From the President (Charles Stackhouse): The Northeast Regional Forest Industry and Landowner Association gathering; US Forest Service’s report on forest conditions in New York.
2015 Northeast Timber Growing Contest Results
Ask a Professional (Michael Farrell and Peter Smallidge): Buying and selling maple sap
Wild Things in Your Woodlands (Karen Ceballos): Wild Turkey
Growing to Restore NY Woodlands
54th Annual Spring Program
Is Seeing Believing? Tree Size Versus Age in Your Woodlot
Woodland Health (Jerry Carlson and Mark Whitmore): The Southern Pine Beetle, A New and Serious Pest for Another NY Icon: The Pitch Pines of Long Island
Member Profile (Briana Binkerd-Dale): Jeromy Biazzo and Margaret Meixner
From the President (Charles Stackhouse): Sustaining Family Forests Initiative’s detailing profiles of woodland owners. Personal projects on my woodlot… apple pruning, maple syrup production, mushrooms, trail work.
New Member Snapshots: Ellene Phufas-Jousma and Thomas Jousma; Karine Bouis-Towe and Charles Towe
NYFOA’s Top Ten Family Forestry Issues
Ask a Professional (Peter Smallidge): Mixing Herbicides – Starting and Ending Concentrations
Wild Things in Your Woodlands (Karen Ceballos): Northern Slimy Salamander
NYFOA Awards: Heiberg Award to Eric Rasmussen, Outstanding Service Award to Rich Taber
Chapter Awards: AFC-Dick Vail; CNY-Guy and Kathie Garnsey; SAC-Steve Warne; SFL-Jeff Joseph; WFL-Jim Miller
Photos from NYFOA’s 2016 Annual Meeting
2015 Donors
Woodland Health (Mark Whitmore): Sugar Maple and Its Pests
Member Profile (Briana Binkerd-Dale): Greg Lessord
From the President (Charles Stackhouse): Parasitoid wasp to fight the emerald ash borer; The NYFOA Rewards Program; Recognition of Ron Pedersen’s longstanding contributions to NYFOA.
New Member Snapshots (Dean Faklis): Tom Carey; Tom Battley and Belinda Bryce
Emily Anderson: The return of the NYFOA Silent Auction to our annual meeting.
Ask a Professional (Peter Smallidge): Tree and Log Scales
Wild Things in Your Woodlands (Karen Ceballos): Eastern Milk Snake
Homestead Woodlot (Jeff Joseph): Adding Value to Beech with Shiitake
Joshua VanBrakle: Discover New Ways to Care for and Enjoy Your Woods with MyWoodlot
Jerry Michael and Stacey Kazacos: Restore New York Woodlands Where we have been, and — Next Steps
Dean Faklis: NYFOA Rewards its Members With Cash!
Woodland Health (David Weinstein, Coordinated by Mark Whitmore): What Do Forest Owners Need To Know About Climate Change?
Member Profile (Briana Binkerd-Dale): Peter and Nancy Cann
From the President (Charles Stackhouse): Support your local chapter; DEC considering harvest notifications; Write your NYS representative about forest health issues.
New Member Snapshots: Phil Race
NYFOA Silent Auction
Ask a Professional (Peter Smallidge): Red and White Oak
Wild Things in Your Woodlot (Cory Snyder): Northern Goshawk
Sarah Walsh: Planting Trees for Streams
Jerry Michael: Rehabilitating Browsed Hardwood Seedlings
Woodland Health (Nicholas J. Brazee, Ph.D., coordinated by Mark Whitmore): Dramatic Needle Browning and Canopy Die-Back of Eastern White Pine
Member Profile (Briana Binkerd-Dale): Brad and Linda Jones