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March, 28 2008: CFRC Weekly News Summary 3/28/2008

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

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HEADLINES:

Louisiana's Mulch Madness

Private forest makes a nice tax shelter (WA)

Insect Threatens Ky.'s Hemlocks

Biologists: Bald eagles return year after year (CA)

EU moves to combat illegal logging

Study finds Better Forest Protection and Fewer Wildfires in FSC-Certified Areas in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve

OTHER HEADLINES ON http://www.forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm

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Large Scale Wind and Fire in Northern Minnesota Forests April 2, 2008, Cloquet, MN

Wildlife Habitat Workshop for Landowners in East Central Minnesota April 5, 2008, Mora, MN

Measuring and Reading Your Forest April 16, 2008, Duluth, MN

Intergenerational Land Transfer April 17, 2008, St. Paul, MN

Non-Timber Forest Products: Shitake, Portable Mill & Ginseng April 18, 2008, St. Charles, MN

Sustainable Forestry Gathering April 25-26, 2008, Wisconsin Dells, WI

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INFORMATION

The Significance of Private Forests in the US

The Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources: for the Northeast and North Central Sites

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PUBLICATIONS:

Keeping Records of Forest Management Activities

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

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Louisiana's Mulch Madness Mother Jones

Cypress forests are the state's best defense against hurricanes. So why are loggers clear-cutting the last trees?

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/03/louisianas-mulch-madness.html OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102142

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Private forest makes a nice tax shelter (WA) The Everett HeraldNet

Through a forest stewardship class, a Stanwood couple learns how managing their forested land can keep it healthy, productive and even provide a considerable break in property taxes.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080323/BIZ/722656528 OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102143 -----------------------------

Insect Threatens Ky.'s Hemlocks The Kentucky Post

A voracious insect is threatening Kentucky's hemlocks. The insect is the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, which feeds on a hemlock's needles and eventually causes its death.

http://www.kypost.com/content/news/859/story.aspx?content_id=87ef86df-a85a-4c71-a3ab-2d2fa5ccfcbd OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102144 -----------------------------

Biologists: Bald eagles return year after year (CA) The Daily Press

After outfitting 15 bald eagles with tiny radio-transmitters, biologists have learned that some of the same individual eagles return to the San Bernardino Mountains year after year.

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/year_5537___article.html/biologists_eagles.html OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102146 -----------------------------

EU moves to combat illegal logging World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The Commission will propose new measures to tackle illegal logging in May amid fears that the current EU legislation is not effective enough, Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas announced last week.

http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?type=DocDet&ObjectId=MjkyNDY OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102145 -----------------------------

Study finds Better Forest Protection and Fewer Wildfires in FSC-Certified Areas in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve Rainforest Alliance

A new Rainforest Alliance study has found that forest concessions managed in compliance with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification standards have seen fewer wildfires and less deforestation compared with protected and other areas within the Maya Biosphere Reserve, an area of tropical forest in Guatemala's northern Petén region that the government set aside to conserve its unique natural and cultural patrimony.

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/news.cfm?id=maya_biosphere OR http://forestrycenter.org/headlines.cfm?refID=102141

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EVENTS

Large Scale Wind and Fire in Northern Minnesota Forests April 2, 2008, Cloquet, MN

Agenda: coming soon! Presenters: Lee Frelich and Roy Rich, UMN Department of Forest Resources.

See http://sfec.cfans.umn.edu/featured.html#lswf for more information.

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Wildlife Habitat Workshop for Landowners in East Central Minnesota April 5, 2008, Mora, MN

Landowners with forest, brushland, grassland, wetland or lakeshore have an opportunity to provide habitat for a variety of animals and plants. Creating and maintaining healthy habitats with the food, cover, water, and space that wildlife need is a key component of good wildlife management. Come and learn more about sharp-tailed grouse, deer, turkeys, pheasants, prescribed burning, non-game wildlife, financial assistance programs, invasive species control, food plots, forest stewardship, and wetland and shoreline restoration Contact Tim Pharis at 763-689-7110 or tim.pharis@dnr.state.mn.us or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102026&categoryID

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Measuring and Reading Your Forest April 16, 2008, Duluth, MN

Many forest landowners don't have a very good idea of what they own. Do you want to learn how to estimate how much wood is in a tree? Or how much wood is in your woodlot? This course will introduce you to the basics of forest measurement. It will help you better understand what a bid from a logger or a volume estimate from a forester means. Contact Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center at 218-721-3731 or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102021&categoryID

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Intergenerational Land Transfer April 17, 2008, St. Paul, MN

You've put your heart and soul into your woodland stewardship. Now you're thinking about passing the land to your children or grandchildren. But where to begin? Successful land transfers require communication, careful planning, and attention to detail. It's never too early to start. During the two-part workshop you'll hear from a professional Certified Public Accountant, an attorney, and Extension forestry and family relations specialists. You'll also bring home two excellent workbooks and a DVD video. Bring other family members for no additional fee. Contact Eli Sagor at 612-624-6948 or esagor@umn.edu or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102020&categoryID

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Non-Timber Forest Products: Shitake, Portable Mill & Ginseng April 18, 2008, St. Charles, MN

Call for information.

Contact Angela Gupta at 507-280-2869 or agupta@umn.edu or see http://forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=102022&categoryID

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Sustainable Forestry Gathering April 25-26, 2008, Wisconsin Dells, WI

These annual meetings are particularly focused on supporting collaboration and sharing effective practices among sustainable community forestry efforts in the Upper Midwest. Due to the range and level of activity taking place here, they have also attracted others from across the country.

Contact Warren Gaskill at 608-767-2906 or wgaskill@rapid-improvement.com or see http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=102140

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INFORMATION

The Significance of Private Forests in the US

The significance of Private Forests in the U.S. has students study the history of private forests and the values these lands have to the United States . Students will also examine family forests in America , and take a closer look at the challenges facing private forestland owners.

Visit http://foresthistory.org/Education/Curriculum/Activity/activ10/activ10.htm for more information

The Forest Landowners Guide to Internet Resources: for the Northeast and North Central Sites

This tool allows users to generate custom tables based on the 2002-2006 NWOS data. Users can select their state(s) of interest, the variable(s) of interest, and apply an optional size of forest holdings filter. There are over 50 variables that can be summarized including landowners' concerns, demographics, forest holding characteristics, future intentions, leasing, forest management practices, collection of nontimber forest products, owner type, program participation, ownership objectives, and timber harvesting.

This tool can be accessed through the NWOS website (http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos) or by going directly to: http://fiatools.fs.fed.us/NWOS/tablemaker.jsp.

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PUBLICATIONS

Keeping Records of Forest Management Activities

Forest landowners should keep records of activities on their forestlands. Accurate, complete, and well-organized records are important for a number of reasons but especially for reporting forest management expenses and revenues for income tax purposes. This publication is primarily for landowners whose main source of income is not from the forested property. It introduces you to record keeping, what to record, and simple recording systems.

Read the report at http://forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=102147 -----------------------------

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