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February
Acra, NY
AGROFORESTRY RESOURCE CENTER
Forests are an important part of our
future and how we manage our rural
landscapes today will affect forests for
many generations to come. The choices we
make concerning our forests impact rural
communities where they occur as well as
urban and suburban communities who
depend on forests for numerous goods and
services.
(Schedule)
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March
Inspecting
Forester Training Session, Syracuse, NY
Tuesday, March 10th
ESF's LaFayette Road Field Station
Directions & Info
Acra, NY
March 20
AGROFORESTRY RESOURCE CENTER
Forests are an important part of our
future and how we manage our rural
landscapes today will affect forests for
many generations to come. The choices we
make concerning our forests impact rural
communities where they occur as well as
urban and suburban communities who
depend on forests for numerous goods and
services.
(Schedule)
Register At:
http://www.surveymonkey.com
Forest Invaders! –
March 10; 6:30-8:30pm
CCE-Chenango County, 99 N. Broad
Street, Norwich.
Preparing for the Big Three
Invasive Insects: Emerald Ash Borer,
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and Asian Longhorn
Beetle. Our forests are at risk from
imported insects, diseases, and weeds
that have no native predators to keep
them in check. These three insects will
change the face of our forests forever;
destroying all of our ash trees,
knocking back our hemlock population,
and potentially devastating our most
common trees- sugar maple and red maple.
We’ll cover what these invasive species
are, where they came from, where they
are now, and what forest owners and
general citizens can and should do to be
prepared. This two hour program will be
offered on two different dates and
locations. Instructor: Rebecca Hargrave:
Horticulture and Natural Resources
Extension Educator of CCE-Chenango
County.
This workshop will also be offered at:
Visitor Center, Rogers Environmental
Education Center, Sherburne on April 30
from 6:30-8:30pm. For costs and
registration contact DCMO BOCES in
Norwich at 607-335-1210.
4-H Fungi Fun –
March 17; 6:30-8:00pm
CCE-Chenango, 99 N. Broad Street,
Norwich.
Want to learn a little more about
mushrooms and have a fun project? This
hands-on workshop for youth of all ages
will let you feel, taste, smell and GROW
your own mushrooms! Youth can take home
their own patch of mushrooms planted in
a roll of toilet paper which will be
ready to eat in 3-4 weeks! This is a fun
winter project, or keep it growing for a
fair entry. Cost: $7 per kit (can be
shared among family members). Class size
is limited to 25 youth. Register by
contacting CCE-Chenango County by March
10, 2009, at 607-334-5841.
Growing Mushrooms:
Farming Fungi in Forests and Logs –
March 18; 6:00-8:30pm
CCE-Chenango County, 99 N. Broad Street,
Norwich.
Interested in learning how to grow
exotic and wild mushrooms? Come learn
about mushroom log production: how to
grow, what you need, species, and tips
on enjoying and marketing. This is a
hands-on workshop! Each participant will
inoculate a shiitake log, and make an
indoor oyster mushroom kit, both to take
home! Cost: $20, includes log and kit.
Call CCE in Norwich at 607-334-5841 to
register and for more information. Class
size is limited to 20 people; please
register by March 10, 2009.
Woodlot Management
for Multiple Values – March 24;
6:30-8:30pm
CCE-Chenango County, 99 N. Broad Street,
Norwich.
Whether your interests are wildlife,
timber, firewood, outdoor recreation, or
any combination of these, careful
tending and management of your woodlot
can help you get more of what you want.
At this class you will hear about the
many different ways that you can make
your forest better. Topics will include
forest ecology, woodland inventories,
wildlife management, management plans,
the use of professional foresters, and
sources of forestry information and
assistance. This two hour program will
be offered on two different dates and
locations. Instructor: Rich Taber,
Forestry Initiatives Program, Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Broome and
Chenango Counties.
This class will also be offered on April
23, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Visitor
Center, Rogers Environmental Education
Center, Sherburne. For costs and
registration contact DCMO BOCES in
Norwich at 607-335-1210.
Forest Property
Taxes – March 31; 7:00pm
CCE-Broome County, 840 Upper Front
Street, Binghamton.
This meeting will feature two approaches
to the reduction of property taxes on
forested land. DEC Forester Gerry
Kachmor will discuss the New York State
Real Property Tax Law 480a, which
provides up to an 80% reduction in
property taxes for forestland committed
to long-term, sustainable management for
timber production. Fred Von Mechow, DEC
Program Coordinator for the Rogers
Environmental Education Center, will
discuss Conservation Easements, which
can provide deductions from ordinary
income taxes as well as reductions in
property taxes on committed forestland.
Both speakers, plus members having
experience with these programs will be
available to respond to individual
questions. This meeting is free and open
to the public and handout materials will
be available. Doors open at 6:30,
meeting begins at 7:00.
Resolving Canada
Geese Conflicts
Thursday, March 19, 2009: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
OR Friday, March 20: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Each workshop will cover Canada Geese
behavior, effective geese management
techniques, case studies from other
communities, federal and state
regulations, and where to find
additional resources. Speakers include:
David Feld, GeesePeace, Inc.; Bryan
Swift, Game Bird Unit NYSDEC Bureau of
Wildlife; and Stacy Pecor Preusser, USDA
Wildlife Services. Who should attend?
Property, school ground, recreational
facility and park managers; golf courses
managers; college and corporate campuses
property mangers; lake associations;
homeowner associations; cemetery
groundskeepers, public health managers;
and the interested public. The workshops
will provide valuable information that
will prepare participants for action
this upcoming spring. The workshops are
identical, so those interested need only
register for one. The workshops are free
but registration is required. Please
register by March 16. For more
information contact: Stephanie Stanczak,
sastancz @gw.dec.state.ny.us or
845-889-4745 x 109.
Locations: March 19 - Kowawese Unique
Area at Plum Point, New Windsor, NY,
please register at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4W5DuusmmilOwSueZH93NQ_3d_3d
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April
Acra, NY
AGROFORESTRY RESOURCE CENTER
Forests are an important part of our
future and how we manage our rural
landscapes today will affect forests for
many generations to come. The choices we
make concerning our forests impact rural
communities where they occur as well as
urban and suburban communities who
depend on forests for numerous goods and
services.
(Schedule)
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May
North American
Agro forestry Conference
Agro forestry Comes of Age:
Putting Science into Practice
May 31 - June 3, 2009
The 11th North American Agro forestry
Conference of the Association for
Temperate Agro forestry (AFTA) will be
held May 31 – June 3, 2009 at the Stoney
Creek Inn and Conference Center located
in Columbia, Missouri. The conference
will be hosted by the University of
Missouri Center for Agro forestry (UMCA)
and the Association for Temperate Agro
forestry (AFTA). Please visit the UMCA
website www.centerforagroforestry.org
for more information about the
conference and field tours, and
instructions to authors who have oral
and poster presentation abstracts
accepted for the conference. The
conference registration form is located
on the UMCA website.
Please note that the early bird
discounted registration fee has been
extended to March 1.
Objectives: The intent of the conference
is to further stimulate development and
adoption of sustainable rural land
management practices centered on
integration of trees into the landscape.
The conference will provide a forum for
individuals associated with or
practicing agro forestry to share their
experiences and discuss production,
environmental and social attributes of
different agro forestry practices. There
will be concurrent sessions, a poster
session, field trips and time for
discussion that focus on the successes,
opportunities and constraints of agro
forestry. Special emphasis will be
placed on practical examples of agro
forestry practices and on technology
transfer to producers.
Target participants include: Forest and
farm landowners, land managers and
consultants, business owners and
entrepreneurs, scientists, students,
foundations, natural resource and
forestry professionals, extension
specialists, government officials,
non-government organizations,
environmental consultants, and policy
makers.
Presentation topics will include:
Practical application of agro forestry
on the landscape; agro forestry
education, training, extension,
technology transfer; quantifying agro
forestry's environmental impacts; the
role of agro forestry practices for
bioenergy and biomass production;
application of agro forestry to the
production, marketing and value added
benefits of specialty crops; agro
forestry modeling, decision support,
tools; biophysical and ecophysiological
agro forestry research; agro forestry
tree/crop/animal interactions; role of
agro forestry in pasture and
silvopasture production; role of agro
forestry in organic production systems;
and cultural and social dimensions.
Conference sponsors: Association for
Temperate Agro forestry, University of
Missouri Center for Agro forestry, USDA
Forest Service, Northern Research
Station, MU College of Agriculture, Food
and Natural Resources
Please see
www.centerforagroforestry.org for
more information
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June
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July
Acra, NY
AGROFORESTRY RESOURCE CENTER
Forests are an important part of our
future and how we manage our rural
landscapes today will affect forests for
many generations to come. The choices we
make concerning our forests impact rural
communities where they occur as well as
urban and suburban communities who
depend on forests for numerous goods and
services.
(Schedule)
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