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September/October 1991 A Publication of the New York Forest Owners Association September/October 1991 I THE NEW YORK FOREST OWNER FOREST OWNER A publication of the New York Forest Owners Association Editorial Committee: Betty Densmore,Richard Fox, Alan Knight, Mary McCarty, Norm Richards, and Dove Tober . VOL. 29, NO.5 Materials submitted for publication should be addressed to: R. Fox,R.D. #3, Box 88, Moravia, New York 13118.Articles, artwork and photos are invited and are normally returned ofter use. Thedeadline for submission is 30 days prior to publication in November. OFFICERS & DIRECTORS Please address all membership and. change of address requests to P.O. Box 180.fairport Stuart McCarty , President N.Y. 14450. OOEast Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 (716)381-6373 Charles Mowatt, 1st Vice President PO Box 1182 Savona, NY 14879 Robert M. Sand, Recording Secretary 300Church Street Odessa, NY 14869-9703 Angus Johnstone, Treasurer PO Box 430 East Aurora, NY 14052 John C. Marchant, Executive Director 45Cambridge Court Fairport, NY 14450 (716)377-7906 Deborah Gill, Administrative Secretary P.O. Box 180 Fairport, NY 14450 (716)377-7906 Executive Office POBox 180 Fairport, NY 14450 (716)377-6060 1992 Rohert A. Hellmann. Brockport Alan R. Knight, Candor stuart McCarty, Rochester Charles Mowatt. Savona NFC Niagara Frontier, 1990 1993 David J. ColUgan, Buffalo AFC Niagara Frontier, 1990 VernerC. Hudson. Elbridge AFC Allegany Foothills, 1989 Mary S. McCarty. Rochester WFL Western Finger Lakes, 1988 Sanford Vreeland. Springwater CAy Coyuga, 1985 DonaldJ. Wagner, Utica TIO Tioga, 1986 1994 THRIFT.. Tug Hill Resources, Investment for Tomorrow, 1982 Norman Richards, Syracuse CNY Central New York, 1991 Robert M. Sand. Odessa STC Southern Tier, 1985 AFFJLIATE REPRESENTATIVES CFA Catskill Forestry Association, 1982 Donald Colton ,- Thrift LHC Lower Hudson, 1991 Kathleen Farnum - Catskill Forest Assoc. CDC Capital District Chapter, 1991 CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES SAC Southeast Adirondacks, 1991 Elizabeth Densmore - Allegheny Foothills Wendell Hatfield - Cayuga NAC Northern Adirondacks, 1991 Irwin King - Capital District Thomas L. Ellison - Central New York Robert S. Davis - Lower Hudson Wes Suhr - Northern Adirondacks A geographical depiction of the chapters and affiliates that make up the New Robert White - Niagara Frontier Ernst Spencer - Southeastern Adirondacks York State Forest Owners Association. DonaldKellicutt - Southern Tier Patrick J. McGlew - Tioga Raymond L. Wager - Western Finger Lakes Table of Contents Chairman, Editorial Committee President Stuart McCarty discusses stewardship and its connection to NYFOA 3 Richard J. Fox RD3,Box88 many contributions are remembered by Mary McCarty 3 Moravia, NY 13118 The Late Evelyn Stock's (315) 497-1078 A Tour of the Fitzpatrick and Weller manufacturing plants are reported by Chorles Editor . Mowatt and Betty Densmore 4 Karen Kellicutt RD l,Boxl03 Chapter Reports 6 Lisle, NY 13797 The Gypsy Moth by David Tober 8 Forestry By Frustration by Notional Woodlands Association Publisher Keith Argow COVER PHOTOS: focuses on the current controversies surrounding the industry 9 Ask a Forester's Wes Suhr discusses raising Red Oak successfully JO Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. wood products manufacturing business in the Appalachian Brooklyn's Little Tree Farmers is a successful learning project for some New Mountains in Ellicottville, N.Y. is the subject of York'City school children by Jane Sorensen 12 this issue'scover story. Woodlot Calendar 20 2 FOREST OWNERS President's Message Stewardship and the Future Direction of NYFOA animals, and birds that it shelters. It tions for owners of woodlots. We warms us with its wood, puts syrup know, of course, that timber and jam on our table, furnishes us production and creating a wildlife with our very own playground habitat, for instance, are not mutually because we hunt, fish the ponds and exclusive. In fact, there is much streams, hike, cross- country ski, and evidence that cutting trees help occasionally even loll in a hammock improve the forests for wildlife. beneath its branches .... On occasion, What am I getting at? I am it also puts a little jingle in our wondering if NYFOA should review pockets." what appears to be an emphasis on There is more but the point is that timber production in the Forest the Hamiltons and many members of Owner and in our association's NYFOA see owning a woodlot as a objectives? It is an important part of responsibility to care for the woods, the whole but evidence indicates only STUART McCARTY not only for timber production, but for a part of the whole. Timber all the other benefits and pleasures so production is the best way to help We are hearing a lot about well described by the Hamiltons. We meet the carrying cost of our stewardship these days, especially as care for our woods so they will be a woodlots. But can't we have our it applies to our woodlots. I suppose valuable resource for future " cake and eat it too"? much of the impetus has come from generations whether of our own When the Long Range Planning the Federal government's initiative family or those of complete strangers. Committee under the leadership of with stewardship grants to the states. At our 1990 Annual Meeting Wes John Marchant meets in the Fall This in turn has meant money avail- Suhr cited a survey of woodlot owners perhaps it can take a look at this able for all sorts of ideas on how which asked why they had purchased question of emphasis. More members to get the forest owner to pay attention their woodlot. Thirty percent are needed in NYFOA if we are to to his or her woodlot. NYFOA has responded to "practice forestry" . accomplish our objective "to been involved with a grant to help Fifty percent said because of a love of encourage the wise management of distribute our Directory Issue of woods or for a healthy escape. We private woodland resources in New Marchi April 1990to a wider audience. have seen other surveys which send York State." Maybe broadening our In both 1990 and 1991 John Marchant the same message; timber production scope would help. has served as editor of the Woodland may be secondary to other considera- Steward, a fine quarterly newsletter now going to 7500.NYFOA has gained Reminiscence close to a hundred new members as a By Mary McCarty result of this effort. When asked to write about Evelyn What do we mean by the term for the Forest Owner, my memory STEWARDSHIP? The official took a long walk down that oft definition is: "Forest Stewardship is travelled MEMORY LANE. Starting applying environmental and at the end, my last visit with Evelyn economic resource management was at the Fall Meeting in the principles to benefit current and Catskills. She looked remarkably future landowners and the public." well, trimmer and fit. We discussed Wow! For my definition I'd rather knees, feet, exercise, and then on to listen to people like Harriet and Jack more fun things like good times we Hamilton, New York Tree Farmers of shared. 1990and now Northeast Regional Tree A staunch supporter of NYFOA over Farmers for 1991: "Our family has the years, Editor of the Forest Owner EVELYN A. STOCK worked so very hard to help create the for seven years, Evelyn, when EDITOR of NY FOREST OWNER forest on our farm that we are under- questioned about the amount of time 1978 -1985 standably interested in managing it she spent on the magazine, answered magazine from cover to cover. She for posterity ... We derive our " ALL my time!" That sounds like an often said that she was always on the personal high from our Tree Farm. exaggeration but when I was reading lookout for appropriate material for Not only do we love it for its own the back issues of the Forest Owner, each issue. Her touch permeated each magnificent sake, we love it as well Evelyn's humor, selections of poetry, page. for the variety of species of plants, and fillers of every sort filled the (Continued on Page 19) SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 3 Fitzpatrick and Weller Part I By CHARLES MOWATT As rural taxpayers, we were also Karen Anderson, Grace Mowatt and impressed with the number of jobs the Schaefer clan escaped the heat by The two Western New York created by this activity. In all, F & W jumping into the pond sans bathing chapters (Allegheny Foothills and employs about 210 people in a village suits. Camera buffs were dis- Niagara Frontier) combined that has about 700 permanent appointed to .discover that they organizational efforts on July 20. residents. Many employees live in the went in fully clothed. First, the group (mob; there were 72 surrounding countryside, but the We were very pleased to have present) was graciously hosted by economic impact. of this industrial NYFOA President, Stuart McCarty Fitzpatrick and Weller, Inc. at activity is highly significant to the and wife, Mary in our midst for both Ellicottville, NY. rural community. the mill tour and picnic. Travel The tour focused on one of the two After the mill tour, most of the gang distances have always been a major large dimension plants at FIStW. Here gathered at Betty Densmore's house obstacle for NYFOA members. This is we received a small taste of the care and garden for a picnic. The share - a - the major reason for the popularity of and precision with which large dish arrangements again proved the local activities offered by chapters. volumes of wood products are manu- culinary capabilities of NYFOA factured from trees grown in our members. Rexe Anderson's woodlots. We saw white oak panels homemade charcoal broiled a variety being assembled, glued and surfaced. of meats to perfection. These panels will be used in kitchen cabinets destined for England. Drawer and furniture parts were also being .
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