OTHER HEADLINES ON http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm * Sustainable underwater logging * Forest celebrated, saved for future generations (MN) * Forestry officials urge landowners to get help with timber sales (WI) * Space for native species (NM) * A boost in biodiesel (WA)

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Proactive, Non-Lethal Management of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region August 20, 2007, Baraboo, WI

Certified Forestry Tour September 8, 2007, Aitkin County, MN

Family Forest Stewardship: Sustaining Our Commitment, Advancing the Agenda September 12-13, 2007, Collegeville, MN

Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association Statewide Meeting September 13-16, 2007, Baraboo, WI

Seizing Opportunity: Forestry and the BioEconomy September 20-21, 2007, Grand Rapids, MN

2007 North Central Forest Pest Workshop September 24-27, 2007, Shoreview, MN

Forest Biorefinery Conference October 9-10, 2007, Syracuse, NY

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Forest Service Publishes Two New Proposed Rules

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Regional Parks for Minnesota's Outstate Urban Complexes

Forest Service Success Stories

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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Minnesota faces growing need for regional parks

As more Minnesotans head for the lakes and trees of Brainerd and Alexandria, they're bumping into a contradiction. Such popular destinations face an emerging shortage of the large, regional parks that help preserve the outdoors attractions that lure people there in the first place, according to a new state-sponsored study.

http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_6595489?nclick_check=1 OR

http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99583

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Can biomass turn a future profit? (MN)

What is woody biomass? Can landowners earn income from harvesting woody biomass in Minnesota? And, how much biomass can be harvested without disrupting the forest ecosystem? Area landowners, loggers, business and natural resource professionals recently convened in Grand Rapids to discuss these questions and determine the potential future demand for biomass.

http://www.grandrapidsmn.com/heraldreview/?section_id=30&story_id=228749 OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99561

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Some oak trees showing signs of deadly fungal disease (WI)

The first signs of oak wilt, a tree-killing fungal disease, are now appearing in infected trees. Oak wilt occurs in the southern two-thirds of Wisconsin and affects trees in both the red oak and white oak groups. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that plugs the water and nutrient-conducting channels in the tree. Once a tree is infected, water and nutrients can't move upward from the root system, causing the tree's leaves to wilt and fall and, eventually, killing the tree.

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/#art1 OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99563

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Tree group gets help for the cause (MD)

Chris Holmgren and Troyt York founded the nonprofit Community Woodlands Alliance in July 2006 to recycle into firewood and lumber trees from around the region that are cut down or felled by disease or weather. They pay for the trees in the hope that the organizations that receive the money will use it plant new trees. The men, hunting buddies, weren't sure how their venture would fare. But things are looking pretty good these days.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/081507/busimlo214651_32368.shtml OR

http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99581

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Wildfires impact timber markets (GA)

The bad news facing South Georgia land owners is that fires burned through 441,705 acres in the state's worst wildfire season in history, resulting in the loss of $58 million of timber. The good news? The timber industry will recover, in time.

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/statenews/cnhinsbusiness_story_219225854. html OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99580

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State foresters promote Community Wildfire Protection Plans to reduce risks

America's wildfire environment has changed. Recent trends in climate, fuels, and demographics are contributing to the increased frequency of large and costly fires. To exacerbate this issue, more and more people are living in fire-prone areas. Although the risks may be high, communities are empowered to protect themselves. According to a 2007 survey by the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), approximately 3,300 at-risk (for fire) communities have a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) in place.

http://www.stateforesters.org/news/Press%20releases/PR.08.13.07.htm OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99579

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Govt mulls using RFID chips to address timber theft (Malaysia)

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is studying the possibility of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips on trees to address timber theft. Its Parliamentary Secretary Datuk Sazmi Miah said that using the RFID system would enable authorities to detect stolen timber. He said the chips, with data on the species and location of the trees, would be inserted into the trees.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/8/13/technology/20 070813112749&sec=technology OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99567

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Bringing back the forests (Thailand)

In the upper Mae Sa valley, in the heart of Chiang Mai's Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, a 21 hectare section of the 4,480 hectares of spoiled forest has been brought back to life, thanks to a reforestation program using what experts call the "framework species method". Contrary to most state reforestation programs, which simply fill areas with a single species of tree, this reforestation plot in the upper Mae Sa valley is rich in biodiversity.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/020807_Outlook/02Aug2007_out01.php OR http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refid=99584

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Proactive, Non-Lethal Management of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region August 20, 2007, Baraboo, WI

This Aldo Leopold Shack Seminar will discuss new non-lethal management tools currently being tested and developed for reducing wolf-human conflicts such as livestock depredation. These tools offer an opportunity for more proactive management of wolf-human conflict by farmers. Join in a discussion of a history of wolf management as it pertains to tools that are used to reduce livestock losses from wolves and develop the concept that farmers need to be included as more active participants in wolf management.

Contact the Aldo Leopold Foundation at 608-355-0279, ex. 27 or 28 or see http://www.aldoleopold.org

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Certified Forestry Tour September 8, 2007, Aitkin County, MN

The Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is offering a forestry workshop featuring a tour of forestry practices and recent logging operations. The property was recently certified as part of the SWCD's Group Forest Certification Program. Woodland owners in Aitkin County who have a Forest Stewardship Plan are eligible to join the SWCD's certification program.

Contact Dennis Thompson at 218-927-6565 or dennis.thompson@mn.nacdnet.net or see http://www.dovetailinc.org/AitkinSWCDWorkshop.html

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Family Forest Stewardship: Sustaining Our Commitment, Advancing the Agenda September 12-13, 2007, Collegeville, MN

This conference will address the issues, opportunities and challenges that will accompany what lies before us - the largest intergenerational shift in land ownership in our nation's history. Keynote speakers include Catherine Mater of the Pinchot Institute and Brett Butler of the US Forest Service.

Contact Bernadine Joselyn at 218-327-8728 or brjoselyn@blandinfoundation.org or see http://www.blandinfoundation.org/html/public_vital_conf_new.cfm

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Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association Statewide Meeting September 13-16, 2007, Baraboo, WI

This event creates the opportunity for Wisconsin landowners to network with other landowners who have common woodland interests. There will also be the opportunity to learn and see many different things at this meeting. Tours, unique workshops, and presentations are offered along with the annual business meeting.

Contact Nancy Bozek at 715-346-4798 or nbozek@uwsp.edu or see http://www.wisconsinwoodlands.org/

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Seizing Opportunity: Forestry and the BioEconomy September 20-21, 2007, Grand Rapids, MN

Join Iron Range Resources and Blandin Foundation at an economic summit designed to help northeastern Minnesota leverage the unique natural resources and economic assets of the forest industry to take advantage of opportunities in the new bioeconomy.

Contact the Blandin Foundation at 218-327-8738 or vfvc@blandinfoundation.org or see http://www.blandinfoundation.org/html/public_vital_conf_Bio_07.cfm

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2007 North Central Forest Pest Workshop September 24-27, 2007, Shoreview, MN

The North Central Forest Pest Workshop (NCFPW) is an annual gathering of persons interested in forest health in the North Central portion of North America. It is usually attended by plant pathologists, entomologists, foresters, and other scientists and students.

Contact Alan Jones at 651-259-5271 or alan.jones@dnr.state.mn.us or see http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/regional/ncfpw/index.htm

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Forest Biorefinery Conference October 9-10, 2007, Syracuse, NY

The conference program will focus on strategies to implement existing technology and know-how and the program will provide professionals with an opportunity to network and discuss the latest technologies and best practices in the field.

Contact SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at 315-470-6817 or outreach@esf.edu or see http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2007/Biorefinery/

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Forest Service Publishes Two New Proposed Rules

The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is providing public notice and opportunity for comments on proposed rules for National Forest System land management planning and the Forest Service's NEPA procedures. Both proposals have 60-day comment periods.

For more information see http://www.fs.fed.us/news/2007/releases/08/rules.shtml

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Regional Parks for Minnesota's Outstate Urban Complexes

This project has identified the most scenic places in the fastest growing counties of Minnesota. These complexes are Minnesota's new cities and they will need a wide array of urban services, one of the most important being a regional recreation open space system equal in quality to the metropolitan regional park system. It is the goal of this report to generate the needed public discussion on what our new urban areas should look like, the public role in their management, and how to make them competitive with the new high amenity cities being created in other parts of the U.S.

Full Report: http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refid=99587 Download the report in sections: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/edocs/edocs.asp?oclcnumber=163594469

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Forest Service Success Stories

These stories are written by Forest Service employees in the Eastern Region to build awareness among partners and members of the public. There is an option to sign up and receive email updates when new success stories are published. Read the stories: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/ Subscribe to the list: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/subscribe.php

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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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