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The Ohio Woodland Journal is a quarterly publication of the Ohio On the Cover Tree Farm System. It is mailed at American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a shade-tolerant species no charge to Certified Tree Farmers found throughout Ohio’s woodlands. Besides its brilliant and at no charge for one year to all yellow fall color, beech is known for retaining leaves well into forest landowners receiving a Forest Stewardship Plan. It is available the winter. The smooth, light-colored bark and long, thin, to all others by mailing an annual pointed buds make it easy to identify. American beech is subscription fee of fifteen dollars to closely related to the oaks, and like oak, the seed is valued by the Ohio Tree Farm Committee, wildlife due to the fat and high-protein content. Larger hollow 507 Main Street, Suite 200, Zanesville, trees provide dens for a variety of wildlife. Trees reproduce Ohio 43701. readily from seed or root sprouts. Beech leaf disease is a concern in northern Ohio (see OWJ Summer 2019). For subscriptions, school sponsorships, and moving, Beech is a climax tree in moist, mature forests, found with Let Us Know! (888) 388-7337 sugar maple, oaks, hickories, and Canadian hemlock. Photo courtesy of Sue Berger Fall 2019 | 3 Perspective: out IN the Woods

his is my final Out in the Woods article as your Ohio Tree Farm Committee Chair. It has been an exhilarating two years and I have had the opportunity to work with a lot of great people! My understanding of the Tree Farm Program has grown immensely. For example, through personal experience,T I’ve been able to learn about the inspection process which is a key part of the program. The American Tree Farm • Commitment to Practice • Forest Product Harvests and System and in turn the Ohio Tree Sustainable Forestry with a other activities Farm System are programs of Management Plan If you are actively managing the American Forest Foundation • Compliance with Laws your woodlands or would like that include the main elements of • Reforestation and Afforestation to do so, you need to become an fostering Wood, Water, Recreation, • Air, Water, and Soil Protection Ohio Certified Tree Farmer! Ohio and Wildlife. This program of ought to be leading the country in • Fish, Wildlife, Biodiversity, and sustainable stewardship for our managed hardwood woodlands. I Forest Health state’s woodlands is guided by eight would encourage any landowner standards: • Forest Aesthetics with 10 or more acres of woodlands • Protect Special Sites to actively manage them, because through active management, money does grow on trees. We have been busy on our family farm. The fields have been mowed and we are looking at stabilizing the foundation of the house. In August, I began redoes on girdling of some trees, using herbicide where the girdling alone wasn’t working quickly enough. We also treated a lot of honeysuckle this fall, and we have a lot more to do. We are also getting into some timber stand improvement work on 18 acres. The focus is eliminating invasive woody plants to set this stand up for oak regeneration. It’s great to be

This isn’t your average Smokey Bear! ODNR Engineer Gus Smithhisler carved this fantastic pumpkin on the last day of the Ohio State Fair to help commemorate the famous Bear’s 75th anniversary of helping us Remember…Only You Can Prevent Wildfires! Gus has carved giant pumpkins professionally since 2002, and places that have featured his work include the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, and the Cincinnati and Indianapolis zoos. Another of Gus’ Smokey creations graced the Fall 2014 cover of the OWJ. Smokey’s 75th birthday was August 9. Fall 2019 | 4 Tom Mills Ohio Tree Farm Committee Chair

out in the woods! The Ohio Tree Farm Committee has had a lot going on. We had a very successful Ohio Tree Farmer of the Year Tour in September at Paul and Joanne Mechling’s Snowy Oak Tree Farm in Ashtabula County. In October, the Ohio Forestry Association held their annual Paul Bunyan Show. The Tree Farm Committee “Flapjacks for Lumber Jacks” did well and was a lot of fun. Thanks to Cotton Randall, Paul and Joanne Mechling, Gene Sipos, Alex Kindler, and Abby Kindler for their leadership with these activities. I appreciate the efforts of all involved. As this year comes to a close, I want my two-year term. I also want to Year! What an exciting thing to have to say thank you to the entire Ohio congratulate Randy and Koral Clum happen for Ohio. It’s been a great Tree Farm Committee and those one more time for being selected the two years that I have really enjoyed. who have been a part of it during 2018 National Tree Farmers of the Thank you one and all! ◆

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Central Ohio Small Woodlot Interest Group Muskingum River Woodland Interest Group Southeast Ohio Woodland Interest Group Jason Van Houten Tim Mason Perry Brannan ODNR Division of Forestry (740) 404-8592 ODNR Division of Forestry 2045 Morse Rd., Building H-1 [email protected] 360 E. State St. Columbus, OH 43229 www.mrwig.org Athens, Ohio 45701 (614) 265-6703 (740) 589-9915 [email protected] Northeastern Ohio Forestry Association [email protected] James Elze seowig.weebly.com East Central Ohio Forestry Association 2145 Merle Road Salem, Ohio 44460 Jeremy Scherf (330) 337-8974 Southern Ohio Forestland Association ODNR Division of Forestry [email protected] Jim Meacham 2050 East Wheeling Ave. 4332 St. Rt. 776 Cambridge, Ohio 43725-2159 Northwest Ohio Woodland Association Jackson, OH 45640 (740) 439-9079 John Mueller [email protected] [email protected] ODNR Division of Forestry (740) 998-2073 952 B Lima Ave. OhioSOFA.org Killbuck Valley Woodland Interest Group Findlay, Ohio 45840 Bob Romig (419) 424-5004 Southwest Ohio Woodland Owners Association 3511 Clearview Pl. [email protected] Pat Migliozzi Wooster, Ohio 44691 Joe Puperi ODNR Division of Forestry Advanced Tree Health (330) 345-5077 8570 East State Route 73 [email protected] Waynesville, Ohio 45068 (513) 897-1082 [email protected] Fall 2019 | 5 Dan Balser Perspective State Forester and Chief ODNR Division of Forestry

all is when we traditionally recognize Ohioans who have contributed to the Ross County advancement of the forestry profession. We do so by gathering our Division UPDATE Fof Forestry staff at to induct a new slate of candidates Timber Theft Case into the Forest of Honor with tree-planting ceremonies, followed by fellowship around the table. It’s an event I look forward to every year, and a great opportunity A Ross County resident was recently to celebrate the renewable forest resources of our beautiful state, as well as some convicted of stealing timber from state wonderful people and organizations that care about those resources. and private properties in Ross County Following is a brief summary of their numerous contributions to forestry in and sentenced in the Ross County Court. Ohio, which provides some insight into why we appreciate them so much. Ohio Department of Natural Resources personnel discovered thefts at Tar Hollow State Forest in December of Gary Kaster Dave Apsley 2018. Additional timber thefts were also discovered in Scioto Trail State Forest Gary Kaster significantly advanced Dave Apsley’s name is synonymous and private properties in the county commercial, private, and public with forestry education in Ohio. His over the next year. The total amount of forestry in Ohio by being instrumental outstanding leadership and innovation are theft discovered was ten trees on many in developing and implementing based on his tireless hard work and ability different sites totaling a standing timber successful improvements to forestry to network to accomplish well thought-out value of nearly $4,000. In all cases the practices that can be used at all levels goals. He is the primary coordinator and criminal took the bottom part of the tree, of forest management. Many of Gary’s leader of the very successful “A Day in the which is the most valuable section, and achievements involved extensive Woods-2nd Friday Series” programming, hauled it away on a trailer. These timber experimental tree planting methods now in its 8th year at Vinton Furnace thefts were able to be tied to the same on American Electric Power’s surface State Forest and other southeastern Ohio individual. mine reclamation sites. He also served locations. Under his leadership, more ODNR used staff foresters and natural multiple terms on Ohio’s Forestry than 100 presenters and partners have resource officers to analyze the stumps Advisory Council, including significant collaborated to teach and sponsor 70 and track down delivery locations. The time as Chairman of the Council. programs to more than 3,000 woodland offender typically took black walnut and owners and enthusiasts representing the white oak trees, timber that is commonly 125,000 acres of woodlands they own. subject to theft due to its high value. This type of case, although not Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum common, is nonetheless not isolated. Landowners with timber should take Located in Carroll County on the banks of Leesville Lake, FFA Camp Muskingum precautions to assure they are not a has been offering unique outdoor experiences since 1942. The forests, hillside, and victim. Painting ownership boundaries lake offer prime opportunities for nature studies. When Camp Canopy (formerly and regularly inspecting your property “Ohio Forestry Association Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp”) needed are good practices. Reporting theft to a new home, FFA Camp Muskingum rose to accept the opportunity in the mid local authorities immediately is also 1990’s. They have been very accommodating and bring a high-quality staff to work important. with the high schoolers who attend Camp Canopy to learn about natural resources The offender was convicted of two ◆ counts of theft and two counts of stewardship. vandalism, each fifth-degree felonies, and one count of criminal mischief, a third-degree misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison for the crimes and ordered to pay $4,864.03 in restitution for the timber value and vandalism caused. Officers also seized equipment used during the theft, including chainsaws, trailers, and winching equipment. He is currently a defendant in similar cases in Pike and Vinton counties. WELL DONE TO ALL! The ODNR Division of Forestry honored the 2019 Forest of Honor inductees at a tree planting ceremony in Zaleski State Forest on October 17. Pictured (L-R) Todd Davis, camp director of Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum, ODNR Division of Forestry Chief Dan Balser, Gary Kaster, Fall 2019 6 | Dave Apsley, and ODNR Assistant Director Mindy Bankey. A Sincere Ohio Tree Farm Greg Smith, Editor “Thanks!” to Joe ODNR Division of Forestry

oe Puperi is familiar to those who Joe for his valuable work with was the formalization of the Tree have served on the Ohio Tree landowners with their Outstanding Farm Certification process, especially JFarm Committee (OTFC) over the Individual in Government Service the landowner management plan past 20 years. As the OTFC Program award in 2017. requirement. He notes that a sampling Administrator for almost two decades Joe was interested in the OTFC from of tree farms is now inspected instead of from 2000-2018, Joe was the cambium the beginning of his forestry career in all being done every five years, easing the layer that enabled the OTFC trunk to Ohio and began his involvement as burden on the tree farm inspectors. expand and add many healthy growth Tree Farm Area 1 Chair. Not long after The best change, Joe noted, is the rings. that, his interest (and his computer composition of the OTFC itself: “It went Joe hails from West Canton, Ohio and skills) led him to begin his role as from a couple of landowners and a bunch attended Virginia Tech for his bachelor’s OTFC Program Administrator, a of foresters, to shifting the other way to degree from the Industrial Forestry position he held from 2000 until late landowners running their own program Operations Program. He began working last year. Along the way, Joe served as with some foresters helping.” This is what for the ODNR Division of Forestry OTFC Chair for two years. Joe believes to be the strength of a very in the fall of 1998, serving woodland Early on, Joe as Program healthy Ohio program. owners as their state service forester Administrator had to enter every Joe now spends his days self-employed in several northwestern Ohio counties tree farm inspection from across the as he puts it: “an arborist with forester until the spring of 2017. He enjoyed state on the computer. At the time, roots.” He finds plenty of work in the helping his many different landowners each Ohio Certified Tree Farm was Findlay area—ranging from residential with their many different goals, inspected every five years—so he was tree pruning, pest management, and especially the more engaged folks who glad when the foresters were able to emerald ash borer treatments to took special interest in their woods. The eventually enter their own inspections. woodland management plans, timber Ohio Forestry Association recognized Another change he appreciated stand improvement, and timber sale administration. Joe operates as Advanced Tree Health, Ltd., and maintains his The Ohio Tree Farm Committee is grateful for Joe’s Certified Forester accreditation with the exemplary service to the Certified Tree Farmers of Ohio, the committee leadership he provided for many years, Society of American Foresters, as well his expert knowledge and services he provides, and his as his qualifications as Board Certified continued involvement on the Editorial Board of The Master Arborist with the International Ohio Woodland Journal! Society of Arboriculture. The Puperi family lives in Findlay, where his wife Jessica is the children’s director at their church. Together they are raising their two sons Andrew (12) and Matthew (10). ◆ WELL DONE TO ALL!

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Fall 2019 | 9 Are your trees ready for harvest? How do you know?

ll too often, the decision to harvest is made in response to an offer to buy Atimber without much thought about the long-term consequences of a poorly devised or ill-timed timber harvest. Before you make the decision to harvest your timber, ask yourself these two questions: How will the harvest influence the long-term health and the capability of your woods to achieve your goals? And; Does it make sense financially? If you don’t know the answer to these questions, it is probably time to slow down and do your homework before moving ahead with a timber harvest. Let’s explore each question in more detail.

How will the harvest influence the long-term health and the capability of your woods to achieve your goals?

Another way to ask the question could be Will you have an adequate number of desirable trees after the harvest to meet your goals into the future? Unfortunately, most harvests in Ohio are so-called “select cuts,” and the factor that determines which trees are “selected” for harvest is their current dollar value or their ability to “pay their way out of the woods.” Usually select cuts result in a negative change in species, quality, and health of trees that dominate the woods afterwards. Consequently, there is often a corresponding reduction in the potential for the woodland owner to receive the benefits that they desire from their woodlands well into the future. An alternate approach would be to select the trees to keep for the future and remove other trees that contribute less to your goals or that compete with the trees being kept for the future. This type of harvest is sometimes called an Fall 2019 | 10 Dave Apsley Are your trees ready for harvest? How do you know? Ohio State University Extension

improvement cut. Improvement of regeneration harvests and the be sufficient numbers of oak and cuts often result in less short-term type of harvest that meets your hickory trees already established income than a select cut, but in the needs depends on the ability of the and they must be large enough to long-term, your ability to earn a desired species to tolerate shaded compete for space. periodic income and other benefits conditions. Additionally, other vegetation from your woods can be greatly Harvests that remove all or most below the main canopy can greatly enhanced. of the canopy tend to favor sun reduce light levels and diminish If there will not be an adequate loving species like yellow-poplar, the likelihood that oaks and number of desirable trees to black cherry, and bigtooth aspen. hickories can survive and dominate meet your woodland goals after a On the other extreme, lighter your woodland in the future. It harvest, it may be time to consider harvests or no harvesting tend to is often necessary to implement an alternative type of harvest favor more shade loving species intermediate treatments that reduce that favors the regeneration of like red maple, sugar maple, or the interfering vegetation that desirable seedlings and saplings American beech. Heavier partial produces low, dense shade to allow for the future. These types of harvests that result in partial shade desirable regeneration like oaks and cuts are known as regeneration can benefit species like oaks and hickories to become competitive harvests. There are many types hickories. However, there must prior to harvesting trees from the

Oak regeneration is the goal of this shelterwood harvest at .

Fall 2019 | 11 canopy. their trees before they reach like firewood or pulpwood. On the So, let’s leave this question for a financial maturity and miss the other extreme, trees typically are not while, and we’ll attempt to answer opportunity for a better return on large enough to produce veneer-- the second question. We’ll circle their investment. the highest valued product--until back a little later with a common Let me explain. All live trees are they reach at least 18 inches DBH. solution to both questions. getting bigger. As a tree gets bigger, Each step in this figure represents it can yield more board feet of significant increased stumpage prices Does it make sense financially? lumber. So, one of the ways that ($/MBF is the price per 1,000 board it increases in value over time is feet of standing timber) paid for Whether or not a harvest makes that it simply gets bigger. What is trees. Of course, not all trees have sense financially may not be as not so easy to explain is that larger the potential to make it to the next complicated as it sounds. We could trees can have much greater value step because they contain defects or go through all the calculations to because they can often be turned they are low value species. But, more determine if the trees have reached into products of greater value. often, “select cuts” remove trees financial maturity, but we’ll spare Jacobson (2008) illustrates this in before they reach their maximum you those details. Simply put, trees Figure 1 from Forest Finance 8: To grade potential resulting in a missed that are financially mature are Cut or Not Cut- Deciding When opportunity to make very significant no longer increasing in value at a to Harvest Timber. Small diameter gains in value. rate that justifies keeping them. trees under 10 inches diameter breast Jacobson (2008) further illustrates A healthy, well-managed woods height (DBH, diameter of tree at 4 ½ this using the example of a 12-inch can increase in value at rates that feet above the ground) are typically DBH black cherry tree growing at a often exceed those of alternative not large enough to be sawn into rate of 2 inches every 7 years (Table investments. Unfortunately, too lumber, therefore they can only 1). This 12-inch DBH tree was many woodland owners harvest be used for lower valued products

Figure 1. General pattern of stump- age prices and grade shifts for hard- wood timber of different diameters from Jacobson (2008)- Forest Finance 8: To Cut or Not Cut-Deciding When to Harvest Timber.

Fall 2019 | 12 Unfortunately, too many woodland owners harvest their trees before they reach financial maturity and miss the opportunity for a better return on their investment.

Table 1. Volume and value for each diameter from Jacobson (2008)-Forest Finance 8: To Cut or Not Cut- Deciding When to Harvest Timber. Merchantable height is measured in the number of 16 ft. logs (1 log = 16 ft.).

Fall 2019 | 13 estimated to contain 59 board feet waiting 7, 14, and 21 years were 5, of timber harvesting. They can (BF, using the Doyle Log rule) and 13, and 18 percent, respectively. As help make sure that you have a to be worth $35.52. In seven years, it mentioned earlier, not all trees have positive experience with your was projected to grow to 14 inches the potential to increase in grade or timber harvest. So remember to Call diameter and be worth $67.40, quality like the black cherry in this Before You Cut (http://CallB4UCut. nearly doubling its value. After 14 example, but it may make you pause com or 1-877-424-8288), find a years, it is projected to become a 16- before deciding to cash in on your professional forester to assist (http:// inch DBH tree, nearly quadruple the timber investment too early. osafdirectory.com), and consider original size (223 BF) and a value Finally, it’s time to circle back and using an Ohio based Master Logging that is nearly 10 times the original discuss what these two questions Company (http://ohioforest.org). ◆ value. This large jump in value was have in common. Admittedly, this largely due to a significant increase is not rocket science, but making Reference: in value per BF because it became the decision to harvest timber Jacobson, M. 2008. Forest Finance 8: large enough to become a better should not be taken lightly. Foresters To Cut or Not Cut-Deciding When grade of saw timber. bring a unique blend of knowledge to Harvest Timber. Penn State Ex- Finally, after the third seven-year and experience to help woodland tension. https://extension.psu.edu/ period the tree increased another owners make informed decisions forest-finance-8-to-cut-or-not-cut- 50 percent in size, but once again it about timber harvesting and other deciding-when-to-harvest-timber. more than doubled in value. This activities in their woods. They are is largely due to another projected knowledgeable about silviculture Dave Apsley was named a 2019 increase in quality resulting in an (Dave’s abbreviated definition: the Forest of Honor inductee by the even higher price for each BF of art and science of growing trees ODNR Division of Forestry for wood produced. The estimated to meet the owner’s objectives), as his significant leadership in Ohio rates of return from this tree for well as the financial implications forestry (see Perspective on page 6).

Photos by ODNR

Fall 2019 | 14 Richard Gardner Chief Botanist, ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves

Snowy Oak Tree Farm, Ashtabula County

Paul and Joanne Mechling

Ohio Tree Farm Of the Year tour

September 21, 2019 Photos by ODNR

Fall 2019 | 15 Spectacular! Fall 2019 | 16 Spectacular! Fall 2019 | 17 Meet our Tree Farm Inspector – Jim Elze

nspection is a key measure for the Tree Jim has worked closely with the North Definitions from the Ohio Society Farm System. Every year, the Ohio East Ohio Forestry Association, served on of American Foresters website ITree Farm Committee gets a list of the board of the Ohio Forestry Association, osafdirectory.com: required and optional inspections from and just won the President’s Award from Forester - a professional engaged in the national office. Inspectors meet with the Society of American Foresters. Jim the practice of the art and science of tree farmers and review their management has been a featured speaker at numerous forestry. A forester typically has earned a plans and forestry-related activities. Early forestry field days and woodland owner Baccalaureate Degree in forestry from an on, most tree farm inspections were programs. accredited university. performed by foresters from the Ohio Jim’s advice to landowners – “Get more Consulting foresters and technicians Department of Natural Resources. Over engaged!” are self-employed or work for a private the years, we rely more on private foresters consulting company. They have no interest to perform the inspections. The Ohio Tree Farm Committee recently in a timber purchasing or procurement Meet Jim Elze, who has been performing received a grant from the American Tree entity. They provide forest resource tree farm inspections since 1979 – yes, for Farm System to promote the work of private management recommendations and 40 years! After studying forestry at SUNY consulting foresters who have a strong assistance to landowners for a fee. in Syracuse, Jim worked in Florida for a track record of Tree Farm inspections and Industry foresters are employed by couple of years, but longed to get back to providing forest management plans to one of the forest industries (e.g. logging Ohio and family. He came back to Ohio in their clients. The Committee’s goal is to company, paper mill or sawmill) and are 1979, working for the ODNR Division of increase the availability of these services by often responsible for procuring wood Forestry. encouraging Certified Tree Farmers to use the fiber for their company and or managing He has since retired and moved out expertise offered by the consulting foresters. company owned lands. They may provide on his own, and now runs LZ Forestree This is the first of four Journal issues where forestry services to landowners such as Consulting in Salem, Ohio, south of we will dedicate pages highlighting these timber harvest planning, tree planting Youngstown. Jim’s typical client needs foresters and their cards/ads. advice, and forest resource management assistance with management plans recommendations. ◆ or timber sales, and he helps folks understand programs and practices that are suitable for their land.

Fall 2019 | 18 Meet our Tree Farm Inspector – Jim Elze Cassie Ridenour

Jim Elze, in the yellow shirt, describes the finer points of woodland management at the 2014 Coldwell Family Tree Farm of the Year Tour in Columbiana County.

Fall 2019 | 19 Wild Wonders in the Marne Titchenell Ohio State University Extension Woods Wildlife Program Specialist

Wild Wonders in the Woods:The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

irginia opossums do not opossum ranges northward from females to raise young. have the best of reputations. Central American into the U.S. and One of the fascinating aspects of VOften seen as pests around Canada. The Virginia opossum an opossum’s life is reproduction. the home and harbingers of rabies, can be described as a Neotropical Opossums can reproduce up to opossums aren’t a species that species, given their tropical origins. three times per year, however in the usually elicits warm and cozy With little to no fur covering northern parts of their range they feelings. Then again, a species often their tails, ears, fingers, and toes, raise only one litter per year, as is described as a large rat, wouldn’t. along with poor thermoregulatory typically the case in Ohio. Gestation Personally, opossums have a soft abilities, it’s surprising that the of young is incredibly short, a spot in my heart. opossum’s range has expanded so mere 12-13 days, with most of the It’s important to realize that while far north. Behavioral adaptations, development occurring within the opossums will take advantage of a like taking shelter during winter mother’s pouch. free meal or burrow, they are rarely months, and the shelter provided A female may give birth from one the ones causing the initial damage. by buildings and growth of to as many as 25 teeny, tiny honey- An upturned garbage can, torn up urban areas has likely led to the bee sized young. However, not all patches in your lawn, or a newly Virginia opossum’s northern range survive the journey from the birth dug out hole under your deck are expansion. Despite this, many canal to the pouch. Once within the likely the works of a raccoon, skunk, opossums still succumb to frostbite, pouch, each young must find and or groundhog. Don’t get me wrong, evidenced by missing parts of ears attach to a nipple, where it remains opossums are not completely and tails. for the next 60 days drinking its innocent when it comes garbage Virginia opossums live in a variety mother’s milk. After this time, raiding and other pesky conflicts, of habitats across Ohio, where dens young begin venturing from their but they can also be quite handy to and adequate food are available, mother’s pouch, and remain with have around. Let’s explore why, and though they prefer deciduous her for another 1-2 months. investigate a few other fascinating woodlands with nearby streams. Virginia opossums eat a little characteristics about opossums that They have adapted well to human bit of everything, though seasons might surprise you. environments as both shelter and can influence food consumption food are plentiful. Opossums often based on what is most available. The life of a Virginia opossum den in a burrow made and vacated For example, nuts and berries by another animal (groundhogs, are often eaten during fall and The Virginia opossum is Ohio’s usually), but will also use tree winter, along with small mammals, only resident marsupial. Most of the cavities, hollow logs, brush piles, amphibians, and reptiles. In roughly 260 species of marsupials culverts, and human-made warmer months, plant material are found in Australia, its adjacent structures. Dens provide shelter and large amounts of invertebrates islands, and in Central and South from cold temperatures, protection are consumed. Little seems to be America. Only the Virginia from predators, and safe places for considered a non-food item to

Fall 2019 | 20 Wild Wonders in the Woods

Wild Wonders in the Woods:The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

opossums. Studies of stomach and mushrooms, and even other occurs during their meticulous fecal contents have reported bits opossums (eek!). grooming. Up to 90 percent of the of paper and cellophane (likely Recent reports have taken notice ticks picked up during an opossum’s attached or stuck to another of the amount of ticks an opossum meanderings end up swallowed food item), venomous snakes can eat – up to 5000 per year! during grooming sessions. Given (stay tuned for more on this!), Much of this tick-consumption Continued on page 24

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Fall 2019 | 21 Jennifer Heller – Small Steps, Important Work Kiersten Ahrns ODNR Division of Forestry College Intern

ennifer Heller’s 54-acre on the condition that she would and I hike my beloved hills property has been a part of continue to bring her family and and two hours later my mind Jher life since she was five spend time there. Jennifer agreed is clear and my heart is easy.” years old. Growing up, she spent – she wouldn’t have it any other After acquiring Wildwood, weekends on her family’s land in way. Jennifer reached out to Hocking County, Ohio. As her “There is nothing in the world the Ohio Department of parents got older, they decided like having a piece of land to call Natural Resources Division to sell the forest property and your own,” she says. “Sometimes of Forestry to work with looked for a buyer, but Jennifer I go out there and am worried State Service Forester Jason knew she couldn’t let her land about work, or a family member’s Van Houten to develop a go. Her father agreed to give her health, or politics, or whatever, management plan for her the property, named Wildwood, woodland. By the time she got her property, invasive plants had taken over. Multiflora rose, autumn olive, Japanese stiltgrass, ailanthus, and garlic mustard grew wild throughout the forest. She started pulling up small plants on her own, but needed help attacking larger species. She researched, networked, made phone Fall 2019 | 22 calls, and wrote emails to find Conservation District, who “Sometimes I get discour- help. Eventually, she found Eric presented her with the Outstanding aged by the invasives and Hayes Jr., a forestry technician Cooperator Award in 2017. She from Athens County Soil and continues to work on removing think my work is for noth- Water Conservation District who invasive plants from her land and ing, that I’m only affecting also runs a private invasive plant plans to apply for additional EQIP my little 54 acres. But then removal business. He estimated funding to do so. some of the multiflora plants to be Jennifer has big plans for I think, it’s a small step, but over 40 years old and 20 feet tall. Wildwood. She hopes to turn a important work,” Jennifer Using USDA Natural Resources meadow into a pollinator habitat says. “I am honored to be Conservation Service’s Environ- and dreams of her woodlands the steward of this property. mental Quality Incentives Program becoming a place for kids to learn (EQIP) grant funding, Jennifer about nature – to play outside and I think it’s important to pass worked with Eric to eliminate have fun getting lost in the woods. along a piece of property multiflora rose and regenerate She makes sure to take plenty of a little better than it was hardwoods across the landscape. pictures and keeps a journal about Her hard work was recognized her time at Wildwood to document when we got it, even if it’s a by the Hocking Soil and Water the history of her land. ◆ small improvement.”

Photos courtesy of Jennifer Heller Fall 2019 | 23 Continued from page 21 the concerns over tick-borne The first is a well-known defense one minute to several hours. diseases, especially with the mechanism – playing dead, To make the feigned death expansion of black-legged ticks in or ‘playing possum.’ When an even more convincing, Ohio (the carriers of Lyme disease), opossum is threatened, and other an opossum will grimace, we should all be giving a thumbs-up defense tactics have failed, such as drool excessively, defecate, to opossums. hissing and growling or running and discharge a green, foul- Opossums have several other away, it will enter a catatonic smelling substance from its tricks up their furry forearms. state that lasts anywhere from anal glands. Now tell me, what predator would want to munch on that? Another neat trick: opossums are largely resistant to pit viper snake venom from copperheads, rattlesnakes, and cottonmouths (the latter not present in Ohio). This explains why venomous snakes are sometimes prey of opossums. Researchers have isolated the venom- neutralizing peptide in the blood of opossums in hopes of developing a universal antivenom, but there is still much more DID YOU KNOW? Opossums’ prehensile tails research needed. are used to carry and grasp objects and give Interestingly, opossum body temperatures run lower than them stability when climbing. However, adult most mammals, making them opossums are unable to hang by their tails resistant to certain diseases. as they are not strong enough to support the The rabies virus, for example, weight. Young opossums are a bit better at has a hard time surviving in tail-hanging due to their lighter weight, but it the lower temperatures of isn’t long before they outgrow this ability! an opossum’s body, meaning they are not considered to be important reservoirs of the disease. However, it should DID YOU KNOW? Opossums aren’t the only be noted that while rabies animals to fake death. The strategy has also prevalence among opossums been reported in some species of frogs, is low, there is still some risk. snakes, insects, fish, and spiders. They are also susceptible to other viral diseases. As with any wild animal, it is Fall 2019 | 24 best to leave them alone when Signs to look for Wrapping it up encountered and no conflict has occurred. If you notice unusual Most of us have seen an opossum, Despite their reputation as a pest, signs of behavior, contact your especially along the side of the the unique lifestyles and interesting health department or a wildlife road as the unfortunate victim of a abilities of opossums make them professional for more information. passing vehicle. Opossums may also facinating subjects to study. Unfortunately, opossums’ average take up residence under buildings, Given space constraints, I didn’t life expectancy is only 1.5 – 2 however they are nomadic and even mention their toe-thumb years. Main predators of opossums change dens frequently, sometimes (opposable big toe), peculiar mating include canids, bobcats, and owls, on a nightly basis. During winter, rituals, or their excellent swimming and severe winters can cause use of a single den can be longer – abilities. I encourage you to read mortality. A significant amount of up to a month. Still, even though more about the Virginia opossum as mortality is also human-related due the open spot under your porch there is most certainly - as is usually to hunting, trapping, and motor may only be a temporary opossum the case with wild wonders in the vehicle traffic. Results from the abode, it’s best to seal it up. woods - more than meets the eye! ◆ ODNR Division of Wildlife 2016 Groundhogs, raccoons, and skunks Roadkill Survey Report indicate will also happily move in to an a declining trend in opossum under-porch den. population numbers, though the exact cause is unknown, and is likely due to multiple factors.

Fall 2019 | 25 NEW INSPECTORS!

Tree Farm Inspector Training occurs periodically . Pictured (L to R) are to indoctrinate new foresters and provide updates Jerry Williams, Jamie Dahl, Max Schrimpf, in policies and procedures to strengthen the Elliot Smith, Colton Frink, Brad Wireman, Tree Farm program—helping landowners meet and Brian Young. Lee Crocker and Jeremy and retain national Tree Farm Standards of Scherf conducted the training. There are now Sustainability as well as Tree Farm Certification 99 foresters listed on the active Tree Farm with the American Tree Farm System. A training Inspector list in Ohio. For more information, was held July 29 at the historic Hocking Cabin at contact [email protected].

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Fall 2019 | 27 Marty Michel The Selective Forestry Service Botany Professor

any years ago, when I was in It was the professor’s job to teach us were a jumbled confusion of briars, forestry school, I enrolled about trees, but it was his passion to herbaceous plants, and wildflowers. Min Dendrology, a tree teach us about wildflowers and shrubs. He stopped near a spring and pointed identification class that all foresters He took great pride in explaining how to a tall plant with dainty yellow and must take. The botany professor a certain flower or shrub indicated orange flowers, waited for a moment teaching Dendrology was the very a certain set of soil and moisture and said, “This is wild impatiens, or image of a botanist, with his tweed hat, conditions in which a certain forest jewelweed.” Without another word, he moustache, and pleasant-smelling pipe. type could grow. Some of us foresters touched its seed pod. The pod sprang “Common names of trees,” he lectured would hide our yawns, then heads open like a miniature jack-in-the-box, disdainfully, “are for foresters.” Pointing would pop up when he said “oak” or catapulting its seeds six feet into the a finger at us, he decreed, “In this class, “maple.” tangled briars. we will use properly spelled Latin By the middle of October, we had As a class, we gaped for only a few names.” been out on five or six lab trips. Like seconds. Then the pushing and shoving The botany professor’s lectures were most twenty-year-old boys, we were began as twenty boys jockeyed for predictably dry, and a good time for indestructible, and we knew it all. position near the fattest seed pods. The a nap. The weekly labs were exciting During the lab, several of our hands entire class grinned and cheered as we because we were outdoors where began to go up before the professor touched the pods and the seeds shot foresters belong, the autumn forest was could begin asking a question. His face into the nearby bushes. becoming more beautiful, and we were began to turn red and his eyes began to The professor stood back, smiled almost experts in tree identification. narrow. smugly, and announced loudly, “This Each lab day, we would board the Wordlessly, the professor led us is wild impatiens,” then stated more school buses and head for a nearby to a path through a warm, breezy, quietly, “but we botanists call it idiot’s woodlot. sunny area. Both sides of the path delight.” Twenty pairs of hands froze in mid-touch. As he strolled away, we glanced around at each other, and finally followed in a somber single file. Next week would be another lab, the botany professor would be a week older, but we were twenty years old and we would know so much more.

This story is dedicated to Tom Berger, another West Virginia University graduate, who probably followed the same professor through the woods.

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis). Photo copyright 2007 George Rembert; Calphotos Fall 2019 | 28 Notes from 2019 Annual NCFAE Meeting Brad Perkins Ohio Forestry Association Executive Director

nce a year, the National fact, while the group was having dinner not to purchase products made from Council of Forestry on the final evening of the conference, American hardwoods because we have OAssociation Executives a small forest fire erupted on the branded them as cheaters in this trade convenes to discuss state-specific and hillside adjacent to the small town dispute. national forest industry association just a few blocks from our location. One of the highlights of the meeting issues. This council consists of most Towns people were evacuated as I took was our industry tour. We toured the state forestry associations from pictures of a fire-fighting helicopter Sierra Pacific Industries stud mill around the country as well as most dropping water on the fire. No injuries in Shelton, Washington. This is one of the major national associations, or building destruction was reported, of the newest, most productive, and including Forest Resource Association, but the irony of the timing of this event automated sawmills in the country. American Forest & Paper Association, was not lost on the group. They are currently producing over American Forest Foundation, National Fittingly, Vicki Christianson, Chief 1.5 million board feet per day in two Association of Forestland Owners, and of the U.S. Forest Service, gave a great 10-hour shifts. Their plan is to Society of American Foresters. The speech on Lessons in Leadership-- eventually be producing 2 million conference this year was held the week Wildfire Policy. Other speakers and board feet per day. For a more in of July 29 on the Olympic Peninsula in presentations for the conference depth look at this mill, read the article Washington. focused on topics, including Smart printed in the October 2018 edition of I find this conference to be one of the Wood Cities of the Future, Benefits Timber Processing magazine at the same most valuable meetings that I attend. of Working Forests and Using Wood, address as the conference presentations Learning what works and doesn’t work Forest Health and Wildfire, and the at https://www.ohioforest.org/page/ in other state forestry associations is Outlook for Forest Products Markets. Presentations. helpful, and the network of available The most notable part of the knowledge in this group is invaluable. presentation on the Outlook for The Forest Industries Association Forest Products Markets was that Council, of which OFA is a member, forest economists are not seeing the also holds a meeting during this hardwood industry recovering anytime conference. soon from the effects of the China Forest fire discussions were a major trade war. In fact, it was mentioned component of the meeting, with several that even if tariffs were repealed, the speakers focusing on this subject. In Chinese people are now being urged

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Regional So much to learn– Woodland from each other and Interest Groups natural resource experts! Update

East Central Ohio Forestry Association Central Ohio Small Woodlot Interest Group Normally, we would write something that ECOFA has done that we are proud of and want to share with the readership of this splendid In mid-July, a tree and shrub ID woodland magazine. Usually, we submit numbers of scholarships we provided walk was held at Chestnut Ridge Metro Park. for Camp Canopy or write about the field trips we have sponsored. Of The event was well attended despite it being course, these are always good things, and deserve to be shared with one of the hottest days of the year. Attendees the hope that they will inspire others to do similar things. However, received a copy of the ODNR’s Trees of Ohio this time I would like to divert somewhat from that format. field guide and learned about key features for identifying different species while enjoying a When I first joined ECOFA seven or eight years ago, the meetings 2-mile woodland hike. During the hike, over were held at a very nice resort-like restaurant near Leesville Lake. It 60 different woody species were covered. The was a nice setting and there were good speakers, but attendance was highlight was seeing the difference between a kind of spotty; often there were only 8 or 10 attendees other than thee pure American chestnut and a hybrid chestnut five officers. When that facility closed, the meetings moved to a mor tree. central location in New Philadelphia. Attendance increased a bit and Contact person for COSWIG is ODNR State meetings were still quite interesting and educational. Service Forester Jason Van Houten, (614) 265- 6703, [email protected]. Subsequently, about three years ago the meeting site changed again. Attendance increased again, incrementally, but steadily. So much so we now fill the meeting room to capacity (50). Often, there are numerous people who must stand throughout the meeting as all the seats are occupied.

I have posited several theories to understand what happened. Did the group reach “critical mass” at some point - like a nuclear reaction? Is the site that much better? Is it the charismatic leaders, or powerful speakers? Is the fact that five or six professional foresters and wildlife biologists now attend the meetings?

I contend that it’s the attendees themselves that make this sort of thing happen. I have never witnessed a more interested, and dedicated, and educated assemblage of forest landowners in my entire career. And that includes 40 years observing such things in “Penn’s Woods” (next state to the east). This is a group of individuals who really care about woodlands and want to learn what they can do to make their forests healthy and sustainable.

What an amazing thing to be a part of!

John Quimby, ECOFA

FallSummer 2019 |2018 30 | 30 WALK LEARN ENJOY JOIN Northwest Ohio Woodland Association

So much to learn– The NWOWA meets quarterly, and the last meeting Northeastern Ohio Forestry Association of the year was October 12 at the Don Ruffing from each other and Farm near Bellevue, Ohio. The business meeting NEOFA officers and directors are back to work on programs included the secretary, treasurer, and other committee and activities for the fall season after a wet but pleasant summer natural resource experts! reports along with updates from the Ohio Tree Farm Monthly programs for fall included Ron White, President of the Committee and the State Service Foresters. Ohio Nut Growers Association who spoke in September on . The program was about the Don Ruffing Farm and growing pawpaw trees for fun and profit. October featured Jason how management plan and using qualified foresters Reynolds, whose topic was wildlife camouflage in our woodlots. and loggers are key to managing woodlands. Active NEOFA member and CPA Greg Cecconi will speak at our management of your woodland is an important part of November meeting on the always popular subject of woodland caring for your property. taxes. We will take a break in December and be back with more in We will be holding our annual meeting in January January. 2020 at the ODNR Division of Forestry Office at 952 Lima Ave., Findlay and rolling out our 2020 calendar. We are also taking a tour to the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah For more details on the Northwest Ohio Woodland National Forest, Brevard, NC at the end of October. Members Bob Association and future meetings, contact Keshia Krout and Genia Friend and Susanna Pugh have put together a one-day at (419) 424-5004. program with the staff of the Cradle of Forestry which will include some inside classes and a hike and tour of the forest. We hope to have some local foresters spend time with us in the afternoon discussing hands-on forestry with private woodland owners, something we can all relate to. We expect about 30 members and guests to attend.

There will be a group dinner at the Sierra Nevada Brewery and Restaurant following the program. This facility was built with wood cut and milled on the site. It offers tours of the brewery, a small amphitheater for weekend entertainment, outdoor and indoor dining, and of course a wide selection of Sierra Nevada products.

Seth Siefker of Siefker Sawmill discussing Other options after the tour will include shopping in Ashville or log scaling for NWOWA at our July 2019 Hendersonville, touring the Biltmore House, or hiking in the forest. meeting. We are excited to have this tour with so many members attending.

More information about the NEOFA and programs is available on our Facebook page or by contacting Mitch Cattrell, president, at [email protected], or by phone (330) 429-9734.

WALK LEARN ENJOY JOIN FallFall 2019 2019 | 31 | 31 Connecting Kids to Nature

Nature is a great teacher and getting kids outside to learn and play is good for their brains and their bodies. Try this outdoor activity from Project Learning Tree® – it’s safe, fun, and educational!

The Fallen Log

It’s amazing how many things live in and on rotting logs. In this activity, kids become familiar with some of those organisms by observing fallen logs. They’ll gain an understanding of how decomposition takes place and a better appreciation for microhabitats and communities.

Take your grandchild, neighbor’s child, or others for a walk in the woods. Look for a fallen log or rotting tree stump. Conduct a thought exercise by asking, “What happens to a tree after it dies?” Investigate the answer by using powers of observation:

• How did the tree die and how long has it been dead? • Are there signs of animals, including insects, in, on, or around the log? How about plants? • How are they interconnected? • Where do these living things get the nutrients they need to survive? Be careful not to disturb the habitat as you observe. You could use a digital camera—or sketchbook—to record pictures of anything you see. Use field guides or the internet to identify and research them later. Finally, brainstorm ways in which the forest ecosystem benefits from the fallen log you examined.

For a children’s story book that illustrates many creatures a child could find under a fallen log, see What’s Under the Log? by Anne Hunter, published by Houghton Mifflin, 1999, ISBN: 0395754968.

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