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A � v o 1 . __ 1 l_9_94 ___�_.� � --��_ ____5_5 ______N__o .______J_a_n_u_a_r_y __ __ LOBSTERS ATTACK JANE RETURNS TO INDIANAPOLIS VERMONT It was so easy. You would walk up to an SAF Jane Difley, SAF President and most recently member in Indianapolis, instigate a discussion, and Northern Regional Manager for the American Forest say "Is this a great convention or what?" They Council programs in an 18 state ar.ea was named on would reply that this was the best convention ever Noveiooer 23, 1993 to head the Vermont Natural and I would reply that this was the best convention Resources Council. She will assune the position of so far but that it would pale in comparison to the Executive Director of the envirorvnental council in Portland convention in 1995. Then to make sure mid-January, replacing Ned Farquhar, who has they remembered and so that I didn't start the same decided to step down to teach at the University of conversation with the same person a second time, we Vermont. honored each of the 1200 foresters at the SAF The Vermont Natural Resources Council is a convention with the "Red Lobster", a cloth emblem statewide research, education and advocacy attached to the name tag and a subtle reminder organization working to promote the wise use of that Portland was only two conventions away. When Vermont's natural resources. The Council formed in the convention adjourned, there were few attendees 1963 as a group of citizens concerned with leaving without lobsters on their name tags. educating and representing Vermonters on Another more substantial display of Portland in envirorvnental issues. VNRC plays a lead role in 95 also made it to Indy. Through the efforts of envirorvnental advocacy by legislative lobbying, John McNulty, Lynn Wilson of S.D. Warren and the research, citizen organizing and educational work James Y. Sewall Company (loaner of the large scale on forestry, agriculture, water, energy, air, waste forest ownership map) a Portland booth made it to and land use management. As the Vermont affiliate the exhibit hall. Visitors were charmed by New of the National Wildlife Federation, VNRC works England hospitality, entertained by videos of New with envirorvnentalists in other states and England, and left with golf tees, rulers, and yes, Washington, D.C•• more red lobsters. Providing the hospitality were Jane is no stranger to the Council having Max McCormack, Dave Field, Carol Redelsheimer, served on its Board since 1990 and on its Executive David Kittredge, Anne Marie Loud, Larry Smith, and Committee in 1991. Upon her appointment Jane four University of Maine students, Ann Brackett, commented that she was looking forward to the David and Richard Pierce, and Kurt Zshaw. position. "One of the things we need to do is to Ye left them with a promise. Now is the time build a broad constituency for the envirorvnent," to think about delivering. The time line has begun she said. "VNRC is already very good at this, but toward Portland in 95. On page three is the we need to do more. It is the best way to get organizational chart for the Convention. It will people to speak up for the envirorvnent.11 be filled with enthusiastic, available, qualified, Jane brings to the position great experience NESAF members. In fact, all but the top three working with volunteers and developing educational (selected by SAF President and staff) will be programs. In her work with the American Forest filled by February 22. Right now the State NESAF Council, she helped launch the highly successful representatives are considering candidates for each "Project Learning Tree" program and has worked of the 36 positions listed. Beat them to the phone tirelessly with the Tree Farm Program in 18 states. and make this an opportunity, not an obligation She will be the first woman to hold the from a phone call. Remember two things: (1) Many council's Executive Director position. According of you may actually be closer to Portland than some to William Roper, head of the VNRC's board, Jane's of the SAF members in Maine (2) Your talents can charge will be to boost VNRC's advocacy role in be well used in Portland. Sign up now for the protecting the envirorvnent. Roper commented that convention clock is ticking!!!!!! "She has real charisma; she is forthright, very intelligent, really good with people; and highly respected in a male-dominated industry." From all of us at NESAF, WELCOME BACK TO NEW ENGLAND! ! ! !! ! 111 ! ! Members Serving you in 1993

NEW ENGLAND OFFICERS Chair - Joseph Michaels, PO Box 640, Durham, NH 03824 (0)868-7692 Vice-Chair - John W. McNulty, 676, Route 15, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 (H)207·564·3911 (0)947-0541 Sec/Treas - Phillip A. Bryce, PO Box 123, Milan, NH 03588 (H)603·448·2410 (0)542-9912 Exec Dir - Richard Watt, PO Box 954, Montpelier, VT 05601 (0)802-229-4111 EXEaJTIVE C

The News Quarterly is the official publication of the New England Society of American Foresters. It is published in January, April, July, and October, and is mailed from Rutland, Vermont under a non-profit organization bulk mail permit. Address all inquiries to: Gary Salmon, Editor, RR #1, Box 665, Cuttingsville, Vermont 05738.

2 CHART OF CONVENTION COMMITTEES

GENERAL CHAIR

ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR

FACILITIES CONNITTEE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FINANCE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES CONNITTEE CHAIR I CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR I CD-CHAIR

MEETING ROON/AUDIO VISUAL PUBLICITY SUBCOMMITTEE -- TIME LINE SUBCDl111IT TEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR � CHAIR, CO-CHAIR

Feb 94: Subcommittee Appointments Made EXHIBITS TOURS/TRANSPORTATION SUBCOHHITTEE SUBCOH11ITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR Apr 94: 1st Arrangements Committee Mtg. CHAIR, CO-CHAIR Jul 94: 2nd Arrangements Committee Mtg. REGISTRATION Preliminary subcommittee budgets ENTERTAINMENT SUBCOl111ITTEE action plans for discussion SUBCOHl'IITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR Aug 94: 3rd Meeting - Arrangements final convention budget and HOSPITALITY action plans reviewed LEISURE SUBCONNITTEE Subsequent committee mtgs as SUBCONNITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR needed/as called by Arrangements CHAIR, CO-CHAIR Chair POSTER 19-22 Sep 94: Key subconunittee chairs FORESTER'S FUND SUBCDl111ITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR attend preceding convention.

NESSAGE/INFORNATIDN FUN RUN SUBCbl111ITT EE SUBCOHHITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR WHERE DO YOU FIT IN ?• SIGNS REPRODUCTIDN STUDENTS SU, COl111ITTEE SUBCONNITTEE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR CHAIR, CO-CHAIR

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 �·NEW ENGLAND "95·Ec· NATIONAL SAF CONVENTION PORTLAND, MAINE· OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1, 1995 n o� e e L e s v £ c: Council's Commentary by James E. Coufal

The Council meeting held in Bethesda, MD, I was never prouder of being a forester than during Decen*>er 12-14, 1993 was the most intense and most the three days of intense debate, conducted in an rewarding one in my experience. As you might open, frank, and tolerant manner, with all working suspect, the intensity came from discussion of the for the good of forestry, society, and the Society. "SAF Task Force Report on Sustaining Long-Term The resulting resolution, printed alongside this Health and Productivity (hereafter, the Task Force commentary, might not please everyone, but it Report), but I honestly believer that the result passed unanimously and with the belief that it was very positive on this and on other issues. keeps us in a stage of continued dialogue. As you Briefly: review it, keep in mind that we were working to: 1. Our finances seem to be in good shape; a. FOCUS ON THE ISSUE of sustaining we• l l be in the black for 1993, and the budget long-term health and productivity, not on the Task adopted for 94 is lean and should keep us there. Force Report itself. 2. Regarding the affiliate member issue, the b. Give all due consideration to the National Membership Committee had made the recommendations of Ca) the House of Society following recommendation to the Council: "The Delegates; Cb) all those individuals, chapters, Membership Committee recommends that Council state societies, and others who commented; and Cc) support and endorse the advancement of affi l i ate the National Committee on Forest Policy. members to full membership with full voting rights, c. Be as straightforward as possible. and refer this advancement11 for membership vote on d. Recognize that the issue won't go the 1994 ballot • away, and that SAF needs to be involved in a So much time was devoted to the Task Force leadership role over the long-term. Report issue that Council did not discuss the substance of the Membership Committee's Whether we succeeded or not will depend upon recommendation to any extent. However, with strong member reaction and the reaction of others supporting statements from both New York and interested in forests. What do you think? NESAFs, and from other State societies, there was 4. Finally, the Council chartered a new task agreement that the affiliate recommendation above force on "Forest Management Certification will be an action item at the Council's spring Programs," often called "green certification". We meeting. I can't guarantee Council will "endorse" hope that we can avoid the kinds of difficulties it, although there is a strong possibility this encountered with the "sustainability" Task Force might happen, but I do believe the recommendation Report, but the potential impact of the for member vote on this issue will go forth, and proliferation of ideas on green certification the the timing to have it included in the 1994 ballot wide (and often wild) range of standards proposed is still A.O.K•• for such certification, and the large nuitier of 3. The Task Force Report created a great deal groups who have set themselves up as certifiers is of tension, with strong support for and against it, just too important to ignore. and threatened to cause a serious rift in the SAF. As always, I welcome your comments or questions. You can reach me on page two.

Comments of the Chair Joseph Michaels

The conversation went something like this•••. pause, and think about my conversation with one of "So, what does this NESAF group of foresters do? my neighbors. I know you don't have the time. But Why does it exist?" I said, it's like most other do it anyway. professional organizations. We share information So, what do we stand for? How do we improve and ideas, learn new technology, and discuss issues our credibility as caring, intelligent, that affect Forest Resources. This society helps knowledgeable forest resource professionals that us to become even better at practicing our have no special interest axe to grind? How do we profession. "Then you're the experts when it comes improve our chances that the media and the public to forests?" You bet, I said •••• that's what we•ve will seek us out to find out what's really going on been trained for all those years. 11Well, how come out there? I never heard of you before?" "Why don't I see you Well, first, we have to stand for something. in the newspaper or TV?" I told him we're kind of We need to have the courage to address low profile and don't have a lot of money to spend controversial issues, the stamina to work out on "PR". The special interest groups, with well consensus NESAF positions, and the conviction to defined agendas and substantial resources, usually stand tall behind them. No easy task. get most of the press and attention. We're not There are some big opportunities out there. like that. He scratched his head and gave me a Here's my proposal for 1994: long stare and said ••."If you New England Foresters l. The draft Northern Forest Lands Council know so much about what's right for our forests, recommendations•.. that wil\ potentially impact 26 shouldn't we be hearing from you when some of these million acres of forest land. real big forestry decisions come up? Who's going 2. Our response11 to the Task Force Report on to help us regular citizens figure it all out? 11sustainability •••What do we like, what don't we Right now most of us are overwhelmed with all kinds like. of positions and so-called facts. Just what do you 3. The 1995 National SAF Convention in folks stand for?" Portland ••••how can we showcase over three Dozens of you will be asked to take on centuries of forest use? important planning responsibilities for Portland So can we accomplish all this in one year? I 1995. We need folks that are ready, willing, able, don't know. but I do know we have to try if we want and energized. When that phone call reaches you, to be counted••• if we want to stand for something.

4 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS REGARDING THE ISSUE OF SUSTAINING LONG-TERM FOREST HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY WHEREAS, the Council believes that the SAF should seek, in cooperation with others, to encourage excellence in forest stewardship and wise management of our Nation's forests, and Whereas, the Task Force Report on Sustaining Lonq Term Forest Health and Productivity served as a means of stimulating thinking and discussion about the continuing evolution of forest management, and Whereas, the review process further revealed a number of controversial aspects, such as, but not limited to, regulation, ownership patterns, regional resource differences, private property rights, management across ownership boundaries as well as the need for key definitions that are based on professional principle and are regionally operational, and Whereas, the review process on this report confirms the importance and significance of sustaining long-term forest health and productivity of our nation's forests, we find the Task Force Report can not serve as the definitive statement on this issue, now Therefore, the Council will not develop a position statement based on the Task Force Report. Furthermore, in view of the continuing interest in sustaining long-term forest health and productivity and to reiterate its belief that the serious question of how best to manage forests to sustain long-term forest health and productivity must be accomplished through "structured, contemplative study and discussion" now Therefore, the Council resolves to direct the President to appoint a study committee to develop processes to further pursue the long-term fore st health and productivity issue, and to insure that alternatives to pursue the issue provide for the full participation of the membership in all of its diversity, including the different perspectives associated with employment, region, and professional specialization, and Therefore, directs that the study committee present its recommendations to the membership for deliberation beginning in July 1994. Finally,. we recognize that there is no true closure to this discussion, but rather it is part of the continuing evolution of forestry that has taken us through times of resource exploitation; resources protection; timber management; multiple-use; sustained-yield management; to the current debate about ecosystem management and such future debates that may arise. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED December 14, 1993

5 Executive Director's Report In Memoriam Richard Watt Perry Merrill 1894-1993

I'd like to highlight some of the 1993 Perry Merrill, Vermont's longest State Forester activities of the New England Society of American and creator of it's State Forest and Park system, Foresters and its Executive Committee in this died at the age of 99 at his home in Montpelier, collllll'I. The one that will have the most intense Vermont on December 23, 1993. He was born on and long-lasting impact upon our Society is our December 18, 1894 in Westport, New York and successful effort to host the National SAF received a Forestry degree from the Col Lege of Convention in Portland, Maine in 1995. Several Forestry at Syracuse in 1917. Perry began work other larger eastern cities with more extensive with the Vermont Forest Service in 1919 as a convention facilities were in the running, but the district forester working in the northwestern part enthusiasm of our officers and members and a visit of the state. He was appointed Assistant State by the selection committee won us the honor. Forester in 1924 and assumed the position that Members from all of the Divisions and Chapters will would take him to greatness, State Forester, in be needed to insure a successful National 1929. over the next 42 years until his retirement Convention. The effect will be long-lasting for in 1966, Perry promoted his beliefs in conservation such an operation results in new skil�s a�d and the environment. Two of his most notable confidence for our members who are active in achievements were in developing both the state park management of the convention. We will gain new and forest system in Vermont and in promoting the friends from around the country. They will learn early development of skiing as a recreational of our technical skills and discover the extensive sport. In the 1930 • s the CCC work under his managed and wild forests of New England. Media direction provided construction of many of the coverage will put a favorable face to forestry. state park facilities as well as access roads into It is customary for the sponsoring Society to many of the state forests. Perry also had the build interest in its convention by having members foresight to know how important skiing would become at a booth during the two previous conventions. to both the Vermont economy and to what would Several NESAF members 11attacked I ndi anapol is with become the Department of Forests, Parks, and "New England SAF in 95 invitations and received Recreation. His early ski leases for the considerable positive feed back (see Lobsters development of ski areas on state forest land were invade Indianapolis). We will also be visible in often based on a percentage of gross income. Alaska in 94. Although they returned little in the way of income We have also been actively involved with the when the ski industry was developing, they now operation of the Northern Forest Lands Council. We exceed a million dollars annually and fund a have expressed our reactions to the "Findings and sizeable portion of the budget for the state park Opinions", the results of over two y7ars of st';ldY system. Over his 42 year career within state and deliberations of the Council and its government his title changed several times but his subcommittees and consultants. Our reactions were duties to Forestry and the State park system based on the Position Paper that the Executive remained the same. Committee assembled and presented to the Council in Upon his retirement in 1966, Merrill served two September 1992. over ?OO su�stantive comments w7re terms in the Vermont house and made an unsuccessful received by the Council during the comment period bid for lieutenant governor. He also turned to that closed October 18, 1993. When these are writing, publishing a history of Vermont, a history digested the Council will publish the first draft of the CCC and a history of Perry 1 Merrill, his of its fecommendations for action to protect the autobiography. Even into his 90 s he kept a industry, forests, and hamlets of the Northern careful watch on the developments within the state Forest area. house making a daily excursion, when the Our 1993 Winter Meeting in Portland attracted legislature was in session, to voice his opinion on over 400 members. A change in format, starting at matters of conservation and the environment. 10 a.m. instead of 1 p.m. and a noon time luncheon rather than an evening banquet, was well received. An evening was freed up for socialization, al1.1111'li Philip R. Levasseur 1954-1993 meetings 1 and recreation. This pattern will be repeated at the 1994 Winter Meeting in Manchester, Philip R. Levasseur, 38, of Farmington, Maine, New Hampshire. _ . . . died on September 28, 1993 at Franklin Memorial Divisions have continued their interest 1n Hospital as the result of a terminal illness. He grant money for special projects. Grants _were was born December 5, 1954 in Grand Falls, New awarded to: Maine Division to repeat its highly Brunswick. He was educated in Van Buren schools successful poster contest; The Granite �tate and graduated in 1975 from the University of Maine Division for an Envirothon, a state and national with a degree in forestry. Phillip worked as a high school competition; and the Green Mountain registered forester for International Paper Company Division for a public service video and a for 18 years and was a member of the Society of travelling forester's tool kit to combine forestry American Foresters for the same length of time. measurements with an appropriate interdisciplinary He married Rose Marie Lausier on June 12, 1976 curriculum for interested Vermont schools. and is survived by her and their two children, An April, the Administration announced_ the Sarah and Scott. proposed elimination of all "below cost" timber sales on the Green Mountain National Forest starting in 1994 and on the White Mountain National Sargent Goodhue 1910-1993 Forest starting in 1996. We sent letters to all 34 Congressional representatives and senators from the Sargent Goodhue, 83, of Morrill Road, died New England states, protesting this change in Sunday, December 5, 1993, at the Catholic Medical policy. Ob�iously finan�ial impacts_ to local Center in Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in timber economies would be disastrous. Eight of the Cornish 1 Vermont, he was the son of Ralph and legislators replied, generally agreeing that sudden Nettie Goodhue. He had been a resident of cessation of cutting approved in scientifically Cantebury for 37 years, having previously lived in crafted and publicly critiqued management plans Lincoln. He had worked as a state forester for 26 would not be desirable for either the local years. When he retired in 1977, he had been !he communities or the forests. Division officers were Chief of Forest Management for the New Hampshire also asked to contact their Congressional Department of Resources and Economic Development. delegations with both the Green Mountain Division In his reti rement, he was named land management and the Granite State Division doing just that. director at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. CONVENTION DRAWS 1200 FORESTERS New Members More than 1,200 forestry professionals from \.le sincerely welcome the following new members across the country gathered at the annual meeting to the New England Society of American Foresters of the Society of American Foresters, in via original membership CN), transfer CT), or Indianapolis, Indiana, from November 8-10. The student CS). convention delegates discussed topics related to New England SAF - Jane A. Oifley of Vermont CT). the theme "foresters Together, Meeting Tomorrow's Maine Division - Gary Minor of Thorndike CN), Dave Challenge." The SAF meeting is the Largest annual Smith of Norfolk, Ma (N), Donald Tardie of Ashland gathering of forestry professionals in the world. (N), Matthew Duprey of Caribou CS), Stephen Carey In his keynote address, James Lyons, Assistant of Derby CS), Anne Coyle of Orono CS), David Hanlon Secretary of Agriculture, described his goals to of Bangor CS), David Irving of Woodland CS), increase Forest Service credibility and to move Eugene Mahar of Pembroke CS), David Ray of forward with an ecosystem approach to management. saunderstown, RI CS), Craig Stephenson of Old Town Convention general sessions included presentations CS), Eric Therriault of Dixfield CS), Charles on the public perception of America's forests and Brewster of Ellington, Ct CS), Anne Brooks of what society will expect from tomorrow's forests. Madison, \.Ii CS), Patrick Keogh of Orono CS), Technical sessions were organized and sponsored Gregory Lord of Orono CS), Tina Lynn of Mobile, AL this year by SAF's working groups and covered CS), Matthew Russell of Orono (S), and Kurt Zzschau topics such as fire, wilderness management, of Orono CS). biodiversity, and urban and community forestry. Green Mountain Division - Thomas Morrow of Norwich Other features of the convention included the CT), David Keel of Bennington CT), Whitney Burgess Midwestern debut of the play "TIMBER", and an of Underhill Center CS), Edward �ampbell of exhibition of forest-related organizations and Hinesburg CS), Gregory Huse of Allendale, NJ CS), companies. Tristan Kelley of Richmond CS), and Alexandra In addition, these convention highlights can't Wehmeier of Burlington CS). be overlooked. A record $20,000 was raised for the Gcanjte State pjyjsjon - Monica Prusik of Colebrook Forester's Fund through not only the traditional CN), Stephen Royle of Sanborville CN), Joan Carlson raffle, but also through an authentic auction of of Laconia CT), Peter Provencher of North Conway fine wood furniture (donated by local Indiana CT), Scott Tepke of Barrington CT), David Falkenham companies), which netted $10,000. More than 200 of Lancaster CS), Thomas Giffen of Durham CS), and SAF members responded to a survey about the Heather Berry of Rochester CS). sustaining Long Term Forest Health and Productivity Yankee Division - Tim Cayen of Boston (T), Kim Task Force Report using computers Located near the Batchelder of Beverly CT), Shane Carter of Amherst registration area. These responses are being CS), John Daigle of Shutesbury CS), Jason Denham of compiled and will be reported in an upcoming issue Teaticket CS) (UMass) and Ronald Cherry of Hamden of the Journal of Forestry. The Critical Issues CS), Donald Redmond of New Haven CS), Steven Forun on Monday afternoon was "standing room only" Hampton of New Haven CS), and Adam Moore of New and proved to be very successful in helping to Haven CS) (Yale). facilitate the discussion of the Sustaining Long Term Health and Productivity Task Force Report. A top flight convention organized and operated by foresters for foresters. Great job.

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On November 8, 1993 Carol Redelsheimer As Carol pointed out the project has been an addressed the National SAF Convention in overwhelming success with 2060 students Indianapolis on behalf of the Maine Division, which participating in 92 and another 3400 in 93. The received a special Forester's Fund grant in 1992 to reasons for the success were four-fold: fund its first annual Speaker's Bureau and Poster The project had universal objectives and appeal; Contest for sixth grade students in Maine. As each volunteer was asked to make a finite time coordinator of the project, Carol was invited to commitment; it was FUN and very rewarding to see address the Convention to explain the value of this how students incorporated ideas generated during popular public outreach project. The positiveness the forester's visit into their posters; and of her presentation and that of another outstanding finally, the project depended on Maine Division project from the Northern California Section support, organization, talent, and leadership. The renewed each attendee's interest in the value of recognition from the applause at the National the Forester's Fund. Convention was well deserved.

TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR'S SURVEY

I indicated in earlier reports that I would conduct a survey on need for technical meetings. Our annual Winter Meetings are usually a combination of technical information, including working group sessions, NESAF business sessions, and presentations from National SAF. Your comments on the following questions will help in future planning. 1. Do formats and contents of annual meetings as now conducted meet your technical needs? y N

2. Is an additional Technical Meeting, at least every other year, necessary? Y N 3. If a Technical Meeting is desired, would you likely attend? y N 4. When would be the best time of year to meet? 5. What subjects would you desire more technical information on?

6. Would technical meetings attract new members or encourage past members to reinstate?

7. What is the greatest deterrent to sustained or increasing membership?

8. Other comments:

Send to Peter Hannah, University of Vermont, Aiken Center, Burlington, Vermont 05405. 8 AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN IT

I The pro's and con s of this issue have been where this applies. Perhaps professional ism is discussed at length since the mid·60's, and each something along the lines of 40% education, time a vote is taken, it gets closer and closer to training, and experience; and 60% attitude. passage. A relatively new issue that is being At the SAF Counci l Meeting in Bethesda on emphasized in the Northeast is that several states December 12-14, 93 the National Membership now have Licensing/Registration/Certification Committee made the following recommendation to the programs, some mandatory and some voluntary, that Council: "The Membership Committee recommends that give public recognition to foresters. These Counc i l support and endorse the advancement of programs, while having different requirements for affiliate members to full membership with full two and four year graduates, or length of voting rights, and refer this advancement for experience, do not differentiate between membership vote on the 1994 ballot." This "Technician" and "Professional" on the actual recommendation does not made the resolution of this License/Certification application. They are all issue a fait accompl i. It is not a done deal. Foresters, and are representing the profession to NESAF has been a mover and shaker toward support of the public in their day to day activities. To deny this resolution but further support will be the "Technician" the right to vote in their required to pass this vote later this year. First professional society is, to many people, simply not of all the question becomes does NESAF fully fair or conducive to the improvement and support this position? To decide, a resolution advancement of the profession or SAF. will be prepared during the \linter Meeting in The biggest hurdle may be in overcoming the Manchester officially establishing NESAF's position thought that professionalism somehow automatically on affiliate membership. Come and be a part of equates with a four-year degree, and that isn't this process. al ways the case. \le can all think of examples

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9 New England Society of American Foresters and Northeastern Forest Pest Council/Northeastern Forest Insect Work Conference 1994 Winter Meeting, March 22, 23 and 24, 1994 Center of N.H. Holiday Inn, Manchester, New Hampshire

REGISTRATION FORM (Please type or print clearly) NAME:------{ as you want it to appear on your name tag) AFFILIATION: ______

ADDRE SS:______�

______DAYTIME PHONE:__ __ _

REGISTRATION OPTIONS (all options include coffee breaks) A. Full package - includes ice breaker, Tuesday box lunch and Wednesday award luncheon . . at $75.00 Student ...... at $50.00 $___ _

8. Single day registration, Tues. . . at $45.00 Single day registration, Wed. . . at $45.00 Single day registration, Thurs. . at $25.00 Student (each day, check below) at $25.00 $___ _ Tues._ Wed._ Thurs._

Choice of Wednesday award luncheon: Chicken Cordon Bleu London Broil

C. Wednesday Award Luncheon - Guest only _ Chicken Cordon Bleu ..... at $15.00 $___ _ _ London Broil ...... at $15.00 $___ _

D. Procrastination Fee ...... at $10.00 $___ _ (payable if postmarked after Feb. 22, 1994)

TOTAL ENCLO SED r.=11==$======i111 Please make check payable to 1194 NE SAF Meeting" and remit in U.S.funds, along with registration, to: WENDY SCRIBNER Questions? phone Pettee Hall, UN H Karen Bennett (603) 22 5-55 05 55 College Road Durham, NH 03824- 3599

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10 NEW ENGfAND LlS FORESTS ffNA SHRffNKffNG WORlD

74th WINTER MEETING OF THE New England Society of American Foresters in cooperation with the Northeastern Forest Pest Council and the Northeastern Forest Insect Work Conference

MARCH 22, 23 and 24, 1994 The Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn Manchester, New Hampshire

Approved for SAF and N.H. forester licensing CEU's as follows: Tues. 4.5 Wed. 5.5 Thurs. 4.0

11 NEW ENGLAND'S FORESTS IN A SHRINKING WORLD PROGRAM OUTLINE TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1994

10:00 am Call to Order and Welcome 3:40-4:15 Impacts on Forest Diseases - Bill Ostrofsky, Cooperative Forest Research Unit, 10:15-12:15 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESSES­ University of Maine Sustainable Management: An Emerging Vision Community Stability in Rural New England 10:20-10:55 Forestry: A Vision for the 1:15-1:50 Principles of Community Future - William Ticknor, W.D. Ticknor Forestry Stability - Jeff Bercuvitz, Community Innovations, Consultants Inc., So. Strafford, VT

11:00-11:35 The Duluth Manifesto - Bill 1:55-2:30 Sustainable Community Shands, Inst. for Forest Analysis, Planning & Development in the Northern Forest Region Policy - Eric Palola, National Wildlife Federation, Montpelier, VT 11:40-12:15 The SAF Task Force Report on Sustaining Long-Term Forest Health and 2:30-3:00 BREAK Productivity - Sharon Haines, International Paper Co., Bainbridge, GA 3:00-3:35 Vermont's Economic Development Task Force: The Focus in a Rural State - 12:15-1:15 pm BOX LUNCH & POSTER Jane Knodell, University of VT, Burlington, Vt VIEWING 3:40-4:15 Sustainable Communities: A 1:15-4:15 pm CONCURRENT TECHNICAL Northern NH Case Study - Patricia Vasbinder, SESSIONS NH Charitable Foundation, Concord, NH

Forest Health & Sustainability Sustainable Resources Management ''Timber Harvesting Practices: 1:15-1:50 Status of the Forest Resource Boon or Bane to Forest Health?" Base in New England - William McWilliams, 1:15-1:50 Site Quality Impacts - Jim USFS, Fl&A, Radnor, PA Hornbeck, US Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experiment Station 1:55-2:30 Effects of Intensive Forestry on Soils & Site Productivity - Chris Eagar, USFS, 1:55-2:30 Impacts on Forest Genetics - Don Hubbard Brook, NH ,�1 DeHayes, University of VT � � 2:30-3:00 BREAK 2:30-3:00 BREAK

3:00-3:35 Impacts on Forest Insect Pests - Doug Allen, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

12 TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1994 CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS, CON'T

3:00-3:35 Are New England Forest Practices 2:30-3:00 BREAK Sustainable - Bob Perschel, The Wilderness Society, Boston, MA 3:00-4:15 Future Management Trends on the Green Mt. and White Mt. National 3:40-4:15 Ecosystem Management Forests • Rick Cables, WMNF, NH Implications for New England's Forests and Its People - Ken Holtje, USFS, Region 9 Management Trends on Industrial Landsin the Northeast· Tom Wildman, Great Northern Paper Co., Millinocket, ME Global Conditions & Regional Trends 1:15-1:50 The Canadian Connection· Non-Industrial Commercial Lands: Their Shanna Ratner Role & Management Strategies • Henry Whittemore, John Hancock Timber Resources 1:55-2:30 Current Status and Implications of Log Exports - Dan Harrison. Cersosimo Lumber Co., Brattleboro, VT

4:30-6:00 pm NESAF Business Meeting 6:00 pm Ice Breaker, poster viewing 7:00 pm Forestry Quiz Bowl Evening: Working Group Meetings WEDNESDAY,MARCH 23, 1994

8:00-11:00 am CONCURRENT Harvesting Technologies - Peter Spruce, TECHNICAL SESSIONS Timberjack

Getting More Out of Less Wood Sustainability & Ba'lance Between Public 8:00-8:35 New Products & Expanding Uses Values and Private Rights of Wood in the Northeast • Jack Dwyer, VT 8:00-8:35 Sociological Differences Dept. of Forests, Parks & Rec. Between Property Rights Advocates & Wilderness Restoration Proponents· W. 8:40-9: 15 Impact of Recycling on the Paper Aikman, SUNY Industry - Joe Fulmer, Scott Paper Co. & Bart Harvey, Great Northern Paper Co. 8:40-9:15 Understanding the NIPL Owner· Steven Jones, Penn State 9: 15-9:45 BREAK 9:15-9:45 BREAK 9:45-10:20 New Utilization Techniques· Phil Araman, VA Tech 9:45-10:20 Building Partnerships for Sustainable Forestry on Mixed Ownerships 10:25-11:00 New Developments in - Al Sample, American Forests, Wash., DC

13 WEDNESDAY,MARCH 23, 1994 CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS, CON'T

10:25-11:00 Public Values· Private Rights: 9:15-9:45 BREAK Where To For Forestry & Foresters - Tammara Van Ayn, Society for the Protection of NH 9:45-10:20 Sustainable Management: The Forests Canadian Pulp & Paper Industry's Approach - Tony Rotherham, Canadian Pulp & Paper Assoc., Montreal Forester's Tool Kit 8:00-9:15 NE Decision Model (Silvicultural 10:25-11:00 American Forest Industry's System) - Neil Lamson, USFS, Durham, NH Perspectives on Forestry Certification - Patricia Layton, AFPA Forestry Certification Task The Bleeding Edge of Change: Technology Group, Scott Paper Co., Philadelphia, PA & Cost Effectiveness "Global Positioning * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Systems, FORS: Computer Assistance for 11:15-11:40 The Northern Forest Lands Foresters" - Dave Edson, Sewell Co., ME Draft Report· Robert Bendick, Chair, Northern Forest Lands Council 9: 15-9:45 BREAK 11 :45-1 :45 pm NESAF AWARDS 9:45-10:20 Review of Computer Mapping LUNCHEON Systems and Inventory Processors • David Gilluly 2:00 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESSES­ Sustainable Management: Impact on 10:25-11:00 Review of Computer Mapping Landowners and Industry Systems and Inventory Processors - David Gilluly 2:05-2:50 Ecosystem Management and Its Impacts on Private Forestry • J. Heissenbuttel, American Forest Products Assoc., Certification of Sustainable Forestry: Wash., DC What's on the Horizon 8:00-8:35 Certification of Sustainable 2:55-3:40 150 Years of Sustainable Forestry: Historical Context of the Issue • Management on Menominee Indian Richard Donovan, Rainforest Alliance, NYC Lands in Wisconsin - Marshall Pecore

8:40-9: 15 Forestry Certification: Possible 3:45-4:30 Global Market Demands and Applications in New England - Richard Miller, Their Impact on New England - Jameson The Forest Partnership, Burlington, VT French, Northland Forests Products, Kingston, NH

Evening: Working Group Meetings

THURSDAY,MARCH 24, 1994

8:00 am to Noon Our Chance: Professional Forester's Response to Northern Forest Lands Recommendations * Small group discussions on the Northern Forest Lands Council's draft recommendations. * Input will be used to develop an official response from the NESAF. * Your opportunity to help your professional organization comment on this important report.

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1994 NORTHEASTERN FOREST PEST COUNCIL AND NORTHEASTERN FOREST INSECT WORK CONFERENCE Center of N.H. Holiday Inn, Manchester, New Hampshire

Monday, March 21 12:00 PM Registration CONCURRENT SESSION 2 Current Research 1:00 Welcome Ron Kelley, Chair NEFIWC on White Pine Weevil and White Pine Blister Ben Moody, Chair NEFPC Rust Forest Health & Pest Highlights: Current MODERATOR-Tom O'Dell, NortheasternForest Conditions, New and Ongoing Initiatives in Experiment Station Management, and other Concerns 5:00 Potpourri 1: JO Eastern Canada - Les Carlson, Canadian Forest 5:30 NEFPC Executive Committee Meeting Service 1:50 Northeastern U.S. - Gerry Hertel, Northeastern Area Tuesday, March 22 State and Private Forestry 8:00 - 9:30 AM CONCURRENT SESSION 3 Impacts of Max McFadden, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Defoliation vs. Impacts of Protecting the Foliage: Balancing the Equation 2:30 Early Impacts on Old-growth Spruce/Fir Stands: MODERATOR - Mike McManus, Northeastern Forest The Effect of Spruce Budworm and other Experiment Station Stressors on Forest Ecology - Laura Conkey, Dartmouth College CONCURRENT SESSION 4 Decline Diseases: Barometer or Cause of Change in Forest Health 3:00 BREAK MODERATOR-Phil Wargo, NortheasternForest 3:30 CONCURRENT SESSION 1 Opportunities for Experiment Station Biological Control of Northeastern Forest Pests

For registration information, contact: Barbara Bums, VT Div. of Forestry, RR 1, Box 33, North Springfield, VT 05150. Tel. (802) 886-2215. Approved for.§. SAF and N.H. forester licensing CEU's.

FORS/MAP COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING SYSTEM New Hampshire Technical Institute, Manchester, N.H. Friday, March 25, 1994, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

This hands on workshop will introduce you to a low cost, PC-based system for developing high quality scalable maps.

Ideal For: Build Maps From: Compatible With: Used by: • Stand Maps • Aerial Photos • Arclnfo GIS • Consultants • Stewardship Plans • USFS Quad Maps • Auto CAD • Govt. Agencies • SMZs • Wildlife • Field Maps • Any True DXF file • Universities • Management • Road Maps • Large Corporations • Area Calculation

The $50 course fee includes all workshop materials and CAD Lab rental. Make checks payable to "FORESTRY COURSES". Attendance is limited to 32 registrants. For registration information contact Karen Bennett, 327 Daniel Webster Hwy., Boscawen, NH, 03303. Tel. (603) 225-5505. Approved for I SAF and N.H. forester licensing CEU's.

15 OTHER WINTER MEETING OPPORTUNITIES

THIRD LEADERSHIP 'NFLS' INTEGRAL PART OF WORKSHOP OFFERED WINTER MEETING

Have you an interest in planning and running The Northern Forest Lands Council announced on effective meetings? Would you be interested in December 14, 1993 that it will release its draft identifying leadership characteristics and working recorrmendations on Thursday, March 3, 1994. The toward determining the difference between managers Council's draft recorrmendations were forged from and leaders? Would you like to function more previous work including the recently published effectively within SAF or hone your ability to "Findings and Opinions." The March 3 release of motivate and increase your sales personship skills? the draft recorrmendations will start a public Well, the Winter Meeting has a Workshop for you corrment period ending on May 16, 1994. During this with just these subjects in mind. It is a two-day time, the Council will reach out to people in and course piggy-backed irrmediately after the Winter outside the region to hear feedback on the Meeting in Manchester running Thursday afternoon, recorrmendations, through meetings, open houses, Thursday evening, and concluding on Friday morning listening sessions, letters, and phone calls. at noon. Feedback gathered in these forums will be The target audience is recently appointed NESAF considered by the Council as it finalizes its officers, existing NESAF officers, those NESAF recorrmendations, which will go to the Congress, members appointed to COfTfTlittee assignments for the governors and state legislative leaders sometime Portland National Convention, and all other NESAF next surrmer. members interested in the skills listed at the The NESAF Executive Corrmittee (actually a sub­ beginning of this article. It will be hosted by corrmittee) responded to the Council's earlier Max McCormack, Irrmediate Past-Chair of NESAF, Joe publication, "findings and Opinions." However, the Michaels, present NESAF Chair, and Ed Leary, importance of the draft recorrmendations cannot be Vermont's representative to the NESAF Executive underestimated by the Forestry profession. For Corrmittee. that reason an entire portion of the Winter Meeting We have a National Convention to run and it will be devoted to a thorough analysis of these will succeed only with "effective" leadership. recorrmendations. Each of the recorrmendations will Join the parade of NESAF members all ready be covered by a discussion group with an objective corrmitted to Portland or get out in front and lead of preparing a NESAF position on each of the some of us with the knowledge and abilities gained recorrmendations for delivery to the Council by the from this course. For further details give Max May 16 deadline. Each of you is invited to save McCormack a call or drop him a note with your Thursday morning, March 24 to help your intentions. Max McCormack, PO Box 34, Orono, Me professional organization corrment on this important 04473 (207-581-2903). report.

CALL FOR POSTERS 74th NESAF WINTER MEETING

POSTER DISPLAVS provided at the meeting consist of a 4 x 4 foot foam core board, easel and mounting materials. Authors using their own boards must honor the 4 x 4 format. Each poster should include: title, author(s) and affiliation; and clearly stated objectives, procedures, results and conclusions. Lettering should be easily read from 5 feet. Incorporate photographs, graphics and simple date tables as needed. Authors are encouraged to tend their posters during breaks for discussion with attendees. Authors are encouraged to provide handouts, reprints, pamphlets or supplemental information related to the poster.

Contact Connie Carpenter at (603) 868-7698.

Mission Statement OUR MISSION AS FORESTERS IS TO BE RESPONSIBLE S'rEWARDS OF THE EARTH'S FORESTS WHILE MEETING SOCIETY' S VITAL HEEDS. THE CHALLENGE OF OUR MISSION LIES IN KEEPING FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTHY AND INTACT WHILE CONCURREHTLY DRAWING ON THEIR RESOURCES. WE WILL MEET THIS CHALLENGE BY CAREFULLY MONITORING AND MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND BUMAN FORCES ON THE FOREST. OUR DECISIONS WILL BE GUIDED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, OUR COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING THINGS, OUR DESIRE TO IMP.ROVE CITIZENS' LIVES, AND OUR RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR THE ENTIRE FOREST ECOSYSTEM. BY ADVANCING. FORESTRY SCIENCE, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PRACTICE OF FORESTRY, HESAF WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION. HOTEL RESERVATION FORM

Holiday Inn, The Center of New Hampshire 700 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 (603) 625-1000

Organization: Societyof American Foresters Function: 1994 Winter Meeting Dates: March 22-24, 1994 II All requestsby the above group must be received by February22, 1994. PLEASE RESERVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR: Name ______Company ______Address ------City ______St ate ______Zip ______Sharing Room with No. of Persons ______Arrival Date ______Departure Date------

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NOTE: In addition to the SAF conference, use this form � you are staying extra evenings for the Monday Forest Pest CouncilConference and/or Friday Computer Workshop.

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carol Addresses in Indianapolis - carol Foresters Mead9ws.Addresses Land Tryst - c. Edwin Meadows, Redelshiemer presented a sU1111Sry of the annual Conmissioner of the Department of Conservation Speaker's Bureau and Poster Contest for Maine Sixth presented a paper on Conservation Easements and Graders to the SAF National Convention. She Fore�try to.the Land Trust Alliance National Rally. pointed out to the 1,200 foresters attending the H! cit!d Maine's Bureau of Public Lands and Inland convention that there were over 3400 partJ c ipants Fisheries and Wildlife's many conservation in the contest because the objectives of the ea�ements as well.as those on Atten Pond in western contest were universal and appealing and that the Maine. He also cited the stewardship program under conmitment by Maine SAF members was outstanding. the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's The project received funding from NESAFF and the Forester's Fund and was cited by National SAF as an Forests, as well as the Piercefield tract along the "outstanding example of a project supported by Racquette River in New York donated by forester's fund monies." International Paper as good examples of easements. Moths and Fires Down - The Maine Forest Service .Le9islation May Affect You - Several laws have found a substantial decrease in the area defoliated become effective that may or may not affect forest by gypsy moth larvae in York County compared to operations. If these apply to your situation 19?2 and 1991. Richard Bradbury, MFS entomologist, please follow up. said that they to not expect gypsy moth to be a Two laws amend Shoreland Zoning Laws. One law cOlllllOn pest in 1994. Maine Forest Service reported clarifies the definition of outlet stream and less than 1200 acres lost to fire in 1993, despite allows a llk.lnicipality to limit to 75 feet the shoreland zone around a freshwater wetland provided the worst drought conditions in four decades. it has not been rated by the Department of Inland New. Publication - Maine's mid-cycle inventory, Fisheries and Wildlife as a high or moderate value I 11 ent ! tled "Assessment . of Maine s Wood supply, is wetland. Another law clarifies that timber available from the Maine Forest Service in Augusta. harvesting restrictions only apply to areas zoned The �eport notes that the grand total of pulpwood as shoreland. Another law establishes performance quality trees or better declined from 287 to 242 standards for internally drained borrow pits. million cords between 1980 and 1990. Most of this Other laws: indemnifies landowners from decli�e occurred in softwoods, particularly spruce harvesters responsible for violating clear-cutting and fir. However, even hardwood declined thought laws; prohibits conmercial hunting on unlicensed not at a statistically significant rate. land; creates a study conmittee to examine the need and rules for continuing education for surveyors. Newsmakers - Bruce McKnight has been promoted to the position of Managing Director of James River Timber Corporation. Dr. John Brissette assumed position of Project Leader for the US Forest Service Orono Research Work Unit. The major focus of re�earch will be a Forestry continuation of long-term silvicultural studies on the Penobscot Experimental Forest. Increased attention will be given to life forms other than Supply trees. Dr. Ray "Bucky" Owen, Chair of the Wildlife Department of the University of Maine has bee Nelsoo.Tree Marklnl& Palo.t • Lowest Prices Anywhere. appointed Conmissioner of the Department of Inland 14 Coion of Vinyl Fb.1&1&161& llKILLER TREE FLAGGING. Fisheries and Wildlife. He will be on leave from Gco.crai Forestry Supplies. the University until the end of Governor McKernan•s term. Dr. Owen says that he hopes to strengthen Call Or Write ror Our Brochure: the Department's relationship with landowners.

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New Chjef Appojnted · On October 18, 1993, Charles A. Bridges was named Chief of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Division. A certified biologist who has COME TO THE worked at the Department for five years, Bridges will direct the efforts of a Division responsible for fisheries and wildlife research, management programs, and fish hatcheries. Bridges has a GRANITE STATE DIVISION bachelor of science degree in zoology from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree SAF in wildlife ecology from the University of New Hampshire. In 1986 he became the University of New ANNUAL MEETING Hampshire Cooperative Extension wildlife management specialist, a position funded by the Fish and Game Department. He provided training and technical FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1994 assistance to public and private foresters and landowners on techniques to improve wildlife 8:45 AM -4 PM habitat on lands they manage. In 1988, Bridges began work for the Department as a wildlife biologist specializing in habitat DAYSINN,CAMPTON,NH management on state-owned lands. He is chair of several of the Department's key corrmittees, is a (Exit 27 off 1-93) member of the State Lands Management Team, and serves as the Department's representative on the Current Use Board. As Chief, he is responsible for Learn latest information on: wetlands, forest laws fisheries and wildlife staff at the Department's recodification, log exports, biomass electricity and four regional offices and at its Concord headquarters. �- Monjtorjng· Report Released - The U.S. Forest The afternoon program will feature information on Service has released its long awaited Monitoring Report on the White Mountain National Forest. The Forest Practices Acts in use in neighboring states. report documents the accomplishments and effects, to date, of implementing the Forest Plan adopted in Registration information will mailed to 1987. In a cover letter, WMNF Supervisor Rick be Cables says, "···· all of the basic indicators of you. Questions? Call Ron Klemarczykat forest ecosystem health are positive··vegetation is 746-4846. generally healthy; there is no indication of a decrease in long-term soil productivity; and water quality is excel lent. our wildlife monitoring indicates that current wildlife populations are current myths, including the tiresome and oft· healthy and viable. repeated notion that current use landowners are The report provides specific information on a "wealthy land-barons." Below are just a few of the wide range of management activities between 1987· survey highlights. 1992, including timber. Some key findings on the Over 42% of current use landowners have timber program: household incomes below $30,000 and only 9% have Total volume has averaged 29MMBF per household incomes above $75,000. year, well below the Plan average of 35 MMBF. Most The highest priority benefits for enrollment in of the shortfall can be attributed to reduced current use are prevention of development (37.7%), funding, but in recent years, appeals have impacted maintenance of land's aesthetic value (37.4%), total harvest volume. providing land for public use (32.7%), and Uneven-aged management is up providing wildlife habitat (31.5%). considerably from what the Plan proposed. Requiring current use landowners to meet Even-aged management is down markedly forestry practice standards is supported by 49% of from the Plan average of 1,900 acres per year. In respondents, while 32% moderately or strongly FY 1992, only 400 acres received even-aged oppose such a requirement. treatments. Almost 80% of current use landowners open their The trend toward decreasing even-aged land to public use without restriction. management coupled with the large increase in By a 3 to 1 margin, current use landowners uneven-aged management has important implications favor voluntary incentives, (such as reduced regarding wildlife habitat. Basically the lilMNF is assessments) to meet land use standards as opposed not providing the diversity of forest age classes to mandatory requirements. necessary for the majority of wildlife species. Current use participants want to hang on to Timber demand remains strong. Bid their land, with 84% saying they have no plans to premiums show a strong upward trend. sell. This is an excellent document that provides a The survey attempted to measure the thresholds wealth of information about how the lilMNF is of change in the program that would trigger managed, and how it has responded to management. landowner actions. If current use assessments It's full of facts, figures and discussion that were sharply increased, about half of the support the continued importance of vegetation respondents would sell part or all of their management on the lilMNF. You can obtain a copy by holdings, with landowners in the 75-150 acre range calling 603-528-8721. most likely to bail out. Current use landowners were more ambivalent about an increase in the LUC'T; current Use survey offers Valuable Eiodiogs - The with only 28% saying they would sell part or all of first comprehensive, random and objective survey of their land if the LUCT were doubled. New Hampshire's current use landowners has revealed All-in-all, the survey generated a wealth of valuable information about the open space tax information that will help to ensure informed program's participants and how they view the debate over the program. A copy of the 72-page program. It also serves to debunk many common survey results and questionnaire is available to NHTOA members for SS and non-members for $10 Call 224-9699 for more information. (from Timber Crier ,n Newsletter) YANKEEDivision

A regional forun was held on November 30 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on preferential property tax treatment of forest and open space land in New England. The conferen�e was sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Southern New England Forest Consortium. It was hoped that this program would give people ideas on how to encourage the preservation and protection of open space, thus helping to reduce the fragmentation of forest land. Foresters, assessors, state and lo�al officials and pol icy makers, landowners, land trust �fficials, land use attorneys, conservation cornnission members, planning board members, and tax review board members were encouraged to attend. Approximately 200 people attended this regional forun.

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Chapter 132 Update - A subconmittee has been PLT Update · Laura Dooley, Norfolk County Service appointed by the Department of Environmental Forester with DEM, will be the Massachusetts Protection and has finally begun to deal with Project Learning Tree Coordinator beginning deciding whether any changes are needed in the December 1993. Today, PLT is addressing1 the Wetlands Protection Act in relation to forestry. environmental challenges of the 1990 s in its newly At the same time, DEM has been working with the revised classroom materials. Laura will have all State Forestry Conmittee on revision of the Forest the information pertaining to the new PLT Cutting Practices Act (Chapter 132) regulations. materials. Her office is located at Mass. Dept of These two acts fitting together has been a concern Environmental Management, Division of Forests and to the above mentioned agencies. Some important Parks, Box R, Carlisle, Mass 01741; Phone 508-369- proposed changes have been suggested for Chapter 3351. 132. Whatever happens, this process will have an Last September, at the suggestion of Bob Bond, effect on all Massachusetts woodland owners. MFA Vice President and head of PLT's Steering Conmittee, the MFA board agreed to help PLT try to Tree Farm News - The Swift River Sportsmen's Club find the funding needed to survive, initial Ly by was named the Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year having Executive Director Gregory Cox research some for 1993. This 271 acre Tree Farm is devoted to local grant sources to find potential supporters. Tree Farming and having this property so active in A pair of private donors have offered three-year forest management gives the cause of forestry gifts of $1,000 per year to help PLT. Will Snyder, substantial public exposure. Tom Quink, Southern PLT coordinator, put together an application for an New England Program Coordinator for the Forest EPA Environmental Education grant which, if Legacy Program, is the land chair for the club. granted, would provide $5,000 for PLT to train Forest management on the property is directed by teachers in the first two modules of the new high Carmine Angeloni, Hampshire County Service school curriculum on forest ecology and forest Forester, and Harry Wondeloski of Bay State issues, starting in May 1994. Forestry Service. An article on this Tree Farm was recently in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The club Enyjronmental Institute coordinates Forest Legacy has stressed protecting and improving wildlife Program The Environmental Institute is habitat while using its property to teach local coordinating the newly-funded Forest Legacy Program students and Scout groups the principles of tree in southern New England to preserve large tracts of farm management and conservation. woodland through the purchase of conservation The Tree Farm Conmittee, working jointly with easements. Tom Quink of the Environmental MFA, has sent out a survey to the state's Tree Institute is overseeing the Forest Legacy Program Farmers, asking what they'd like the Tree Farm in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Isl and. program here to provide its members. The surveys, "It's interesting to look at the cost to once tabulated, will give the conmittee direction conmunities of maintaining forestland," said Quink. in how the program can better serve the member "Studies by the American Farmland Trust indicate landowners. The joint Tree Farm-MFA conmittee that forests and farms use roughly 30 to 35 cents plans a future meeting to discuss the future of a conmunity•s tax dollars, while residents use organization of the program including the about a $1 to $1.05 for services. So, preserving possibility of making Tree Farm a program within forestland is now being looked upon by many MFA, directed by a Tree Farm subconmittee of MFA's communities as a way of keeping down expenses." board, as is being set up in Vermont for their The USDA has approved five Forest Legacy areas program. totaling 12,384 acres for the first phase of the program in Massachusetts: the Western Valley Lands Protected b y MFA Thus far, the Watershed and the Holyoke Range of the Connecticut Massachusetts Forestry Association has protected Valley, the Stockbridge Yokun Ridge Reserve, three parcels of land through conservation Estabrook Woods, the North Quabbin Corridor, and restrictions. The 800 acre Fowler Brothers the Nashua River Greenway. The first parcel property in Tolland and Granville is the most targeted for protection with the Western Valley recently protected. Other parcels previously Watershed, located in Hatfield and Northampton, is enrolled are the 90 acre old growth forest on Fife the sole surface water supply are for Hatfield, and Brook in Florida, owned by New England Power is the primary water supply for Northampton at its Company, and the 105 acre lot in Ashfield and Mountain Street Reservoir. The area is also one of Hawley owned by the Taylor family. Other parcels the most significant black bear habitats in the are being considered for this program as landowners state. are looking at conservation restrictions as a way to protect their lands and to get a reduction in property taxes. 20 -----Connecticut. ___ b_y __ c_hr i_s____ Mar_t_in....., ______

Djvision Officers Serving CTSA F Members1994 jn Urban Forestry News - An "Arbor Day Tree Festival" has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 1994 at Bushnell Park, Hartford, Chair - Christopher Martin, Stamford Water Company/Aquarion, 149 CT. Tree City USA awards will be presented to Danbury, Fairfield, Lakeside Drive, Stamford, CT 06903, #203/322-9320 Hartford,Middletown, and Stamford. Activitieswill include treepruning demonstrations, as well as numerous cultural, educational and technical Vice Chair - Jim Pronovost, CT DEP, Valley Headquarters, P.O. Box di lays. 161, Pleasant Valley, CT 06063, #203/379-7085 sp

Ricard Wins Urban Forestry Medal - Bob Ricard, Urban and Secretary/Treasurer - Bob Ricard, Haddam Exten. Ctr., P.O. Bo;,; 70, Community Forester wilh lhe University of Connecticut Cooperative Haddam, CT 06438, #203/345-4511 Extension System, was awarded lhe Urban Forestry Professional Medal at lhe National Urban Forestry Conference in Minneapolis lhis past News Correspondence - Jim Pronovost (See Vice Chair) September. Tbe medal was presented by American Forests in recognition of Bob's outstmJdins educatiolllll programs in Connecticut. Forest Practices Act - Special Meeting - Newly appointed coordinator Ricard is Chainnan of lhe Connecticut Urban Forestry Council as well Doug Emmerthal has announced an important informative meeting as state volunteer coordinator for urban forestry programs. His regarding implications of lhe Forest Practices Act to !!.l SAF members "Meskwalca Tree Project", a volunteer training program, and "Cops, practicing forestry in CT. CT SAF members as well as fellow out of Kids and Trees" youlh mentoring program have received national state SAFer's are strongly encouraged to attend lhis meeting. Draft recognition. copies are now going through formal review wilh pubic hearings scheduled for March 3, 1994. Doug is actively seeking final input from Maple SugarbushWorkshop- On January IS, lhe Maple Syrup Producers SAF members prior to public hearing. Association of Connecticut and lhe UCONN Cooperative Extension System will co onsor a day long workshop on sugarbush management Meeting Place: Jones Auditorium sp and collecting sapwilh tubing systems. Theworkshop will be held at lhe 123 Hunting Street demonstration sugarbush management area on lhe University of New Haven, CT 06504 Connecticut Forest in Stem. Extension Forester Steve Broderick and Date: February l, 1994 Cornell Department of Natural Resources maple specialist Lew Staats Time: 6:00PM • 7:30PM will be lhe instructors.

Draft copies will be available at lhe CT Chapter Winter meeting lhis Pro ing Tree - On October 16, 1993, 14 teachers and teaching January. Also, draft copies are available from Doug. Please write to jectLeam students attended a Project Leaming Tree Workshop. Tbe PLT Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Forestry, 79 Elm workshop held at lhe Windham Country 4-H Camp was facilitated by Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127, #203/566-5348. Bob and Billy Visny, CT 1988 Tree Farmers of lhe Year, and Mike Bartlett, forester wilh Hull Forest Products. The workshop was Mailing forthcoming. sponsored by lhe Ct. Forest and Park Association and Hull Forest Products. Stewardship - CT Stewardship sponsored workshops were well attended lhis past Fall. 130 people attended a variety of programs covering Connectjcut Tree Warden Association - CT TWA recently held a Wildlife Diversity and Forest Management, Aesthetics, Wetlands and workshop which covered CT Tree Law and Utility Tree issues, 40 CT Consultant Stewardship Certification. Tree Wardens attended.

Tim Fluery, Stewardship Program Coordinator has announced a small grant program up to $2500 for effectively communicating stewardship activities to lhe generalpublic. Also, additional stewardship management plan and practices money is available. For more information, please contact Tim at 203/241-4949.

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Walk io the forest A success - The Rhode Island Current-Use Tax SynpoSjllJJ ffeld - The Southern New Chapter sponsored a 11Walk in the Forest" program on England Forest Consortiun and the Lincoln Land October 22 with the Providence Water Supply Board Institute conducted a SY111'osiun on Current-Use hosting the event on its Scituate Reservoir Taxation of forest lands in New England on November watershed forests in Scituate. Chapter members 30 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. RISAF ment>ers Tom publicized the event and conducted tours of a Dupree 11nd John Lawrence, Chiefs of the Division of variety of forest stands, historic sites, and Forest Environnent and Division of Agriculture water/wildlife areas of interest. respectively, were on the panel of speakers for Publicity included a news release printed in this hot topic. The symposiun carried two local newspapers and bulk mailings. The Rhode certification credit for Assessors, and was heavily Island Tree Farmers were invited by letter, the RI attended by assessors, planners, and other Environmental Education Association were sent municipal officials. notices, and an article was included in the forest landowner's association newsletter. The resultant RJSAF Conments on Wetlands Regs - conments were attendance included several classes of students and provided during the recent public reviews and approximately 20 citizens from various parts of hearings process for the revisions to the state's the state. Total attendance was about 270. wetlands regulations. RISAF members participated Information packets on the Society of American on behalf of the Division of Forest Envirorvnent, Foresters and the Providence Water supply Board the Providence Water Supply Board, and the RI were distribute to teachers and adult participants. Forest Conservator's Organization. The RI Chapter Fol low up publicity included a photograph of a also submitted a letter in support of the points group of school children in the woods with an issues by those organizations and agencies. An appropriate caption for the event. RISAF members improqltu meeting was held and attended by several who participated included Rich Blodgett, Hans RISAF members to confer on these points. Bergey, Paul Dolan, Rob MacMillan, Bob Thurber, Marc Tremblay, and Chris Modisette.

;J 1 -GREENMOUNTAIN Division by Elizabeth Lesnikoskl

Djyjsjon To Meet Legjslators - The Green Mountain FCC Expansjon - Al Calfee reports that the Forestry Division will be sponsoring a Legislative Coffee on Conrnunicetions Council is looking for increased January 18, 1994. This annual program provides participation from new menbers. This important opportunities for direct contact between for1.111 for discussion of forest-related issues will Legislators and foresters. Volunteers are needed be addressing the Vermont Forest Resources Plan in for two hour shifts. Contact Alan Calfee at 362- 1994. "FCC is the logical group to consider and 1472. implement reconmenda;ions from the Northern Forest Lands Study Group", Calfee said. Stewardship Program Undergoing Review - Jim Cronin reports that a comnittee has been considering Two NESAF Grants Awarded - Two grants have been possible changes to the Vermont Stewardship awarded to the Green Mountain Division from NESAF. Incentives Program. Under review are such The first will be used to develop end broadcast proposals as a new cost share formula allowing Public Service Announcements about forestry. The limited funding to be spreed over more acres, a second grant will fund a Forestry Kit end the possible thinning practice, and improved sign-up development of curricul1.111 aids for use by grade procedures. All County and Consul ting foresters school teachers. The Kit, which will be circulated will be asked to conment on the draft around Vermont, will assist teachers in integrating reconmendations. For more information, contact Jim math and science concepts including english and Cronin at 879-6565. metric units of measure. .cooperatjye Efforts Benefit Landowners - The Boards Policy Conmittee Actions - The Green Mountain of Directors of the Vermont Woodland Resources Policy Comnittee reports that the Norther Forest Association (formerly Vermont Tree Farm Conmittee) Lands Study Draft Recomnendetions will be published and the Vermont Tint>erland Owners• Association have in January. The Conmittee encourages SAF members adopted a Memorandum of Understanding which will to comnent on the Reconmendetions individually, and serve to strengthen ties between the two groups. to send a copy of your comments to the Policy The two organizations will share alininistrative Conmittee for use in developing a response on resources, and co-sponsor events which promote behalf of the Division. Cell Jon Wood et 644-2221 integrated management of private lands and or Bill Samal et 865-7488. equitable forestland taxation. The Policy Conmittee also reports that the status of the three Green Mountain National Forest timber sales in which the Division filed as en Intervenor are as follows: Kelly Sunderland - 2nd level of appeal filed 10/6/93 ACCELERATE Deer Browse - 2nd level of appeal filed 9/7/93 YOURCAREER! North Texas Appeal decision by Forest Supervisor pending & ContinuingR>restry Education

New Brunswick News Dr. Alex Dickson

New Master's Program Ayajlable - A master's degree program in environmental studies in engineering or forest engineering was announced at UNB for implementation this academic year. It will feature core courses in environmental policy, law, economics, engineering and management combined with en equal nunt>er of electives. Applications can be made for pert-time or full time study through the engineering or the forestry faculty. Woodsmen's Conpetition Held - The UNB Woodsmen successfully defended their championship title on October 23, 93 at the 28th Annual Intercollegiate UNB Woodsmen Competition. UNB took first place in both the men's and women's categories. The largest intercollegiate competition of its kind in the Maritimes sew 34 teams from 13 schools across Eastern Canada end the northeastern US compete in 14 events. A new event at this years competition was the spring board demonstration which consisted of notching a pole, placing a board in the not�h, and chopping a block from the top of the pole while standing on the board. The event was not included in calculating overall scores. The UNB Forestry Association first organized and hosted the The log deck was one of 14 events conducted at competition 28 years ago to keep alive the bygone UNB's Annual Woodsmen's Competition held October lifestyle of Canadian loggers. 23, 1993. Faculty Briefs - Warren Ballard, recently appointed Dr. Mark Robers, Forest Resources, was an Director of UNB's Cooperative Wildlife Research invited speaker last October at a workshop on Unit, has co-authored two papers. One, "Potential conserving species dependant on older forests. Dr. Applications of Satellite Telemetry to Wildlife Robert•s paper was entitled "Patterns and Studies in Remote Locations," was presented orally Mechanisms of Diversity in Forested Ecosystems." at the Costa Rica Wildlife Management Congress. The other, entitled "Demography of Grizzly Bears in ALUJXJj News · The series of articles by Dr. E.S. Relation to Hunting and Mining Development in Fellows, R.P.F., outlining the management of the Northwestern Alaska," was published as a National Northern Forest was published last fall through the Park Service Monograph. assistance of Canadian Forest Service-·Maritimes. Or. Y. Chu, Forest Engineering, presented a Copies are available, from the Association of paper, "Assessing Vibrational Serviceability of Registered Professional Foresters of New Brunswick Wooden Floor Systems: What Parameters Do We and the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Measure?", at the workshop on dynamic testing of district ranger offices. floor systems in Vancouver last October. Joe O'Neill, R.P.F., Miramichi Pulp and Paper Dr. M.S. Jamnick, Forest Resources, returned Vice-President, once again showed imagination and from 10 months in Mexico in August 93 after working foresight in sponsoring a presentation by Monty with conmunally owned forests on various forest Hllllllel, World Wildlife Fund executive. Included in management and forest planning issues. Included Mr. Hllllllell Is remarks was an endorsement of the were a study of uneven-aged stand structures, an harvesting program in the Christmas Mountains area. analysis of the economic and silvicultural impacts of small patch harvests, and various workshops on CONTINUING EDUCATION AVAILABLE Continuing forest management planning models presented to a education events planned for March and May 1994, variety of Mexican foresters. include the following: Professor E.J. Rickards, Chair of the Forest Resource-Use Conflicts (March 94) Engineering, UNB, presented a workshop on managing An Introduction to Forest Management Modelling off·highway machines at an engineers conference in (March 94) 1 Fredericton in November 93. Machines used for Balsam Fir Update 94 (March 94) construction, forestry, m1n1ng and resource Global Positioning for Foresters (May 94) exploration represent a large capital investment Further details are available from: Continuing and significant operational costs. The workshop Education in Forestry, University of New Brunswick, addressed the issues involved in making this Bag #44555, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B investment decision and explored the operational 6C2 cost factors required to maintain these machines at a level which maximized their return on investment. Special emphasis was placed on a holistic approach, encompassing design, maintenance, parts inventory, ergonomics, training, and replacement techniques.

Forestry In Quebec Dr. Kim Lowell

NAFJA/Canadjan Forest Products - The passage of New Forest pest - In order to avoid a potential NAFTA does not necessarily mean that Canadian catastrophe, Quebec is beginning to study a new forest products will inmediately begin to flood forest pest named Asiatic Sponge -- a small Mexico. The NAFTA provisions do not take effect butterfly thought to have been introduced in fully until the year 2001. Moreover, because the Vancouver two and a half years ago. It is similar export of Canadian forest products to Mexico is a in morphology to the European1 Sponge which arrived relatively recent phenomenon (only $12.2 million in in the USA in the 1860 s and is already present in 1992), patience will be required. Nonetheless, the US in the area south of Quebec. A spraying with a population of 80 million, Mexico is a market program is in place in Oregon, Washington, and of great interest to the Quebec forest products British Colunbia. A research team under the companies. To this end, the Minister of direction of the Quebec Minister of Forests is International Affairs of Quebec has already already in the process of studying these efforts in established a plan of action to facilitate case an outbreak would eventually occur in Quebec. cooperative business ventures between Quebec and Mexico. Unjyersjty News - Francois Leger recently joined the group Forintek/Laval as a research scientist. Pulp and Paper lrrpacts - Although Quebec pulp and Mr. Leger is a graduate of Laval University in paper companies have been affected by the economic Quebec City and is an expert in the sill'A.llation of recession, they continue to spend an average of complex systems. $7.1 billion annually in production activities and Helene Barbeau has just completed--with the invest $1.5 billion in various sectors. These cooperation and aid of the participants in the amounts result in some 78,000 jobs directly and course Practic1.111 in International Forestry--a indirectly representing approximately $2.9 billion videocassette which deals with Slovak Forestry. in salary and wages. The Quebec Bureau of The 24 minute cassette addresses the socio· Statistics has developed an econometric model to political situation of Slovakia which is measure the economic repercussions of these figures responsible for the reprivatization of forests and on the Quebec economy. The model found that: each the delicate position occupied by the individuals time the Quebec pulp and paper industry spends $1 responsible for this program. million, $1.1 million is generated indirectly. This means that for every 100 jobs in the pulp and Graduate Survey Conpleted - A survey of recent paper industry, 150 jobs are created or maintained. graduates revealed that 39X (14-39) of those Each year, the pulp and paper industry purchase graduating from Laval University with a Bachelor's more than $5 bil lion in services which have an degree in Forest Resource Management have been able affect in other industries such as electric power, to find full-time work. Another 3X will work part· transport, machinery, and insurance. time,and 14X have opted to continue their studies. Tellers Report

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