FOREST OWNER a Publication of the New York Forest Owners Association JULY/AUGUST 1991 People and Trees: Partners in Time
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FOREST OWNER A Publication of the New York Forest Owners Association JULY/AUGUST 1991 People and Trees: Partners in Time See Caption on Page 4 THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOREST OWNER A publication of the New York Forest Owners Association Karen Kellicutt,Editor Stuart McCarty, President 4300East Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 Materials submitted for publication should be addressed to: R. Fox, R.D. #3, (716)381-6373 Box 88, Moravia, New York 13118. Articles, artwork and photos are invited Charles Mowatt, 1st Vice President and are normally returned after use. The deadline for submission is 30 days POBox 1182 Savona,NY 14879 prior to publication in September. Robert M. Sand, Recording Secretary Please address all membership and change of address requests to 300Church Street Odessa,NY 14869-9703 P.O. Box 180,Fairport, N.Y. 14450. Angus Johnstone, Treasurer PO Box 430 East Aurora, NY 14052 John C. Marchant, Executive Director President's 45Cambridge Court Fairport, NY 14450 (716)377-7906 Message Executive Office POBox 180 As indicated in John Marchant' s Fairport, NY 14450 report to the members at the Annual (716)377-6060 Meeting in Syracuse (carried 1992 Robert A. Hellmann, Brockport elsewhere in this issue), our ALanR. Knight, Candor Association is enjoying an Stuart McCarty, Rochester Charles Mowatt, Savona unprecedented momentum in many 1993 areas. I am very pleased to have been David J. Colligan, Buffalo elected your President in April at a Verner C. Hudson, Elbridge time when all is going so well. I plan to Mary S. McCarty, Rochester Sanford Vreeland, Springwater do all I can to ride the wave so-to- DonaldJ. Wagner, Utica speak and to make sure we take 1994 advantage of the opportunities that Norman Richards, Syracuse are now before us. Robert M. Sand, Odessa I have lots of help. Charlie Mowatt AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVES THRIFT was elected 1st Vice President and Donald Colton has agreed to take on the job of Catskill Forest Association chapter development and relations. Kathleen Farnum His enthusiasm and knowledge of CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Stuart McCarty Allegheny Foothills what makes chapters tick will be Elizabeth Densmore invaluable in carrying out this Cayuga responsibility.Bob Sand, newly months ahead. Read his Membership Wendell Hatfield reelected to the board, has Capital District Corner in this issue. volunteered to be Recording There are lots of others stepping up Irwin King Secretary, much to my relief. In Lower Hudson to help and in future issues I plan ~o RobertS. Davis addition, his years of experience in tell you of the part they are playing In Niagara Frontier the industry makes him a senior our effort to "ride the wave". My two Robert White advisor. Norm Richards, also key advisors, who are continuing to Southeastern Adirondacks reelected to the board after a few play essential roles, are John Ernst Spencer years on the sidelines, is ready to Southern Tier Marchant who as Executive Director Donald Kellicutt assume leadership for the Annual this past twenty months has done Meeting in April 1992.Angus (Scotty) Tioga wonders for NYFOA and, last but not PatrickJ. McGlew Johnstone, a CPA from East Aurora, least Mary, my wife and past Western Finger Lakes has been elected Treasurer. For some President, who gives me all kinds of Raymond L. Wager years, we've needed a CPA to handle support and reminds me that in the the finances of NYFOA! Dick Fox has Chairman, Editorial Committee doing we should have FUN! ..' Richard J. Fox completed his six years as a director, In closing we all owe the retiring RD3,Box88 but has agreed to continue as Moravia, NY 13118 directors a vote of thanks: Allen Horn, , Chairman of the Editorial Committee, who served as President, Chairman of Editor a big job requiring a lot of time and the Editorial Committee and Karen Kellicutt energy. We're fortunate to have Dick RD 1,Box 103 Program Chairman; Tom Conklin, Lisle, NY 13797 willing to carryon. Dave Colligan is member of the Editorial Committee now Membership Chairman and will be putting his ideas into play in the (Continued on Page 19) 2 FOREST OWNERS 1990: A Productive Year for NYFOA The following material summarizes a feel for the breadth of the outreach a talk given at the Annual rather than details about any Membership Meeting on April 27 in particular interaction. Syracuse, NY by Executive Director A. The NYS Stewardship program: John Marchant. Weare a working member of the The past eighteen months have been Stewardship committee and produce an interesting and productive period the newsletter "Woodland Steward" for the New York Forest Owners Asso- as part of our contribution. That ciation. We have shown a real growth newsletter has produced well over 100 from 1200 to 1600 members in that new members for NYFOA and the time frame which represents an circulation is now up to 7000 and increase of 33%. Figures also indicate growing. Many members of that that the membership dropout rate has committee also understand NYFOA, not changed appreciably since the its goals and capabilities better than first of this year so we haven't seen ever before. any negative effects from our recent B. The Department of John Marchant increase in membership fees. Environmental Conservation: I just The real questions are: "Do we can't say enough about the effective just published. They were pleased know why this happened and do we cooperative relationship we now have that we took the initiative to help get know how to sustain it?" I believe the with this organization and individual the booklet out and expressed a desire answer to both is "YES". members of its staff. They have made for more and better interactions in the First and foremost has been the major contributions to our new future. * formation of chapters across the developing chapters, continually I. In April we participated in a joint entire state. New chapters in the disseminate information about the meeting between DEC staff from Glens Falls, Albany and Wappingers value of NYFOA and participate in regions 8 and 9 and their Canadian Falls areas have done much to round many of our activities. counterparts from Ontario. The out our representation in the East. C. Cornell Cooperative Extension: purpose of the meeting was to share Reactivation of the Tioga Chapter has We are continuing to co-sponsor the ideas for better serving Non- brought new interest in the south "FORESTS ARE FOREVER" Industrial Private Forest Owners. central portion of the state and poten- seminar at Woodsmens Field Days One of the Canadian foresters was tial chapters in the Syracuse and the with them and are also working to enough impressed with our Upper Adirondacks regions will have establish a multi-day workshop which organization that he became a us literally blanketing the state. New will graduate "MASTER member and volunteered to help us in York City and Long Island remain WOODLAND OWNERS". any way he could. areas of high opportunity which we D. We are getting excellent help J. Also in April we were must also address in the near future. and support from many people at the represented at a National Conference All of these activities have been School of Environmental Science and on "Stewardship and the Land Ethic" associated with increased advertising Forestry in Syracuse. in Harrisburg, Pa. Valuable contacts in local newspapers, DEC listings, E. Our relationship with the NYS were made with several County Cooperative Extension Bulletins etc. Tree Farm organization has Forestry Associations of They have held a variety of general strengthened considerably in the past Pennsylvania. They are interested in meetings, woodswalks and year. We recently received 15 new looking into a statewide organization workshops. Their efforts have made a members from the NYFOA ad they and were interested in how we significant difference in getting ran on the overcover of one of their operated NYFOA. NYFOA better known and people publications and we responded in kind K. National Woodland Owners interested. Excellent "Newsletters" by advertising their excellent Association: We now have a close are now coming from most of our reference book Survival Handbook in working relationship and interaction chapters which has a great effect in the "FOREST OWNER". with Keith Argow and this "National maintaining high levels of interest F. During the past we have given Owners" organization of which we are within respective local areas. New talks at State Forest Practice Board an affiliate. We are now working out efforts are now underway to provide meetings and Stu McCarty was an arrangement for each NYFOA good communication between all of invited and attended their annual member to receive a complimentary the chapters for the beneficial state meeting. copy of their publication "NATIONAL exchange of successful ideas and G. Contacts with members of WOODLANDS". At their request I methods. Empire State Forest Products Asso- have agreed to act as one of their Second, the profile of NYFOA has ciation continue to produce valuable Regional Vice Presidents for 1991. been increased statewide and information and contacts. L. Personal contacts have been nationally with an OUTREACH effort H. We recently helped North made with Forest Owner Association into the broader forestry community. Eastern Loggers Association Executives and Cooperative The following listing attempts to give advertise an information booklet they (Continued on Page 18) JULY/AUGUST 3 NY Forest Owners Association Outstanding Service Award The following remarks were made by Robert Sand, Chairman of the Award Committee. Today we honor the 1991recipient of this award. It is recognition for outstanding service to the New York Forest Owners Association, and affords us the opportunity to make this presentation to Helen and John Marchant of Fairport, Monroe County, N.Y.