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The Ohio Journal The Ohio oodland Volume 23 • Number 4 • FALL 2016 W A publicAtion of the ohio tree Farm committee Journal ♦ Tree Farm Pillar-Wildlife ♦ Ohio’s Forestry Schools ♦ Oak Restoration ALPHAALPHA NURSERIESNURSERIES Species Size Type Price per 1000 Spicebush 12-18" Seedlings $590.00 American Arborvitae 8-15" Seedlings $270.00 Eastern Wahoo 12-18" Seedlings $910.00 Black Walnut 18-24" Seedlings $660.00 Silky Dogwood 12-18" Seedlings $430.00 River Birch 18-24" Seedlings $670.00 Swamp White Oak 12-18" Seedlings $570.00 Speckled Alder 12-18" Seedlings $880.00 White Pine 7-10" Seedlings $235.00 Norway Spruce 16-24" Transplants $800.00 Contact us today for complete seedling list! 3737 65th St. • Holland, MI 49423 269-857-7804 • Fax 269-857-8162 • Email: [email protected] www.alphanurseries.com Preserving the Heritage for Future Generations. Protecting the environment through sustainable forest management. Why Choose Yoder Lumber? · Committed to protecting the environment for future generations. · An Ohio Master Logging Company. · Professional foresters throughout NE, Central, and SE Ohio. Find out how your Located in the heart of Holmes County, OH timber can provide P:330-674-1435 · [email protected] income for you. www.yoderlumber.com The Ohio INSIDE THIS ISSUE oodland Journal W Fall 2016 • Volume 23 • Number 4 4 Perspective from the Tree Farm Editors Committee Chair by Joe Puperi Greg Smith ODNR DIVISION OF FORESTRY [email protected] 5 Perspective from ODNR Dave Schatz by Robert Boyles OHIO TREE FARMER 8 Alice Glaser 7 Calendar of Events ODNR DIVISION OF FORESTRY Editorial Board 8 Wood, Water, WilDliFE, Recreation – Alan Walter Tree Farm’s Foundations by Jon Costanzo OHIO TREE FARM COMMITTEE David Apsley Wild Wonders in the Woods: The Screech Owl OHIO STATE UNIV. EXTENSION 11 Mike Besonen by Marne Titchenell GLATFELTER 11 John Dorka 15 Focus on Forest Health: Ohio’s Brood V OHIO FORESTRY ASSOCIATION Periodical Cicadas Emergence by Tom Macy Bob Mulligan ODNR DIVISION OF FORESTRY The Forest Management Program at 15 Joe Puperi 18 ODNR DIVISION OF FORESTRY Hocking College by Jim & Stephanie Downs advErtising ManagEr The Forest Management Program at Tom Mills 24 18 OHIO TREE FARM COMMITTEE The Ohio State University by David M. Hix [email protected] Connecting Kids to Nature by Sue Wintering To learn more about becoming an 27 Ohio Tree Farmer, visit ohiotreefarm.org or call 888-388-7337 Why Care About Oaks? by Dave Apsley 30 24 Designed and Printed by Janis Nein Ohio Forestry Association, Inc. Alliance Printing & Mailing Service 2520 Atco Avenue The Sycamore and Ohio’s Bald Eagle Recovery Middletown, Ohio 45042 32 1-800-837-7768 by Brad Perkins The Ohio Woodland Journal is a quarterly publication of the Ohio OFA Updates Tree Farm System. It is mailed at 33 no charge to Certified Tree Farmers and at no charge for one year to all forest landowners receiving a Forest On the Cover Stewardship Plan. It is available to all others by mailing an annual Fishless, shallow wetlands benefit songbirds, 32 subscription fee of fifteen dollars to shorebirds, waterfowl, turtles, and amphibians. the Ohio Tree Farm Committee, Jon Costanzo’s feature article on page 8 describes 1100-H Brandywine Boulevard, Zanesville, Ohio 43701. how establishing food plots and habitat increases the diversity and sustainability of the For subscriptions, school sponsorships, and moving, wildlife population on his tree farm. let Us Know! 888-388-7337 Photo courtesy of the author. This issue of The Ohio Woodland Journal features articles about Ohio’s two robust higher education forestry programs. Jim and Stephanie Downs describe the Hocking College program located in Nelsonville in southeast Ohio, and Dr. David Hix relates The Ohio State University course of study. The schools offer different emphases, while both provide opportunities for students to explore the range of subjects needed to understand the many facets of the forestry profession and the renewable natural resource we have in Ohio. Fall 2016 | 3 Joe Puperi ODNR Division of Forestry Perspectives Ohio Tree Farm Committee, Chair Certified News ince the first years I started as an ODNR service What is a Tree Farm Mentor? Sforester, I have seen the Tree Farm Program as a great This is a newly revamped excuse for foresters to regularly reach out to landowners program, so exact roles are to discuss their properties with them. Back then, we were still being defined, but the over inspecting every tree farm on a 5-year cycle. Unfortunately, arching goal is to improve communication. given our current inspector corps capacity and the demands Much of our training time was spent helping of the Tree Farm Program, we are no longer able to keep that the Tree Farm Mentors understand what resources are schedule. The good news is that in order for the Certified available to help tree farmers best manage their woodland Tree Farmers of Ohio to remain certified, we are only properties. The expectation is that mentors will share these required to inspect the properties that the American Tree resources with other tree farmers, who will share it with yet Farm System (ATFS) assigns each year based on a random more tree farmers. sampling process. There are at least two ways we envision this information That random sharing happening. First, some of the Tree Farm Mentors sampling gives us may be hosting a “mini” tree farm tour of their property. a good idea of how Most were a little hesitant to do this because they feel like successful the program they have forest practices yet unfinished. What better is as a whole, but it does mentor than one who is on the same road, rather than one not foster adequate who thinks they have reached the end! Secondly, the Tree communication with Farm Mentors are going to try to help fellow tree farmers you, the individual who informed us during the database survey that their plan tree farmer. The Ohio is out of date. Tree Farm Mentors are not acting as foresters Tree Farm Committee in drafting a larger management plan or administering a recognizes this deficiency and is actively working on timber sale. Rather, they will work with landowners to help solutions to improve communications. Last year’s effort was individuals use available resources to bring their otherwise the database clean-up project, an ongoing effort that is aided adequate plan up to date and into full compliance with the when you notify us of any changes in contact or ownership ATFS Standards of Sustainability. information. While Tree Farm Inspector/Certified Tree Farmer visits Our next big effort to improve communication involves may not be as frequent, we do expect to increase person- tapping into the energy, excitement, knowledge, and passion to-person interaction. I believe there is no better means to of tree farmers. To that end, we held Tree Farm Mentor facilitate two-way communication, and hope many of you training in August at the Wilderness Center in Stark County. are able to take advantage of this new opportunity. ♦ We now have 18 Tree Farm Mentors scattered throughout the state. Tree Farm Committee Chair and ODNR Service Forester Joe Puperi can be contacted by phone at (419) 424-5004, or by email at [email protected]. Fall 2016 | 4 Robert Boyles ODNR Deputy Director and State Forester This past October, two individuals and a group were recognized and honored at the 2016 Forest of Honor event. Trees were planted in the Forest of Honor and a ceremony was held for Glenn Waggy, Dr. Paul Mechling II, and The Nature Conservancy - Ohio. Glenn Waggy planted. Additionally, the farm hosts a number of wetlands Glenn lives in Medina County and is retired from and food plots for diverse wildlife. Part of their interest Roadway Express. Nominated for his innovative educational includes producing real Ohio maple syrup, including a 2000 outreach, Glenn has shared the love of his 100-acre tap operation as well as boiling sap for other producers. Tuscarawas County Ohio Certified Tree Farm with children Paul serves on the Ashtabula County Soil and Water and landowners alike. Glenn was one of the original creators Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors. Paul is a of the Forest Heritage Festival, which enjoyed a two-decade member of the Ohio Forestry Advisory Council (FAC) run in Tuscarawas County, and each year at the festival he and of the Ohio Wildlife Council, a former Ohio Forestry demonstrated black locust split rail fence construction with Association board member, past member of Ashtabula sale proceeds benefiting the Akron Children’s Hospital. As County’s Scenic Rivers Council, and past chair of the Ohio another interactive educational effort, he developed a hollow Tree Farm Committee. During his career and many years tree display with a face and a remote microphone to talk serving in various committee capacities, Paul has facilitated to kids about forestry. He loaned his extensive collection collaboration among Ohio’s state foresters, consultant of antique logger’s tools in working condition for inclusion foresters, and government agencies to increase the growth in educational demonstrations, and created woodcraft and of forested lands, promote the environmental benefits of other artistic items to donate toward OFA Forestry and these lands, and educate and inform the public about the Wildlife Camp scholarship auctions. Glenn hosted field days benefits of a well-managed and productive working forest. at his farm and wrote many educational articles published He has provided legislative support regarding forestry through the Waggy Beaver Tales column. He is active in the policies that have significant impacts on woodland owners. East Central Ohio Forestry Association and has served as an Recent topics include the Ohio Forest Tax Law and Current officer.
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