heel. Aerial photos and a detailed computer analysis show that the water company owns at least 2,754 acres of timberland containing redwood and Douglas fir trees, opponents said outside a public forum Wednesday.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/16598865. htm OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97263

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Old lumber builds niche (WA)

If landfills had feelings, they'd hate Scott Royer. The owner of Windfall Lumber, Royer has carved out a boutique niche in Washington's wood-products industry by recycling castoff wood into flooring, moldings and countertops rather than see it carted off to the dump.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003494781_wind fall26.html OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97265

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Proposal to sell forest land back in Bush budget

Last year's plan by the Bush administration to sell National Forest land to help balance the federal budget was so unpopular it died without a vote, but it's back again this year. President Bush's fiscal 2008 Forest Service budget, released this week, includes a plan similar to last year's that would dump so-called surplus lands to the highest bidder.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=35232§ion=New s OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97267

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PEFC certified wood recommended by German Timber Procurement Policy

The German Government announced that it will exclusively buy timber and timber products from proven legal and sustainable forest management. PEFC certification will be used as a means of providing such proof.

http://www.pefc.org/internet/html/news/4_1154_65/5_1105_1469.htm OR

http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97257

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Indonesia's push for biofuels

If the Indonesian government has its way, another 5m hectares (12m acres) of land in Kalimantan and elsewhere will be turned over to companies growing biofuel crops like oil palm, cassava or sugar cane. Global demand for alternative fuels is growing, and Alhilal Hamdi, head of Indonesia's new Biofuels Development Board, says now is the time for his country to tap into it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6320285.stm OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=97281

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Woody Invasive Species - Control & Management February 16, 2007, Wadena, MN

Invasive woody plants, such as buckthorn, prickly ash, and other species, are creating serious problems for our native woodlands. Other invasive vegetative plants and insects that are a threat to our Minnesota landscapes will also be discussed. Learn how to correctly identify and control these pests to promote healthy woodlands and landscapes.

Contact Diomy Zamora at 888-241-0720 or zamor015@umn.edu or see http://www.cfans.umn.edu/cfc/wa/

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Forestry Hike February 17, 2007, Gays Mills, WI

Forest Management will be explored on a hike in the woods. The event is sponsored by the Kickapoo Woods Cooperative, a landowner group offering forestry and education services to woodland owners. It will take place at the property of member landowners Todd Osman and David Swasko. Osman, who has been there for 21 years, figures it was logged hard about 50 years ago, and has grown back up into a nice forest.

Contact Lila Marmel at 608-624-5269 or sunmoon@mwt.net or see http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=97256&categoryID

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FSC- What's the Deal? Aitkin FSC Home Tour February 21, 2007, Aitkin, MN (Bus leaves from Minneapolis)

Dovetail presents an answer to the FSC question with the Aitkin FSC bus tour, scheduled for Wednesday, February 21st. The upcoming workshop, sponsored by Shaw-Stewart Lumber Company, will showcase a tour of the finished Aitkin FSC House. The home, which is part of Dovetail's Eco-Affordable Housing Program was built in an effort to stimulate economic development and also minimize environmental impacts. Registration is limited to 50 people.

Contact Dovetail at info@dovetailinc.org or 612-333-0430 or see http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refid=97274

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Great Lakes Vegetation Workshops Various dates: February-April 2007, Multiple Locations, MI and WI

This is a series of workshops aimed to describe and model the successional pathways of ecological communities. The products of this workshop are integral to LANDFIRE, a 5-year, multi-partner wildland fire, ecosystem, and fuel mapping project that will generate consistent, comprehensive, landscape-scale maps and data describing vegetation, fire, and fuel characteristics across the United States.

Contact Randy Swaty at 906-225-0399 ext 16 or rswaty@TNC.ORG Or for specific dates, locations and information see http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=97034&categoryID

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Non-Timber Forest Products March 6, 2007, New Ulm, MN or March 13, 2007, New York Mills, MN

Forests and woodlands produce much more than timber. In this session you'll learn about some other products that you can harvest and sell from your forest. Products and produce vary throughout the state, many possibilities will be discussed. These may include: hazelnut, woody floral, balsam boughs, birch bark, wild fruits and burls. Specialty marketing of timber and non-timber forest products will also be reviewed.

Contact Kathy Eckwright at 888-241-3214 or eckwr001@umn.edu for New Ulm or Diomy Zamor at 888-241-0720 or zamor015@umn.edu or see http://cfc.cfans.umn.edu/wa/Support/wasess.htm

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Advanced Chainsaw: "Game of Logging" Level II March 18, 2007, Baraboo, WI

This course is the second level in the "Game of Logging" series and teaches important skills and techniques for anyone who uses a chainsaw regularly. It will focus on saw sharpening and maintenance, more advanced felling techniques, use of wedges, and felling accuracy. All participants will have the opportunity to fell one or more trees with supervision. Instruction will be geared toward private landowners and resource professionals with some chainsaw experience.

Contact Jeannine Richards at 608-355-0279 or jeannine@aldoleopold.org or see http://www.thewoodlandschool.org/courses.htm

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Small Log Conference March 28-30, 2007, Coeur d'Alene, ID

With a reputation for bringing together national and international players specializing in small-diameter log utilization, the three-day conference offers an in-the-woods tour, as well as a tour of a high-tech sawmill specializing in small-diameter log processing. Program segments include: the global perspective on conservation and forest industries; forest management; transportation and harvesting; processing techniques and product markets; actual case studies.

Contact Jan Raulin at tenaj@telus.net or see http://www.forestnet.com/slc/

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Northeastern Research Station's New Publications List

Northeastern Station scientists and cooperators write approximately 350 articles annually. Of those, about 30 are published in the Station series (Research Papers, Research Notes, General Technical Reports, and Resource Bulletins). The others are published in a variety of scientific and technical books, journals and magazines, and conference proceedings.

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/newest_pubs/list1-06 .htm

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SAF Statement: Farm Bill Important to Forestry in the US

The Society of American Foresters' policy statement following the release of the 2007 Farm Bill proposal.

http://www.safnet.org/policyandpress/SAF%20Farm%20Bill%20Admin%20proposa l%20stmt%201%2031%2007.pdf

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Forest Management 101: A handbook to forest management in the North Central Region

Forest Management 101 contains basic information about forest management. It is separated into the six sections: management objectives, socio-economics, ecology, forest health, silviculture, and best management practices. These sections contain information germane to all of the specific tree species guides

http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/fmg/nfmg/docs/fm101.pdf OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refid=97275

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Why Biomass is Important: The Role of the USDA Forest Service in Managing and Using Biomass for Energy and Other Uses

Biomass is a complex issue that will need to be addressed through many disciplines and integrated programs involving wood science, silviculture, engineering, climate change, water and air quality, economics, and many more. Woody biomass is an integral component of forest management that offers both problems and opportunities for managers, landowners, and for the nation. The issues concerning biomass utilization involve challenging science questions and policies, and technical barriers.

http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refid=97266

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Balancing Ecology and Economics: A Start-up Guide for Forest Owner Cooperation

This is the second edition of a guide is intended to show how private landowners, working together, can improve the ecological conditions of their lands while improving their own economic well-being and that of the communities in which their forest land is located. It 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 guide is available online at http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?RefID=77942 For more information about sustainable forestry cooperatives or to order a hard copy of the manual, visit http://www.forestrycenter.org

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