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April 30 Sproul State Forest Pennsylvania Forests QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION Volume 106 Number 4 Winter 2015-16 FOREST BIRDS FOREST FOREST LANDOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Joining a local association dedicated to forest stewardship is an excellent way to become involved in sustaining Pennsylvania’s forest resources. Currently, nearly 1,000 people are members of the 22 local associations involved in forest stewardship in Pennsylvania. While a majority of members own forestland, most groups do not require land ownership. The objective of most Forest Landowner Associations (FLAs) is to provide educational opportunities for members. Although each group is independent, and missions and membership policies differ, most use meetings, field demonstrations, tours, seminars and newsletters to provide information about forests and sound forest management to their members and people in the local communities. If learning more about the stewardship of Pennsylvania’s forest resources interests you, consider joining one of the local organizations listed here. If there is no group in your area, consider starting one. For more information, contact the Penn State Forest Resources Extension office at 1.800.235.WISE (toll free) or visit extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/forests/private/woodland-owners-associations. Allegheny Mountain Mifflin Juniata Perry County Tioga County Woodland Woodlands Association Woodland Owners Owners Association PO Box 42, Ebensburg, PA 15931 c/o Gerald Hoy, 18865 Old Turnpike Rd. c/o Marwin Cummings, 73 Redtail Lane, 814-472-8560 Milmont, PA 17845 Tioga, PA 16946 http://amwa.treesofpa.com 570-922-3344 (Cambria County) Email: [email protected] Tri-County Woodland or Owners Association Bradford-Sullivan Forest c/o Lucas Book, 4455 Big Spring Road c/o Rick Hartlieb, 845 Park Road, Landowners’ Association Blain, PA 17006 Elverson, PA 19520-9523 PO Box 473, Wysox, PA 18854 717-536-3191 610-582-9660 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] (Lancaster, Berks, and Chester Counties) Central Susquehanna Woodland North Central Forest Owners Association Landowners Association Wayne-Lackawanna Forest c/o Williams, 348 Sereno Hollow Road, PO Box 141, Port Allegheny, PA 16743 Landowners’ Association Millville, PA 17846 http://www.orgsites.com/pa/ncfla 834 Beech Grove Road, Email: [email protected] (Cameron, Elk, McKean, and Potter Honesdale, PA 18431 (Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Counties) 800-288-4490 Northumberland, Snyder, and Union http://www.wlfla.org Counties) Northwest Pennsylvania Woodland Association Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Cumberland Woodland c/o Guy Dunkle Association Owners Association Email: [email protected] 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA 15601 c/o Fred Peabody, 187 Hoot Owl Road, https://sites.google.com/site/ 724-837-5271 ext. 106 Newville, PA 17241 nwpawoodlandassociation/ www.westmorelandwoodlands.org 717-776-3565 (Crawford, Erie, and Warren Counties) http://cumberlandwoodlandowners Woodland Owners of Centre County association.blogspot.com Pike-Monroe Woodland Owners PO Box 1156, State College, PA 16804 c/o Garrett Beers, DCNR, 2174A Route 611, http://woodlandownerscc.info Dauphin County Woodland Swiftwater, PA 18370 Owners Association 570-895-4039 Woodland Owners of c/o Andy Brought, 2800 White Oak Road, Email: [email protected] Clarion-Allegheny Valley Halifax, PA 17032 pmwog.org PO Box 194, Corsica, PA 15829 717-362-1152 814-354-6206 Email: [email protected] or Southeast Forest Email: [email protected] [email protected] Resources Association http://www.thewocav.org c/o George Kaufman, 1825 Upper Ridge (Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Laurel Highlands Forest Road, Jefferson, Landowners Association Green Lane, PA 18054 and Venango Counties) c/o Robert Bastian, 347 Blackburn Road, (Bucks and Montgomery Counties) Friedens, PA 15541-7308 Clarion County Forest Email: [email protected] Southwestern PA Woodland Stewardship Committee (Fayette and Somerset Counties) Owners’ Association c/o Dave Cole, 158 2nd Street, 2506 Hollywood Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Clarion, PA 16214 Mercer County Woodland busybeaver.cs.pitt.edu/swpwo 814-226-1901 Owners Association (Washington and Greene Counties) Email: [email protected] PO Box 530, Mercer, PA 16137 Email: [email protected] Susquehanna County Forest Woodland Owners of http://www.mcwoa.org Landowners’ Association the Southern Alleghenies c/o Stuart Slocum, 1371 Slocum Road, PO Box 253, Everett, PA 15537 Thompson, PA 18465 717-485-3148 scfloa.org http://www.orgsites.com/pa/wosa (Bedford and Fulton Counties) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TABLE PENNSYLVANIA FORESTS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION VOLUME 106 NUMBER 4 WINTER 2015-16 MISSION STATEMENT The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is a broad-based citizen’s organization that provides leadership and education in sound, science-based forest management and promotes stewardship to ensure the sustainability of all forest resources, resulting in benefits for all, today and into the future. (ISSN 0031-4501) Official publication of the Pennsylvania COVER Forestry Association. Formerly known as COVER PHOTOGRAPH: The black throated blue warbler can be found within large Forest Leaves; first published in 1886. Dedicated to environmental protection and forested areas that have an extensive shrub understory.Migratory and elusive, these warblers wise natural resource use. cannot be easily enticed into close range; this photograph is the expert work of the patient and * * * diligent Canadian photographer, Bill Reid.Please see additional stunning examples of his PFA Education and work at www.bilyreid.com <http://www.bilyreid.com/>.We are most appreciative of Mr. Reid’s Communications Committee Nancy Baker, Renee’ Carey, Ed Dix, permission to use his photograph; all rights are reserved. Andy Duncan, Linda Finley, Craig Houghton, John D. Laskowski, Marc Lewis, Richard Lewis, and Sanford Smith BACK COVER Audubon Pennsylvania * * * PENNSYLVANIA FORESTS is published quarterly—Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. WINTER ARTICLES Subscription rate: magazine included in Upcoming Wood and Forest Landowner Activities ...................................................................5 annual membership dues. PFA Dues Schedule Change Becomes Effective January 1, 2016! .............................................7 The editor regrets any inadvertent omission or acknowledgement of any copyrighted material Attention PFA Members: Please Update Your Contact Info! ....................................................7 and requests such omissions be called to her attention for correction in future issues. Lloyd Casey Memorial Fund .....................................................................................................8 Periodical postage paid at U.S.P.S., 2016 Tree Planting Ramble .......................................................................................................8 2301 N. Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Timber Industry Update ...........................................................................................................9 Postmaster: Send address changes to PFA, 116 Forest Finance Matters: Income Tax Time . .............................................................................10 Pine Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Sources of Assistance for Provate Landowners .........................................................................29 * * * Partners for Fish and Wildlife ..................................................................................................29 Printed by: Art Communication Systems, Inc. Emerald Jewels: Discover Rothrock State Forest ................................................................30-32 1340 North 17th Street DCNR’s Service Forester of the Year .......................................................................................33 Harrisburg, PA 17103 AHUG Logger of the Year .......................................................................................................33 717.232.0144 2016 Pennsylvania Log a Load for Kids Pheasant Shoot .........................................................33 Address correspondence to: Audubon Pennsylvania ...................................................................................Inside Back Cover The Pennsylvania Forestry Association SPECIAL ARTICLES - PENNSYLVANIA’S FOREST BIRDS 116 Pine Street, Fifth Floor A Bird’s Eye View of the Forest ..........................................................................................11-13 Harrisburg, PA 17101 20 Birds Every Forest Landowner Should Know ...............................................................14-17 Phone: 1-800-835-8065 Baby Trees Need Hugs Too ................................................................................................18-19 or 717-234-2500 The Wisdom of Age - Why Older Forests Matter .............................................................20-22 Email: [email protected] http://www.paforestry.org Research From Around the State .......................................................................................23-27 Forest Birds - Annual Calendar ......................................................................................... 28-29 /% HR@RS@SD@EjKH@SDNESGD -@SHNM@[email protected] RRNBH@SHNM ,@OKD UD $ 2THSD 5HDMM@ 5 REGULAR FEATURES CCQDRR@KKDCHSNQH@KHMPTHQHDRSN President’s Message ....................................................................................................................4 QS"NLLTMHB@SHNM2XRSDLR (MB PFA 2015 Board of
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