NEWS. QUARTERLY NewEngland Society of AmericanForesters ����--- ��A����VOL. 49 ��NO. 4 October, 1987 � � � Power Co. Honored Because of the careful steward­ ship of its forest land and for safeguarding its portion of the as a vital nat­ ural resource, the New England Power Company was awarded a "Con­ servation Award" in September by the Connecticut River Watershed Council. The utility co mpany was commended for "careful stew­ ardship of its land , whic h is used for tr ee farming , recrea­ tion, wildlife habitats and pro­ tection of the water resources." More than 26,000 acres of forest land owned by New England Power Company (NEP) in New Hamp­ shire and were re-certi­ fied as Tr ee Farms by the Ameri­ can Forest Council on August 20 dur ing a ceremony at Moore on the Connecticut River between Red Pine and Spruce plantatio ns ne ar Harriman Reservoir in Vermont which Littleton, and have produced utility poles, cabin logs and guardrail posts since planta­ Waterford, Vermont. NEP's 3,700 tion establishment be tween 1920 and 1950. acres of forest land in Mass a­ chuse tts was certified as R Tr ee Farm by the Counc il in a separate ceremony held in Massac husetts a da y earlier . Sound Ecology Is Upon receiving re-certification, Russell A. Holden, NEP vice president said, "This land represents the history Good Economics of our company. Being re-certified as a tree farm by the American Forest Council In his keyno te address at the 87 Winter me ans that we have)upheld our responsibility Mee ting in Burlington, Dr. Ro bert Repetto , of managing this ��nd respectful of the Senior Economist for the World Resources environment and cbnsistent with the pro­ Institute, po inted out that we must �econ­ duction of h�dio electric po wer." cile good ecolo gy and good economics. For Fores� management has been conducted many years international lending institu­ by NEP since the 1920's. The company's , tions have made massive lo ans to �hird early Jorestry pro gram involved a great World countr ies in an effort to fund ambi­ deal�af,p�anting in the old farm fields tious develo pment plans at the expense of and p�stures that surrounded much of the environmental degradation. Critics have lan� associated with the Harriman Reser­ indicated that such projects often lead to vo ir. In fact NEP has planted over 1.3 the destruction of natural features essen­ million trees in areas that were once tial to a region's well being over the long barren fields and pastures. run.

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NEW ENGLAND OFFICERS

Chairman - Quentin Mack, RFD 1, Center Conway, NH, 03813 (H) 603-447-5216 (0) 603-447-5448 Vice-Chair - Jane Difley, RD 1, Jewett Drive. Bennington, Vt, 05201 (H) 802-447-3235 (O) 518-272-0062 Sec/Treas - Roy A. Whitmore Jr.,RR J.,Box 1128-D, Charlotte, Vt, 05445 (H) 802·425-3978(0) 802-656-2620 Exec, Dir. - Richard Watt, PO Box 954, Montpelier, Vt, 05602 (H){O) 802-229-4111 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Immed.Past Chair - John Hibbard, 16 Meriden Rd, Rt 66, Middletown, Ct 06457 {H) 203-228-9557 (O) 346- 2372 Canada - Alex Dickson, Box 4400, Univ New Brunswick, Fredericton, Can E3B 4Z9 (H) 506-454-1686 (0) 453-4501 Connecticut - Clark S. Binkley, 205 Prospect St,, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn 06511 (H) 203-453-0072 {O) 203-432-5100 Maine - Elbridge Cleaves, PO Box 55, Danforth, Me., 04424, (H) 207-448-2865 (0) 207-942-8295 Massachusetts - Joseph C. Mawson, 1299 Bay Rd., Amherst, Ma. 01002 (H) 413-253-2817 (0) 413-545-2665 New Hampshire - Gail Vatllancourt, Woodland Dr., RFD 1. Epsom, NH 03234 (H) 603-736-8020 (O) 271-3456 Rhode Island - Thomas Dupree, 7 Elmonte Dr., Coventry, RI 02816 {H) 401-828-3546 (0) 401-647-3367 Vermont - Russell S. Reay, RR 1, Box 81, Cuttingsville, Vt 05738 (H) 802-492-3323 {O) 802-483-2314 Forest Tech. Coard. - Peter R. Hannah, 315 Aiken Ctr, UVM, Burlington, Vt 05405 (H) 802-985-2793 (0) 802-656-2620 DIVISION OFFICERS Granite State Chairman - Dennis McKenney, Rt 1, Box 444, Antrim, NH 03440 (H) 603-588-2638 (O) Same Vice-Chair - Gail Vaillancourt (see Executive Committee) Sec/Treas - Karen Bennet, Box 322, Bennington, NH 03442 (H) 603-588-6703 (0) 603-673-2510 News Correa - Leslie Sargent, RD 1, Box 77, Lincoln, NH 03251 (H) 603-745-2268 (0) Same Green Mountain Chairman - Richard Carbonetti, Box 294, Albany, Vt 05820 (H) 802-755-6744 (0) Same Vice-Chair - Diana Tanielian, 5 Randall St,, Waterbury, Vt 05676 (H) 802-244-5696 (0) 802-828-2454 Secretary - Joseph Nelson, PO Box 667, Shelburne, Vt 05482 {H) 802-253-4048 (0) 802-985-8009 Treasurer - Ross Morgan, Box 32, Craftsbury Comman, Vt 05827 (H) 802-586-9697 (O) 802-586-7711 News Corres - Yuriy M, Bihun, PO Rox 294, Albany, Vt 05820 (H) 802-899-2873

Maine Chairman - Andrew Strachan, 24 Elm St., Machias, Me 04654 {H) 207-255-4005 (0) 207-255-4732 Vice-Chair - John McNulty, PO Box 23, St. Francis, Me 04774 (H) 207-398-3535 (O) 207-834-3961 Sec/Treas - Gregory Foster, PO Box 157, Gray, Me 04039 (H) 207-657-4756 (0) 207-627-4201 News Correa - Neil Postlewaite, PO Box 220, Dover-Foxcroft, Me 04426 (H) 207-989-3650 (0) 584-5692 Yankee Chairman - Michael Fleming, PO Box 885, S. Lancaster, Ma 01561 (H) 617-368-4178 {O) 617-368-0126 Vice-Chair - Thomas Dupree, (see Executive Committee) Sec/Treas - Timothy Hawley, 5 Sunnyslope Dr., Middletown, Ct 06457 (H) 203-347-3449 (0) 203-624-6671 News Correa - Mass. - David Robb, RFD 1, Box 218, Cummington, Ma 01026 {H) 413-634-2225 - Conn. - Timothy Hawley (see Sec/Treas) Chapter Officers - Rhode Island Chairman - Hans Bergey, Blossom Lane, Hope, RI 02831 (H) 401-821-8746 {O) 401-521-6300 Vice-Chair - David Holt, 36 Andrews Court, Bristol, RI 02804 {O) 401-277-2776 Sec/Treas - Hobson R.A. Calhoun, 505 Dugway Bridge Rd., W. Kingston, RI 02892 (H) 401-789-9005 (0) 231-6444 News Corres - Chris Modisette, RFD Box 83, Greene, RI 02827 (H) 401-397-2825 (0) 401-821-8050

Canada News Correa - A.R.C. Jones, Sandra Travers,

COUNCIL DELEGATE James Wilkinson, 125 Tremont Street, Barre, Vt 05641 {H) 802-476-5359 {O) Same

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. In Memoriam

Donald L. Mader, 60, a Forestry and Robert L. Garrepy, State Forester and Wildlife Management Professor at the Head of the Bureau of Forestry of the Con­ University of Massachusetts, died on necticut Department of Environmental Pro­ Saturday, September 5, in the Cooley tection died July 22, 1987 at the age of Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, 49. Massachusetts. Garrepy became State Forester in 1974, Mader had been a professor at UMass and in that role oversaw management of the since 1956 and also had served as state's nearly 180,000 acres of forest larrd. Department Chairman for 2� years from He also directed forestry certification and 1984-1986. assistance programs for private landowners. Born in Baltimore, Md., he attended Dennis P. DeCarli, Deputy Commissioner of schools in New York and Wisconsin. Conservation and Preservation, credited He was a member of various profes­ Garrepy with the use of state land for sional scientific associations, inclu­ economic purposes as well as recreation. ding Society of American Foresters, Garrepy opened up the state forests for in­ the Massachusetts Association of Pro­ creased management with the growth of the fessional Foresters, Northeast Forest forest industry and developed the fuelwood Soils, and Soil Science Society of cutting program during the energy crisis of America. Among his professional ser­ the mid 1970's. He succeeded in expanding vice activities were Chairman of the the staff of the Bureau of Forestry in order Yankee Chapter, SAF and twice Chair­ to provide better management of state lands. man of the Northeast Forest Soils Garrepy spearheaded legislation for the Conference. He also authored more voluntary registration of foresters and log­ than 50 scientific papers and articles gers in the state. He successfully fought in his field. a legal challenge to his authority to dis­ He was active in town government tribute a list of foresters to the public. as a Town Meeting member and a Land­ Garrepy also served as Chairman of the Con­ lord Tenant Committee member. He necticut Natural Preserves Advisory Com­ was a member of Wesley United Metho­ mittee and was primarily responsible for dist Church where he served on numer­ the dedication of several Connecticut nat­ ous committees and the Board of Trus­ ural areas by the Governor as provided by tees. He served in the Navy during state law. He served on the National World War II. Association of State Foresters and the Yale He leaves his wife, the former Mary Forestry Alumni Association. As a memorial Williams; two sons, Russell of Belcher­ to Garrepy, the Bureau of Forestry's state town and James of Sequim, Wash; a tree nursery donated one pound of superior daughter, Susan Aldridge of Westminster, white spruce seed to the Yankee Division, Vt; his mother, Elizabeth Mader of Society of American Foresters, to be given Gloversville, NY; a brother Ross of to the People's Republic of for refor­ California; a sister, Ela·ine Kiskuo esting land devestated by fire earlier this of Gloversville, NY; and two grandchil­ year. dren. A native of Taunton, Mass., Garrepy held a masters degree in forestry from Yale University and was a command sergeant-major Floyd M. Callward, former President, Dir­ in the US Army Reserves. Before becoming ector, and Honorary Director of the Connec­ State Forester, he worked in forestry for ticut Forest and Park Association, died on the government of Alaska and was manager of July 27, 1987 at the age of 67. He was re­ the Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown. cognized in 1978 for membership in the He leaves his father, Dr. Leo E. Garrepy Society of American Foresters for 50 years. of Enfield; a son, Thomas E. Garrepy, a Callward was active in conservation since student �t Castleton State College in Vermont; being named Extension Forester for Connecticut and a sister, Jean Wilson of Middlefield. in 1936. He served in that capacity and as Extension Conservationist until his retire­ ment in 1962, with the exception of time on active duty with the Army Air Corps during World War II. Vermont foresters lost a friend in August He served as Agricultural Extension Train­ when R. Gregory Belcher, of Calais died at the ing Advisor and Chief of Par�y for the US age of 84 in Dunedin, �lorida. Mr. Belcher Agency for International Development in was trained at Dartmouth College and the Yale Zambia, Africa from 1963 to 1965. He was in School of Forestry. He was a forestry and oper­ the Air Force Reserve and retired as a Lieut­ ations research engineer and had been employed enant Colonel in 1962. by the US Forest Service, the New England For­ Callward was a director and honorary life estry Foundation, and the Canadian International member of the Connecticut Christmas Tree Paper Company until retirement in 1968. Growers Association, which was founded as a Survivors include one daughter, Prudence result of his leadership. He was elected a Schuler, South Woodstock; one son, Alden Belcher, Director of the Connecticut Forest and Park Haddonfield, NJ; and seven grandchildren. Association in 1966 and served as its Presi­ dent from 1968 until 1975.

3 Jim Wilkinson

In the "First Round" I addressed the Recognizing professional achievement first General Objective, or first action has a role to play. SAF has an adequate area, of The Plan--Service To The Profes­ program now which must be continued. Pre­ sion. Now I want to discuss the next two sent high standards must be maintained. General Objectives--what I term Service More effective publicity should be used in to Members and Service To Society. The acquainting the general public as well as fourth Objective, Maintaining an Effec­ the membership when forestry professionals tive and Efficient SAP Organization, will receive the Society's recognition. be covered in Round Three. Direct member benefits is an area that I In the Service To Members action area feel can offer a good return on a relatively the Plan outlines five strategic direc­ small investment. Group Life insurance is tions for enhancing the competence and a "good deal" which needs to be "sold" more professionalism of SAP members. These aggressively to the younger members. Other include: maintaining leadership in pro­ service benefits which can be cost effec­ fessional publications; exploring possi­ tive, revenue generating and truly useful bilities for expanding non-serial publi­ to the members should be found and exploited. cations; strengthening capabilities for Some are being examined right now. providing effective continuing education; The third General Objective of The Plan recognizing professional achievement; and is what I term Service to Society. This to develop and implement programs that incorporates serving broad public interests offer direct benefits to members. through policies for natural �esource man­ At the time of its adoption this Gen­ agement, use and protection, and for provi­ eral Objective was, in my opinion, the ding the public understanding of wise use, least well developed portion of The conservation management and protection of Plan. Since then staff inputs and Coun­ forest resources. SAP should establish or cil suggestions have fleshed it out and cooperate in establishing, appropriate it can be very fruitful indeed. forums for objective discussions and de­ Serial publications is a responsibil­ bates on important forestry and resource ity of major importance for any profes­ related matters. There are many social and sional organization. SAF is the leader political issues which, in the broadest in the professional forestry field with sense, effect forests, forestry and the the JOF, Forest Science and the three natural resources for which we claim some regional Journals af Applied Forestry. responsibility. SAP should address these Maintenance of high quality professional vital concerns just as the legal, medical publications is essential. In my opinion and other professions have addressed them. we have seen significant improvement in We should continue, improve, and refine our the past couple of years and the future present process, and the current course of appears bright for greater progress in activity, in establishing Society positions content, design, advertizing, and cost on important natural resource issues. On effectiveness. All of our publications subjects of very broad and deep interest, should be increasingly attractive and and where personal moral concepts or stan­ useful to members and nonmembers. dards may be of significance, a referendum Non serial publications are a not so may be a proper consideration. well known service. These include a For years we have heard unmet "demands" variety of reports, statements, bro­ for establishment of a national policy for chures, information documents and wor­ the management of the nation's forest re­ king group newsletters. Market oppor­ sources. I think that this could be a tunities are to be explored and new useful statement for guidance in all broad ideas examined for expanded cost effec­ public and private forest resource policy tive revenue generation. and management decisions. It has been an I must state here, paranthetically, "unmet demand" so far simply because of that3much of the new life in the Pub­ its broadly challenging and controversial lications Department is due to its new nature. When there appears to be some in­ director, Wendy Osborne, and her ex­ dication of movement toward consensus among cellent supporting staff of women. The resource organizations and groups, SAF must new JOF editor, Barbara Richman, holds take the lead in the development of such a much promise of more good things. national policy. Urgent as this may appear to some of us, it has a moderate priority Continuing education for forestry pro­ for me at this time. fessionals is essential. SAF's CFE Pro­ In closing tpis chapter, I want to repeat gram has not been as successful as antici­ a statement made in the last essay. Serving pated, or as it should be. Not enough of the forestry profession, and serving its us are participating. Why? Not because members and society, will require SAP dedi­ of a lack of opportunities. I confess cation to the basic principles of profes­ that I have not yet earned a certificate. sionalism: (1) intellectual authority based We all have our reasons (excuses) but CFE on self discipline, (2) objectivity in is too important to permit its languishing. search for truth, and (3) a willingness to I give it high priority for new ,stimula­ risk committment. More to come in Round 3. tion and direction, which will require additional attention and resource.

4 Chairman'sComments Quentin Mack

Just called our editor to apologize for not The fire did cause me to miss the Executive having the Chairman's Comments on time. It is Committee meeting at the Lowell Hilton in Sep­ so refreshing to talk with such a positive up­ tember but I have learned several things already beat person. We are fortunate to have our that I'd like to pass along. Austin Mason and Quarterly piloted by such an individual. So committee have put together a great program for why was I late? Again, I took an opportunity this winter's annual meeting in an exciting new to compare professional Forest Management in facility. While I didn't see it myself, it takes different parts of our country. This time I a lot to get Dick Watt excited and - he was! went with 19 others from the State of New Hamp­ They have also invited other resource agenci es shire and the White Mountain National Forest to to join us. This promises to be a very strong the Klamath River Valley in Northern California. meeting and Tom Quink's program is significant Our primary function was to purify the air to every manager no matter what their employ­ while acting as human smoke filters. I'm sorry ment. Let's set an attendance record by making to report that while the 29,000 acre Cougar Fire arrangements now to attend the Lowell Hilton in was 70\ contained 15 days later, we failed Lowell, Massachusetts on March 9-12, 1988. miserably in our air cleaning assi gnment'. Al­ Also I'd like to thank Jane Di fley for the excel­ though it was smokey and we worked long shifts, lent job she did of chairing the meeting and everyone took time to compare management prac­ thanks to Greg Smith from National for his part tices on the Klamath NF with those in New England. on the program. The future of the New England I don't want to be critical but I wish we could Society looks solid under Jane's leadership and bring lots of their people here to look at our a very responsive National Organization. management. Even with the vastness of the West Perhaps some of you noticed that the first (good for an easterner to see), its very ob­ dues mailing from National did not reflect your vious that while our resource is renewable it Ch apter dues. This was a mistake and will be is also finite. corrected on the next billing. So if you pay now inolude your Ch apter dues.

Membership Chair Off To Thai land

Mervin Stevens has resigned as NESAF Membership Chairman to become the Tech­ nical Advisor for the Regional Training Center in Community Forestry in . He will be located at the Bangkhem Cam­ pus of Kasetsart University, near Bang­ kok. The project which is jointly fin­ anced by the Asian Development Bank and the Swiss government will assist in establi shing a formal regional community forestry training center. Further, the project is managed by the South-East here's only one tree and log Consortium for International Development, marking paint with the name Chapel Hill, North Carolina in associa­ Teveryone knows and respects. tion with the Agriswiss Rural Develop­ With the reputation for being the ment Consultants Company of Switzerland. w�rld's leading_ forestry marking Stevens and his family lived in paint. With thousands of satisfied for over 5 years and he has travelled customers throughout the free and worked in most countries of the re­ world. With well over 35 years of gion. Returning to Asia is an extension experience in every can. With a of Steven's professional committment to full line of efficient paint marking work on people-oriented programs and tools. With three facilities for faster projects in developing countries. While delivery and lower shipping costs. he points out that the forest clearing/ The name, of course, is recovery sequence that New England went through in the 18-19th Century is not a NEl:SPflr typical model to use, an understanding THE NELSON PAINT COMPANY of the political, social and economic repercussions has helped describe what P.O. Box 907, Iron Mountain, Ml 49801 can be done to re-orient attitudes on Telephone (906) 774-5566 the part of people, forester, and for­ P.O. Box 9329, Montgomery, AL 36108 est workers. He has promi sed to period­ Telephone (205) 834-6393 ically keep us informed of what ne is P.O. Box 402, McMlnnvllle, OR 97128 doing through the News Quarterly. We Telephone (503) 472-2628 now have an Asian Correspondentlllll

5 Executive Director's�rt ��--�----�--�------���--��� Richard Watt

By the time you read these words, you The easiest way to keep track of your should have received the NESAF Ballot training is on the Personal Activity Rec­ for the Annual Election. If you have ord that can be obtained from Bill Pat­ cast your ballot, my thanks go with terson, 204 Holdsworth Hall, University those of the candidates and the Nomina­ of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma 01003. ting Committee. If you haven't voted, Based on his experience, he suggests you don't read any further until you mark list at least 160 hours for he sometimes your ballot and prepare it for mailing. has insufficient documentation for all In last year's election, only thirty courses listed for credit. percent of our members voted. I sus­ When you have sufficient credit hours, pect that the successful candidates sign the application form on the back of would have liked a stronger mandate of the Personal Activity Record, have it wit­ support while the unsuccessful candi­ nessed by two people and mail it to Bill. dates probably wondered if the result Include a check for $5 to cover costs. If would have be en different if more bal­ you want your employer to receive notifica­ lots had been cast. So, if you haven't tion, enclose a properly addressed busi­ voted, take a few minutes now and do ness envelope. Like most how-to-do-it so. You say you don't know the candi­ instructions, the actual process is not as dates. Probably no one voting knows onerous as it reads. all the candidates, but the short bio­ But why should you go through with it? graphies should help you select those Is it just another bit of paperwork or is you judge will serve the Society well. it something worthwhile to you? Here are Now for another exhortation! some answers. The June issue of the Journal of The CFE Program provides you with a Forestry has a listing of members who tangible goal for your professional devel­ had earned Certificates of Continuing opment - 150 hours within a 3 year period. Forestry Education. Only two of the Without a specific goal, it is very easy fifty-two are members of the New Eng­ to put off training for activities that have land Society. Curious, I went back more immediate rewards. through several year's issues and The program gives you recognition, by found that five of one hundred and your peers and employer, that you are act­ fifty-eight Certificates had been ively pursuing professional training to issued to our members. NESAF with advance your abilities. If you have the more than 1,300 members has about initiative to improve yourself, why not seven percent of the total national show it off? membership. If New Englanders had You are avoiding "Future Shock: at least received Certificates in that pro­ professionally. Toffler's book of that portion, the number would be doubled. title asserted that the quickening pace of We are not taking this route to gain change will take a toll of those who are recognition of the professional self­ unprepared. Think of the changes in forestry advancement available to us. Many since your graduation. (You also might re­ members, judging from good attendance flect upon those things you didn't learn in at the many workshops upen to us, are college, but find that you should have!) not going through the paperwork re­ "A job is not a career, only money and work" quired for recognition of their efforts said a recent president of Cornell Univer� to keep abreast of new techniques and sity. "A career is work that enlists our knowledge that is being developed in best efforts because we value the end the forestry and related disciplines. work is intended to advance. We select our Let me outline the procedure for careers, but the careers also shape us, obtaining a CFE Certificate, conden­ determine much of what we do and what we are." sing those of Bill Patterson, NESAF's But I believe we can influence the direction contact person for this national pro­ of that career by a planned program to in­ gram. To receive a Certificate, you crease our professional abilities in specific must earn at least 150 contact hours. areas that we choose. Thoughtful use of the A minimum of 60 must be in Category I, CFE Program will help us accomplish our Forestry Related; the remainder fall career goals. into Category II, Other Categories not Specifically Forestry Related. Workshops and training sessions are evaluated by Bill and reported in every issue of the News Quarterly. If the training you received is not rated, submit the agenda to Bill and he will rate it. Each hour of attendance gives Society of American Foresters an hour of CFE credit. If you develop a training session, provided it is not a part of your regular job to do so, each hour of preparation is equal to two hours of credit.

6 Three Elected Fellow In 87 (New England Power from Page l) NEP's formal forest management program For 1987 the members of NESAF elected th ree began in the early l960's when the company foresters as Fellow member s. Recognized by hire d the New England Forestry Foundation their peers for their significant contribu­ to inventory and write the company's fir st tions to forestry and their dedication to the forest management plans. Today, under the Society we re the lat e Morris Wing, Raym ond direction of NEP's in-house forester, with Wood, and Clifton Foster. additional consultants such as New England Morris Wing was born in Bingham , Maine and Woodland Management of Pittsfiel d, Massa­ graduated from the University of Maine in 1942 chusetts and FORECO of Rumney, New Hamp­ with a BS in Forestry. In 1948 Morris was one shire, the company is re-examining its of the very first Far m Foresters hired in Maine. lands to assess current forest conditions. In 1950 he began wor king for International Pape r NEP's forest management effort involves Company where he served as Superintendant of the applicatio n of sound business methods the Ash land District, Assistant Regional Manager and technical forestry principles to effec­ and Regional Manager of Maine. In 1980, af ter tively manage the forest land to serve as 2 years as Project Manager for the Northeast, watershed, wildlife preserve, recreation Morris retired from Internat ional Paper. As area, and a continuing source of forest an ac tive member of SAF, Morris served as the products. New England Section Chairman in 1968-69 and in "All of our land is open to th.e public 1976 was the first industrial forester to be for hunting and fishing, as wall as for awarded the Distinguished Service Awar d of sports such as hiking and cross-country NESAF. He al so received a Distinguished Service skiing. In fact, at alone Award from the University of Maine at Farmington uhere are five boat launches and numerous and the 1981 Distinguished Alumnus Awar d of the picnic facilities," Holden commented. "The University of Maine Wildlife Alumnus. In other company's forest management effort also areas of forestry Morris was a member of Xi Sigma has encourage d wil dlife hab itatio n. At Pi, a char ter member of the Maine Tree Farm Com­ Moore Reservoir, we are working with the mittee and a member of the Pulp and Paper Founda­ fish and game officials to develop the tion's Forestry Committee. Morris Wing passed winter deer yard potential of the area," away on March 15, 1987. He is missed by the Holden concluded. Additionally forest forestry community, friends, and relatives. management allows the company to produce Raymond Wood was born in St. Paul, Minnesota a sustainab le harvest of timber on a 50- and received a BS and MF degree from the Uni­ 100 year rotation. The re-certifie d versity of Minnesota. He began his career wor­ forest land in Vermont and New Hampshire king for the US Forest Service at the Lake joined the Tree Farm system in 1971. States Experiment Station. From 1946-49 he was employed as an Extension Forester at the Univer­ (Economics from Page l) sity of Minne sota. In 1949 Raymond was employed The tide ftaY be slowly starting to turn. as a forester by Diamond Interna tional Company Last fall, in his first major speech as in the Diamond Match Divisio n in Minnesota. Dur­ president of the Worl d Bank, Barber Conable ing his employment at Diamond International he asserted that "the bank must balance growth se rved as Manager for Minnesota Woodlands, with environmental protection." He elabor­ Director of Forest Management , Corporate Chief ate d on this thought in an address in May Forester of Eastern Prope rties, and Manager at a World Resources Institute dinner, de­ of the New England Land and Timber Div ision. He claring that, as Mr. Repetto had,"sound retired in 1979. Raymond has been a member of ecology is good economics." A bill intro­ SAF since 1939 and se rved SAF in various capaci­ duced in Congress recently would encourage ties, including Secretary and Chairman of the the World Bank to suspend loan payments for Forest Products Section. He transferred member­ tropical 9ountries which protect forests. sh ip to the Maine Division in 1968 . Raymond has Now US environmental groups are making served on many forestry committees and or ganiza­ an imaginative offer invented by Thomas tions including the America n Pulpwood Association, Lovejoy of the World Wildlife Fund which, Maine Hardwood Association, Maine Forest Products in its s.implest terms says to Third World Council , Forest Product s Research Society, and countries "we'll pay your debts if you'll the Maine Land Use Regulation Com mission. He spare your trees. The August 31st issue of is a member of Xi Sigma Pi and Alpha Zeta. Newsweek Magazine note d in a Jeff Copeland authored article that "Conservation Inter­ Clifton Foster graduated from Morse High School national, a Washington organization, struck in Bath , Maine in 1949. Following 4 year s in the the first big deal" in July. "It will buy Navy as a diesel mechanic, Cliff attended the Uni­ $650,000 of Bolivia'.s $4 billion external versity of Connect icut then transferred to the Uni­ debt at a discounted price of $100,000 from versity of Maine at Orono in forestry wh ere he was banks eager to dump the mostly uncollectible elected to Xi Sigma Pi Honor Society. In 1959 he loans. In exchange Bolivia will set aside graduated with a BS in Forest Management and was 3.7 million acres of Amazon River country." employed as a District Forester by the Maine Forest Service. He was later promoted to Regional Forester "Costa Rica is financing its Guanacaste and Regional Director for the Southern Region of National Park with a similar deal, and Maine. Cliff retired from state se rvice and now Ecuador recently announced it too, seeks remaines ac tive as a consultant forester. Th rough­ foreign benefactors. The World Bank is now out his career Cliff has been involved in co mmunity negotiating to lend Brazil another $100 affairs including Chairman of the Gray Zoning Board million, this time for forest conservation. However, the Newsweek article pointed out of Appeals, and Chairman of the School Board. Cliff that "ultimately environmentalists must con­ has been a member of SAF since 1959, has served on front another problem: a park in the Thir d the Executive Committee, and has se rved on various World is an island in a sea of poverty." other standing co mmittees. These "preserves will need continuing subsi­ dies for rangers to save them from the hun­ gry and the greedy." 7 TechnologyCoordinator's Report - Peter Hannah

Included in this issue of the News It is not too soon to consider the Quarterly is a list of Working Grou� possibility of a Regional Technical Leaders (see below) Working Groups meeting in 1989 and the host for that will evidently not be asked to partici­ meeting should keep this in mind when pate directly in the formal program pre­ planning a program theme. Working sentations at the 1988 Winter Meeting. Groups can have major input in the However I urge the Working Group Leaders program of a technical meeting, but to communicate with their members and they need lead time. Be thinking about plan a working group meeting or even a it and let me know of your interests. short technical session or workshop at Anyone interested in participa­ the Winter Meeting. ting as a member of the Regional Tech­ nical Board should let me, or Chairman Quentin Mack know of their interest. ------.,_,,_ -- A. Forest Resources Measurements Al. Inventory 191 - Tom Brann, Dept Forest Mgt & Wood Utilization, 252 Nutting Hall, Univ of Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2854) A2. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry 105 - Gary Smith, Univ Vermont, Aiken Center, Burlington, Vt (802-656-2684) A3. Biometrics 51 - Joe Mawson, 329 Holdsworth Hall, Univ Mass, Amherst, Ma 01003 (413-545-2665) B. Forest Resources Protection Bl. Forest Fire 69 - David Crary, Box 427, Eastham, Ma 02642 (617-255-1140) B2. Entomology & Pathology 114 - Dave Houston, USDA Forest Service, 51 Hill Pond Road, Hamden, Ct 06514 (203-773-2016) c. Forest Ecology and Biology Cl. Forest Ecology 217 - Bob Shepard, Jr., Dept Forest Mgt & Wood Utilization, 213 Nutting Hall, Univ of Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2859) ' C2. Soils 88 - Larry Safford, US Forest Service, Forestry Science Lab, PO Box 640, Durham, NH 03824 (603-868-5692) C3. Hydrology 58 - C. Tattersall Smith Jr., Dept Forest Resources, James Hall, Univ New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824 (603-862-1020) C4. Range Ecology 5 - No Representative CS. Wildlife & Fish Ecology 92 - Al Kimball, Dept Forest Biology, 243 Nutting Hall, Univ of Maine, Orono, Me. 04469 (207-581-2849) C6. Physiology 31 - Michael Greenwood, Dept Forest Biology, 122 Nutting Hall, Univ of Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2838) D. Silviculture Dl. Tree Genetics & Improvement 78 - Maurice Demeritt Jr., US Forest Service, Forestry Science Lab, PO Box 640, Durham, NH 03824 (603-868-5692) 02. Silviculture 606 - Maxwell McCormack, University of Maine, College Forest Resources, Nutting Hall, Orono, Me 04469 03. Land Reclamation 25 - Dave Funk, US Forest Service, Forestry Science Lab, PO Box 6�0, Durham, NH 03824 (603-868-5576) E. Managerial & Decision Sciences El. Economics, Policy & Law 229 - Ted Howard, Dept Forest Res. James Hall, Univ of New Hamp­ shire, Durham, NH 03824 (603-862-1020) E2. Land Use Planning & Design 209 - Glenn Angell, Maine Dept Conservation, Land Use Regula­ tion Comm., State House Station 22, Augusta, Me 04333 (207-289-2631) E3. Forest Land Organization & Mgt 320 - Bruce Brockway, James River Corp. Old Town, Me 04468 (207-827-7711) E4. Systems Analysis 65 - Dave Field, Chairman, Dept Forest Mgt & Wood Utilization, 201 Nutting Hall, Univ Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2856) ES. International Forestry 105 - Francois Mergen, Yale School of Forestry & Envir Studies, 370 Prospect Street, New Haven, Ct 06511 (203-436-0020) E6. Technology Assessment & Future Analysis 25 - E. Bart Harvey, Director Forest Mgt, Wood- lands Dept, Great Northern Paper, Millinocket, Me 04462 (207-723-5131 ext 1567) F. Social & Related Arts & Sciences Fl. Not listed F2. Recreation 118 - Jack Lindsay, Univ Vermont, Aiken Center, Burlington, Vt 05405 (802-656-2684) F3. Education & Communication .146 - Mike Sikora, Plymouth County Ext Service, PO Box 658, Hanson, Ma 0234.l (6.17-293-3541) F4. Private Non-industrial Forestry 399 - Bud Blumenstock, Extension Forester, 107 Nutting Hall, Univ Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2890) FS. Urban Forestry 118 - Mary Reynolds, State of New Hampshire, Urban Forestry Center,Div. of Forests & Lands. Dept Resources and Econ Dev. 45 Elwyn Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603-43.1-6774) G. Forest Products & Utilization G.l. Forest Production 256 - Tom Corcoran, Forest Engineering Administrator, 263 Nutting Hall, Univ of Maine, Orono, Me 04469 (207-581-2846)

8 •. Forestry Calendar •.

Winter Meeting Update INSECT S & DI SEASES OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FORESTS

The program committee for the 68th NESAF Annual This workshop has been planned for November Meeting has selected as its theme, "Development in 19, 1987 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The program the New England Forest: Finding Common Ground."The is sponsored by University of Massachusetts Co­ subject impacts each of our six states as develop­ operative Extension, Department of Forestry and ers and homebuilders scramble to buy up valuable Wildlife Management, Connecticut Cooperative Ex­ forestland. In many instances, the smaller rural tension and the Yankee Division of the Society communities are not ready or able to deal with of American Foresters. this problem. The disappearing commercial and The purpose of the session is to update prac­ non-commercial forests are of concern to forest­ ticing foresters on the status of forest pests based industries, foresters, sportsmen, recrea­ and pathogens they are likely to encounter in tionists, and conservationists. southern New England. Speakers will cover in­ The annual meeting will be held during March formation on which pests and pathogens are 9-11, 1988 at the Lowell Hilton Hotel, Lowell, present in southern New England forests, what· Massachusetts, just off interstate Route 495. the symptoms are, and what management techni­ The new hotel sits on the edge of the recently ques can be used to alleviate the problem. All restored Pawtucket Canal, which is part of the prominent forest types and species will be Lowell Heritage Park, an inner city part managed covered. In addition, a comprehensive infor­ jointly by the Mass. Division of Forests and mational packet will be given to each registrant. Parks and the National Park Service. The heri­ Cost for the session is $16 for SAP members tage park recaptures history of how this once and $20 �or non-members. For further informa­ rural area became the birthplace of the American tion contact Christina Petersen or Dave Kittredge Industrial Revolution. Meeting participants can at the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Manage­ stroll down gaslit, cobblestqned streets and ment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ma., browse through quaint shops and artists' havens 01003 (413-545-2665), or Steve Broderick at the .... many of which were the famous textile mills Connecticut Cooperative Extension, Windham of yesteryear. County E�tension Office, PO Box 327, Brooklyn, Forests provide New England communities with a Connecticut 06234 (201-774-9600) rich variety of benefits. Unfortunately, many communities are rapidly losing much of their pro­ ductive forestland. The population of some com­ munities has actually doubled within the last 6th Southern N.E. Christmas Tree Growers Workshop five years. As land values escalate, developers are quick to point out the economic value of January 8&9, 1988 at the Marriott Hotel, Baystate various development alternatives. Such projects West, Springfield, M�; contact H. Peter Wood, are welcomed by speculators anxious to turn a Coop. Ext. Serv., Greenfield, Ma (413-774-2902) quick profit, and by municipal officials interes­ ted in increasing their community's tax base. This kind of growth threatens the actual charac­ Waste Biomass -- An International Conference ter of the communities affected, often destroying February 10-13, 1988, Hull, Quebec: Contact Dr. the very factors that made them attractive init­ Andrew Michrwoski, Planetary Association for Clean ially. Energy, 191 Promenade du Portage #100, Hull, Que., Today, many community planning boards and open J8X 2K6 (819-777-9696) space committees are actively searching for new ways to conserve forestland and open space at the local level knowing that development proposals often carry hidden costs via increases in police and fire protection, roads, and school systems. Forestry, forest management, and agro-forestry > may represent potentially more positive ways to promote conservation. By providing the land­ IE Forestry owner with some potential for revenue, forestry offers an alternative to development and the a: NESAF Program will focus on these alternatives. Supply We've taken seriously the charge by last a year's speaker, Gene Bergoffen of the National Nelson Tree Marking Paint · Lowest Prices Anywhere. Forest Products Association, to speak to other 24 Colors of V"myl Fta.gging Bl. KILLER TREE FLAGGING. interests and not only to ourselves. In addi­ General Forestry Supplies. tion to inviting NESAF members and other fores­ ters, we are inviting concerned individuals and Call OrWrite For Our Brochure. groups (Wilderness Society, Audubon, Regional (207) 583-2204 and Municipal Planners, Developers, etc.) to P.O.Sox 535 join us in searching for solutions to this gro­ wing problem. We ask NESAF members to support Harrison, Ma.ine 04040 Loe&lloa: our efforts by attending this thought-provoking ...... Gray We Slolp 87UPS . Mala .Street meeting and benefiting from what the community 11111 WiDalow of Lowell has to offer. Harrlaoa VIDalle

9 DIVISIONNEWS

MAIN'EDivision by Neil Postlewaite

Industry Employees at Great Northern Paper Com­ Under Georgia-Pacific's cooperative �·s woods operation have completed forest management program, a small wood­ four years or 283,151 hours of work with­ lot in Perry, Maine was successfully out any disabling injuries. Woodlands harvested recently using heavy mechan­ Manager E. Bart Harvey said this is a new ized machinery. According to Dick Miles, woods-camp safety record for the company. program coordinator, by using a combina­ As part of a chip quality control pro­ tion of overstory removal, salY.age, and gram, Georgia Pacific recently hosted shelterwood cuts, some 800 cords of more than 100 participants to a Morbark material was removed on less than 40 Training Session. Chipping contractors, acres while leaving approximately 30MBF operators, mechanics, and supervisors of White Pine and Red Pine. Silvicul­ spent a half day with Norm Feldkamp, tural goals were met and the landowner training specialist and service represen­ was pleased with the appearance of his tative from Morbark Industries in Winn, woodlot. Michigan. Door prizes included expense paid trips to see the Morbark plant in Michigan. . ... more News

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10 Newsmakers John H. Cashwell of vate actions to ensure future supplies are Calais, Maine, a helicopter pilot and adequate. The 67 page report is a key ele­ forester with Georgia-Pacific has been ment in the programs ongoing study of the appointed as the new director of the present and future supply of the state's Maine Forest Service. Cashwell re­ forest resources. The report includes chap­ places Ken Stratton, who had headed ters on the economy, national the Forest Service for seven years. demand for forest products, demand for Maine Cashwell has been with Georgia-Pacific forest products, and Maine timber prices. for eight years while heading the com­ Copies of the document are available from the panys flight department. He is a Dept of Conservation, Forests for the Future registered professional forester in Program, Station #22, Augusta, Maine 04333. Maine, with a BS in Forestry from the University of Montana. Biomass Paul B. Frederic of Starks, Maine Some logging contractors who harvest whole has been appointed Director of the Land trees to produce wood chips for fuel will Use Regulation Commission (LURC) by the need the services of a licensed professional Maine Department of Conservation Com­ forester in order to comply with a new law missioner Robert R. LaBonta. Frederic enacted this summer by the 113th Maine Legis­ replaces Alec Giffin who resigned in lature. The law, entitled "An Act to Ensure April. Frederic is an Associate Pro­ Sound Forest Management of Biomass Fuelwood fessor of Geography at the University Harvesting Operation$� requires evidence of of Maine at Farmington. forester certification of the harvesting operation as a condition of all fuel wood State purchase contracts. Harvest operations will Preliminary results of a resurvey of be exempt from the forester certification Maine's spruce and fir forest conducted requirement if the wood to be chipped comes last year by the Maine Department of from forest within the American Tree Farm Conservation confirm 1983 projections System, if the forest land to be harvested of a decline in the total inventory of will no longer be used for the growth of these species. While spruce and fir timber, or if the operation involves trees declined in gross volume over the 1980- harvested outside of Maine. 86 period, the volume of other softwoods including pine, hemlock, larch, cedar, Tn.e Beave.r-Chester b.i:oma$"s· power plant was and hardwood remained stable. Board dedicated earlier this summer and its devel­ foot volume of spruce sawlogs (9" and oper announced a proposal to build six more larger} also remained stable while hard­ wood fired plants to be locate.d in Aroos..­ wood sawlog volume increased by 191 took County, �aine. Christopher Huthins, during the six year period. owner of the plant, ha� sub�itted plans to The re-survey involved remeasurement Central Maine Power to build the six addi­ of 464 plots in eastern, western, and tional plants. The Beaver-Chester facility northern Maine measured originally by utilizes about 500 tons of chips each day. the Forest Service in 1980. The re­ Possible sites for the plants are the survey shows that although spruce and Oakfield-Houlton area, Van Buren, Ashland, fir growth totaled over twice that pre­ Fort Kent, Eagle Lake, and Patten. Total dicted for the period, the net reduction generating capacity for these six plants in volume was greater than that predicted would be about 100 megawatts. due to higher mortality and harvest re­ movals. Copies of the preliminary report The Maine Cooperative Extension Service in are available upon request from the Maine cooperation with the University of Maine's Dept. of Conservation, Maine Forest Ser­ College of Forest Resources, the Maine For- vice, State House Station #22, Augusta, est Service, and the Swift River-Hafslund Maine 04333. Company, is planning a set of three video­ tapes designed to help woodlot owners, loggers, A new system for calculating allowable and others understand biomass harvesting and cut on Maine's 450,000 acres of Public the problems and opportunities it presents. Reserve Lands on a sustained basis has been Specifically the tapes will address the adopted by the Bureau of Public Lands. The effects of biomass harvesting on the environ­ Bureau's new calculations indicate that har­ ment and show landowners and loggers how to vesting could occur on 10,600 acres per year make the best use of the technique. To offer indefinitely, generating 97,000 cords of suggestions on the content or format of the wood annually. Of the total annual cut, series, contact Extension Forestry Specialist 881 would be cut selectively with removals Bill Lilley, 105 Nutting Hall, University of averaging seven cords per acre. This would Maine, Orono, Maine 04469 (581-2891). represent only 25-301 of the total volume.

A report prepared for the Department of Conservation's Forests for the Future Pro­ gram on the demand for Maine forest products is available. The legislature created the NEWS Forests for the Future Program in 1985 to .... more assess the s�atus of Maine's forest resources and make recommendations for public and pri-

11 Wildlife

For $2,500 you can adopt a caribou for a The young ones are to be released into the year under the Maine Caribou Transplant Cor­ northern Maine wilderness in 1989 in what will poration's recently announced "Adopt-a­ be the first attempt since 1963 to restore Caribou Project� This is just one of several caribou in a state where they were once so fund-raising activities undertaken to continue abundant they were taken commercially. private financing of the project. For those who don't want to �dept an entire animal, Item of Note donations as small as $25 would allow contri­ Nearly 2 million acres of Maine's forests butors to share in the adoption of a caribou. are owned by foreign interests, making Maine People interested in adopting a caribou can number one in the nation in terms of foreign send a check to the Caribou Fund, care of the land ownership. Most of the foreign owned Maine Audubon Society, 118 Old Route 1, Fal­ land belongs to Canadian companies, but other mouth, Maine 04105. parcels are held by a collection of owners At last count, 11 caribou had been born in from such places as Liberia, Iraq, and Switz­ the holding pens at the University of Maine at erland. The foreign ownership is outlined in Orono. The Caribou T�ansplant Program began a recent study released by the us Department last winter when 20 does and two stags were of Agriculture's Foreign Investment Disclosure rounded u� in Newfoundland and transported to Branch which keeps track of land owned by for­ Maine. Biologists chose animals from a non­ eigners. Two of the largest foreign landowners migrating herd and are taking more time to in Maine are Diamond Occidental with their pick safer future release areas for the animals. owners in France and Irving Corporation, head­ quartered in Canada.

GREENMOUNTAIN Division by Gacy Salrron

Vermont Summer Meeting Nearly 30 for­ The new correspondent is Yuriy M. esters attended the Green Mountain Di­ Bihun, a forester for Round Top vision's summer meeting at the Manches­ Woodlot Management in Albany, Ver­ ter Rod and Gun Club on July lO. A mont. Yuriy has an undergraduate busy morning included discussion on degree from Oregon State and a newly passed laws, impact of manage­ graduate degree from Maine. He is ment standards, awards to loggers a Green Mountain Division member and and foresters, possible sites and more than willing to keep up to date activities associated with Forest with the news happening in Vermont. Appreciation Week in Octob.e.r, and Information can be sent to him at the indQor portion of our program PO Box 294, Albany, Vermont 05820. on "Precommercial Thinning in Nor­ thern Hardwoods: Economics, Results, Legislation of Concern Effective and Applications." July 1, 1987 is a new slash law A Certificate of Appreciation that is uniform for all towns in was presented to Wolfgang Schuman Vermont. It requires that slash for his work with the Division in be removed for a distance of SO recent years. He will be moving feet from the right-of-way of-;ny to a new position as District public highway or from the boun­ Ranger in Hiawatha National Forest. dary lines of woodlots owned by The certificate in part read "Wolf adjoining property owners and has sought in his tenure with the 100 feet from standing buildings Green Mountain Division to serve on adjoining property. his profession and make Vermont a Town Fire Wardens will be able better place to practice forestry. to enforce violations of the slash He has been able to look at issues law by issuing tickets, which will that relate to the profession as operate similar to the uniform a whole and aid in creating a traffic ticket for automobile vio­ Division that is much more pre­ lations. The fine is $25.00 for pared to act as a pro-active mem­ each day of noncompliance. Wardens ber of society in Vermont." may void the ticket if compliance is The field session was a tour obtained. reviewing nearly 30 years of fores­ try work on a 90 acre woodlot owned Lecture Series Three lectures rerrain in the by John McCormack in nearby Manches­ UVM School of Natural Resources FALL SEMINAR ter. SERIFS held at the Ail<.en Center at 12:lSPM. On Nove.rrber 3rd Harry Tyler Jr., Director of Maine's Critical Areas Program, will give a New Correspondent A young energetic program on Maine's efforts at identifying and forester has come forth to claim the preserving Natural Areas. On November 17 job of Vermont News Correspondent for Ebbert Deblinger, a wildlife biologist, will the News Quarterly replacing Gary present a study in Conflict Resolution with Salmon, who henceforth can devote his a talk on Deer Managerrent at Crane Reservation. energies to producing the News Quar­ On Decertber 1st Leonard Wilson, 01.airman of terly and editing the Vermont News. Venront's Envirorurental Board, will review Venront's Act-250 Program with a Synoptic an and Evolutionary History of the program and 12 a view of the future. Tree Farm News The 1987 Vermont Outstanding Newsmakers Earlier this year a Certificate of Tree Farmer is Alan Roberts of Starksboro. Service Award was presented by NESAF to Sam Alan is a� enthusiastic, committed proponent Hudson for his "many years of service .• -:--t'o of multiple-use forest management, stressing the forestry profession and the forestland own­ timber stand improvement through firewood ers of Vermont." He was further recognized "for cuttings and timely product harvests on his his tireless and devoted work for the SAF1 220 acre tree farm. Alan has caused essen­ for the effective rapport developed with the tially every one of his acres to receive Franklin County farmers and woodlot owners; s·ome silvicultural treatment since he started and for always presenting to the public.the intensive multiple-use management in i978. highest in ethical and technical standards." Alan "retired" from teaching French at Michael Turner, a forestry senior in th� Union College and started right in working School of Natural Resources at UVH is the re­ his woodlot. In 1980-81 he built two miles cipient of an award covering expenses to the of woodland access road and started selling national SAF meeting in Minneapolis this month. fuelwood to homeowners. He has since offered The award was made possible through a generous commercial timber sales and thinned 30 acres gift by a well known Vermont forester who w�n­ of softwood plantations his father planted in ted to express his faith in the upcoming gener­ t�e- soil bank days. Exemplifying his dedica­ ation of foresters and to give them a helping tion to the protection of undeveloped land is hand. The award was open to all forestry jun­ his recent decision to grant permanent con­ iors and seniors at UVM who were student members servation restructions on his property to the of SAF, had demonstrated academic excellence, Ottauquechee Land Trust. Alan is also a "grad­ and had demonstrated potential for leadership uate" of the 1986 Coverts Project Workshop. through activities in fo1estry, the university Playing important roles in tbe care of the and the community. Roberts property are Tom Bahre, Addison County Mike has been on the Dean's list, a member Forester, Henry Duckett and Warren Drown, Con­ of the Dean's Student Advisory Board, Vice­ sulting Foresters, and Doug Blodgett, Habitat Chair of the UVM Student Chapter SAF, President Biologist. of the Forestry Club, and a member of the UVM Woodsmen's Team.

GRANITEDivision STATE by I.es Sargent

Successful Forest Equipment Show June their expectations (the old timers 20th saw a record turnout of over 800 that is), Professor William Befort to view the latest in small forest now requires his "Spring Thing!�", related equipment. The show, organ­ formally listed as Forest Resources ized by Sumner Dole, Belknap County Measurement and Mappin� students to Forester and Bob Edmonds, Extension develop a management plan on one Sepcialist, featured small portable square mile of the Pawtuckaway sawmills, harvesting equipment, as State Forest e�ch spr�ng. The plan well as demonstrations and presenta­ covers the next generation of trees tions on forest mangement practices thus every forestry graduate acquires and record keeping. Les Sargent first-hand experience of the realities manned a booth on measuring logs and of resource mangement on the ground. pulpwood for those who wanted to check up on what they were selling. NH Team Attends 4-H Forestry Event The weather was great as was the day. There were 87 4-H members from 16 states competing in the 8th Annual Granite State Division Continues Invitational program held July 26-30 Support af UNH Accredation Division at the Jackson's Mill State 4-H For­ President, Dennis McKenney received estry Camp in Weston, West Virginia. a response to his earlier corres­ New Hampshire was represented by pondence to UNH President Gordon four 4-Hers: Ray Bisson of Claremont, Haaland, expressing the Division's Bruce Callum of Newport, Joseph Davis concerns about the University Fores­ of Epsom, and Carl Harter of Durham. try Department's SAF accreditation. Dr. Robert Harter of Durham and Steve P. Gregory Smith, Associate Direc­ Clark of Charlestown served as coaches. tor of Educational & Professional Teams competed in events such as Standards, UNH stated that he in­ tree identification and measurement, vited the Division to join SAF forest evaluation, insect and disease efforts to provide constructive identification, and compass orienteer­ professional input to improve the ing. Although the Alabama team took quality of the UNH forestry pro­ first place honors, the New Hampshire gram by participation in appro­ team gave them a run for their money. priate educational discussions Carl Harter attain�d a score of 99.51 as they are planned. in the insect and disease contest. The log-roll second place prize went Students �et Involved As a result to Ray Bisson and Bruce Callum who of comments from the 'old timers' also teamed up to take first place in that these new foresters just out the cross-cut saw competition. Bisson of college can't seem to meet placed second in the wood-discus throw.

13 International Paper Company Founda­ WOOD PULP AND MAGIC PEGS Thts headline ap­ tion is chief sponsor of the Invita­ peared in the Business Section of the New tional. There are 17 other private and Hampshire Sunday News of June 21, 1987. corporate sponsors as well including According to the first article, Ansel the New England Society of American Grandmaison of Nashua has purchased a 'Wood­ Foresters. chucker machine' which will grind up wood construction waste (a magnet pulls out the Forest Investments Better Than- We Thought metal) into chips which are sold to wood­ A recent study by the Forest Service states burning plants. that White Pine in New Hampshire increaseed The second article featured the Kearsarge in value 16.5\ per year during the past ten Peg Company in Bartlett which has produced years while Red Oak increa�ed a whopping wooden pegs for nearly a century. The ori­ 20\ per year. Most of the increase was due ginal pegs were used in the shoe industry to an increase in stumpage values. This in­ while pegs produced today are used in poli­ formation coupled with that of another re­ shing plastics and metal parts. Bausch & cently released study stating that American Lomb polish most of their eyeglass frames forests contain 100 billion cub�c feet more with pegs from Bartlett. wood today than in 1962 should make us feel pretty good. Newsmakers Karen Bennett has been one of the foresters in Hillsborough County for Black Fly Lovers Unite!! Most foresters I the past 8 years working with John Ferguson. know like to crag about how thick the black She is ;eplacing John Conde as Merrimack flies are at any given time and place. This County Forester. John resigned earlier this harmless pasttime may soon come to an end summer to join the ranks of the private con­ if Dr. John Burger, UNH Associate Professor sulting foresters. of Entomology has his way. Robert E. (Bob) Burke has resigned ef­ It seems that Professor Burger has pro� fective September 25 as Grafton County For­ gressed from scrubbing black fly larvae from ester to go into private consulting from rocks in streams with wire brushes (a method his home in Fairlee, Vt. Bob has done a devised by UNH Entomologist Clarence Weed in great job as Grafton Forester and has made 1904) to the use of Bacillus Thuringfensis a name for himself in that position. His (BT) to control these pests. It seems that firm is called Vermont Forestry Associates. biologists in Israel found significant amounts Neal P. Kingsley, Project Leader, NE-4153, of dead mosquito larvae in the Negev Desert N.E. Forest Experiment Station, Delaware, and traced their demise to a variety of BT. Ohio is to be congratulated for his letter The initials BTI (Bacillus Thuringiensis var. to the Editor of the American Tree Farmer israelensis) may soon be found in the Forestry (July-August) identifying the two 'Who­ Handbook. doers' on the cover of the March-April issue as two well known foresters, Richard 'Dick' Jones and Roger S. Leighton. YANKEEDivision

Call for Nominations The Yankee Division Tree Farm News After a one year absence, is seeking nominations for its "Outstan­ the Massachusetts Free Farm Committee ding Forester Award" for 1987. The dead­ again will host a Tree Farm booth in the line for nominations is December 1st. Massachusetts State Building at the Big Nominees must be current members of the E in West Springfield. The 1987 theme Yankee Division, NESAF, and an SAF mem­ according to Tree Farm Chairman Dick K ber for at least lC years. To nominate Kulis will be the "Prehistoric Forest." someone for this award, please send a In August the New England Power Com­ biographical sketch of each nominee to: pany dedicated 3000 acres of its land Michael Fleming, Chairman, Yankee Divi­ in Rowe as a Tree Farm. This property, sion, NESAF, PO Box 885, South Lancaster, part of the Bear Swamp Hydro Project, Massachusetts 01561 (617-368-0126). is managed by New England Woodland Management of Pittsfield. Extension Service News The UMass Co­ operative Extension Service Natural Resources Program has received a grant .... more News from the state legislature to hire a marketing consulting firm to conduct a wood products market analysis for western Massachusetts. The study will last approximately one year.

14 DEM-Division of Forests & Parks M&U For­ ester Dave Fraser, the Wood/Coal Energy Project Coordinator, reports that he recently brought UMass Physical Plant officials on a tour of two state univer­ sities in Missouri that burn wood for their energy needs. UMass plans to con­ struct a new boiler system that will have a multi-fuel capability to use coal, wood and refuse-derived fuel. Similar tours for power plant engineers from other Massachusetts coal-burning industries and utilities are planned. America Jim MacArthur, veteran FPM&U Spe­ cialist for the Bureau of Forest De­ *** grovvs ve�opment, has recently been promoted to Chief of Bureau of Shade Tree on trees Management and Insect Pest Control within OEM's Division of Forests and Parks. In a bold move certain to attract PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS attention from color-conscious, high Our advertisers can fill every need fashion gurus, publication coordinator of the Forester. They also help pay Dave Fraser announced that the new our printing bill, so please give Forest Cutting Plan certificates are them your business. fluorescent papaya (papaya?).

Regulation and Registration The DEP has Hemlock Threatened The Hemlock Wooly released a summary of the hearing officer's Adelgid appears to have successfully report on proposed regulations for volun­ established a beach-head on the Con­ tary registration of foresters and log­ necticut shore. The insects invaded gers. Several changes recommended by the from suburban bases on Long Island hearing officer, Brian Emerick, were in­ during the 1985 Hurricane and are now corporated into the proposed regulations. established in hemlock stands in The DEP is currently ironing out sev- southern Connecticut, particularly eral details with the Attorney General's along the Connecticut River, Office. Once approved by the Attorney Don Smith reported flying over an General, the proposed regulations must area of 100 acres where one-third be submitted to the Legislature's Regu­ of the hemlock is dead and the re­ lation Review Committee. The DEP hopes mainder "looked very sick." Mike to clear these hurdles by m�d-Nov�mber, Ferrucci noted dying hemlock in Ches­ allowing the regulations to finally go ter also. into effect. Don indicated that dormant oil at 1:1000, foliage wet to the point of National Award Program Leslie Carothers, run-off, or insecticidal so�p, is Commissioner of DEP, announced that the highly effective. The best time to department is coordinating applications spray is July 15 - October l. Ac­ for a national award program called Take cording to Mark McClure of the Con­ Pride in America. To be eligible, an��­ necticut Agricultural Experiment Sta­ individual or group must demonstrate tion, there ar� no known natural con­ involvement in caring for federal, state, trols, even on the West Coast where local, or Indian land; or foster recog­ the adelgid has been present for many nition of citizen responsibility and/or years. It is not likely to be killed encourage personal attitudes of steward­ by cold weather - individuals feed ship and active involvement for the pub­ even in January when leaf-surface lic lands and resources. temperatures exceed 40 degrees. Awards will be made in twelve cate­ gories: constituent organizations, busi­ ness, youth groups, civic organizations, media, educational institutions, indi­ viduals, public/private partnerships, ..... more NEWS local governments, state governments, federal agencies or employees, and pri­ vate land activities. For information or a nomination packet call the Infor­ mation and Education unit of DEP at 566-5599. 15 New Information Sources The RC&D Com­ Newsmakers Jeffrey F. Ward has been appoin­ mittee and the as Forest Service ap­ ted to the position of Assistant Forester proved a proposal to establish three for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment videotape loan and copy centers in Station in New Haven. Ward served two and Connecticut. Users will be able to one half years with the Peace Corps in borrow or make copies of forestry Guatemala. A native of Ohio, he is comple­ related videotapes, such as the Great ting a doctoral dissertation at Purdue on American Woodlots series. Libraries the succession in old-growth Indiana forests. will be established at Cooperative Ward will begin work here assisting with the Extension offices in Bethel and 60th year remeasurement of the Station's Brooklyn and at the Connecticut F&P permanent plots. Association headquarters in Middle­ Don Smith was promoted to the position of field. Approved also was a proposal Staff Forester in the Bureau of Forestry. by Steve Broderick to develop a bro­ Don worked for Connwood for two years before chure describing the economic and joining the Bureau in 1977. He fills a va­ social values of Connecticut's forest. cancy created by the retirement of Stan House. The Cooperative Extension Service has Sixteen employees of DEP, including for­ contracted with East-West Forestry to con­ esters Sherwood Raymond, Kevin Wilkinson, duct workships on heating with wood chips Kevin Grady, Rob Rocks, and Emery Gluck were for greenhouse owners and other potential dispatched to the West Coast in early Sep­ wood chip users. tember to help control forest fires. Raymond, a water handling specialist, and Wilkinson, Coverts Workshop Successful Thirty land­ an assistant medical-unit leader, were as­ owners enrolled in the 1987 Coverts Pro­ signed to the Happy Camp area in California. ject 3-day Workshop held at the Yale For­ Wilkinson was promoted to medical-unit leader estry Camp on Great Mountain Forest in while there� The others were part of a joint September. Steve Broderick indicated that RI/Conn fire fighting crew led by Grady and twice as many applications were received assigned to the Apple Fire Complex in south as spaces available. Instructors included western Oregon. Dave Kittredge, Jack Barclay, Lee Alexander, Wilfred J. Caron, of Mystic, has been Jane Difley, Ralph Scarpino, Dave Miller, selected as Connecticut's Outstanding Tree Nancy Kriz, and several Coverts Project Farmer for 1987. volunteers. REMINDER!II II There will be a workshop PLT Workshop to be Extended The PLT Work­ sponsored jointly by the Yankee Division and shop run by Linda Rapp and Juan Sanchez in the Cooperative Extension Service on the August was a sell-out. The 3l attendees practical aspects of pest management to be included foresters, teachers, and others held on November 19, 1987. It will probably interested in conservation. Jim Parda is be a sell out, so REGISTER EARLYIIII arranging a second workshop to be held later in eastern Connecticut. Call for Nominations The Yankee Division is seeking nominations for its "Outstan­ Fall Meeting Held The Connecticut Forest ding Forester Award" for 1987. The dead­ and Park Association conducted a fall field line for nominations is December 1st. session at the Mount Riga Corporation land Nominees must be current members of the in Salisbury on September 26. Consulting Yankee Division, NESAF, and an SAF mem­ forester Curtis Rand conducted tours of ber for at least lC years. To nominate wildlife habitat improvements and silvicul­ someone for this award, please send a tural work. biographical sketch of each nominee to: Michael Fleming, Chairman, Yankee Divi­ sion, NESAF, PO Box 885, South Lancaster, Massachusetts 01561 (617-368-0126). Canada --by ��Sandra Howland���������--- Faculty Briefs Professor G.A. Jordan General Assembly of the International instructed a Geographic Information Union of Geodesy and Geophysics on Systems Workshop for Federal Energy, August 9-22 in Vancouver, a.c. In Mines and Resources staff in Frederic­ addition, Mr. Daugharty recently ton, N.B. on June 5. revised a brochure on careers in Senior Instructor D.A. Daugharty hydrology for the NRC Associate c chaired the Snow Hydrology Session at Committee on Hydrology. The bro­ the Forest Hydrology and Watershed chure is geared to hig� school stu­ Management Symposium sponsored by the dents and is available from th� International Association of Hydrolo­ Guidance Centre, University of gical Sciences. The symposium was Toronto, io Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, held in conjunction with the XIX Ontario, Canada M4V 2Z8.

16 Dr. E.K. Morgenstern organized a New Zealand Engineer Visits UNB A �crest symposium and session for contributed road research engineer from Rotorua, New papers at the 21st Biennial Meeting of Zealand, spent a week in New Brunswick in the Canadian Tree Improvement Associa­ August comparing notes with R.A. Douglas, tion, August 17-21, in Truro, N.S. a UNB Forest Engineering Professor. Don Dr. Morgenstern, Vice-Chairman of the Robinson, an employee of the New Zealand association, co-authored two papers Logging Industry Research Association, was presented at the session. Dr. G.R. rounding out a one month tour of forestry Powell also presented a paper at the operations throughout North America. session entitled "Syllepsis: Possible During the New Brunswick leg0 of his iour­ Ramifications for Selection of Tama­ ney, Mr. Robinson visited the UNB faculty of rack Trees�' forestry, toured the Hugh John Flemming August also found Professor E.J. Forestry Complex, spent a day at Valley For­ Rickards and his research assisti'nt, est Products' hardwood chipping operations B.S. Henderson completing a one week in Nackawic, and took a side trip to Great audit and evaluation of a labour pro­ Northern Paper Company in Millinocket, ductivity measurement system installed Maine. He.was particularly interested in a year ago at Scott Paper Company's the engineering aspects of forest transpor­ Mechanical Maintenance Operations tation systems, such as the structural design in Monroeville. Alabama. of forest roads, route location, and truck Professor E.W. Robak presented a performance simulation -- all areas in paper on the Decision Support Systems which Dr. Douglas specializes. Mr. Robinson's Approach at the 13th International visit gave Dr. Douglas the opportunity to Federation of Information Processing learn about the status of fore�t roads re­ Conference in Tokyo, , August search in New Zealand and has strengthened 31-September 4. Following the con­ the cooperative technology transfer and ference he spent a week in Japan visi­ research efforts of UNB and the Logging ting researchers at Nagoya University. Industry Research Association. Dr. I. Smith presented three papers to the International Council for Forestry Focus The summer 1987 issue of Building Research Studies and Docu­ UNB FORESTRY FOCUS (Vol. 12, No. 3) is now mentation's Worklng Commission on available. It contains a partially annotated Timber Structures. The commission list of graduate theses and selected under­ met in Dublin, Ireland, September graduate reports produced within the UNB 14-17. faculty of forestry during the 86-87 academic Forest Engineering Stndent Wins Competition year. These theses may be borrowed. Dave Kusnierczyk as been awarded first prize in the 1987 UNB Engineering Student Paper Course Offerings The Department of Continuing Competition by the Association of Profes­ Education in Forestry has three courses slated sional Engineers of New Brunswick. Mr. for fall 1987. Kusnierczyk's senior paper was chosen from tl) Role of Wood Supply Analysis in Management among the best in the forest engineering Planning -- Nov. 24-25. Intended for fores­ department before being entered against the ters concerned with wood-supply analysis as top papers from the six other engineering it relates to forest man�gement. Purpose is programs on campus. He researched his thesis to lead participants to �n understanding of while working as an international trainee in the roles and skills necessary to design and Finland last summer. The paper entitled "A implement a management plan. Registration Site-Specific Geotechnical Study of Forest deadline is November 3. Ditching in Finlan�" examines the effect of (2) Building With Wood -- Dec. l-2. Intended ditch spacing on the drainage of a forested for engineers, architects, building inspectors, peatland area in Kemijarvi, Finland. This and those involved in the manufacturing of is the first year that a forest engineering trusses, pre-fabricated houses and mobile student has won the $200 first prize. homes. Topics include: properties of dif­ ferent woods, role of moisture content, New Lab The Department of Forest quality control via stress grading, pressure Engineering has a new geotechnical treated wood, wood composites, glulam beams, engineering lab. Geotechnical engin­ and better floors due to modern techniques. eering is concerned with the use of Registration deadline is November 10. soil as a construction material. In (3) Public Relations and Natural Resource the forestry context, a geotechnical Management--Dec. 7-10. Course will consider engineer deals with the design of how to cope with the unexpected, how to anti­ forest roads and embankments, ensures cipate and plan for the challenges of external slope stability, examines muskeg drainage communications and public relations, and how schemes, and oversees the construction to do all of this without specialist staff or of unusual bridge and building founda­ a big budget. Registration deadline is Nov. 16. tion projects. The new lab is dedicated to faculty and graduate research, and to supporting senior undergraduate projects. It is located in room 103 of the new forestry building on campus.

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Activity/Date/Location Contact Hours/ YOUR Category CAREER! Forest Road Building Conference; 4/29/87; Craftsbury Ccrrrnon, VT 2/!;3/II Green .Mountain Division, SAF - 1987 Sumrer Meeting; 7/10/87; 2.5/I;l/I Manchester, VT Massachusetts Tree Fann Annual Barbeque and Field Day; 8/29/87; 1/I Rehoboth, MA A workshop for Reducing Future Spruce Budworrn Damage in Managed 7 /I Stands Containing Spruce and Balsam Fir; 9/29-30/87; Bradley, ME Qiseg.ses and Insects of Southern New England Forests: Diagnosis 4.5/I and Implications for Management; 11/19/87; Chicopee, MA Discover the prestige and pro­ Bill Patterson fessional recognition available 204 Holdsworth Hall only through SAF's Continuing University of Massachusetts Forestry Education Recognition Amherst, MA 01003 Program. For information, (617-545-2665) see your state society CFE contact or chair. CONTINUING FORESTRY Good Wood Rot! EDUCATION The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, in cooperation with the Department of Food and Agriculture (DFA), and the Massachusetts Correction- al Industries (MCI) , is co-sponsoring a pilot project to develop a Shiitake mushroom farm industry in Massa­ chusetts.DEM has provided the oak which serves as the growing medium for these delicious mushrooms. MCI has provided four acres of land at a correctional facility, contributed the labor to set up the farm, and hired Tai-kai Chung to manage the program. When the crop is harvestable, DFA will market the mushrooms and will a also provide space for the project at the 1989 World Agricultural Fair to be held in Boston.

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