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98 Ice Storm Recovery Program Green Certification Heads for Help Is Avaible New York State Lands

The National Wildlife Federation announced in By Gail Michaels May that 1t 1s beginning a nine-month evaluation to determine the sustainability of harvesting operations in New By now, almost everyone is aware of the ice storms of York state forests as part of a pilot educational proJect in January, 1998, which damaged nearly 17 million acres of conjunction with the New York Department of rural and urban forests in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Environmental Conservation. The evaluation, which covers and New York. 37 counties were designated Federal 700,000 acres of New York state's "multiple use" forest disaster areas. The affected areas include a large portion of lands, builds on a growing national and international effort the Northern Forest Lands study area, and southern and to certify sustainable forest management through the use coastal areas of Maine and New Hampshire. of independent scientific review teams. Under this program, wood from "certified forests" can be labeled and Meteorologists labeled this a 100 year event. Thousands of marketed as coming from well-managed forests. Certified trees in dozens of communities were damaged or forests are deemed to successfully balance long term destroyed, and miles of trails and woods roads are littered timber production with the maintenance of critical wildlife with debris. Foresters, loggers, and users risk entering habitat, forest biodiversity, and other necessary ecological forests full of broken, dangling limbs. In many cases, the features. reduced value and the danger in these stands makes it The 700,000 acres of land to be evaluated unlikely they will be harvested anytime soon. comprise the "working forest" portion of New York state forest lands. These lands are designated for logging, Mirroring land ownership patterns in the northeast, most of hunting, fishing, and dispersed recreation. However, none the damage was to private lands. Damaged acres are of the forest lands to be evaluated fall within the State Park roughly as follows: Maine: 11,300,000; New Hampshire: system, or within the blue line of the Adirondack or Catskill 700,000; Vermont: 700,000; New York: 4,600,000. The Parks. This certification assessment 1s being conducted at White Mountain National Forest had nearly 200,000 acres no expe_nse to New York taxpayers. Funding for the project of damage; the Green Mountain, 30,000. Of the total acres is being provided by the Great Lakes Protection Fund, which damaged, about 5 million are severe. is also sponsoring SmartWood assessments on state and county lands in Michigan and Wisconsin this year. The states and the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area A four person review team consisting of experts have been cooperating on several aspects of the in forest ecology, wildlife biology, harvesting systems and assessment and recovery: social science will take to the woods this August and supplement its field work with a series of public meetings Damage Assessment: Regional protocols for aerial and and interviews with key forest and local interest groups ground surveys have been developed and agreed to. States throughout New York State. NWF's Northeast Natural may collect information above and beyond the protocols. Resources Center from Montpelier, Vermont will lead the For example, Maine has flown roughly 2 Y, million acres at certification review team. Last June, the NWF/SmartWood 1:9000 scale. Forest Health Monitoring, North American program certified the first state forest land unit in the Maple Project, and Forest Inventory and Analysis plots in United States on the 58,000 acres of managed forest the storm footprint area will be re-surveyed. Urban damage surrounding the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. Since asses ment protocols are being developed now, � then successful state forest land certifications have been coordinated by the Northeast Center for Urban and completed for portions of Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Community Forestry at U Mass. SmartWood is the oldest forest certification program and was pioneered ten years ago in tropical Recovery Costs: States agreed on a common breakdown of rainforest regions to ensure the long-term environmental estimated costs, which were compiled by the Forest and social sustainability of wood consumption from those Service into a regional product. Costs were estimated for regions. The organization has certified approximately 1.5 Planning and Assessment, Recovery and Restoration, million acres in the United States and 3 million acres Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Information and internationally., The cert1ficat1on system is administered by Education. the internationally-recognized Forest Stewardship Council.

(Cont on Page 9) Information for this article was provided by Smartwood Members Serving you in 1998

NEW ENGLAND OFFICERS Chair - Leo Laferriere, Rd Box 360, Waitsfield, VT 05673 (H)802-496-2515 (0)485-5263 (FAX)485-7565 Vice-Chair - Robert M. Ricard, W. Hartford Ext. Cntr., 1800 Asylum Avenue, W. Hardford, CT 06117 (0)860-570-9257 (FAX) 241-4960 Sec - James A. Stewart, PO Box 486, Kingsfield, ME 04947 (0)207-246-2101 (FX)246-6542 Treas - David Maas, 4 Westview Dr., Raymond, ME 04071 (0)207-655-2393 (FX)655-5082 Exec Dir - Richard Watt, PO Box 954, Montpelier, VT 05601 (O&FAX)802-229-4111

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE lmmed Past Chair - Karen Bennett, PO Box 261, Antrim, NH 03440 (0)603·862-4861 (FAX)862-0107 Canada - Richard A. Wightman, Faculty of Forestry & Env. Mgt., UNB, Bag 44555, Fredericton, N B, Canada E3B 6C2 (0)506-453-4666 (FX)453-3538 Connecticut - Leland Sanders, 36 Beach Rock Rd., Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 (0)860-379-0916 ext 3104 Maine - Carol Redelsheimer, 20 Penobscott St., Orono, ME 04473 (H)(O)(F) 207-866-5936 Massachusetts - Austin Mason Ill, PO Box 913, Tremont St., S. Carver, MA 02366 (0508-)866-2580 (FX)866-7736 (FAX)866-7736 New Hampshire - Monica Prusik, RR #1, Box 529, Colebrook, NH 03576 (0)603-922-3300 (FAX)922-5121 Rhode Island - Hans Bergey, 16 Blossom Lane, Hope, RI 02831 (H)(O)(FAX)401-821-8746 Vermont - Neil Lamson, PO Box 56, S. Pomfret, VT 05067 (O)(FX) 802-763-2070 Forest Science Coard - John Brissette, USDA-FS, NE Forest Experiment Station, PO Box 640, Durham, NH 03824 (0)603-868-7632 (FAX)868-7604 Policy Committee - Charles Thompson, NE Forestry Foundation, PO Box 1099, Groton, MA 01450 (0)978-448-8380 (FX)448-8379 SAF Centennial Liaison - Cynthia Wood, 40 High St., N. Attleboro, Ma 02760 (W)508-698-1673 News Quarterly - Gary Salmon, RR 1 Box 665, Cuttingsville VT 05738 (H)802-492-3315 (0)483-2733 (FAX)802-483-9374

DIVISION OFFICERS Granite State Chair - Charles Niebling, INRS, 18 Low Ave., Concord, NH 03301 (0)603-226-0012 (H)753-8603 Vice-Chair - Peter Farrell, Box 111, Alton, NH 03809, (0)603-875-7626 Secretary - Paul Mulcahey, 3 Old Mill Pond Road, Henniker, NH 03242 (0)603-526-8686 Treasurer - J.B. Cullen, Div. Forests and Lands, PO Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302 (0)603-271-3457 (H)269-5740 News Corres - Jonathan Nute, Chappell Professional Bldg., Rt 13, S. Milford, NH 03055 (H)603-783-9684 (0)673-2510

Green Mountain Chair - Sara Packer, RR 1. Box 52C, Derby, VT 05829 802-766-2734 Vice-Chair - Jonathan Wood, PO Box 35, Jeffersonville, VT 05464 (H)802-644-5325 (0)644-2221 Secretary - Chris Casey, 10 Pine St., Bristol, VT 05443 (H)802-453-4683 (0)388-4362 Treasurer - Ray Toolan, Dpt. Forests & Parks, RD 1, Box 2300, Morrisville, VT 05661 (H)802-229-0093 (0)888-5733 News Corres - Elizabeth Lesnikoski, Burlington Electric Dept., 585 Pine St., Burlington, VT, 05401 (H)802-849-6358 (0)865-7484 Maine Chair - Lynn Wilson, S.D. Warren Co., PO Box 646, Bingham, Me 04920 (0)207-668-4846 Vice-Chair - Craig Maclean, International Paper Co. PO Box 1011, Wilton, Me 04294 (0)207-897-3474 Sec/Treas· Ralph Knoll, RR #1, Box 1881, Greene, ME 04236 (0)207-287-3061 News Corres - David Maass, 4 Westview Dr., Raymond, ME 04071 207-655-7955 (0)655-2393

Yankee Chair - Marc J. Tremblay, 62 Whipple Rd., Smithfield, RI 02917 (H)401-232-1848 (0)828-1660 Vice-Chair - Joel Struebing. 106 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT 06281 (H)860-974-2338 (0)974-2083 Sec/Treas - Joe Mawson, 1 299 Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002 (H)(0)413·253-2817 News Corres · Jennifer McDonald, DEM, Div Forests & Parks, Box 484, Amherst, Ma 01004 (0)413-545-5993

Rhode Island Chair - Christopher Modisette, SNEFCI, PO Box 760, Chepachet, RI, 02814 (0)401-568-1610 V1ce-Cha1r - Rob MacMillan, 66 Pinecrest Dr.• N. Kingstown, RI 02852 (HJ401-295-7305 (0}521-6300 ext 7318 Sec/Treas - Marc J. Tremblay, 62 Whipple Rd, Smithfield, RI 02917 (H)401-232-1848 (0)521-6300 ext 7316 News Corres · Marc J. Tremblay (see Sec/Treas)

Connecticut Chair - Larry Rousseau, CT DEP-Forestry, 230 Plymouth Rd., Harwinton, CT 06759 (0)860-485-0226 Vice-Chair - Tom Degnan, 22 Caulkins Rd., Old Lyme, CT 06371 (H)860·434-3497 (0)203-245-7436 Sec/Treas - Rexford Myers, 153 Crystal Lake Rd., Ellington, CT 06029 (H)860-665-3831 News Corres · Tom Degnan, (see Vice-Chair)

Canada News Corres, N. Brunswick· Ardith Armstrong, Outreach Coordinator, UNB. Bag 44555, Fredericton, NB E3B 6C2 (0)506-453-4501 News Corres, Quebec - Kim Lowell, Pavilion Casault/Local 1327, Urnvers1te Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, G 1 K 7P4 (H)418-889-8379 (0)656-7998 Council Delegate Charles Levesque, Innovative Nat. Res. Solutions, 37 Old Pound Rd, Antrim, NH 03440 (O)(FX)603-588-3272 Phone in Concord, NH (0)603-226-0112 (FX)603-226-0499 lhe 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 Pittsford, Vermont under a non-profit organization bulk mail permit. Address all inquiries to: Gary Salmon, Editor, RR #1, Box 665, Cuttingsvalle, Vermont 05736. (H)B02·492-3315 (0)602-463-2733 (FX)4B3-9374 (e­ mail)gary.salmon@state vt us In Memoriam Traverse City Michigan Hosts SAF National Convention Arnold D. Rhodes The Michigan Chapter of the Society of American 1913-1998 Foresters 1s proud to welcome you and your family and friends to the 1998 National Convention 1n Traverse City, Arnold Densmore Rhodes, 85, of Amherst, Michigan. Plan on coming early and staying late so you can Massachusetts, professor-emeritus of forestry at the enJoy Great Lakes, Great Forests between September 19 University of Massachusetts, died on April 22 at · 23. Sunderland Nursing Home National conventions are the personal side of the Society of American Foresters. If you haven't attended a Professor Rhodes joined the faculty of Umass (in convention recently you have been missing opportunities to what is now the Department of Forestry and Wildlife expand and refresh your network of professional contacts. Management) in 1939 and remained until his retirement in Your Job 1s easier when you know the person who, though 1974. He was appointed Department head in 1957. located several states from your office, knows the answer He managed forestry plots and research projects to your question. You don't meet those people by staying at the Mount Toby Demonstration Forest, where the Arnold home. At the many technical sessions you can question Rhodes Natural Area was established in 1974. He the authors and determine how their work 1s related to your previously taught applied forestry at Yale University and job, your own research, or your own personal interests in worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps in northern professional forestry. Travel to Traverse City and expand Georgia in 1934-36. Born in Lancaster, New Hampshire he received his your professional horizons through the many formal and forestry degree from the University of New Hampshire in informal meetings at the convention. 1934 and a masters degree in forestry from Yale in 1937. While thousands of people will show up at the Professor Rhodes was a 62 year member of the Society of convention there are also many other smaller gatherings American Foresters and belonged to the New England focusing on interests of SAF members which are held Society of American Foresters, the Massachusetts Forestry concurrently with the convention. As always, there will be Association, and Xi Sigma Pi. He was a 10 year Town numerous alumni gatherings, the National Student Planning Board member and served for 12 years as Chair of Assembly, working group meetings, Journal and journal the Zoning Board of Appeals. He and his wife, Grace reviewers meetings, a fun run, a Women in Natural received the Millicent Kaufman Distinguished Service Award Resources Luncheon, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, the from the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce in 1984. International Society of Tropical Foresters, the Association of Consulting Foresters, Xi Sigma Pi, the Forest Service Chief's breakfast, and many more. Don't just work. The Traverse City area is home to many fine golf courses, wineries, vineyards, and orchards nestled in the rolling, wooded hillsides around NESAF Job Opening Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is only 25 miles away and the famous AuSable River is just an hour away. As long as It's not as though NESAF will dissolve outright if your interests don't include rush hour traffic, you'll find we do not have a membership chair. However, without something you will enjoy in the Traverse City area. The some prodding, new ideas, coordinated efforts, keeping convention will be held at the Grand Traverse Resort, a track of current membership, and monitoring what national tremendoui? resort facility with pools, tennis, a beach on SAF is doing regarding membership, our efforts at East Bay, health club, and two golf courses. maintaining a healthy membership within NESAF will be Clean air and flowing water from North America's fragmented at best. The membership chair will work as forests are treasures built upon a vast network of thriving liaison between the National office and NESAF creatures. Dedicated professionals are part of the network Division/Chapter membership chairs. The Chair also keeps which maintains these natural resources ... and the 1998 the Executive Committee updated on membership issues SAF National Convention is your opportunity to network and status and maintains the membership records at the with your fellow professionals and exchange the knowledge state society level. While NESAF membership has held at and information which makes you effective. Look for slightly under 1300 members for a couple of years, this further information on the convention in the Forest Source position may very well gains in importance over the next and the Journal of Forestry but mark your calendars now several years due to the "aging" of our membership in September 19-23, 1998. general. Anyone interested should contact NESAF Chair Leo Laferriere (page 2) for further details.

Mission Statement OUR MISSION AS FORESTERS IS TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THE EARTH'S FORESTS WHILE MEETING SOCIETY'S VITAL NEEDS. THE CHALLENGE OF OUR MISSION LIES IN KEEPING FOREST ECOSYSTEMS HEALTHY AND INTACT WHILE CONCURRENTLY DRAWING ON THEIR RESOURCES. WE WILL MEET THIS CHALLENGE BY CAREFULLY MONITORING AND MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND HUMAN FORCES ON THE FOREST. OUR DECISIONS WILL BE GUIDED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, OUR COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING THINGS, OUR DESIRE TO IMPROVE CITIZENS' LIVES, AND OUR RESPECT ANO CONCERN FOR THE ENTIRE FOREST ECOSYSTEM. BY ADVANCING FORESTRY SCIENCE, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PRACTICE OF FORESTRY, NESAF WILL PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION.

3 Council's Commentary by Charles Levesque

I read a disturbing column from the southeastern Conventions Traverse City, Michigan in SAF Chair-Elect Jim Doescher recently. Because some September (have you registered yet? If not and you don't folks in SAF don't see the future of the profession and the plan to attend I would like to know why); Portland Oregon desired direction for SAF the same way as he does (I dare next year; Washington, D.C. for the centennial year 2000; say many of those folks are probably from our New and we made a decision to hold the 2001 convention in England SAF), he was essentJally advocating for the Denver (Hawai'i was runner up · that is the correct spelling southeast to secede from the rest of SAF. In fact, having by the way). sat next to SAF Immediate Past-President Harry Wiant for Many forest policy issues were reviewed, and a most of the recent June Council meeting, he confirmed forest policy statement on population was left in limbo. some of this thinking and that those same folks had The issues included: public lands, forest management recently asked him to lead such a splintered group. Harry certification, forest fragmentation, and Northeastern ice turned them down, not because he didn't agree with their storm. A serious discussion occurred relative to our concerns about the direction of the profession and SAF, but population policy statement which expired in 1997. The because he believes we would be better off to work Forest Policy Committee could not agree on a new one, through our differences within SAF rather than outside. I instead relying on some vague and weak thoughts on the agree with Harry on that one but probably disagree on matter contained in older SAF documents. I made a strong another maJor issue ·· that of what to do about the pitch that we must have a serious discussion about this increasingly diverse membership SAF has (I really mean issue and will be working to move something forward. diverse technically and philosophically more than I do What are your thoughts on the subject? culturally, but the later is a very driver of the former). Mission Statement · a group of Council will be It 1s a simple fact that, today, "foresters" do so revisiting the statement, not to change the content many different things as professionals compared to what necessarily, but the emphasis. If anything comes of that, we were doing 20 or even 10 years ago. I'm an example you will hear about it because the membership must of this. When I first entered the profession almost 20 years approve any changes. ago (yikes) I thought I'd be spending my whole career as I'd Forest Certification Task Force · the task force started it ·· working 1n the woods for industry or as a charged with looking at what role SAF might play in the consultant to private NIPF, or for the Forest Service. But a rapidly evolving green certification field, is well on its way couple of interesting opportun1t1es very early on led me to to make recommendations to Council by late this year. NE what I do now as a natural resource policy consultant · still is well served on the task force by John McNulty of Seven affecting what goes on in the management of our public Islands - the company with the longest experience with and private forests on the ground, where my heart is still green certification in the northeast. focused. Leadership Academy another successful I feel I am just as much a forester as when I was leadership academy was held in May. We are nurturing in the woods every day· I Just affect the management from leaders for today and tomorrow within and outside SAF - a different vantage point. And there are many others who something crucial if our voice is to be heard in the coming are carrying out many varied careers. And there continues century. to be the strong backbone of the profession ·· those Cultural Diversity · are we inviting strong foresters engaged directly day to day in forest management participation to all of our membership regardless of our of a specific piece of ground. In my mind, this diversity political, philosophical, gender or cultural background? within the profession strengthens the voice of foresters, not Think about this. Remember, as you make every effort to weakens it ·· if we do tt right by focusing on the many respect the person with the differing opinion. I believe this things we all agree on. And here 1s where Harry and I 1s a powerful tool to use in all relationships, business or probably disagree. personal. So as SAF Council continues to work through Investments · long-term financial health of SAF - development of a new strategic plan this year for the next Council passed some specific investment policies to keep 5 years (with a careful eye on the next 20). we need to our modest endowment and investments growing for you. keep this dilemma/opportunity directly in front of us. While Journal Of furestry'changes - SAF staff has made doing this, we must keep the key external societal forces in some significant changes which start showing up now in the scope: the increasing and increasingly urban populace, the Journal, but more substantial ones are coming starting far removed from the land; the "new" environmentalism in January. The Forestry Source continues largely which pits the desire of many to be kind to the earth untouched. against wanting all that 21st century technology and Please note my new address and phone number industry can deliver to make their lives comfortable; and on which now includes a Concord, NH number (page 2). I and on. This 1s quite a task and I'm hopeful we can do Jt would love to hear your thoughts about SAF. while embracing the diversity that I believe makes us strong. So what else did Council do when we met for three days in Bethesda during June7 Here are the highlights: SAF Centennial· grand plans are going to make the next couple of years a special time to be a foresters in the US · stay tuned and get involved locally

January December 22 January 15 April March 22 April 15 July July 22 July 15 Enlist NewMembers October September 22 October 15 4 Comments of the Chair

by Leo Laferrierre

In raising a family, when the children are young housing - as it turned out permanently. New quarters will the parents lead them around, but fairly soon in the growing be built, but elsewhere, and once again we've learned to up process they begin leading you around. That's the case stay out of the flood plain. In 1996 a 500 foot long 80,000 for my wife and I - our two girls are in Colorado and ton slab of granite broke off (exfoliation) Just below 7 214' California. So it came to be that this time we journeyed to high glacier point. On its way down, 1t bounced off the Sierras. With thoughts of John Muir and the Gold Rush bedrock, broke in two pieces, and creating a wind speed of 1849, we toured Sutter's Mill area, Donner Pass, of 160 MPH, pulverized itself at the base of the cliff Calaveras Big Trees State Park, the Mariposa Grove of producing a 100' impact zone that looks like the Mt. St. Giant Sequoias, and Yosemite - gorgeous sights and rich Helens scene of several years ago. Our accommodations history. were near the base of Yosemite Falls, where melting of this On the technical forestry side, it takes a bit of year's heavy snowpack (220% of normal) and cascading adjustment to experience and accept the landscape after a water produced the uniquely pleasant and continual sound prescribed burn - open and park-like, but charred residues of distant rolling thunder. everywhere. A close examination disclosed some Well, what's the point of all this commentary on seedlings, but the age difference between overstory and the family vacation? For me, it served to once again heighten seedlings is immense. And also immense are the trees · the sensitivity I feel we all share regarding the dynamics huge Sugar pine four to five feet in diameter and tall well and beauty of our natural resources. All of us who work beyond my ability to count 16 foot logs; beautiful Incense with the land have within us a special and priceless cedar so colorful with its burnt-orange bark and contrasting attribute which enables us to see, understand, experience yellow-green staghorn lichen on its branches; and of course and appreciate the qualities of the land - from the silent tiny the Giant sequoias - great brown-red massive bulks with Sequoia seedling to the thundering cataracts of Yosemite very delicate, but seemingly too little foliage to support this, Falls. the world's largest living organism. Even in rainy day And we know 1t best when we do not see, but clouds, these are magnificent monarchs in the mist. In one rather behold a vision; when we do not understand but area, I noticed horsetails growing around the base of one rather are overwhelmed; when we do not experience but Sequoia - two species sharing the common characteristic of instead are surrounded and overcome; and when we do not remaining unchanged for thousands of years. We saw the appreciate but are instead humbled. Only then can we live Grizzly Giant, one of the oldest living Sequoias - at its base to the fullest. Understand the qualities you have were newly sprouted seedlings with an estimated 2700 appreciate the gift - take time to practice its application - year age difference between parent and newcomer. treasure it for all 1t can be for you. Make one of life's best Yosemite's beauty is surreal and classically investments - convey its values to others. distinctive - glacial action created the vertically-faced Appreciate the great privilege we all share. Stay monoliths - El Capitan and Half Dome and left behind the in good health. Save time for places like Mariposa and hanging valleys which produce the great Bridal Veil and Yosemite. Go there. Bring loved ones with you. Walk Yosemite Falls - truly one of our earth's most magnificent softly the land the millenniums created. Touch the trees - landscapes. And the dynamics of weather are still there. stand in the mist of the falls - hold hands together. In 1997, flooding covered the valley floor up to five feet Treasure this great gift you possess. over the roadbed and took out part of the tourist and staff

Foresters and Teachers

Each year the National Science Teacher's Association hosts an annual meeting with three days of intensive courses; a host of excellent national speakers; an ACCELERATE exhibit hall with about 800 exhibitors; and teaching information in multiple forms. An average attendance in any given year is about 15,000 teachers. This year a New YOUR CAREER! England forester presented biodiversity related PL T activities at the convention in Las Vegas in mid-April. Laura Dooley, DEM Forester in Massachusetts teamed with Karen Silvi from Norton High School in Norton to present some simple and inexpensive activities in biodiversity, including sampling techniques and a game. With a title like "What is your biodiversity IQ? Teaching Strategies" and excellent information from the PLT curriculum guides, its no wonder that 120 teachers showed up for the half hour course. According to Laura "I mainly demonstrated hands-on activities for use by middle school Discover the prestige and professional recognition and high school teachers to help explain biodiversity." available onl_y_ through SAF's Co�tinuing ForestryEducation The NSTA Convention next year is in Boston and Recognition Pro�ram. For information, see your Laura has submitted a proposal for a three hour forestry state soCJetyCFE contact or chair. session. Submitted proposals will be accepted or rejected by fall. Now 120 teachers understand the power and use of PLT which is available for both high school and � Continuing ForestryEducation elementary school. For further information contact your state PLT coordinator. For excellent testimonials about the value of PL T contact any number of NESAF members who use it in schools throughout New England. 5 Forest Scienc.e_Coordinator's Repor_t_ by John Brissette

In the April issue of the News Quarterly, there national level. The technical sessions occupy two half-days was an excellent piece entitled "Let's Revitalize Working of the convention and the technical tours a full day. Based Groups." I hope you read it. I wish, as your Science on your experiences there, come home with ideas for Coordinator, that I wrote it, but I did not. I'm not sure who greater Working Group involvement in NESAF. did. However, it clearly expresses the desire for more involvement by NESAF working groups in planning the Computers are playing an ever-increasing role in Winter Meeting programs. We have a good model for such our lives. More and more people are getting e-mail involvement, the National SAF Convention. Even before addresses and surfing the net these days. In fact, e-mail is one convention ends, working groups begin planning the one of the easiest ways for you to reach me. My e-mail next year's technical sessions. Individual working groups address is: jbrisset/[email protected]. Of course, you can sometimes plan a program but more often working group still reach me by phone, fax, or "snail mail", just see page officers get together to design a program around a theme 2 of this newsletter for those contacts. I look forward to to which several working group can contribute. The result hearing from you, by whatever means you chose. is strong science and technology representation throughout the national conventions. The working group technical Peter Hannah, Chair of the NESAF Winter Meeting sessions work well at the national convention--they could Poster Display in Burlington in 99 says that it is not too work well for NESAF too. So, as the article in April said, early to be thinking about a poster for this meeting next "Let's Revitalize Working Groups"! March. Start gathering your data, photos, and other artwork. More detailed information will appear in the Speaking of the National Convention and the role October issue of the Quarterly. . ot working groups, this year's convention is coming up On a lighter note, Pete also mentioned that an soon, in Traverse City, Michigan, in September. As a informal folk and bluegrass session may occur on Tuesday native Michigander, I can assure you that you will be made evening of the Winter Meeting. Bring your instrument and to feel most welcome there and will enjoy the scenic beauty your voice. Questions regarding either posters or bluegrass of the area. I hope those NESAF member who attend will can be answered by calling Peter at 802-656-0682 or E­ take advantage of the excellent technical sessions and mail at [email protected],edu technical tours put on by the Working Groups at the

IBA's Are Coming Hancock and SFI Initiatives The National Audubon Society has Joined with a Hancock Timber Resource Group has announced number of bird conservation organizations around the several policies and programs it is implementing in country and around the world to identify and protect the fulfillment of its obligation to the Sustainable Forestry places where birds breed, overwinter, or stop on migration. Initiative. Hancock, a SIJbsidiary of the John Hancock They are classified as IBA's or Important Bird Areas and Mutual Life Insurance Company invests in forest land for Vermont 1s the first New England State to be so honored timber management on behalf of institutional funds. with IBA designations. Initially launched as a Pilot Project Hancock owns 2.8 million acres nationwide and is the 7th in Pennsylvania, the effort quickly expanded to include New largest private forest owner in the country. It manages York State and this spring the first IBA's in Vermont were 670,000 acres of forest in New York, Vermont, New announced. Hampshire, and Maine. qualtfy as an IBA. a site must meet one of To In August of 1997 Hancock sold a conservation several rigorous criteria; that 1s it must stand out from other easement to the US Forest Service on 2, 754 acres of the areas because It has large concentrations of birds, company's land along the Androscoggin's eastern shore in important bird species (rare or declining). or birds a stretch between Milan and Errol, New Hampshire. This associated with a unique habitat. IBA's may be on public easement, funded by the Forest Legacy Program, completes or private land, range from a few acres or several the protection of the 1 3 mile Woods River Corridor - thousand, and be either protected or unprotected. At the preserving its scenic quality, restricting future development, 25th Annual Vermont Institute of Science Bird Conference regulating timber operations, protecting important fish and in Burlington in June, VINS with Vermont Audubon wildlife habitat and ensuring recreational access to the area. announced the first five IBA 's in Vermont. They included Other initiatives that Hancock is undertaking are: a State Forest, a State Wildlife Mange Area, a National entering agreements with wildlife management agencies in Wildlife Refuge, an island in Lake Champlain, and a privately Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York to manage owned bird research area IVINS). According to the certainsensitive habitats for deer, bear, osprey, heron, and information presented by National Audubon "once Important other species; starting an aggressive program to re-seed log Bird Areas are identified, cooperative steps are taken to landings and road edges; maintaining snag trees and wildlife ensure their continued value as "safe havens" for birds." den trees; establish MOU's on wildlife management with Local conservation groups, birdwatchers, public officials, the Ruffed Grouse Society, Wild Turkey Federation, and, most important, the private land owners or public land National Fish & Wildlife Foundation · Partners in Flight and managers, come together to plan the best possible other groups; and established cooperative recreational trail conservation strategy for the area. This strategy can management programs with the AMC on trails in Maine and involve the public purchase of key habitats from willing New Hampshire. sellers. the creation of conservation easements on private Hancock has also established a "Stewardship lands, or simply the perpetuation of sound land· Team" and a Northeast Advisory Council. The Stewardship management techniques. Team 1s within the management structure of the company While this step has not off1c1ally proceeded in that oversees all forest management and actively promotes Vermont at this point in time. That is in fact the next step in the process now that IBA's have been officially identified. the principles of sustainable forestry to its field foresters. The Advisory Council meets periodically to review Hancock Others will surely follow in Vermont and with Audubon present in all other New England states, look for IBA's to be policies and discuss practices on an ongoing basis. identified in your state. 6 lamb Brook Moves Forward James Bartelme, Green Mountain National Forest JAMES W. SEWALL COMPANY Supervisor, has announced that the forest ,s moving forward with an Environmental Impact Statement and a ESTABLISHED 1880 public meeting for the Lamb Brook Project. "It has been almost five years since this project was first proposed", Bartelme said. "In the last five years, we have gathered Mapping FORESTRY new information about the area and are also aware of some Market Studies changed conditions. An Environmental Impact Statement AND is our preferred method of addressing the concerns of the Growth Modeling NATURAL people and fulfilling what the district court asked us to limberInventory examine," (See April 98 News Quarterly) RESOURCES In moving forward with the project, Forest Service Expert Testimony employees will begin with the original proposed action. Aerial Photography "We still have a proposed action Alternative E on the Photo Interpretation table,'Bartelme said. "We also have the rulings from Judge Murtha of the US District Court here in Vermont, the Feasibility I Resource Studies rulings of the Second C1rcu1t Court of Appeals, a proposal Appraisals to make the area a National Recreation Area, a failed piece - Forest Land of legislallon to make 1t a wilderness area. and comments · both for and against a timber sale - from approximately 300 - Recreational Lands people. We have had a tremendous response from the - Forest Product Facilities public for which I am grateful and thankful" Bartelme Database Programming and Management continued. "Other changed conditions include a nation-wide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development moratorium on building Forest Service roads, emerging Forest Mangement Plans and Contract Forest Management changes 1n regulations about road building and planning on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Rental and Post-processing National Forests, and declining budgets that impact what we do on the Green Mountain National Forest. Therefore, we are asking the public to help us refine the proposed 147 Center Street• Old Town, Maine 04468 action given all these changes" Bartelme said. Telephone 207-827-4456 • 800-648-4202 Telefax 207-827-3641 A public meeting was scheduled for July 8 at the E-mail [email protected]• Home Page http://www.jws.com Southwest Vermont Career Development Center in Bennington to create a dialogue around public concerns of the Lamb Brook Project. Bartelme commented that "we want to continue a dialogue with the public now on the Lamb Brook area. We have been doing more research on some of the contentious issues with this project this spring, Observations from Brazil and we want to share that collected information with those citizens who are interested in this area and this project. We B} R. Bamber Marshall want to explain the current proposal based on the new information, present the sideboards under which we are My Brazil work, studies beginning in 1938 and on working, validate the issues that have been raised, and get the ground beginning in 1962, became highly productive a response to the project by those attending the meeting beginning in 1968 with the creation of south Brazil's and those who respond through the U.S. mail, phone calls second forest which has been primarily our slash and and electronic mail. The outcome of this meeting will help loblolly pines. Now. after researching all North American us refine a proposed action that will allow us to move this commercial species relative to their potential adaptability project ahead in some collaborative way." and usefulness in southern South America and personally testing about twenty-five or thirty, I have persuaded some lumber and paper companies, large and small landowners, and governments, to start establishing plantations and nurseries with new species that I believe will become the less productive in agriculture, is being reclaimed for most valuable part of south Brazil's third forests. I am increasingly productive and sustainably managed forests, planning the easiest conversion methodologies for the admirably acceptable by UNCSD (Rio 92) environmental maximum areas typical of land use and ecological objectives. Pine and other conifer monocultures will character, to be accomplished with less work than would become less important as exotic and native hardwoods and be customary followup for other land use in such situations. species mixtures become established for high value and Every species I now work with, in addition to being a high production. In agroforestry practice, rather than fallow valuable wood locally and for export, must grow nearly one brushland following a single-year cash crop of corn, farmers inch DBH and/or one meter in height per year. Anything can grow the cash crop corn as summer shade for less 1s an ornamental or considered understory for future seedlings of valuable forest trees. The second summer consideration. cash crop can be nitrogen fixing such as peanuts, thereby Extension of highways and other roads into reducing weeding, and to whatever extent the peanuts are tropical forests of Mato Grosso and other Brazilian tropical not harvested they will fertilize the fast growing trees. states south of the upper Amazon River has resulted in Each year the landowner becomes more prosperous as a long-distance hauling of the more valuable tropical logs into greater percentage of their land becomes valuable forest the subtropical south, where they can be air-dried or kiln­ instead of fallow brushland. Everywhere the opportunity for dried and manufactured by European market standards. imaginative silv1culture is fascinating. Thus, this subtropical forest region south of the Capricorn at elevations commonly between 1000 and 4000 feet, logically should sustain forests and manufacture forest Mr. Marshall is an international consulting products forever. Its local land, often recognized as being forester who has spent most of his forestry career practicing forestry in South America. 7 New Members I Vermont's Own Forestry, Conservation and Wildlife Magazine J We sincerely welcome the following new members to the New England Society of American Foresters via original membership (N), transfer (T). or student (S). Granite State Division: Philip Auger of Strafford VERMONT (N), Lionel Chute of Washington (N), Eric Cole of Durham (N), Michael Lingley of Nashua (N), Robert M. Borg of WOODLANDS Ossipee (Tl. Mark Ducey of Durham (T), George Fillian of Woodsv1lle (T). Wayne Lewison of Center Harbor (T), Kevin Hathaway of New Market (S). and Robin Reed of Lebanon From the library (S}. Green Mountain Divisio"n: Brian Parks of to the landing Moretown (T). David Haight of Burlington (S). Roger Hart of Burlington (S). Krista Reinhart of Burlington (S). and Tyson From the boardroom Trautz of Burlington (S). to the classroom Maine Division: Anthony Lyons of Wilton (N). Robert Sawyer of Ashland (N), Steven Shatz of Brunswick (N), Joseph Ely of Topsham (T). Eric Heitzman of Fort Kent From the game trail (T), Douglas Robinson of Orono (T), Robert Wagner of to the nature trail Orono (T), George Carlisle of Bangor (T), Matthew Holley of Winterport (T). Stuart Lane of Lincoln (T), John Pratte of Sabattus (S). Winston Sinclair of Harmony (S), and Mathew People throughout the Northeast are Stedman of Canaan (S). Yankee Division: Michael l(mec of Storrs, Ct (N). gaining an appreciation of our Cynthia Wood of N. Attleborough, Ma (NI, Anne Fuller of S. woodlands and wildlife Hadley, Ma (Tl, Justin Donahue of Carver, Ma (S), Kevin Donovan of Danvers, Ma (S). Chad Gaudreau of Ware, Ma Through Vermont Woodlands Magazine (S), and Kris Rodenh1ser of Salem, Ma (S). Connecticut Chapter: Greg Arthaud of New Haven (T), Robert Kenny of New Haven (S), and Jonathan Wagar Subscriptions $18 a year of New Haven (S). For information about Display Ads or Classifiedscall 800 290 5232 Current Year/PreviousYear Comparison

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This letter is in response to your request for information on the status of the Green Mountain National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). You Could be Advertising We have successfully completed the Public Planning Group meetings in which we have identified and clarified issues that need to be considered in the revision of the Forest HERE! Plan. As you are aware, the first couple of meetings were slow to start and filled with strong feelings. The later If you know of meetings, including the most recent one in June, were someone or know of a firm that 1s New England based, has much faster paced and with a good tolerance of opposing New England roots, and/or would otherwise benefit from views. Issues were identified and opposing viewpoints advertising to 1,200 forusters frum New England please let were respectfully expressed and dialogued for good mo know. understanding. The new rates as of September 1, 1996 are: While there 1s more editing to do on the issue papers, they are essentially completed. I am most pleased BUSINESS CARD SIZE $30/issua with the overall results. Folks did a great deal of work to 1 /4 Page ad $50/issue make this happen and I remain optimistic that the future 1 /3 Page ad $70/issue projects will be equally successful. At this time we are Y, Page ad $90/issue awaiting new regulations from the Washington Office of the Forest Service which will allow the Green Mountain In addition, a 10% discount will be provided to National Forest to move forward with the Forest Plan any commitment to advertise in four consecutive issues of revision efforts. Unfortunately, we have no update on the Quarterly and a 1 5% discount will be provided to when to expect to "go ahead". Our last update indicated recognized advertising agencies. An invoice is sent that we would be allowed to proceed this fall or winter. immediately following publication with payment due within We appreciate the Society of American Foresters 30 days. All copy must be submitted by March 15, June participation rn our process and look forward to your 15, September 15, and December 15 for publication the continued involvement. When we do get the green light to following month. Our commitment is to expand the proceed, we will let you know our plans. You can be sure advertising space in this publication and to provide an we will be asking for your participation as well. opportunity for local advertisers first. Please forward advertising interest to Gary Salmon, Editor. James W. Bartelme is the Forest Supervisor of the Green Mountain National Forest 8 (ICE From page one)

Celebrating 100 Congressional Contacts: FEMA programs assisted people with immediate impacts of the disaster: basic shelter, road Years of Growth clearing, etc. However, FEMA does not cover forest and tree damage unless dire_ctly related to immediate health and At International Paper we pride safety. Forest landowners fall through the cracks of Federal ourselves on good ideas, innovative relief programs: they're not considered farmers or businesses. Traditional programs of the Forest Service, products, and a concern forthe world State and Private Forestry, though not designed for disaster around us. relief, can fill some of the need. With help from many individuals and groups, an appropriation request was INTERNATIONAL® PAPER developed and promoted. The region's congressional We answer to the world. delegation worked in b1part1san fashion; on May 1, 1998. the President signed an emergency appropriation bill worth $48 million for forestry programs to benefit the four states. Funding for programs will come in two phases: roughly $20 million now, and $28 m1ll1on on request. Total funding for each state is: Maine: $24.85 million, New Hampshire: $6.27 million, Vermont: $3.92 million, New York: $8.47 TREE Pno·s Survival System million. Dollar amounts were based on early estimates of acres damaged. These are the Federal programs that have been funded, and how the states will use the money: 1. TREE PRO Tree Protectors Stop Die-back and Protect Trees Forest Stewardship: To encourage the wise stewardship of private lands. States will use these funds to cover from: .idministrative costs of the recovery. • Deer Brouse and Rub Stewardship Incentive Program: Cost share money for • R:ibbits and Rodents landowners to develop management plans and implement • Wind anti Drought forest improvement activities. States will use the cost share to help affected landowners create or revise • Mowers stewardship management plans, clear debris from access roads, etc. The Forest Service will approve several special • Chemical Sf)rays cost share practices related to the storm shortly.

2. Mycor1'rce Mycorrhizal Root Urban and Community Forestry: To help communities Dip Enhances Growth and assess, plan for, improve, and maintain forest resources. Jmpro,·cs: States will make community grants and technical • Stem and Root Growth assistance available to communities affected by the storm. • Survial Rate Rural Development: Encourage the development of businesses and new technology based on forest related • Disease Resistance goods and services. States will use the money to assist forest related businesses harmed by the storm, encourage • Drought Tolerance use of storm related woody material. and help communities be better equipped to deal with increased fire danger.

Forest Health Mu111tonny: To mun1tur the long term health 1-800-875-8071 and product1v1ty of lures.I>'. Money will fund re-measurement of plots 111 the storm footprint area. 3180 W. 250 N. W. Lafayette, IN 47906 For more information dbout the recovery effort, call the ,,,ww.nlci.com/trccpro State Forester's office in one of the affected states, or the US Forest Service 111 Durham. New Hampshire at 603-868-7694.

Certified Forester Directory Now On Line NESAF Members Tour Want to quickly locate any current SAF Certified Norway and Sweden Forester? Now it's as easy as connecting to SAF's web page where a fully searchable database returns an individual Five New England foresters participated in the CF or all CF's within a specified city or state. The on-hne National SAF Tour to Norway and Sweden between May 6 directory enhances retrieval of important contact and 16, 1998. W1ll1am T. Bones of Wellesley, information and allows even greater exposure of the CF Massachusetts; Laura Dooley of Reading, Massachusetts; program to members of the public and other foresters. In Marc Johnson of South China, Maine; George Carlisle of addition, the complete Certified Forester Requirements and Sarasota dnd Bangor, Maine; and Hans Bergey of Hope, Standards of Professional Practice are also now easily Rhode Island. Vermont and New Hampshire Tree Farmers available at the same location. Putnam and Manon Blodgett also part1c1pated. According to Hans Bergey "1t was a professionally rewarding experience for all that took part in 1t." 9 Nominations, Nominations CFE Update Activity/Date/Location Contact Hours/ Not Too Early Category This fall will create vacancies on the Executive Taxpayer Relief Act; 3/31/98; E. Windsor, CT 5/1 Committee for state representatives in Vermont, Mame, and Massachusetts as well as our Canadian representative. Industrial Strength Workshop for Foresters & Loggers; 3/1 Ouallf1ed and interested people are out there and they need 4/9/98; Henniker, NH only be asked for part1c1pat1on. It is helpful to give a candidate a few days to consider the merits of the job (not Maine's Tree Growth Tax Law; 4/15/98; Orono, ME 6/1 to collect reasons to say not and that can only be done 1f the candidate 1s asked early. It 1s not too early to start Mud Season 13re,1kfost; 4/16/98; Shelburne, NH 4/1 canvassmy candidates 111 Vermont, Massachusetts, and Pests of the Forest; 5/1/98; Gorham, NH 3/1 Mame. For a really valid election 1t 1s even nice to have a couple of candidates for each office. The nominations for Old Roads Rights of Way; 5/7/98; Augusta, ME 7/I each of these offices should reach Dick Watt by September 15. Reclaiming Abandoned Field Habitats; 5/13/98; Belchertown, MA 2/1

Creating Early Successional Habitat; 5/15/98; Canaan, NH 1/1

Getting to Know Black Bears; 5/15/98; Gorham, NH 4/I

Fox Forest Lichen Exploration; 5/16/98; Hillsborough, NH 2/I

Leadership Academy For All Intro. to Arcview; 5/18 & 19/98 or 5/20 & 21/98; Durham, NH 8/I (Attend if Asked) Getting to Know Wetlands; 5/22/98; Gorham, NH 3/I In-stream & Riparian Habitats; 5/22/98; Keene, NH 3/I Two New England SAF members attended the National Leadership academy this year 111 May. Craig Forest Dynamics; 5/29/98; Gorham, NH 3/1 Maclean of International Paper in Maine and Joel Struebing of Hull Forest Products in Connecticut attended this year's Ecosystem Mgmt. Training Weekend; 5/29-31/98; 15/I excellent program. According to Craig the leadership Craftsbury Common, VT academy experience "is well worth the time and effort and Mill Procurement Policies & Our Forests' Future; 6/10/98; 2.5/1 should be required for anyone interested in SAF positions .. Concord, NH It is an invaluable experience for SAF and a heck of a lot of fun". Food for though for New England candidates next Intdligent Tree Marking; 6/26/98; Orono, ME 3.5/1 year. The only expense 1s the time and 1t 1s certainly worth that. You may obtain a chronological list of all evaluated programs that have taken place during the pa three years by sending $1 cash (for postage and printing) to me at my office.

Jon Nute UNH Cooperative Extension Arbor Day Celebration Honors 468 Route 13 South, Milford, NH 03055 David M. Smith

The Yale Student Chapter of SAF celebrated Arbor Day by planting a tree 1n honor of David Martyn Smith, Professor Emeritus of Forestry. The White Fringetree (Chionanthus v1rginicus), was planted just outside the office 1n Marsh Hall, where Professor Smith still works after 50 years of dedication to Yale Forestry. Hundreds of students, faculty, and alumni joined Professor Smith in the celebration. David Smith arrived on the faculty at the Yale School of Forestry in 1948. In 1954 he joined with Ralph Hawley as an author of The Practice of Silvicu/ture. Now in its ninth edition, The Practice of Si/viculture is used as the primary silv1cultural text in universities across the country and around the world. In 1973, Professor Smith presented a paper entitled "Maintaining Timber Supply in a Sound Environment" for the President's Advisory Panel on Timber 1n the Environment. This report was part of the deliberation eventually lead111g to the drafting of the 1976 National Forest Management Act. Professor Smith also served as associate editor for both the Joumal of Forestry and Forest Science. In the course of his six decades of teaching at Yale, Professor Smith has educated hundreds of graduate students, and worked directly with 36 doctoral students. Despite his retirement in 1990, Dave can still be found in David Smith (R) accepts his Arbor Day award from Student his office in Marsh Hall, discussing the silviculture of mixed SAF member Alex Finkral, while SAF members Dr. Herb species stands, making students his first priority, just has Winter (I). and Chris Elwell (back.center) look on. he always has. 10 DIVISIONNEWS

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Certification Update - The next round of forest practitioners charcoal pit construction, portable saw mill operations, and certification will be held in October. All exam applications horse logging. Timbers donated by Perma-Treat must be received in the State Forester's office prior to Corporation were used in the construction of the signs. September 1. A directory of practitioners 1s available upon request from the State Foresters' Office. The final draft of UCONN New Home Page - The University of Connecticut the "Regulations Pertaining to the Conduct of Forest Cooperative Extension Service has a new home page at Practices In the State of Connecticut" should be available in www.cnar.uconn.edu/ces/forest. The home page will have late summer for review and can be obtained by contacting new publications listed and how you can order them. the State Forester's office at CT-DEP-Forestry, 79 Elm Currently listed is a new publication called Forests and the Street, Hartford, CT 06106 (860-424-3630) c/o Doug Connecticut Economy and a job announcement for a new Emerthal. Extension Educator among other things. This is a full time position and for more information · log on. Arbor Day Activities · Fred Borman and Larry Rousseau of the CT-DEP, planted a tree for Arbor Day at St. Brendan's Newsmakers - Congratulations go to Tom Worthley ot the School in New Haven. The Connecticut SAF donated a Cooperative Extension Service for his recent appearance on Callory Pear for the DEP sponsored Arbor Day Poster the cover of the Journal of Forestry. Contest. Nicole Sicignano's winning poster marked St. Peter Hannah, Chair of the NESAF Winter Meeting Brendan's third win in the last four years. Poster Display in Burlington in 99 says that it is not too early to be thinking about a poster for this meeting next Forester's Fund Grant Put to Good Use - The Connecticut March. Start gathering your data, photos, and other SAF's $500 grant matched by National SAF $500 was artwork. More detailed information will appear in the presented on June 6th at Peoples State Forest in October issue of the Quarterly. Barkhamsted. Informational signs that trace the history of On a lighter note, Pete also mentioned that an Peoples State Forest were unveiled at the 75th Anniversary informal folk and bluegrass session may occur on Tuesday Celebration sponsored by the Connecticut Forest and Parks evening of the Winter Meeting. Bring your instrument and Association. SAF members Bob Ricard, Rob Rocks, Dave your voice. Questions regarding either posters or bluegrass Trykowski, Joel Bronson, Jim Gillespie, George Kiefer, Jim can be answered by calling Peter at 802-656-0682 or E­ Pronovost, and Jerry Milne were on hand to demonstrate mail at [email protected],edu

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SAF and Envirothon - The forestry component of the 98 Red Pine and Scale - After monitoring the red pine Rhode Island Envirothon was sponsored by the Rhode Island plantations around the Scituate Reservoir for decades, Chapter. Paul Dolan again coordinated the forestry section former watershed manager and Rhode Island Chapter of the competition and is hosting a forestry lesson for the member Hans Bergey was disappointed to learn recently winning team prior to their trip to the national competition. that the red pine scale (Matsucoccus resinosea) has finally arrived. Having worked its way through Connecticut and Rural lands Coalition Work Continues • Chapter members arriving in southern Rhode Island just a few years ago, the are involved in the continuing effort to update and revise scale was detected in several stands in the southwest the Farm, Forest, and Open Space Act. Agreement on the portion of Providence Water lands this spring by Forest proposed changes could not be reached with the state tax Supervisor Rob MacMillan. Providence owns about 12,000 assessors, so the effort will continue into the next acres of forestlands, with about 2,000 acres in red pine. legislative session. A grant was received by the Coalition Harvesting of the red pine will increase dramatically in the to carry out creative zoning and planning initiatives in the next few years, presenting Providence Water with a public South County area of the state, which is one of the three relations challenge. fastest growing areas in Southern New England, where open space lands are being lost at an alarming rate.

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First Mass Chapter Meeting - Harvard Forest in Petersham' • attending the Woodland Owners Field Day at the Freeman hosted the first Massachusetts Chapter of the Yankee Family Tree Farm in Brimfield. Events include the annual D1v1sion of the New England Society of American Foresters picnic, Tree Farmer of the Year award, forestry equipment on May 5th. The acting slate of officers until the by-laws and demonstrations, and a workshop on Chapter 61. Cost are approved by NESAF are: Chair· Charles Charon, Vice· will be $10. . Cha,r - 8111 Rivers. Secretary/Treasurer - Joel Dumont. Linwood Lesure, Massachustts only National Tree Details have yet to be worked out regarding the relationship Farmer (1979), died in March at the age of 93. Lin was of three state chapters under the Yankee Division umbrella. best known for his maple promotions efforts at the Eastern The purpose of this orga111zat1on will focus on: organizing States exposition. He was the first Massachusetts resident continuing education workshops; create policy statements; named to the Maple Hall of Fame. public relations promotion of forest management; to name a few. A proposal for a general purpose was considered as Forester LicensingHearings Move Forward· Public hearings "By advancing both public awareness and professional were held across the state on May 26 regarding the competence, MSAF shall work to support both the right and proposed licensing of foresters in Massachusetts. Written the opportunity to practice professional forestry in the comments could also be submitted until June 5. While commonwealth of Massachusetts." Invitations to attend attendance last December was high, this latest round 1n this initial meeting were sent to 214 current SAF members total brought out only about two dozen people. According who resided in Massachusetts. to the new regulations "as of October 1, 1998, no person shall hold him or herself out and engage in the practice of Yankee Division Summer Meeting focused on wildlife - June forestry in the Commonwealth unless licensed in 17 found Yankee Division members in Belchertown, accordance with M.G .L.C. 132, Sections 47·50". As of Massachusetts sharing information with the Division of recent meetings, that deadline will probably be pushed back Fisheries and Wildlife. Dick DeGraff stressed structural to January l, 1999. diversity of age classes, patches, and mixed softwood and hardwood stands as examples of good diversity for wildlife. Massachusetts Forest History On Display - DEM is Tom O'Shea and Ann Marie Kittredge presented information celebrating the centennial of the state forests and parks. A on a modified approach to even-aged silviculture. series of events were initiated this spring which culminated Of great interest was a Fish and Wildlife with the rededication of the Mt. Greylock Summit on June biodiversity initiative funded by the Open Space Bond Bill 21 . A century ago the legislature responded to public and implemented by the Forest Stewardship Program which outcries for protection by purchasing 400 acres of land at provides funding for wildlife practices on private lands that the summit thus protecting it from clearcutting by include: creation of temporary and/or permanent forest encroaching loggers. This became the beginning of the openings; biannual mowing; controlling undesirable present 285,000 acre forest and park system. vegetation; and the reclaiming of old fields. These An effort by several foresters and a fine editing practices are to help provide the optimal blend of habitat job by Charles H.W. Foster has produced Stepping Back to types that will support the flora and fauna native to Look Forward:A History of the Massachusetts Forest. The Massachusetts. collection of nine essays documents the forest history of the state and changes in the landscape over the last Outdoorswoman Course Offered· Massachusetts has Joined century. It is published by Harvard Forest and the 339 40 other states to help promote interest amongst women page book is available from the Massachusetts Forestry in the outdoors. In its third year, the Division of Fisheries Association, PO Box 1096, Belchertown, Ma 01007. and Wildlife program has interested women from 18 to 75 years young. Late August is the featured weekend and Newsmakers - David and Anne Marie Kittredge found includes several activities aimed at helping the participant themselves describing "Do Nothing Forestry" in the become more comfortable in a forested surrounding. Perspective column of the June issue of the Journal of Forestry. While creating some thoughts on how we have Tree Farm News - New officers for 98 include: Chair - Hugh tried to interest those NIPF's over the years, they present Putnam, Vice Chair· Paul Catanzaro, Treasurer - Bob Lear, a case on the merits of having some land "do nothing." An Secretary - Greg Cox. September 19 will find Tree Farmers interesting column and well worth re-reading.

MAINEDivision David Maass

Forestrybill signed - After much legislative debate, a forest Spring Meeting Focuses on Ice Storm Damage - The Maine management bill was passed and signed by Governor Division spring meeting included a field trip to the August King on April 7th. The bill: requires the Bureau of Winterberry Tree Farm in China, Maine. Two tour routes Forestry to collect data and produce a biennial report on the were provided which demonstrated the effects of the storm state of Maine Forest; gives the Commissioner of on stands and individual trees. As the groups toured and Conservation the power to set more stringent standards for reviewed the damage on hardwoods and pine and fire trees buffer zones around clearcuts; requires 250 foot buffers many more questions arose than could be answered. The around clearcuts over 100 acres in size; requires primary question was what do you advise landowners on management plans for clearcuts over 35 acres. In addition what to do now. There are no certain answers, and it the largest landowners will be required to report on seems that answers depend on individual landowner needs clearcuts over 75 acres, total acres planted, and total acres and objectives. commercially harvested. Hearings will be proceeding on many of the provisions which will be prepared by rule making by the Department of Conservation. .... more NEWS

12 SAPP/ land sold - South African Pulp and Paper Industries, Poster Contest Still Popular - More than 50 schools and owner of S.D. Warren, has announced that 1t will be selling 109 sixth grade classes participated in the Maine Division's its 911,000 acres of Maine timberland. The holdings are in sixth annual "What is green and growing in Maine" poster the west central Maine along the Kennebec River drainage, contest_ This spring about 2300 sixth graders participated. roughly in the triangle of Jackman, Greenville, and Bingham. The contest provides opportunities for foresters from the SAPPI owns about 80 miles of frontage on Moosehead and Maine Division to visit sixth grades and to talk about Flagstaff Lakes. Additionally, the company will be selling forestry. Following the presentation, students prepare its hydro and biomass generation plants at Westbrook and posters based on the theme with materials provided by the Skowhegan. The purpose of the sale is for SAPPI to Maine Division. The committee continues to look for concentrate on its core business of making fine papers. volunteers to part1c1pate in this popular program. SAPPI said that it would only consider selling the land to Volunteers continue to exclaim how rewarding it is and to "companjes with a commitment to the practice of find out yourself, contact Greg Foster in Raymond for sustainable forestry and the ability to comply with Maine's 1nclus1on in next year's program. Winners this year forest practices law." Part of the sale includes a wood included Gwen Tuttle of Hancock County with forester Mike supply agreement to the Somerset Mill. SAPPI floated Benjamin visiting; Bonnie Chase (2nd place) from Penobscot tentative offers before several potential buyers earlier in the County visited by Russell Roy; and Clarice Pepper (3rd year. Roughly six or seven made suitable initial offers and place) visited by Gary Fish. are in the second round of bidding. SAPPI purchased S.D. Warren in 1994 from Scott Paper Company, paying $1.6 Newsmakers - Retired forester and active interpretive billion, for its mills in Westbrook and Skowhegan as well as naturalist Joe Gray of Jefferson was presented the SAF mills in Muskegon, Michigan and Mobile, Alabama and for Golden Membership Award at the spring Division meeting. the Maine timberlands. Gray has had 50 years of experience with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, USDA Souther Forest Experiment Station, TVA, R.B. Shannon & Associates Engineers and Foresters, and Consolidated Natural Gas Company. Lynn Wilson, Maine Division Chair, made the presentation highlighting his 50 years as an SAF member.

GREENMOUNTAIN Division Elizabeth Lesnikoski

Tree Farms and Training - Steve parker and Suzanne Terry Kiln drying for solid wood packing material and improved of High Reach Farm in Danville have been chosen as this treatment measures for wood chip imports. He asks that years Outstanding Tree Farmers. High Reach Farm 1s a forestry professionals help support his position and write to model of multiple use forestry, exemplary forest Secretary Glickman. Introduced invasive species already management, and diversity of forest products. Woodlot cost the forest industry an estimated 4 billion dollars tours were given during a day long celebration of Tree annually. Risk assessments have estimated the costs Farming on Saturday June 27. associated with the introduction of new alien pests could The national Tree Farm program has tightened the cost the forest industry $58 billion and devastate forest Tree Farm certification parameters and inspection ecosystems. guidelines. The emphasis is now toward high quality Tree Farms rather than actual numbers of Tree Farms. Envirothon Continues Growth - On May 12, thirteen Inspecting foresters will be trained with the new guidelines envirothon teams competed for the right to represent and issued an inspector's certificate identification card good Vermont at the national championship in Michigan. Ginger for five years. For a copy of the new guidelines and Anderson and Gary Salmon were on hand in Cabot to information on inspector training contact Harry Chandler, implement the forestry exam. As usual 1t focused on Executive Director of Vermont Woodlands at 802-584- measurements, proper use of tools (scale sticks and prism). 3333. dendrology, tree parts, with a few silv1cultural terms and insects and diseases thrown in to keep everyone thinking. Legal Aspects of Forest Explained - Two recent Overall the quality of knowledge and number of teams are publications have examined the various legal aspects of slowly rising which will require more foresters available to forestry and tree growing in general. "The Law of Trees" mentor teams. Don't be surprised if a school gives you a was compiled for the Vermont Institute for Government. call to help out a forestry team. For the second This four page newsletter details state laws governing consecutive year the Vermont winner was Websterville public trees, boundary trees, and the bundle of rights due Academy. The team amassed 441 points on team scores timberland owners. Additional information and a copy of in forestry, aquatics, wildlife, soils, and an oral presentation the newsletter can be obtained at the Vermont Institute for on watersheds. Government in Montpelier 802-223-2389. University of Vermont Thom McEvoy has recently Arbor Day Foresters Busy - The first week of May found written a book titled "Legal Aspects of Owning and 7, 700 elementary school students in 88 schools having Managing Woodlands." Topics covered include acquiring Arbor Day celebrations. Although sponsored by the and owning forest land, managing and using forest land, Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council, many of taxation and estate planning, and ethics of forestry the programs are Vermont forestry related thanks to the practices. The book is being published by Island Press and many foresters providing the programs. Once again will be available this fall. International Paper Company provided white spruce seedlings for each student to take home. The D1vis1on Exotic Pests and Wood - Senator James Jeffords has sponsored each of the five District Arbor Day poster recently written to Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman winners by providing each with a $50 savings bond. A expressing concern about the USDA policies and programs good time was had by all. Once again an opportunity to get in place to safeguard the forest industry from the the forestry message across 11 asked next spring. introduction of exotic pests. Senator Jeffords would like to see phytosanitary standards that require heat treatment for imported logs, railroad ties, and other large wood articles. 13 GRANITE STATEDivision JonathanNute

Summer Series Focuses on SF/ Issues - Seventy natural Norm Hansen of Monadnock Forest Products resource professionals attended the GSD/SAF summer explained why he supports SFI. AF&PA is the only national forum on Mill Procurement Policies and Our Forests' Future. organization representing the industry. SFI fosters This was the third meeting in a series discussing current responsibility of the member companies and holds them forestry issues in New Hampshire. Phil Bryce, panel accountable. Public perception of the industry needs moderator and State Forester introduced the five panel improvement. Education and promotion of sustainability to members by commenting on the changes that have the public 1s needed through press and media reports. Also occurred in the forest environment of New Hampshire and a need exists to publicize the BMPs and other positive the quality of recent forest management and mill activities. things the industry has done. Voluntary standards, rather Brooks Mccandlish, NEFCO forester, stated that than regulatory rules, are better for the industry. The SFI mills have an obligation of respqnsibility because of their strongly supports logger education and skills improvement. influence on forest harvesting through their mill And lastly, the ongoing obligation to employees and procurement policies. The SFI is a good approach and a customers to be advocates for sustainability is quite simply good start, but should be adopted by more mills (non the right thing to do. He also announced that participation AF&PA members) locally. He would like to see a real in SFI will soon be opened to non-members, such as commitment by mills to discourage overloading of log landowners and mills, on a dues paying basis. trucks delivering gatewood to the mill, cleaner landings and Completing the forum, Charlie Levesque, SFI no violations of timber harvesting laws. He felt that coordinator in New Hampshire, announced that on July 1 landowners are primarily responsible for sustainable forest there will be a toll free number the public can call for practices, but mills can do better and provide a more concerns about specific timber harvests. If an AF&PA positive public image. member is involved as the landowner, operator or purchaser Mark Driscoll, Pinetree Power plant manager, from the site involved, a direct follow up and response to spoke about their commitment to forestry at their the caller will occur. A recently published independent cogeneration facility in Bethlehem. He discussed their audit of SFI in New Hampshire is available by contacting Timber Resources Enhancement via Energy (TREE) him at 603-226-0012. assistance program. Partic1pat1ng landowners that use a consulting forester and have a written management plan Activities for You - Explore Chocurua Forest Lands on July receive a premium price for delivered woodchips. In the 25 from 10-3 p.m. in Moultonborough with SPNHF. The past 12 years, the TREE program has enrolled 18,400 acres Ossipee Mountains sustained some of the worst ice damage of forest and provided $150,000 to landowners. In a this past winter. The Chocorua Forest Lands Partnership separate initiative, Pinetree Power will not accept chips has undertaken ambitious timber and wildlife habitat from clearcuts of mcire than 75 acres, unless supervised by improvements while cutting low-grade hardwood for kiln­ a forester. dried campfire wood markets. Cersos1mo Lumber Company General Manager Get familiar with the Hay National Wildlife Refuge Dan Hamson explained why his company has chosen not to from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays in Newbury. Dates be an SFI participant. He feels that the solid wood industry for visiting the area are August 20 - say goodby to summer 1s different than the pulp industry and that AF&PA is and August 27 - monarch migration. dominated by the pulp industry. He feels that SFI is an image enhancement program that also unfortunately makes non-members appear to be guilty of poor practices. He is N. H. FORESTERS! concerned that SFI could weaken the solid wood industry competitiveness, as well as push the perception that Order your 'WALK WITH A FORESTER IN independent contractor loggers may be considered as employees of the mill. However, he does support logger THE GRANITE STATE" video today! Send training and certification efforts as well as industry $22.50 (includes P & H) to J.B. Cullen, Box promotion to the public. 746, RD 2, Center Barnstead, NH 03225. Jim Emerson, Foresthet1cs forester, noted that This 20 minute video is great to use for high "legislation 1s the missing link in sound forest practices: Only equal rules for everyone, rather than voluntary school career days, rotary, garden clubs and participation, will provide true sustainable forest practices. conservation commission presentations. How Most mills don't have a policy for sustainability, other than about donating a copy to your local school, taking wood of all grades and thereby improving the forest libraryor video store? At last, a great way to by providing a market for the low grade material. Beyond a public relations issue, he sees liquidation harvests as a show others what we do as professional threat to the timber industry because of limiting future foresters! wood supplies. You saw the premiere at the GSD/SAF Campton meeting. Order your video today/ "The world is run by those who show up." TREESGROW JOBS

14 New Brunsv,1ick - Ardith Armstrong

Positive Reinforcement (Two is Better Than One) - A letter A paper and two posters were presented at the of agreement regarding Joint Collaboration between the 1998 Canadian Botanical Association meeting June 27-July University of New Brunswick Wood Science and 1 in Saskatoon, SK. Dr. Mark Roberts presented a paper Technology Center (WSTC) and the National Research "Response of the Herbaceous Layer to Forest Harvesting in Council of Canada Canadian Construction Materials Center. eastern North America". The posters "Composition of the (CCMC). WSTC offers professional and technical services Herbaceous Community in a Mixed Forest in the Hayward to the wood and construction industries across Canada and Brook Watershed, New Brunswick" by Hovey, Frego, and abroad to help companies improve their competitive position Roberts and "The Effects of Harvesting on the Species through innovation. CCMC facilitates the acceptance and Composition and Diversity of the Herbaceous Layer in a use of new and innovative produces and systems. Through Mixed Forest in New Brunswick" were also presented. this agreement, CCMC will list WSTC as a recognized laboratory for evaluation and testing of wood based construction products and services. This will permit WSTC to participate in the preliminary development and testing of Quebec - Kim Lowell new products as well as the formulation of testing protocols, evaluation methodologies and performance Wood Tracking and Twin Blades - The Ministry of Natural criteria for the new product or system. Resources in April changed the method of tracking wood A memorandum of understanding has also been cut by companies having public lands contracts. With the signed between the Wood Sciences and Technology Center aid of the Internet, MNR has established an electronic and Forinteck Canada Corporation to establish a framework reporting system that individual companies are obliged to for collaborative research and development on wood use. The new system will provide enormous benefits processing and wood products and to facilitate the transfer relative to all forestry activities in Quebec. The new system of the results of research and development to the wood for example will reduce the time between measuring wood products industry. The agreement includes commitments at a mill and billing from four months to just one month. toward collaborating on projects, providing access to one Sawquip International, Inc. of Lavaltne · a another's research facilities, and allowing eligibility for company that specializes in the production of high Forintek researchers to become Honorary Research performance equipment for the sawlog industry · has Associates or Adjunct Professors according to the developed two new twin circular saws (18" and 26" procedures of the University. blades). The innovative part of these saws is that a hydrostatic bearing allows vibration to be dampened Education on Line - Dr. Pierre Zundel demonstrated some sufficiently that high quality cuts can be made. The cost of new educational/professional competence assessment the saw should be significantly less than that of twin band software at the Swiss University of Lausanne's Department saws, plus the decrease in the size of the cuts will allow a of Rural Engineering in May. The software presents 3% increase in sawn wood volume. professional forestry problems and tracks the user's "pathway" to solving them, making the problem-solving Ice Storm Info A vai/ab/e - Damage to city and forest trees process visible. The pathway is then analyzed to compare in Quebec from January's ice storm was extremely high. In it with expert problem-solving pathways and to see if response to the need for more information, the Ministry of critical steps were taken to manage financial, legal and Natural Resources has established a Web site to deal with environmental risk and maximize efficiency. The software commonly asked questions. The site is not devoted only to also make "just in time" learning possible through the use of wood producers, however. There 1s also a section targeted context sensitive help. The University of Lausanne is at maple producers. For more information on the extent of interested in using the software as part of its professional the damage, measures to be taken to limit the damage, or education program. other ice news visit the following Web site: http :Ilsylva .sbf.ulaval .ca/verglas Continuing Education in Forestry - Courses being offered this fall include: Strategies for Maintaining Biodiversity in University News - The 3rd International Symposium on Forest Management - October 22-23, 98. See our web site Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and (http://www. Unb.calweb/forestry/contedu .html Environmental Sciences was held on May 20-22 in Quebec City. Approximately 110 people attended the event at Faculty Notes - Dr. R.A Savidge presented a landmark paper Laval University. Proceedings will be published in book in tree biochemistry; the first report in the history of forest form before the end of the year by Ann Arbor Press. science to demonstrate that a specific aspect of gene Information on obtaining a copy can be found at expression is qualitatively linked perfectly to the annual spatial.accu racy@scg .ulaval .ca cycle of growth and dormancy. Dr. Graham Forbes presented a paper - "Designing Newsmakers - The Centre for Research in Forest Biology at a Research Agenda for Ecosystem-Based Management of Laval has accepted two new researchers. Dr. Line Lapointe Protected Areas" at the Science and Greater Ecosystem is a Biology Department member and her research interests Workshop held in St. Johns, NF, May 6-7, 98. He was also are in plant nutrition and the allocation of resources in invited to the Manitoba Model Forest Workshop in May to perennial forest plants. Dr. Louis Belanger is a Wood and speak on "Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Forest Sciences Department member with research Management." interests focused on aspects of wildlife, silviculture, and biophysics relative to sustained yield and integrated forest management. 15 Announcing an InternationalC.,onf erence: The Science of Managing Forests to Sustain Water Resources November 9-11, 1998 Sturbridge Host Hotel - Sturbridge, MA, USA

This conference will address contemporary issues in research and management on forested watersheds, Society of American emphasizing the relationship between forest management Foresters and the sustained yield of high quality water resources. The National conference will be of interest to researchers, managers, and Convention planners who work on forested watersheds. Conference includes two days of technical sessions and round table Grand Traverse Resort on the discussions, plus an optional day of field trips to Quabbin shores of Lake Michigan Reservoir, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, or the Old Sturbridge Village forestry tract.

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