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Florida Land Steward FLORIDA LAND STEWARD A Quarterly Newsletter for Florida Landowners and Resource Professionals fall/winter 2012 – volume 1, no. 4 in this issue The Best Job in the World: Your County Forester By Dave Conser, Florida Forest Service Changes to Landowner Liability Protections for Recreational Activities 2 I have the best job in the world. I Forester will provide advice, and a have the privilege of assisting private list of contractors who will actually Florida Chipmunks 3 landowners, homeowners, agencies, carry out the work on your property. Coyotes vs. Bobcats: What Are counties, municipalities and other And if you think about it, that’s a They Eating? 4 folks with forest management advice tremendous advantage for you, since as an employee of the Florida Forest it means you are getting unbiased Plants Behaving Badly: Skunk Vine 4 Service. I’ve worked as the County advice. Here are some of the ways 25th Anniversary of U.S. Fish and Forester, serving the citizens of your County Forester can help you: Wildlife Service’s Partners Program 5 Alachua County, for over 26 years. General, rural forest management: Timber Price Update 6 Hopefully you have had an op- • Written management plans, Certified Forest Stewards and Tree portunity to work with your County including Forest Stewardship Farmers 7 Forester, or are at least aware of the plans, general forest management services available to you. You likely plans and plan revisions may not be aware of the myriad of • Prescribed burning – this is one things your County Forester can area where your County Forester assist you with. On the other hand, may actually break a serious I’ve had more than one landowner sweat on your property. Check ask me when I was going to come out with your County Forester about and plant their trees. With a smile burning assistance for your on my face, I have to add, “I don’t do particular situation. any work; I just give free advice!” • (I told you it was the best job in the under the Tree Farm Program world!). In most cases your County Inspections and Certifications Continued on page 2 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding for this publication is provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Forest Service and a grant from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. An Equal Opportunity Institution. Information about alternate formats is available from IFAS Communications, University of Florida, PO Box 110810, Gainesville, FL 32611-0810. County Forester Dave Conser assisting with Forest Stewardship Program Field Day. Photo Credit: Chris Demers Best Job in the World...continued from previous page • Insect, Disease and Invasive Plant ¨ Cost-sharing possibilities – Other assistance: programs possibly available • Forest education, such as • Lists of forestry contractors for to pay a portion of your forest workshops, presentations to civic dozensidentification of management activities management costs – nowadays groups or other groups of adults • Limited timber marketing usually associated with or children, or career day at the information, such as market Stewardship Plan preparation, local secondary school trends and appropriate type(s) of planting of longleaf pine, • Assistance to local TV, radio, harvest your forest may be ready treatments for reducing the newspaper and other media for. County Foresters cannot sell threat of Southern Pine Beetle your timber for you – a private infestations, or control of However, we County Foresters don’t consulting forester is recom- cogongrass do it all. In many cases a private mended for this. ¨ Basic wildlife management, consulting forester may be necessary • Advice on a variety of topics, often in coordination with and/or appropriate for your situa- including: Florida Fish and Wildlife Com- tion. Some of those situations include ¨ Reforestation, or planting of mission personnel timber sales, marking or appraisal; pines, hardwoods, or other ¨ Alternative forest products large acreage/complex situation native vegetation, including you may be able to produce, landowners, especially those who species selection, planting such as shiitake mushrooms, need more than 24 man hours of as- rates and site preparation Christmas trees, ornamental sistance per year; management plans needs trees, cattle grazing, fruits and of more than 160 acres; and situa- ¨ Early rotation management, nuts, and others tions where expert court testimony including survival rates, competition control, mowing Urban forestry: County Forester online at • Assistance to communities with may be necessary. You can find your ¨ Insect, Disease and Invasive their urban forestry programs http://www.floridaforestservice. Plantand fire management lines • Help with “Urban Community com/field_operations/ ¨ Mid rotation management Forestry Grants” that your city, your local Florida Forest Service county_foresters or call, mail or visit opportunities, like pine straw municipality or other public harvesting, prescribed burn- entity can apply for shade tree office. ing, and thinning and hazardous tree assessment • Arbor Day celebrations Changes to Landowner Liability Protections for Recreational Activities By Joe Prenger, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission There has recently been an increase public patronage on any part of the recreation. In the past you had to en- in liability protections for private property. Earlier this year, the Florida ter into a lease with the state or open property owners who provide Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com- up your land to the general public to public opportunities for outdoor mission (FFWCC) proposed a change be protected from liability. recreation on their property. Prior to this statute which was passed by to July of this year, landowners had the Florida Legislature and signed But the Florida Legislature passed limited protections from liability for by Governor Scott. This amendment a bill in 2012, and Gov. Scott signed activities taking place on their land expands the limitation of liability it into law, amending s. 375.251 F.S. under section 375.251, F.S. (Florida protection for private landowners, as to make it easier for landowners to Statutes; http://www.leg.state. explained in the following open letter accommodate the public, including from FFWCC Chairman Kenneth individuals or small groups, and still property that was leased to the State Wright: have liability protection. The change, forfl.us/statutes/), outdoor recreational but only purposes,for private or which went into effect July 1, provides to properties on which the owner did Dear Friend: liability protection to landowners who not charge for entry to the property, enter into a written agreement with Many private landowners in Florida nor conduct commercial or other ac- the state – rather than a more formal have wanted to make their properties lease – to make their land available available to the public for outdoor for outdoor recreation. tivity where profit was derived from 2 the florida land steward – fall/winter 2012 It also provides liability protection • Bear in mind, of course, that there – and adults – to enjoy Florida’s great for private landowners who open up is no liability protection against outdoors. their lands to any person primarily for intentional injury. hunting, fishing or wildlife viewing. Altogether, it’s a win-win-win situa- Please consult your attorney, as tion: Good for landowners. Good for Participating landowners must meet each landowner’s situation may be the public. Good for conservation. these requirements: different. • Give written or posted notice to us- Sincerely, These changes make it easier for ers that you have limited liability. Kenneth Wright, Chairman • Do not charge or make a profit landowners to host a day-long youth hunt or a weekend fishing derby. And Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation from those using your land for out- Commission door recreation. that makes it more enticing for kids Florida Chipmunks By Chris Winchester, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida Fish and Wildlife to and from their burrow, where the the habitat used and the time of day Conservation Commission is looking food is stored for later consumption. the chipmunk was observed is much for information on the whereabouts appreciated. of chipmunks in Northwest Florida. Some information on chipmunk Chipmunks are currently listed as a range and habitat use exists, but Public contributions to chipmunk Species of Special Concern by FWC, additional information is needed to research are invaluable. Sighting and Biologists are looking to incorpo- fully evaluate their status in Florida. reports from residents throughout rate public knowledge into a formal Residents of Florida and wildlife pro- Northwest Florida is the quickest evaluation of population status. If fessionals have reported chipmunks you see a chipmunk in Florida you along portions of the Escambia, Yel- Biologists to gather information on and most efficient way for FWC can report the location of the sighting low, Backwater, and Choctawhatchee chipmunk range and habitat use on a new web site developed by FWC. rivers. In addition chipmunks appear over such a large area. Any question to be common in the Crestview or comments regarding chipmunk Reporting chipmunk sightings is sim- research can be directed to Chris. ple and easy. Just navigate to https:// the vicinity of Holt and Defuniak [email protected]. public.myfwc.com/hsc/chipmunk/ Springs.area and Preferred have been confirmed in getlatlong.aspx.
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