Comments for ForestConnect http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect Questions and responses from the ForestConnect community Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Walter Saaranen, ACF http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-265 Walter Saaranen, ACF Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:29:12 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-265 I viewed the broadcast this noon over the shoulder of Dale Egbert. I had registered just this AM, and did not have a confirmation email. I still did not have a response by this evening, but did log into the presentation and put my name in on the "chat". I thought that the presentations would be exactly alike, but I took home some different info form each. I was wondering about continuing ed. credit, I am a member of SAF, but not a CF. I do, however, belong to ACF and need to earn credits for it also. Would the procedure be the same or at least similar for me to obtain credits? Good presentation on EAB!! I viewed the broadcast this noon over the shoulder of Dale Egbert. I had registered just this AM, and did not have a confirmation email. I still did not have a response by this evening, but did log into the presentation and put my name in on the “chat”. I thought that the presentations would be exactly alike, but I took home some different info form each. I was wondering about continuing ed. credit, I am a member of SAF, but not a CF. I do, however, belong to ACF and need to earn credits for it also. Would the procedure be the same or at least similar for me to obtain credits? Good presentation on EAB!!

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by tony nekut http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-194 tony nekut Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:04:23 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-194 I am looking for information about sustainable forest biomass production. Specifically, what practices are recommended to optimize sustainable production of timber and biomass from typical northern hardwood forestland? What practices are recommended for optimized sustainable forest energy crop production? I am looking for information about sustainable forest biomass production. Specifically, what practices are recommended to optimize sustainable production of timber and biomass from typical northern hardwood forestland? What practices are recommended for optimized sustainable forest energy crop production?

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by tony nekut http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-193 tony nekut Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:35:45 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-193 I am interested in hybrid poplar as a high productivity biomass source. I have gotten conflicting information about chronic disease problems afflicting poplar. Is it viable? Are there other short rotation forest options suitable to upstate NY? I am interested in hybrid poplar as a high productivity biomass source. I have gotten conflicting information about chronic disease problems afflicting poplar. Is it viable? Are there other short rotation forest options suitable to upstate NY?

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by John Bingham http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-190 John Bingham Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:03:36 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-190 About the upcoming "Forestry Internet Seminars Connecting Owners and managers Across the Nation", will sustainable forestry, and serial number tracking of sustainable lumber products, be covered? About the upcoming “Forestry Internet Seminars Connecting Owners and managers Across the Nation”, will sustainable forestry, and serial number tracking of sustainable lumber products, be covered?

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Zak http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-138 Zak Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:42:12 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-138 I am interested in conducting a forest survey to determine what trees are in my forest and where they are located. I would like to invest in a GPS device that would allow me to get the locations of the tree regions and a GIS system that would display the results of the GPS field surveys. Could someone recommend a GPS device and a GIS system that would accomplish this goal? Thank you. Zak I am interested in conducting a forest survey to determine what trees are in my forest and where they are located. I would like to invest in a GPS device that would allow me to get the locations of the tree regions and a GIS system that would display the results of the GPS field surveys. Could someone recommend a GPS device and a GIS system that would accomplish this goal?

Thank you.

Zak

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Brenda Quinn http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-124 Brenda Quinn Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:16:13 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-124 I am working with a client who owns forest land in the Adirondacks. He sells firewood locally which is not subject to sales tax. He now would like to sell timber to a local papermill. Will these sales be exempt from sales tax? I cannot get a clear answer from the sales tax department. Maybe you have people in similar situations. Thanks you. I am working with a client who owns forest land in the Adirondacks. He sells firewood locally which is not subject to sales tax. He now would like to sell timber to a local papermill. Will these sales be exempt from sales tax? I cannot get a clear answer from the sales tax department. Maybe you have people in similar situations.

Thanks you.

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Peter Smallidge http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-7 Peter Smallidge Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:09:12 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-7 Great question about the breadth of knowledge that a forester brings to your property. Most foresters do not receive formal training in school about ponds, streams, and fields. Some will have taken short-courses or learned by experience after leaving school. It is worth asking what their comfort level is with the questions you have. They should let you know if they are pushing their limits. Other sources for those types of questions are your local office of Cooperative Extension or the Soil and Water Conservation District. Great question about the breadth of knowledge that a forester brings to your property. Most foresters do not receive formal training in school about ponds, streams, and fields. Some will have taken short-courses or learned by experience after leaving school. It is worth asking what their comfort level is with the questions you have. They should let you know if they are pushing their limits. Other sources for those types of questions are your local office of Cooperative Extension or the Soil and Water Conservation District.

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Peter Smallidge http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-6 Peter Smallidge Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:00:35 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-6 [from a forest owner in Western NY] Granted that we are nominally talking about forest property, but I have fields, a stream, and an old pasture in addition to a woodlot. To what extent should I rely on a forester for advice on managing these other parts of my property, and at what point should I look for other experts? [from a forest owner in Western NY] Granted that we are nominally talking about forest property, but I have fields, a stream, and an old pasture in addition to a woodlot. To what extent should I rely on a forester for advice on managing these other parts of my property, and at what point should I look for other experts?

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Peter Smallidge http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-5 Peter Smallidge Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:13:08 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-5 Forest owners who are concerned about forest pests have two options. In the case of high risk and invasive pests, such as the emerald ash borer, a good starting point is your local office of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Look in your phone book for the closest office or visit www.dec.ny.gov/about/27790.html A second option, espcecially for common disease and insect issues is your local office of Cornell Cooperative Extension. CCE may be familiar with your issue or can connect you to Cornell's Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Digital photo's help. Regarding emerald ash borer, a good site is http://www.emeraldashborer.info/ Forest owners who are concerned about forest pests have two options. In the case of high risk and invasive pests, such as the emerald ash borer, a good starting point is your local office of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Look in your phone book for the closest office or visit www.dec.ny.gov/about/27790.html A second option, espcecially for common disease and insect issues is your local office of Cornell Cooperative Extension. CCE may be familiar with your issue or can connect you to Cornell’s Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Digital photo’s help.

Regarding emerald ash borer, a good site is http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

]]> Comment on Ask a Question About Forestry by Peter Smallidge http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-4 Peter Smallidge Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:09:35 +0000 http://blogs.cce.cornell.edu/forestconnect/about/#comment-4 A forest owner recently emailed with concern that she had discovered Emerald Ash Borer on her property. What should she do to confirm? A forest owner recently emailed with concern that she had discovered Emerald Ash Borer on her property. What should she do to confirm?

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