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In These Woods: March 2021 In These Woods: In These Woods Getting Started Issue One: March 2021 sWelcome to In These Woods! “In These Woods” is an educational series celebrating all things woodland. Between March and November, readers receive a monthly issue covering a wide range of topics. This is a great resource for woodland landowners (new and old), stewards, enthusiasts and anyone looking to learn more about forest systems. You’ll also find many tools and insights for both the beginner and expert levels. Our 2020 readers will see new articles and resources to keep you moving forward. If you’re joining for the first time, welcome! There is something in here for everyone, just like the woods... 2021 Issues: April - Understanding Forest Ecology May - Woodland Enhancements June - Wildlife & Recreation July - Agroforestry August - Timber Management September - Invasive Species October - Protecting Your Forest Assets November - Bringing It all Together In These Woods Woodland Stewardship Series is a collaboration among Cornell Cooperative Exten- sion of Columbia & Greene Counties, New York City DEP, USDA Forest Service, and the Watershed Agricultural Council’s Forestry Program March 2021 Contents 2 About Us 6 A Forester’s View 9 Meeting Your Woods 10 Using Maps to Learn & Plan 16 Activity: Distance Pacing 17 Families in the Forest 18 Resource Collections 19 Woodland Owner Networks 1 About Us Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) is dedicated to working with communities to meet the needs we have and prepare for the bright future we see and share. CCE was first established in both Columbia and Greene counties in 1917. We joined togther in 2012 to better serve both communities. Today, CCE Columbia & Greene works with residents, governments and partners in pursuit of a simple, yet powerful mission: Our Mission Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological and agri- cultural sustainability, and social well-being. We bring local experience and research-based solutions together, helping individuals, families and communities in Columbia and Greene Counties thrive in our rapidly changing world. You can learn more about the programs and services we provide on our website. You can also contact us directly to help overcome a challange, share stories and gather tools to help you achieve your goals. Below is the contact information for our two offices. We look forward to hearing from you. Acra Hudson Agroforestry Resource Center Extension Education Center 6055 Route 23 479 Route 66 Acra, New York 12405 Hudson, New York 12534 (518) 622-9820 (518) 828-3346 Email us at: [email protected] Or visit our website: http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/ March 2021 Agroforestry Resource Center Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center (ARC) was established in 2003 to help sustain the vast, privately-held forest resources in the Hudson Valley, Catskill Mountains and surrounding region. It is home to the Agriculture and Natural Resources team who focus on regional education and outreach in all woodland and working landscape subject areas. Agroforestry is defined as the combination of agriculture and forestry practices that create integrated, productive and sustainable land-use systems. These practices can include ginseng, mushrooms, maple and other high-value products. Through a variety of programs and partnerships, CCE offers land stewards economically viable and ecologically sustainable practices to help preserve and manage woodlands. The ARC includes a diverse and talented group of natural resource educators, an interactive indoor space and a 142-acre model forest that supports an outdoor “laboratory” for demonstration, research and hands-on workshops. To learn more about the Agroforestry Resource Center, visit: Agroforestry Resource Center 3 Siuslaw Model Forest Siuslaw (Sy-use-luh) Model Forest is our 142-acre living classrom. It’s one of our greatest educational resources and sits right across the street from the Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra. Our Natural Re- sources team and its partners manage this diverse property for all to experience. It’s home to innovative demonstration sites, habitat, trails, and real-world examples of woodland stewardship principles and best management practices. History In 1956, Eric Rasmussen, a forester educated at the College of Forestry in Syracuse (now SUNY ESF), embarked on a career as the owner of Lange’s Grove Side Resort. For the next 50 years, Eric pursued his interest in forestry through the sustainable management of 150 acres of land owned by the resort. Eric named this property the Siuslaw Tree Farm. Siuslaw is a Native American word meaning “land of the far away river,” referring to the Hudson River. The name was also a tribute to the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon, where Eric worked as a forester in the 1950’s. In 2006, Eric and his family generously donated the Siuslaw Tree Farm to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County (CCE Greene) so that the forest would continue to be managed to provide research and educational opportunities in the future. Eric working on a bog bridge, Fall 2020 March 2021 Siuslaw as a Model: In 2007, Siuslaw was designated a NYC Department of Environmental Protection Model Forest. Siuslaw is one of four model forests in the region that all demonstrate the importance of sustainable land stewardship, forest health and water quality protection through education. Today, Cornell Cooperative Extension hosts many public education programs in the forest and partners with researchers, ecological monitors, and other institutions and organizations like SUNY ESF and the Watershed Agricultural Council’s Forestry Program to bring these resources to the community. The Siuslaw Model Forest is open to the public during our regular business hours (8:30-4:00 Mon-Fri). There are miles of trails for non-motorized recreation and many interpretive signs that educate around best management practices and activities you can bring home to your woods. Demonstrations Mushroom Laying Yard Best Management Practices (BMP) See how we grow shiitake and oyster Walk the woods roads and learn about open mushrooms on sections of logs. The laying topped culverts, broad based dips, water bars yard is a great first step in planning a and other techniques for preventing erosion backyard or small commerical mushroom and protecting water. operation. Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) Enhancements See the different stages of growth and There are bird nesting boxes, pollinator practices employed to restore habitat or thin houses, American chestnut restoration dense stands of trees to encourage healthy planting, habitat thinnings and plenty of tree forest conditions. identification markers to keep you learning! 5 A Forester’s View Ron Frisbee Ron acted as CCE Columbia & Greene’s Natural Resource Educator for almost a decade and soon embarks on a retirement adventure on his family farm in Delaware County. Ron contributed endless woodland knowledge and expereince as a career educator and beloved member of the forestry and natural resource communities. The 2020 Forester’s View allowed me to pontificate on the content offered each month from a consultant forester’s perspective. As I am leaving CCE soon to expand my “boots- on-the-ground” presence on my family farm and in my clients’ woods, this month will be my last chance to influence public opinion. For me, the lessons from 2020 include the words Resilience, Reciprocity, and Resistance. The words I hope will resonate in 2021 are Renewal, Rejuvenation and Retirement. The last one will be tempered by the fact that I am not stump jumping like I did 20 years ago! Get out there, Act with your heart, and Learn from your mistakes: My warm-weather ball cap displays the question, “Got Woods?” My assumption is that you are an eager participant in this letter series because you do have some woodlands (woods) OR there are woods perhaps, that you do not own that are important to you. As seekers, this learning experience will be jam- packed with resources and opportunities for further review and study. As the sage steward of our model demonstration forest at the Agroforestry Resource Center says, “Just do it!” The learning will occur only while taking risks. Same concept applies in your woods! I advise you to come to know your woods from the many perspectives offered here. The journey you are starting is not a sight-seeing outing. Spend time observing or noticing the multitude of processes at work in your woods, then adapt and apply your learning. Learn from your mistakes….just minimize their impact by starting out at a smaller scale when possible. Listen carefully to the “experts”, but act with your heart, as we are mere stewards. March 2021 “This land is your land, this land is my land…” And so starts a song we all learned in grade school. Taken literally, our history of private land ownership in this country is well engrained in our individual and collective psyche. Taken more holistically, the land “belongs” to all of us. As woodland owners and as individuals who have relationships with some woods, somewhere, we all assume some level of responsibility for the stewardship of these resources. Often we segregate our woods into trees, wildlife, water and air resources, yet the sum is greater than the whole as synergy and symbiosis are at work to nourish all. My hope for you, as you move through this letter series, is that you will feel empowered to steward, brave enough to teach, and resilient to provide a legacy. As a young buck forester, I wrote some awesome forest management plans that I’m sure would have met the needs of the trees, wildlife, and water resources. The goals of the woodland owner however, maybe not so much, as many of the recommendations never were implemented. Lack of contractors with markets for low value trees was, and still is, an impediment to good silviculture (tree growing) in my neck of the woods.
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