From the President (Ron Pedersen): Use of NYWS grant; NY legislative Committee meeting on timber theft; Upcoming spring meeting; Upcoming satellite downlink on “Economics of Forest Stewardship”
In the Mail: Response to Corning Leader’s letter on “Where have all the forests gone?”
Gary Rising: Arborvitae
Michael C. Greason: What About These Stumpage Prices?
Satellite Videoconference: Economic Aspects of Private Forestland Stewardship
Henry Kernan: Overheard in a Woodlot
Irene Szabo: Along the Finger Lakes Trail: Getting Better Day by Day in Cattaraugus County
Open Letter (Jill Cornell): To all NYFOA Members – NYWS
Ask the Forester (Donald E. Petersen): Enhancing growth of red oak and white pine after ’98 Ice Storm
David J. Lee: Saratoga’s Secret is Out
Douglas C. Allen: Native Insect Pests of Hemlock
Hugh O. Canham: Timber Theft Hearings
Dorothy Darling: Prayer (poem)
NYFOA News: White Spruce Seedlings; Ask the Forester column
From the President (Ron Pedersen): NYS well represented in upcoming videoconference; BMP Field Guide distribution; Jamestown Post Journal’s active debate on deforestation; NYFOA’s spring meeting; Membership recruitment contest
NYFOA News: Asian Longhorn Beetle; Ask the Forester column
Timber Theft… Escalating Across Rural New York
Mary Binder: ESF’s Pack Forest: Education – Forestry – Vacation
Come and See the Tallest Tree! (at the upcoming Fall Meeting)
Rebecca Schneider: Stand By Your Stream: Streamside Protection – Why Bother
Peter Zubal: Short-Term Chronicle of a Tree Farm
NYFOA Awards: Heiberg Memorial Award to James P’ Lassoie; NYFOA Service Award to Erwin and Polly Fullerton
Ask the Forester (Michael Greason): TSI strategy on red oak; Benefits of slash; Intertwining root girdling
Douglas C. Allen: The Pitch Mass Borer
Gary R. Goff and Peter J. Smallidge: Tree Value: A Basis for Woodland Management
From the President (Ron Pedersen): NYFOA’s Fall Conference; Timber Trespass & Theft; Kudos to Prof. Doug Allen
In the Mail: En Rapport with Earth (poem)
In Memoriam- Charles E. Boone
Tree Farm News: Collaboration to Expand the Practice of Sustainable Forestry
Robert Johnson: Woodlot Management: Avoiding Tree Damage by Porcupine Control
News & Notes: Portable Band Sawmill Used in Dam Project; Forest Sales Online; Updated Inventory of Forests; SUNY-ESF President Whaley Retires; Evaluation of SIP-ICE
Rebecca L. Schneider: Stand By Your Stream: Streamside Restoration – Do’s and Don’ts
Assistance for New York Forest Owners
Matching New York Forest Owners’ Interests with Appropriate Assistance Organizations
Jill Cornell: New York Woodland Stewards News
Ask the Forester (Lewis Staats & Michael Greason): Best economic alternative for maple stand; Comparison of Scribner and Doyle scales
Douglas C. Allen: Seed and Cone Insects
Patrick H. Kelly: Journal of a Small Conifer Planting (An Amateur Approach)