se QUARTERLY NewEngland Society of American Foresters ----i.;"< NO. 3 July, 1988 ),�A�------VOL. 49 � � NORTHERN FOREST ASIA· PACIFIC FOR SALE FORESTRY REPORT

The resource at issue extends from the Since leaving New England last July, NESAF Northeast Kingdom in Vermont, across North­ member Mervin Stevens has been on the staff ern New Hampshire, and into Maine north of of the Regional Community Forestry Training Route 2, Bangor, and the Penobscot River. Center attached to the Kasetsart University It is collectively referred to as the north­ in Bangkok, Thailand. Merv is the Technical ern forest and has been a non-issue when Advisor to the three sponsoring organizations large tracts changed hands in the past sim­ of the Training Center, the Asian Development ply because the land in question tended to Bank, Government of Switzerland, and the Uni­ stay available to the public for use. All versity mentioned above. It's goal is to that changed in May when Rancourt Associates work together with the 29 countries through­ purchased nearly 90,000 acres of this "nor­ out the Asia-Pacific Region to increase com­ thern forest" in New Hampshire and Vermont munity forestry capability. Kasetsart Uni­ presumably for the purposes of development. versity contains the only forestry school in This $19 million sale, when combined with Thailand which graduates about 140 profession­ nearly 800,000 acres of forest land avail­ als annually. A nearby technical school adds able in Maine from the same seller, Diamond nearly 250 forest technicians yearly to aid International, raised forester's eyes and in solving the complex forestry problems in commants from all over New England. this region. Environmental Consultant and forester Like many third world countries, sheer Perry Hagenstein predicted that the next population contributes significantly to the decade will see much of the timberland put forestry problems of an area. Two billion on the market for development since the value people, two-fifths of the world's population, of the land for recreational development has lives in the Asia-Pacific region. Over one increased in proportion to its value for tim­ half of them depend upon wood for everyday ber. Concern may be valid if this is the existance. Forestland because of this pres­ case for according to Hagenstein, the paper, sure is shrinking everyday. Major loss, like pulp and timber companies hold more than other areas, comes from conversion to agri­ eight million acres of the northern forest. culture and other uses. Other contributing A New Hampshire Sunday News article in factors to be addressed by the Training cen­ June presented a slightly softer view from ter include land tenure, rural poverty, low Nicolas Engalichev, Forest Resources Pro­ investment in forest management, ineffective­ fessor from UNH who stated that "if the ness of forestry organizations, and poor plan­ assumption is that if Rancourt goes into the niug between organizations and agencies affec­ Diamond land that something awful will hap­ ting forestry activities. pen. I don't buy it. It isn't going to As Mervin says from a recent correspondence, happen in my life time. There will be changes the reason the Center was founded is people. but it's not like the end of the world." How­ People make up a community and make the bud­ ever, comments from Perry Hagenstetn in the get decisions that finance the management of same article indicated that development poses forests whether for a single tree, a planta­ a three-fold threat to the North Country of tion, or whole forest. People have influence New England. "The first threat is to th.e on the space that trees will be grown and they economic health of the North Country which most often request to participate in tree depends on the pulp and paper industry and growing activities. "The message about main­ the lumber industry, tne second threat is taining productive forests is the same �hether access to the land for hunting, fishing and you live in New Hampshire, Thailand, Maine, recreation, and ths third threat is to the Sri Lanka, Vermont or wherever--work with visual or ecological character of the land." people." The character of the land is the most im­ Although the problems seem at times in­ portant potential loss according to Richard credible, the Training Center has charged Ober, spokesman for the Society for the Pro­ itself with six assignments. (1) Training tection of New Hampshire Forests. "What we technical and professional people from the think is at stake is clean water, recrea- region in community forestry, (2) organizing

(Cont. pg. 7) (cont. pg 5) MEMBERS SERVING YOU IN 1988

NEW ENGLAND OFFICERS chair - Jane Difley, Rd 1, Jewett Drive, Bennington, Vt 05201 (Hl 802-447-3235 (0) 518-272-0062 vice-Chair - Theodore E. Howard, Dept. Forest Resources, Univ New Hampshire, Durham, NII 03824 (H) 603-868-1152 (0) 862-1020 sec/Treas - Austin D. Mason, III, PO Box 913, Tremont St, s. Carver, Ma 02366 (H)617-866-2728 (0)866-2580 Exec. Dir. - Richard Watt, PO Box 954, Montpelier, Vt 05602 (H) (O) 802-229-4111 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 603-447-5216 (O) 447-5448 Immed. Past Chair - Quentin Mack, RFD 1, Center Conway, NH 03813 (H) 1 ' 4Z9 (ti) 506-454-1686 - Alex Dickson Box 4400, Univ New Brunswick, Fredericton, Can E3B Canada (0) 453-4501 (H) 203-344-1611(0)624-6671 Connecticut - Timothy Hawley, 5 Sunnyslope Dr., Middleton, Ct 06457 (O) 942-8295 Maine - Elbridge Cleaves, PO Box 55, Danforth, Me 04424 (H)207-448-2865 (H)413-253-2817 (0)545-2665 Massachusetts - Joseph c. Mawson, 1299 Bay Rd., Amherst, Ma 01002 New Hampshire - Joseph w. DiLorenzo, RFD 6, Box 269, Laconia, NH 03246 (H)603-524-8306 (0)524-2060 Rhode Island - Thomas Dupree, 7 Elmonte Dr., Coventry, RI 02816 (H) 401-828-3546 (0)647-3367 Vermont - Russell s. Reay, RR 1, Box 81, Cuttingsville, Vt 05738 (H)802-492-3323 (0)483-2315 Forest Tech Coord - Peter R. Hannah, 315 Aiken Ctr, UVM, Burlington, Vt 05405 (H)802-985-2793 (0)656-2620 News Quarterly - Gary Salmon, RR 1, Box 665, Cuttingsville, Vt 05738 (H)802-492-3315 (0)483-2315

DIVISION OFFICERS Granite State Chair - Gail Vaillancourt, Woodland Dr., RFD 1, Epsom, NH 03234 (H)603-736-8020 (O) 271-3456 Vice-Chair - Karen Bennett, Box 322, Bennington, NH 03422 (H)603-588-6703 (0) 225-5505 Sec/Treas - Daniel Early, 424 Altonwood Dr., Concord, NH 03301 (9)603-228-5511 (0) 352-8212 News Corres - Leslie Sargent, RD 1, Box 77, Lincoln, NH 03251 (H) 603-745-2268 (0) same Green Mountain Chair - Diana Frederick, PO Box 243, E. Montpelier, Vt 05651 (H)802-223-3792 (0)828-2454 Vice-Chair - Joseph Nelson, PO Box 667, Shelburne, Vt 05482 (H) 802-253-4084 (0)985-8009 Secretary - Ross Morgan, Box 32, Craftsbury Common, Vt 05827 (H)802-586-9697 (0)586-7711 Treasurer - Peter Condaxis, RD 1, Box 24, E. Calais, Vt 05650 (H)802-229-5287 (0)864-1793 News Corres - Yuriy M. Bihun, PO Box 294, Albany, Vt 05820(H)802-899-2873 (0)755-6744 Maine Chair - John McNulty, PO Box 23, St. Francis, Me 04774 (H) 207-398-�535 (0) 435-6039 Vice-Chair - Donna Cassese, Scott Paper Co, PO Box 646, Bingham, Me 04920 (O) 207-672-5512 sec/Treas - Thomas Charles, RFD 1, Box 484, Gardiner, Me 04345 (H)207-582-5583 (0)289-4913 News Corres - Donna J. Peare, PO Box 797, Rangely, Me 04970 (H)207-864-5400 (0) 864-3711 Yankee Chair - Thomas A. Dupree, (See Executive Committee) Vice-ChRir - Timothy Hawley (See Executive Committee) Sec/Treas - David Kittredge, Dept Forestry/Wildlife, Holdsworth Hall, U. Mass, Amherst, Ma 01003 (H)203-974-2631 (0)545-2665 News Corres - Mass. - David Robb, RFD 1, Box 218, Cummington, Ma 01026 (H) 413-634-2225 Conn. - Timothy Hawley (See Vice-Chairl (0) 413-442-8928 Chapter Officers - Rhode Island Chair - David Holt, 36 Andrews Court, Bristol, RI 02804 (O) 401-�77-2776 Vice-Chair - Hobson R.A. Calhoun, 505 Dugway Bridge Rd, W. Kingston, RI 02892 (H)401-789-9005 (0)231-6444 Sec/Treas - Thomas P. Husband, Dept. Natural Resources, Univ RI, Kingston, RI 02881 (H) 401-789-8786 (0)792-2370 News Corres - Chris Modisette, 31 Mary Elizabeth Drive, N. Scituate, RI 02857 (H)40l-934-1543 (0)828-1660

Canada News Corres - A.R.C. Jones - Sandra Howland Council Delegate James Wilkinson, 125 Tremont Street, Barre, Vt 05641 (H) 802-476-5359 (0) 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 in­ quiries to: Gary Salmon, Editor, RR 1, Box 665, Cuttingsville, Vermont 05738.

2 -ExecutiveDirector's� - In Memoriam Richard watt -

Siegfried William Tolle, 72, of Pownal, 1 A favorite complaint among voters is "those Vermont passed away on May at the South representatives in Washington, Augusta, or Bos­ western Vermont Medical Center in Benning­ ton don't listen to me. The special interest ton where he had been a patient for several groups with their big bucks and paid lobbyists weeks. He was the co-founder and former have the ear of the legislators, and we the owner of Northeast Wood Products Company in little guys just can't influence their opinions Pownal which last fall was sold to Pratt and their votes." Let me tell you about two Read, a subsidiary of Allen Rogers Wood­ political happenings in Vermont I was involved working of Laconia, NH. A woodsman and in. logger, he was interested in the future of Several years ago at the beginning of the the timber industry and always insisted on Vermont gubernatorial contest, a conservation scientific logging practices on the many group invited all the candidates to a meeting timber stands he harvested. for a discussion of conservation issues. Four Born on June 25, 1915, Mr. Tolle attended schools in Killingworth, Connecticut, grad­ of the five candidates showed up, one of whom uated from the University of Connecticut, and was subsequently elected. What I clearly re­ member was that the one eventually elected was attended both the University of Munich and Yale University earning a Master's of rather surprised by and unprepared for the Forestry there. For several years he questions posed by these conservation activists held the Vermont State Woodchopping and on problems that would be awaiting the success­ ful candidate sitting in the seat of power in crosscut sawing championships and was an Montpelier. In subsequent public talks, the avid participant in these events in the 19 candidate who hadn't thought of these problems, 50's. but who promised to do her homework on them, Mr. Tolle was a member of the Society of American Foresters, and former member of the obviously had done so. I suspect she was grateful that her lack of knowledge had been Vermont Fish and Game Commission. He also 25 included memberships in several Fish and displayed to only votersJJ Game Clubs, the Vermont State Police Aux­ About a month ago, I was asked to sit down iliary, and charter membership in the South with a small group of conservation profession­ als and one of the primary candidates for Ver­ Pownal Fire Department. mont's seat in the House of Representatives. The meeting's purpose was to present this can­ didate some items of national importance that he would encounter in Washington if successful in his election efforts. Several subjects came up, all quite widely discussed in Ameriaan Forests, Journal of Forestry, National Wildlife, Who Will Follow? Audubon Magazine, and other literature, such as road construction budgets, below cost timber The National SAF office recently tabulated sales, old growth harvesting on public lands, the responses from a survey of the 47 SAF­ and possible federal purchase of large commer­ accredited forestry education programs of last cial forestlands in northern New England. He year's student enrollment and degrees granted openly admitted that he was not aware of these figures. Among the findings: issues but would study them. Forestry curriculum enrollments, while con­ What's to be learned from these two examples? tinuing their downward trend from a 1977 high What I conclude is that politicians are most of 11,746 students, appear to have leveled off accessible physically and probably most open to with 4,635 students enrolled in the undergraduate new thoughts before they are elected to office. major. This 1987 total represents a 3 percent Once elected, everyone wants to associate with decline from 1986, as compared to declines in a winner and wants to influence the winner with the previous three years that ranged from 13 suggestions on a myriad of subjects. During to 15 percent. In stark contrast to the "en­ the campaign, candidates will have made a num­ vironmental" 1970's, current natural resource ber of promises of action on a subject thus combined enrollments (all majors at all levels) giving some of their constituents leverage for are 46 percent of the 1975 peak of 25,145 stu­ subsequent action. Forestry and associated dents. Degxees granted are off 5 3 percent from subjects may well be pushed aside in the the 1980 high of 5 ,899. struggle for influence with a now powerful per­ Enrollment of women and minorities remains son. We foresters can easily be overwhelmed by about constant. women comprise approximately richer and more skillful groups. But, if we 22 percent of total enrollment, and minority begin with the politician before he or she is students account for 3 percent of the total. elected, preferably while action programs and Those enrolled in and granted degrees from campaign promises are still in the formative doctoral programs continues to increase, as it stage, then perhaps our sincere efforts, coming has since 1981. In 1987 there were 1, 209 from a firm base of knowledge, may be success­ doctoral students, and 185 doctoral degrees ful beyond our expectations. were awarded. For complete information or a copy of the survey summary, contact Greg Smith, associate director for education and professional stan­ dards, at the National office.

3 Convention Help Needed

During the SAF Convention in Rochester, raf­ fle tickets for the Foresters Fund will be sold and prizes drawn continually throughout the week. To insure that an adequate supply of prizes is available for lucky ticket holders, foresters are being asked to donate suitable raffle gifts from throughout New England. Income from the raffle tickets will support the Forester's Fund whose monies are targeted directly back to the SAF societies in the form of grants for projects that increase public understanding of forestry and the forestry pro­ fession. The SAF Council budgeted $20,000 for this purpose for 1988 and as of May about half had been awarded. If you wish to help support the Forester's October 16-19 Fund through the donation of a prize please con­ National Convention tact Jim Wilkinson, SAF Councilmember, 125 Tremont Stree, Barre, Vermont 05641 (802-476- 5359).

The SAF national convention comes to the Northeast every six years and New York State has not hosted it since 1974. Now an opportunity exists to participate in this October'• gatherin9, an exciting event with learning opportunities galore. The annual convention of the Society of American Foresters is the national forum for conuucting the Society's business. Professional scientific, and technical information on forestry-related subjects is presented and discussed, with distinguished foresters and nonforesters alike participating. Spouses, the news media, and the public attend. This is a first-class event and you should be there. The New York Society arrangements committee has been hard at work for months preparing for the convention. During the actual convention, however, about 160 more volunteers will be needed for many different jobs, some involving more time and effort than others. Just a few hours of your time, usually broken up into shifts, will help put on a convention of which we as SAFer's can be proud. Working at the convention can be fun but it's also rewarding. Each person who puts in at least eight hours at the convention as a volunteer gets a so, reduction in registration--a savings of $77. Helping the sponsoring Society and saving $77 is a great way to spend a few hours of your. convention time. The following committees are in need of help: Food and Hospitality (45), Meeting Rooms (5), Audio-Visual (4), Tours and Transporta­ tion (25), Registration (30), Message Information and Volunteers (22), Typing, Signs, and Reproduction (4), Publicity (2), Student Activities (4), Exhibits and Poster Session (3), Entertainment (2), Leisure Activities (20), and Foresters Fund (18), If you are interested in being a part of SAF'88 in Rochester as a volunteer, please return the form below.

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Pleasereturn thiscompleted form to OF Curtis H. Bauer, Chair AMERICAN Message, Inrormation, and Volunteen Subcommittee 100 East Second Street FORESTERS Jamestown, New York 14701 1900

4 Comments Of The Chair Jane Difley

As part of my professional duties with the Some received formal conservation education American Forest Council, I often find myself in school. For others scouting or 4-H provided in a group of foresters discussing the "NIPF outdoor training. Still others were provided problem." How can we get the attention of outdoor experiences by a relative. non-industrial private forest owners? How can The studies indicate that we can do some­ we teach them about forest management? How do thing to entice landowners to car'e'""for the we reach people with urban values? How can we forests they qwn. We£.!.!!. help citizens under­ promote a stewardship ethic? How can we make stand forestry and our profession. We can do forestry more exciting to people overloaded this by reaching them•while they are students with the other stimuli of modern life? through participation in 4-H, tn scouts, in Usually the questions and discussion become youth camps, in Project Learning Tree (PLTl, circular, •ending with agreement that we need and in other programs. to "keep on keeping on." Persistence, repeti­ It is only seven years from the sixth grade tion and peer role models form the foundation classroom to the voting booth - not a long time for convincing the uniniated to join the ranks frame for professionals accustomed to thinking of managing owners. But in a region where in terms of decades or even centuries. There individual citizens own most of the commercial are a myriad of ways to participate in educa­ forestland (with the exception of the northern tional programs ranging from providing class­ tier) this can lead to some frustration in room materials like tree "cookies" to encour­ those of us for whom patience is a hardwon vir­ aging administrators to include environmental tue. education programs like PLT in the curriculum. Two studies helped relieve my frustration. rn th�s way the future is our� and in a way Landowners were interviewed in both Vermont and it is influenced by our dedication to the pro­ New York (one study from the early seventies, grams we as professionals support. For fores­ and one from the eighties). In both states ters who want to learn more about Project the common trait among managing landowners was Learning Tree, a workshop is being offered at not the number of acres owped, family income, the national convention in Rochester, New York level of education or any of the demographic in October. Details are included in the attributes we might assume would influence registration materials in the June Journal. management. Rather, those who manage their SAF is a national associate sponsor for PLT1 land holdings were those who had been exposed it's 2..!!.!. program and 2..!!.!. future. to environmental education as young people. Award Deadlines Due

The April News Quarterly described the criteria and descriptions of the four new NESAF awards available for deserving SAF members in New England. The Technology Transfer Award, Young Forester Leadership LEAD Award, Practicing Professional Award, and Outstanding Acheivement Award in Service to the New England Society of American For­ esters each exists to honor hard working, FREE* deserving foresters from New England that contribute to the goals of the Society oe American Foresters. However, the talent and hard work of any forester is not recognized unless nominated for the award. Don't let outstanding contributions to forestry go unnoticed. If you know of someone who deserves recognition, NOMINATE THEM, All nominations should be in the hands of the NESAF Executive Director by October let.

NELSON TREE (Asia Forests from pg. 1) MARKING seminars and workshops on community forestry, PAINTS (3) providing technical assistance on communi­ ty forestry throughout the region, (4) fun­ "All co/ots lead-free flJICflpt dark Ql&tlll, llllkMI and omnge must be specified. ctioning as a regional resource center fGr information exchange, (5) developing linkages THE NELSON PAINT COMPANY with appropriate institutions in the Asia­ P.O. Box 907, Iron Mountain, Ml 49801 Pacific Region to promote research in com­ Telephone (906) n4-5566 munity forestry, and (6) establish the Asia­ Pacific Community Forestry Advisory Council, P.O. Box 9329, Montgomery, AL 36108 Telephone (205) 834-6393 and Asia-Pacific Community Forestry Advisory Board. P.O. Box 402, McMinnville, OR 97128 Merv can be reached at the Regional com­ Telephone (503) 472-2628 munity Forestry Training Center, c/o Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 5 10900, Thailand. Council'sCommentary - Jim Wilkinson

This monograph will deal with money matters In response to this HSD recommendation the of the Society - budgets, finances, dues and Council authorized the President to appoint a related issues which many may find dull, task force with this charge. It is now engaged aggravating or worse. But, no matter, they in that task, and the Council will act on its are important and concerned members should report next spring. Based on those recommen­ find this information instructive. dations a dues increase, or a restructuring, First, I refer you to the June issue of the may be authorized for implementation in 1990. Journal where you will find a complete 1987 SAF What is the reality of the effects of Financial Report. These audited accounts indi­ today's dues structure on SAF members? Each cate that your SAF is in good ahape, a well of us can calculate this for herself or him­ m�naged outfit in which we may have confidence. self, and I suggest that we do just that. Second, the 1988 operating budget approved However, using averages and medians and esti­ last fall by the Council totalled approximately mates based on statistics all members have $2,255,000, with a projected shortfall of supplied, (median salary of $26,500 and aver­ $159,000. How come we are running a deficit age dues of $70, which includes national, budget? Simple. We've been running surplusses state and local) my arithmetic figures the every year since 1985 when the last dues in­ annual cost per member to be about five hours crease went into effect. "Ah bah", you cry, of work. This seems to me to be a very modest "you're going t� raise the dues again!" You contribution to a professional society. I betcha! But before you close your mind, please know, averages actually apply to no one. So read on. Let's have a history lesson on SAF show me a better way to illustrate the reality membership dues and inflation. Note the fol­ of the situation. So it costs YOU eight hours lowing:

Year Ann. Rate of C.P.I. A'Ye.ra2:e SAF dues SAF dues Indexed Inflation SAF dues in 1967 $ to C.P.I. 1967 2.00, J.00. b. 15.02 15.02 15.02 1977 6.45\ 181. 5 27.94 15.39 27.26 1987 4.60\ 340.3 53.04 15.58 51.11

As revealing as this abbreviated table is, (one day), or twelve hours (possible), or may­ it does not identify the fact that today's SAF be only two hours (also possible). Put in member is getting much more for his or h�r terms of hours brings out the reality of the dues than they did twenty years ago, and it's issue and dismisses the myth. only costing about 56 cents more per year. "Figures don't lie"i and yes, I know' "liars can figure". What, you're calling me a liar? Well, those are the facts and the time has Speaking Of Dues come to contemplate the unpopular. The Council's Financial Management Committee Every year at this time, SAF begins to reviews fiscal conditions and projections, the receive occasional notes in response to the Executive Committee reviews program plans with annual dues billings. Short, sweet, and to the staff, and the Council proposes strategic the point, they simply read ... "Please Can­ guidance for tne next year's budget. That bud­ cel My Membership." What the occasional note get planning process for fiscal year 1989 now of cancellation really means is: "Please can­ is in action. Here is an outline of how it is cel my support of promoting a good public ima, working. (11 The Executive Vice President estab­ for members of the SAF. Cancel my support of lishes guidelines for the six program directors a united voice for our field at all levels of in May-June. (2) The Division budgets are government. I have no interest in what hap­ developed to meet program requirements, with pens in the agencies that tax, license and full staff involvement. {31 A "first cut" total regulate our business and professional activ­ budget is developed. (4) This is reviewed and ities. Please cancel my support of the wel­ revised in July-August by the financial manage­ fare of all the people who are, or could, or ment committee. (5) The HSD (House of Society should be, touched by the activities of SAF. Delegates) is advised on the proposed budget at Cancel my opportunity for further learning the annual SAF Convention. (6) The financial from or sharing with other members of our management committee makes its final review and field, to the betterment of us all. Please revisions. (7) At its fall meeting the Council cancel my opportunity for enlarging our con­ adjusts, adopts and approves the budget for the tacts with others and thereby help enlarge or next year. improve our success." The HSD last fall at its meeting in Minneapolis recommended to the Council that "···· by the spring 1989 Council meeting, an equitable dues structure and related policies in consideration of new members and continued DUES... membership in the Society, provided that such recommended policies and structure will be the rent you pay for consistent with SAF's projected financial spaceyou occupy needs." in your profession.

6 TechnologyCoordinator's Report

Peter Hannah - NESAF 89 The 1989 Annual Winter Meeting of the New Winter Meeting England SAF will be in Portland, Maine. A joint meeting is planned with the Wildlife "Forest & Wildlife Management in Northern Society. The general theme of the meeting New England--What Can We Afford?r co-sponsored is "Wildlife and the Economics of Resource by the New England Society of American Foresters, Management." At this meeting Working Groups Maine Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and the will have the opportunity to conduct poster Atlantic International Chapter of the American sessions. There will also be time allotted Fisheries Society, will be held March 15-17, for Working Group meetings, and thus a good 1989, in Portland, Maine. Papers are invited on opportunity to have a meeting that integrates landowner incentives, retention of the resource well with the general theme of the meeting. base for wildlife and forestry, managing for Richard (Dickl Schaertl, University of Maine, rare and endangered species, technologies to Nutting Hall, Orono is Program Chair. Plan improve efficiency, or other topics related to to get your Working Group involved in the the theme of the meeting. For more information meeting and contact Dick for further infor­ contact Donna Cassese, General Chair, c/o Scott mation. Paper Company, PO Box 646, Bingham, Maine 04920 Paul Sendak is the new leader for the (207-672-5512). Forest Economic Working Group. Members interested in Forest Economics should contact him at: Northeast Forest Experiment Station, PO Box 968, Burlington, Vermont, 05402 I (802-951-6771) • New Booklet At SAF THE CONCLUSION'S so YOU WANT TO BE IN FORESTRY, a new 16-page booklet released in May, focuses on careers in the dynamic forestry profes­ BEEN DRAWN. sion and describes both traditional and nontraditional forestry jobs -- in cities, labs and offices, as well as in the woods. The Society of American Foresters and American Forestry Association produced publication provides information on post­ secondary education and opportunities following graduation for the serious­ minded student. The full-color, illus­ trated publication will help not only young people considering a forestry career, but teachers, guidance counsel­ ors and youth-group leaders as well. For bulk orders of 10 or more, send 40 cents per copy to SAF, 5400 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814, attn: Paula Tarnapol. You're looking at the easiest-to-use source of equipment in the forest industry - the (Northern Forest from pg. 1) new Catalog 38 from Forestry Suppliers, tional opportunities, the landscape of the Inc. An independent customer survey state, wildlife habitat, really everything ranks our catalogs highest in the industry that makes up the quality of life as we know in variety, product selection, and ease of use it. According to the same article, Ober - three of the qualities the survey indicated that "conservation groups and pub­ concludes you want most. lic land agencies throughout northern New England �ave a real job ahead to position The 440 fully-illustrated pages in Catalog ourselves so that if and when tracts like 38 describe in detail the highest-quality the Dia�ond International become available, professional and general purpose items - that we 1are in a position to purchase them priced fairly, shipped worldwide, and so they can be preserved." backed by 39 years of experience with a The first groups to make efforts at pro­ rock-solid guarantee of your satisfaction. tecting the resource from total development were conservation organizations representing Catalog 38 is hot off the press. If you both Vermont and New Hampshire. The Nature haven't already received your free copy, conservancy spearheaded attempts to purchase call for one toll free at 1-800-647-5368. 45,000 of the New Hampshire acres in the With Catalog 38 in your hands, we know Nash Stream watershed and also to place you'll draw the same conclusion. 7,500 acres of Vermont into public owner­ ship. The lines of communication and com­ promise remain open between developer and natural resource organization. The issues that have surfaced over the purchase of these lands this summer are an indication of the decisions concerning resources in northern New England that lie ahead of us. 7 CFE �-----Wi-·ll_iam_P_at_te_rsai______The two most recent members of the New England SAF to receive CFE Certificates are William c. Guenther and Peter w. Condaxis. Congratulations to these hard working mem­ bers of the Green Mountain Division! Contact Bou:r:a/ Activity/Date/Location Category Burlington Electric/Vermont Dept. Fish & Wildlife Annual Meeting; 1/I 6/28/851 Morristown, Vt Governors Conference on Forest Resources, 9/12/851 6/I Montpelier, Vt Foresters/Biologists Meeting; 1/21/86; Montpelier, Vt 5/I Annual Maple Meeting; 1/21/86; White River Jct; Vt 3.5/I Summer Meeting, Green Mountain Division - NESAF; 2/I 7/10/861 Waterbury, Vt Burlington Electric/Vermont Dept. Fish & Wildlife Annual Meeting; 1/I 7/25/86; Lewis Creek Wildlife Mgt. Area, Vt Forest Fire Training Session; 10/20�21/86; Danby Depot, Vt 4.5/I Tax Reform and the Woodland Owner/Investor; 1/6/87; Burlington, Vt 5/I Winter Meeting - NH/Vt Christmas Tree Assoc�ation1 1/27/87; 4.5/I Barre, Vt Winter Meeting, Green Mountain Division - NESAF1 2/7/87; 4.5/I Burlington, Vt Fire Training and Safety Meeting; 4/9/871 Danby Depot, Vt 5/I Consulting and Industrial Foresters Mtg; 4/16/87; Randolph, Vt 3/I First Annual Conference and Workshop fo� Professional Foresters in 3/I Maine; 5/14-15/87; Orono, Me 6/II Burlington Electric/Vermont Dept. Fish & Wildlife Annual Meeting; 1/I 6/5/87; Mil�on, Vt The New Silviculture Guidelines for Northern Hardwoods; 8/31/87; 5.5/I Orono, Me; 9/27/87 Farmington, Me; 9/23/87 White River Jct, Vt; 9/24/87 northcentral Vt; 5/6/88 central, NH Modeling Growth and Yield in Northern Hardwoods with Fiber; 9/1/87 6/I Orono, Me; 9/3/87 Farmington, Me; 10/9�10/87 Burlington, Vt; 6/10/88 Durham, NH Understanding Markets for Standing Timb�r in Vermont and New 2/I Hampshire; 9/15/87 St. Johnsbury, Vt; 9/16/87 Brattleboro, Vt; 9/17/87 White River Jct., Vt UVM Management Development Series - Intermediate Lotus 1-2-3-; 6/II 10/29/87 Burlington, Vt Planning for Land-Use in Vermont; 10/30/871 Fairlee, Vt 5/II Forester/Biologist Workshop on Habitat Management Units; l/6/881 6/I Montpelier, Vt Supervisory Development Course; 1/8 & 1/22/88; S. Burlington, Vt 11/II Vermont Farm Show; 1/27/88; Barre, Vt 4/I:2/II Efficacy of Herbicides Assessment Workshop; 2/25-26/88; Bangor, Me 4/I: 2/IJ:: Microcimputer Practicum with Applications; 3/7-8/88; Orono, Me 10/II Annual Vermont Foresters Mtg; 4/1/88; Randolph, Vt 5/I: a..S/1'! Woodland Dollars and Sense; 4/12/88 East Windsor, Ct; 4/13/88 5.5/I Peabody, Ma; 4/14/88 Portland, Me Culturing Crop Trees Training Session; 4/21/88; Morrisville, Vt 2/I Land Development and Timber Harvesting; Impact on Water Supplies; 2.5/I 4/26/881 Manchester Center, Vt Second Annual Conference and Workshop for Licensed Professional .1.1/I Foresters in Maine; 4/28/29/88; Orono, Me Decay and Discoloration Training Session; 5/3-5/88; Morrisville, Vt 3/I Forest Management Practice and Forest Products Manufacture: Working 10/I Toward a Co.mmon Goal; 5/4-5/881 Durham, NH 1/II Twenty-second Annual Wood Drying Short Course; 5/10-12/881 18/l Skowhegan, Me State Lands Quarterly Meeting; 5/11/88; Rutland, Vt 4,5/I Hardwood Lumber Grading and Measuring Workshop; 5/16-20/88 17,5/I Acceptable Management Practice for Maintaining Water Quality on 4/I Logging Jo�s in Vt1 5/24/88 East Burke, Vt; 5/25/88 Duxbury, Vt; 5/26/88 Peru, Vt Using Vermont's Geographic Information System; 6/7/88 Montpelier, Vt; 2.5/II 6/8/88 South Londonderry, Vt Conflicting Consequences of Practicing Northern Hardwood Silviculture; 8/I 6/9-10-88; Durham, NB Use-Value Appraisal of Farm and Forest Land: An Update; 6/14/88 2, 5/II Morrisville, Vt; 6/16/88 South Londonderry, Vt Christmas Tree Twilight Meeting; 6/15/88 s. Kingston, Ma; 6/22/88 2/I Acushnet, Ma Massachusetts Third Annual Chainsaw and Safety Workshop; 6/21/88 5/I Foxboro, Ma; 6/23/88 N. Adams, Ma; 6/24/88 Sturbridge, Ma

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MAINEDivision by Donna Peare

Public Land Review The Maine Bureau of Public nical Release Award for his article on tem­ Lands's tradition of silvicultural peer review porary waterbars while MacFawn was another continued thia spring during a two-day critique co-winner of the Division Award. MacFawn of timber and wildlife management in the "Big went on to win the 1988 National Award for Woods" of northwest Maine. According to Ed a Technical Release entitled "Two Span Tem­ Meadows, Bureau Director, the seven member Sil­ porary Bridge Cent�r Pier Design." vicultural Advisory Committee was formed in i986 as an element of the agency's Integrated Safety and Professionalism Boise Cascade Resource Policy. The Committee visits tracts recently held its annual series of safety work­ where the Bureau has or is proposing to har­ shops geared towards the independent loggers vest or otherwise manage the forest. and contractors operating on its land. This This spring, the Committee visited public year's workshops were highlighted by a chain­ land at Telos, which has extensive areas of saw safety demonstration by Tilton Equipment 80 year old spruce and where wildlife popula­ •and the first annual Master Logger Awards. tions, except for moose, seem to be low, and Loggers were honored for their outstanding Round Pond, one of the most h�avily utilized woodsmanship, safety habits, and profession­ deeryards in Maine. The talks centered on alism. Over 150 loggers and contractors at­ efficient ways to secure and manage desirable tended these sessions. young trees while creating a more diverse en­ Boise also instituted an outstanding con­ vironment for all wildlife species and the tractor of the year program. Two contractors complexity of managing to maintain most of an were recognized for their work on company land. area in adequate winter shelter while increa­ E.J, Carrier bf Jackman was selected for his sing the availability of food and releasing company's outstanding efforts in wood utiliza­ softwood seedlings to grow into future deer tion and professionalism. Roland H, Tyler of shelter. According to Meadows, the Committee's Dixfield was chosen as overall outst�nding con­ discussions throughout the two days often tractor for his company's professionalism, went beyond the specific silvicultural issues dedication to safety, compliance with ·environ­ to touch on the overall management direction mental regulations, and production. Mr, Tyler and priorities of the bureau. was also honored by the American Pulpwood As­ sociation as co-winner of the 1987 H.H. Jef­ Two Foresters Honored Silviculturist Ernie ferson Safety Award for the Northeast Division. Von Tobel and Forest Engineer Warren MacFawn, both of Boise Cascade were honored at the National American Pulpwood Association meeting in Boston in May. Von Tobel was co-winner of .... more News the 1�87 Northeast Technical Division Tech- ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER#

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9 Seigars appointed SERVE/Maine Program head Scott Paper Dave Maass, Research Forester, Libbey A. Seigars of Portland has been appoin­ has resigned to work for Lloyd Irland Assoc­ ted coordinator of the Maine Department of Con­ iates, a consulting firm. Mke Fanjoy, for­ servation's SERVE/Maine Program. Created by merly a forest technician in the Bingham Dis­ the Legislature in 1985,·the program promotes trict has been promoted to project forester and manages volunteer and intern opportunities responsible for sludge application on company with Maine public natural resource agencies. lands. Scott Paper Company'� Northern District The program develops volunteers and intern has been reorganized into 3 units. Managers projects, recruits and places applicants, pro­ of these units are Stuart Turner, Northwest vides insurance for the volunteers and recog­ Unit, Dick Chamberlain, North Central Unit, and nizes· their contributions. This summer volun­ Norm Chase, Northeast Unit. Carrie Tripp and teers are monitoring use of wilderness lakes, Reed Johnson have been hir.ed as technicians working on trail crews, acting as campground to work out of the Bingham District office. and backcountry hosts, and participating in Both have forestry degrees from Wisconsin animal and bird studies. Stevens Point. "Libbey Seigars' experience recruiting and Georgia-Pacific Corporation Ernest Carle motivating volunteers will be a great benefit has been transferred to the position of to the SERVE/Maine Program� Department of Con­ Wood Buyer at the Woodland office. Bob servation Commissioner Robert R. LaBonta Chandler remains the Northern District For­ noted in announcing the appointment. ester and also oversees land use regulations. Steve Croman has been transferred to Western Tree Farm Committee Awards At th.e Annual 1988 District Forester including the area west of Maine Tree Farm Inspector's Workshop, outstan­ Grand Lake Stream. Lee Strover has been ding inspectors in each area were recognized. Forester Robert Leso, Service transferred to the Eastern District Forester for the Maine all lands Forest Service, received the Western Area with district duties including �hairman's Award. James Stewart, forester south of Route 9. for Wood Great Northern Paper Raymond H. Taylor has Fiber Industries, J·nc, was honore.d vice with the Coastal been elected to the additional post of Area Chairman's Award, The on May 4. Mr. Southern Area Chairman's award went to con� president of the corporation Taylor was named president of GNN's Great syltant Rene Noel while Consultant John 1988. Prior Churchill Northern Paper division in April received the.Central Area Award, he was vice president of Denni� Srennan, to that appointment, Service Forester for the Maine operations of GNN's Nekoosa Forest Service, received manufacturing the Eastern Area Papers division. Award. Charles Agnew presented· the. State Chairman's Award to Wayne Jacltson for l'Lis Patten Corporation Steve King has been .ap­ worlt with the .19.87 Outstanding Tree Farmer pointed Executive Vice-President in charge of and Tree Farm Field Day. Jackson, who has all development activities and public rela­ �een a Tree Farm Inspector since .1958, is a tions for Patten's operations in the State of $enior Forester at the S.D. Warren Company. Maine. He will be working closely with the Land Acquisitions Department in Bangor. Bob Yearbook Published The Maine Forester, offi­ College of Forest Haynes has transferred to Patten's Bangor cial yearbook of the Acquisition Department and will be respon­ Resources at the University of Maine, contains several interesting sible for all land acquisitions in the Solon aspects of student life, to Moosehead Lake area. Kurt Swengel has articles by various professionals, excellent the popular and humorous sec­ been hired as a summer intern to worlt on the photography, and Natural Resource Consulting Program. Ria tion "Quotable Quotes." As in the past, stu­ hard to make this tear's edition duties will include working with past land dents worked purchasers who have expressed an interest in a success and hope that this edition follows its 87 predecessor which pla­ pursuing forestry activities on their land. in the path of Neil Postlewaite is Director of the program. ced first in the Society of American Foresters annual yearbook contest. Copies may be ordered by sending an address and check for $7.00 to The Maine Forester, 259 Nbtting Hall, Univer­ sity of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469. � Personnel Changes International Paper Bill Risma, Manager of the Fiber Planning in a: Forestry Augusta, has taken the position as Manager of IP's Madison, NH sawmill. Peter Provencher, Research Forester in Bangor, is going to - Supply Glens Falls, NY as Supervisor of Fiber Pro­ a curement. Donna Cort, Supervisor of Nursery Nelson. TreeMarllin.al Pain.t • Lowest Prices An.ywhere. and Greenhouse Operations in Harmon, has M Colon of Vin.yl FlaUin1 IL IW.LERTREE FLAGGING. resigned to pursue full-time parenthood. Jim Gen.eralForestry Supplies. Ward, Research Forester, will assume Donna's CaD Or Wrlle F• Oar &.han,. responsibilities. Mike Macedo, former Unit Forester in Clayton Lake has completed a Mas­ (207)5 83-1204 ter of Sci�nce in Forestry at Yale and will P.O.Bo:ii:515 become a research forester at the Bangor Re­ search Center. Harrison., Maln.e 04040 •• alp •1 UPS. Loc&tlo,u MalaS.trect a-.vma,.

10 GRANITE STATEDivision by Les Sargent

1988 Outstanding Logger and Sawmill Named Temple-Eastex to Close Phil Bryce, Chief For­ Fred Bickford, long-time logger from Sand­ ester and procurement agent for the plant an­ wich, NH has been named the Outstanding nounced in early June that all wood deliveries Logger of the Year while Woodsville's have been cancelled and that the oriented strand Newman Lumber Company was named Outstanding board plant in Claremont will close for at Sawmill of the Year. Both awards were pre­ least six months. The decision according to sented June 4th at the 77th Annual Meeting Bryce was purely a matter of economics in of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners that the production capacity of the plant Association. could not compete with the plants recently Bickford picked up a chainsaw for the built with 2 or 3 times the capacity of the first time in 1946, and didn't put it down Claremont operation. In addition, housing for 35 years. In 1981, with a new market starts projected 2 or 3 years ago have not opening up at S.D. Warren for whole-tree materialized. During the shut-down the com­ chips, Bickford bought a chipper and in pany will re-evaluate its position and explore 6 years has established a state-wide reputa­ the possibility of producing a more 'value­ tion for excellent utilization and for demon­ added' product. strating the effectiveness of mechanical NHTOA Elects New President Phil Bryce, Chief harvesting in forest management. Fred also Forester and procurement agent �or Temple­ represented logging and chipping concerns on Eastex of Claremont has Been named President the Biomass Study Committee over the last of the NHTOA for 1988. The announcement came year. at the 77th Annual Meeting held recently in Walter and Carole Young, Newman Lumber Shelburne, NH. Previously Bryce has served Company owners, accepted their award on be­ �s Chair of both the Granite State SAF and the half of the over 40 employees of the mill. NH Tzee Farm Program. Outgoing President Newman Lumber has developed a regional repu­ Isobel Parke said "Phil Bryce will bring to tation for impeccable cleanliness, order, NHTOA a tremendous enthusiasm and committment, and efficiency. As Scott Edwards, Vice­ with a proven track record of working to pro­ President of the �ill, says, "We do one thing, mote and protect forestry in our growing state," process over 16 million feet of white pine boards a year, and we do it well." Washburn elected Chair Malcolm Washburn was Legislative Summary Governor John Sununu elected Chair of the NHTOA Forest Industries signed into a law a bill which gives the Committee at the Annual Meeting. He is presi­ authority to the NH Division of Forest and dant of Washburn Lumber Company in North Strat­ Lands to enforce new laws restricting "de­ ford and succeeds Dennis Thorell of TIMCO. The ceptive forestry business practices." The 270 member Forest Industries Committee was for­ hill is designed to clamp down on loggers and med in 1985 to provide better representatipn log 5uyers who deceive landowners by misrep­ to all sectors of New Hampshire's forest in­ resenting the quantity of timber cut or bought. dustry, including loggers, truckers, sawmills, Previously, any loss of timber to unscrupulous pulp and paper and biomass energy facilities. loggers was considered th�ft, enforceable by Malcolm Washburn has led the fight for equit­ the State Police only. The bill now gives able forest"products trucking regulations and that authority to the Forest Rangers, The has served on the State Biomass Study Committee. bill also increases the penalty to a misde­ Woodcock Information Available An April Exten­ meanor if found guilty of timber trespass. sion Service publication on "Creating Woodcock Other forestry related bills signed into Habitat" helps woodcock hunters or landowners law include: HB 714 which requires assessing develop their own supply of birds. Further in­ officials to use the "Soil Potential Index" formation can be obtained from either John as supplied by the landowner to determine the Ferguson or Jonathan Nute, Hillsboro Coop. agricultural land values within the ranges Extension Service, Rt 13, South Milford, NH established by the Current Use Advisory Board. 03055 (603-673-2510) HB 842 gives the authority to determine plan­ ning and regulations in unincorporated places JOB OPENINGIIIIIII Monadnock Forest Products to the appropriate County Commission, and es­ is looking for a Procurement Forester to add tablishes a legislative study commission on to their staff at the Jaffrey plant. Some regulation of development in these places. experience is preferred and will be rewarded HB �02 requires County Foresters to provide with appropriate salary and benefits for the forestry advice and assistance to municipali­ right individual. Contact Tom Ryan, Chief ties upon request. Forester, Monadnock Forest Products, Inc., 45 Prescott Road, Jaffrey, NH 03452 (603-532- 4471).

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11 GREENMOUNTAIN Division by Yuriy M. Bihun

Silviculture Education for Loggers Over 200 Pear Thrips Damage Pear Thrips has damaged loggers attended the first of a three-part sugar maple throughout Vermont and other New e4ucational workshop entitled "Silviculture England states in 1988. Damage severe enough Education for Logger Project" offered by the to be mapped from the air occurred on 466,000 UVM Extension Service, in cooperation with acres. This is over one-sixth of the maple the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recrea­ forestland in Vermont. Mapped thrips defol­ tion. The state regulations for maintaining iation acres for 1987 totalled 22,000 acres. water quality on logging jobs (AMP's) was the The most widespread damage is in southern focus of the first set of workshops held May Vermont with one-half of the maple forestland 24, 25, & 26 throughout Vermont. Jim Patric, in Bennington County and one-fourth of the Dave Brynn, Dave Willard, and Jack Dwyer were maple forestland in Windham with serious instrumental in making this first workshop damage. The acreage defoliated by pear thrips successful. in 1988 exceeds the worst year of defoliation Nearly 150 loggers have committed them­ by forest tent caterpillar in 1982, (332,000 selves for the entire threepart series con­ acres) which resulted in 33,000 acres of mor­ sisting of workshops on water quality, sil­ tally damaged sugar maple stands. A series vics and forest ecology. Thom McEvoy, UVM of meetings throughout Vermont have been es­ Extension Forester and project director, tablished for sugar-bush owners and other indicated that the initial response was interested citizens to learn specific informa­ enthusiastic and attendance has exceeded tion about this insect and what to do about original project expectations and goals. managing for pear thrips. Yuriy Bihun, Consulting Forester, has been selected as project Forester and will Acceptable Management Practices The 1986 assist in coo�dinating and designing the Vermont legislature passed amendments to project. the State's Water Quality Statutes which mandated a policy aimed at upgrading the Spruce/Fir Management Training Workshop Two quality of the stati's waters. The orange workshops offering current information on book, a plastic covered, pocket-sized how to deal with Armellaria in spruce/fir collection of.AMP's has finally been prin­ stands and how to implement the Vermont De­ ted and as part of the initial mailing partment of Fish and Wil4life Deer Yard has been sent to every logger, sawmill, Standards under the Use Value Program at­ and forester in the state. The water tracted three dozen foresters and wildlife quality AMP inspection teams have also biologists on June 21 and 22. Terry Frey been established. and Bob Brank of the US Forest Service and Sam Hudson and Russ Reay of the Department Newsmakers Peter Hannah, 1987 NESAF of Forests, Parks, and Recreation offered Distinguished Forester, will be on a expertise in the subjects held at each of sabbatical from UVM for the 1988-89 the two workshops. academic year. Peter be doing silvi­ cultural research on upland hardwoods at the Bent Creek Experimental Station in Ashville, North Carolina. Paul Frederick, Forest Technician with the Barre District has been appointed the Lamoille county Forester for the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation. YANKEEDivision

Nominations will again be sought thia year Yankee Division Summer Meeting The Yale for the Yankee Division's "Outatanding Foreater School of Forestry and the South Central Con­ Award.• Nomination• .ahould include a biogra­ necticut Water Authority hosted this year's phical sketch containing the following infor­ summer meeting. Yale Professor Dave Smith mation, l. Length of SAP membership (minimum described changes to former chestnut stands of 10 years), 2. Current member Yankee Division, where measurements have been taken since 1904. 3. History of activity in SAF affairs, par­ 'Water Authority forester and manager of rec­ ticularly in Yankee Division, 4. Outstanding reation Bob Hart explained the fee-based service advancing th.a science, technology, fishing and hiking programs on their water­ practice, promotion, and/or teaching of pro­ sheds. Hart and assistant forester Bob fessional forestry, and 5. Service to local Herlihy led a walk through a hemlock-hardwood or regional community. Please mail each stand marked for a timber sale. nominee's biographical sketch toa Thomas A, Dupree, Chairman, Yankee Division/SAP, 7 Elmonta Drive, Coventry, Rhode rsland 02816, All nominations with biographical information .... more NEWS must be submitted no later than October lst.

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Arbor Day Celebration .Ceremonies were celeb­ 83 acre tree farm has yielded 380 cords of rated on the Providence Water SupP.lY Board fuelwood and pulpwood, and 37 MBF of mixed Tree Farm at the site of the Scituate Oak on sawtimber. Th.e Peck• s h.ave conducted .14 acres Plainfield Pike in the town of Scituate. The of cost ahare thinning, planted .lll,000 mixed ceremony was co-sponsored by the Division of conifer seedlings, and constructed a 4 acre Forest Environment, the RI Tree Farm Committee, pond, In addition Boy Scout troops, church and the RI Chapter SAF. The Scituate Oak was a groups, and fire departments use the tree farm 300 plus year old white oak of both historic for annual outings. significance and natural interest in the town that due to a combination of age and defolia­ Division of Forest En�ironment The Division tion by gypsy moth died in 1986. Based on the ha� embarked on a program entitled Town Forest significance of the site an Arbor Day Committee Initiative to encourage cities and towns to requested the opportunity to plant a tree at •establish town forests for the purposes of the same site. The replacement was a tulip conservation, education, and recreation. The tree donated by the RI Tree Farm Committee. program became effective in April and the Dignitaries attending the ceremonies included Division is currently working with B cities Robert Bendick, Director of the RI Department and towns in this area. of Environmental Management, Thomas Dupree, Woods Operator Registration comes due on Chief RI Division of Forest Environment; July 1st and the Division intends to more Lester Decoster and Jane Difley of American aggressively pursue the registration of active Forest Council1 representatives of the Provi­ woods operators. dence Water Supply Board, and members of the Providence Water Supply Board The Board baa Scituate Preservation Society. hired an intern for the summer of BB. Everett Outstanding Tree Farmer Lester and Esther Sammartino, a junior at the University of Peck of Old Plainfield Pike, Scituate are the Rhode Island majoring in forest and waterahed 1988 Outstanding Tree Farm for Rhode Island. management, will work with PWSB watershed divi­ The Peckls have been involved with the Tree sion management staff. Everett will be primar­ Farm Program since 1959. The former owners ily involved with land-use assessment projects, property line maintenance, forest management were one of the original RI Tree Farmers (#9) receiving certified status in 1950. The Peck's activities, and stream flow measurements and analysis.

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New State Forester Peter M. Babcock has been Maples Not Exempt Sugar maples suffered moder­ appointed Connecticut's tenth state forester. ate defoliation this spring. The damage is A graduate of the University of Connecticut, thought to be the result of unusually heavy Babcock has been employed by the state fores­ aphid populations as a result of favorable try agency since 1964, serving as ranger, weather conditions. Anthracnose infection service forester, and chief fire control of­ was apparently also associated with the aphid ficer. He was appointed acting state forester feeding. Damage by thrips was limited to in 1987, following the death of Robert northernmost parts of the state with differ­ Garrepy. ences in defoliation of individual trees caused by differences in the timing of leaf Tree Farm News Robert Visny of Coventry was emergence. selected as 1988 Outstanding Tree Farmer. Visny is a school teacher and grows christmas Hydrologic Model Extension Forester Steve tre1s and native hardwoods on his 44 acre tree Broderick and University of Connecticut Pro­ farm. He is active in the Connecticut Christ­ fessor David R. Miller conducted a one day mas Tree Growers Assoc. and conducts tours of workshop on a model to estimate hydrologic his tree farm for inner city children. effects of land-use changes and timber har­ Hemlock Adelgid Update The sba�es of Maine, vesting. The model is an adaptation of the New Hampshire, and Vermont are considering a "BROOK" streamflow program by Federer and quarrantine against Connecticut hemlock logs Lash which allows it to run on microcomputers. and nursery stock to help curb adelgid spread. The model can be used to predict changes in The hemlock pest alert issued in the spring run-off, transpiration, water yield, and generated a widespread response and the adelgid other parameters. The microcomputer version, is now confirmed to exist across southern called "BROOK 6" was developed by Michael Connecticut as far north as New Milford, Hart­ Focazio and Dave Miller of UConn. ford, Manchester, and Voluntown. . ... more NEWS

13 Lumber Company changes hartds Rossi-Loewenthal Newsmakers Connwood Inc. has hired two addi­ Lumber Company, of Middletown, was sold to tional foresters. Peter Connorton, originally Kogel Lumber. Rossi-Loewenthal has suspended of Manhatten and a Peace Corps veteran, ac­ operation of their sawmill but continues to cepted a position following his graduation focus on wholesale and retail building mater­ from the Yale School of Forestry. Chris Martin ials sales. Ned Bartlett indicated that the of Beacon Falls, comes to Connwood with joint sawmill may re-open to do specialty items. degrees in Forest Management and Wildlife Bio­ logy from the University of Maine. Peter Vagnini has been hired as the new forester for Perma-Treat Corporation.

Forest Products Week A number of groups in North American Maple Project A 1987 tree the forestry community are combining efforts health que,tionnaire was distributed to mem­ to sponsor Massachusetts Forest Products Week bers of the Mass. Maple Producers Assoc. with during October 15-23. According to Anne Marie a follow-up ground survey conducted at 22 Loud, Berkshire-Pioneer RC&D Forester, the sugarbushes located throughout central and groups have formulated a number of strategies western Massachusetts. From a sample of 440 to increase citizen awareness of the state's trees, 241 rated good health, 60 1 fair health, forest resources, including educational and and 161 relatively poor health. More inten­ interpretive programs at schools, state and sive field survey work is scheduled and ten private management areas/visitor centers, and permanent symptomatology plots have been es­ industry �ours and demonstrations. Sponsors tablisned. Program manager Gretchen Smith of these events include Mass. Christmas Tree expects. at least 3 ccnsecutive field seasons Assoc, Mass. Tree Farm Committee, NELMA, of data will be needed for valid information Mass. DEM-Marketing and Utilization Program, to be estaJHished as part of th.e USDA Forest Berkshire-Pioneer RC&D Area, Yankee Division Service initiated North American sugar Maple SAF and NESAP. Decline Project. Field Day in September The Franklin County in Greenfield will be the site of Pear Thrip Expands. The area of pear thrip Fairgrounds infestation the second annual Woodsmen's Field Day on in Massachusetts has expanded to include about 400 000 September 10. Featured will be professional , acres in 1988, a 300, 000 acre increase loggers contest, international professional from 87, according to Jim MacArthur, OEM's competition, industry displays, and sales of Bureau of Shade Tree Management and Pest Control logging and safety equipment. The event is Chief. Areas hardest hit include northern jointly sponsored by the Mass. Wood Products Berkshire County ' Franklin County, northern Association, Northeast Woodsmen Association, Worcester county, and portions of Hampshire and the Franklin County Fair Association. County. Damage has also extended to spots in southern Worcester New Home for NeWPEX '89 The next Northeast County, northeastern and southeastern areas Wood Products Expo will be held in Hershey of Massachusetts. Pennsylvania on March 2-4, 1989, reports NeWPEX vice-chair. NeWPEX has Doug Leab, DEM - Forests & Parks A new booklet on the 0 000 Forest Service grant, as received a $1 , Mass. Forest Tax Law (Chpt 61) has marketing initiative, to been pre­ part of a national pared by John Clement, Joe Perry, the trade show. and Chief expand promotion of Forester Tom Quink. The booklet Pro­ is available Other Marketing News The Northern Tier from the various DEM Regional Offices. Service ject and the Cooperative Extension Johnna Desautels has been hired as the nev expect to have their study on the analysis secretary for the Bureau of Forest Developmeat markets of potential forest products and in the Boston office. Johnna formerly worked completed by July. Jean Mater of Mater in the Region 3 office. the Engineering Ltd. of Corvallis, Oregon is James Patric has been hired to conduct the author of the study. second stage study review of Forest Cutting The Mass. Land Bank has just gotten under­ Plans for the statewide GEIR. Jim, a retired way with a study of financing and capital �oreat Service researcher, has an extensive equipment needs for forest industries. This background in watershed management and hydro­ Mature effort is an outgrowth of the original logy. He will work out of the Harvard Forest Industries bill. for the duration of the study. forest A new directory of the secondary Bruce Gullion was elected chair and Mary products manufacturers for Massachusetts, Ellen Lees was elected vice-chair of the State Connecticut, and Rhode Island will be avail­ Forestry Committee in February. able in August. more News 14 NEW WILDLIFE PUBLICATION AVAILABLE HARVEST LICENSE REMINDER Loggers and licensed mills must have new timber harvester licenses Dave Kittredge, Massachusetts Extension For­ for FY 1989. ester, reports that a new publication entitled New MAPF Officers At their April meeting, "Forest Wildlife in Massachusetts" by Dick MAPF members elected the following new slate DeGraaf and Dave Richards is now available. of officers: Charles Hull, chair; Bruce Kling, The booklet compiles habitat, distribution vice-chair; and Dave Adams, corresponding and natural history information in tabular form secretary. on a wide variety of species found in the state. It is spiral bound and printed on Bill Rice, Professor of Wood heavy paper to allow field use. The 53 page Newsmakers Technology at UMass-Amherst, retired in June booklet can be ordered from Cooperative Exten­ after 21 years of service. In addition to sion Service Bulletin Distribution Center, his teaching duties, Bill is well known for Cottage A, Thayer Way, UMass, Amherst, MA the numerous workshops he has organized for 01003. Cost is $6.00 payable to UMass. the forest products industry, including annual kiln drying workshops and lumber grading ses­ sions.

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Student Prize Winners At UNB's 159th Encaenia Faculty Briefs Dr. R.A. Douglas conducted a in May, 25 students graduated from the BS in seminar on forest road design and construction Forestry program and 12 received BS degrees in May 9-12 at Champaion Forest Products in Hin­ Forest Engineering. Student prizes were re­ ton, Alta. ceived by Ragnar Oborn, Huntsville, Ont (Lieu­ D.A. Daugharty, senior instructor, presen­ ted a paper at the Canadian Hydrology Sympo­ tenant-Governor's Silver Medal), Craig Pulsifer 1 and Krista Watters (Canadian Forestry Equipment sium 88 in Banff, May 9-11. The paper, Ltd Prizes), Frank E. Oberle (Canadian Institute which was co-authored with Prof. R.B.B. of Forestry Merit Award), Brian Carter (Com­ Dickison, is entitled "Results of hydromet­ monwealth Forestry Bureau Book Prize), Darrell eorological studies in the Nashwaak Experi­ Harris (G.D. Estey Memorial P�ize), Ragnar Oborn mental Watershed project, New Brunswick." (Faculty of Forestry Senior Project Award), Mr. Daugharty, while in Banff,also attended Brian James (Dr. L.P. Sebastian Prize), and Paul the annual meeting of the National Research Robertson (Vieto-Hadley Memorial Prize) Council's Associate Committee on Hydrology on May 12 and 13. He also presided over the Faculty Awards Dr. Alex Dickson, Coordinator of 45th annual meeting of the Eastern Snow Con­ Continuing Education in Forestry, has been pre­ ference in Lake Placid, NY on June 8 and�. sented the K.L. Golding Award by the Canadian Dr. G.R. Powell presented a paper co­ Forestry Association of New Brunswick. This authored with G.E. Caron at the 56e Congres award recognizes dedication to forest conserva­ de l'ACFAS at the Universite de Moncton, May tion. Dr. Dickson is also this year's recipient 9-13 entitled "Tendance dans la production of the Society of American Forester's Technology de cones femelles et de chatons males chez Transfer Award. de jeunes epinette noires." He also presented Dr. G.R. Powell and Dr, R.A, Douglas, faculty two papers at the joint meeting of the Cana­ of forestry, are among the 16 UNB faculty mem­ dian Botanical Association and the Canadian bers who received $1,000 merit awards for out­ Society of Plant Physiology, June 5-9, in standing achievements in teaching, research, and Victoria, BC. community service. Professor C.A. Short, forest engineering, Publications Available Dr. R.A. Douglas has pro­ presented reports on design considerations duced a booklet which focuses on forest road and for residential woodchip•fuelled appliances truck transportation systems. It is a summary of and fuel handling equipment for such appli­ articles from his popular technology-transfer ances at the Woodchip Combustion Workshop in newsletter Roadnotes and may be purchased for Rockland, Ont., June 7-9. $20 from UNB's Continuing Education in Forestry. Dr. M.R. Roberts conducted a field trip The principle article in the Spring 88 issue for 22 students (grades 7-9) from Ecole Ste. of UNB Forestry Focus is Ian Smith's "Wood En­ Anne in Fredericton. The students visited gineering Expands the Uses of Wood." Dr. Smith the UNB Woodlot where they learned about the states that wood from old-growth trees (essen­ plants and soils of a hardwood bog and forest. tial for high quality wood products) is becom­ He also presented a paper in June at the SAF ing increasing scarce thus wood engineering ex­ Regional Technical Conference on "regeneration pertise is needed to overcome the flaws found in after clearcutting in the northern hardwood "modern" trees. The author describes the inter­ portion of the Nashwaak Experimental Water­ national and interdisciplinary cooperation shed." necessary to tackle the problems of abundant Prof. E.J. Rickards, presented a paper at knots, juvenile wood, low density, diverse a IUFRO conference on worker productivity at grain direction, and differential shrinkage. the Forest Research Institute of Thessoloniki Both publications are available from Coor­ in Thessoloniki, Greece, June 22-25, dinator, Continuing Education in Forestry, Uni­ versity of New Brunswick, Canada, Bag Service #44555, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 6C2. 15 PRIMERS

Wooly Adelgid PearThrips

Since 1985, severe infestations have d�­ Pear thrips has damaged sugar maple in veloped in several parts of Connecticut kil­ 1988 throughout New England with the greatest ling large areas of hemlock trees. It ap­ concentration of damage centered in southern pears that this insect may severely impact Vermont and northern Massachusetts. Nearly all of Connecticut's hemlocks and may have 800,000 acres has been damaged this summer the potential to spread throughout New Eng­ in the two states. Fortunately most pear land and eastern Canada. thrips have returned to the soil and no fur­ The most obvious evidence of infestation ther damage from feeding thrips is expected is the conspicuous cottony egg sacs (which this year. resemble the tip of a cotton swab) present along the young twigs during most of the The thrips is a tiny insect leas than one year. �illimeter long that burrows into bud scales, The adelgid feeds mainly on young branches scraping off the leaf surface and lapping up and does so by piercing the bark and sucking the juices. The resulting maple leaves die the tree's sap. This retards or prevents or emerge small, misshapen and ragged. the growth and development of the tree and Pear thrips defoliation damages trees causes needles to turn color and drop pre­ through reduction of food manufacturing ability maturely. Eventually this kills the infested due to leaf loss, increase in drought stress branches and ultimately the whole tree. This from increase in sunlight on the forest floor, process from infection to tree death, can and twig dieback due to damage to next year's occur within one year, so frequent inspection buds from feeding. Sugar maple able to re­ of hemlocks should be made. foliate will be able to take advantage of the The insect can be controlled using several remainder of the growing season to replenish pesticides which are relatively safe in the food reserves necessary for survival next sea­ environment. Insecticidal oil (dormant oil son. or miscible oil) and insecticidal soap pro­ Needed research is underway to provide an­ vide excellent control of the adelgid when swers and make recommendations for next year. applied anytime between March and November Research planned or in progress includes: provided that all branches are drenched com­ positive identification of the causal agents pletely. Diazinon, fluvalinate and malathion by thrips experts, a soil aampling system to have also proved effective controls when assess thrips distribution and density, ex­ applied as foliage drench from May through perimental insecticide and fertilizer appli­ October. Hemlock woolly adelgid ia a more cations, preparation of a technical report serious threat in the forest situation due summarizing all existing knowledge of the to the degree of difficulty in achieving insect, and remote sensing of damage region­ effective chemical control via drenching the wide using photography and/or satellite imag­ branches. Preservation and salvage of Con­ ery. necticut's hemlock forests depends upon early Forest landowners and sugarmakers should detection of new infestations. Information inspect their maple woodlands to find out or inquires can be addressed to the Valley whether trees have been defoliated and are Laboratory, Connecticut Agricultural Experi­ refoliating. Trees which have been defoliated ment Station, PO Box 248, Windsor, Ct 06095 should be disturbed as little as possible. (203-688-3647). Sugarbushes should be tapped conservatively. If trees have been severely stressed, it would be best not to tap at all the following season. Thinnings should be postponed for three to five years after the last defoliation.

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