New York Forest Owners Association

Annual Potluck Dinner (Lunch)
2025-01-18 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Broome County Cooperative Extension, 840 Front Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901, United States
Ed Nizalowski will speak at our annual Potluck Dinner (lunch) on his many observations and items found in the woods. Ed Nizalowski is a director at the Bement-Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley, NY. Doors will open at 1:30 PM with the meal starting at 2 PM. The meeting will be held at the Broome County Cooperative Extension, 840 Front Street, Binghamton, NY. Bring a dish to pass and your table service. We will provide beverages and a sheet pizza to supplement your gourmet offerings. Please call Steve at (607) 902-4090 to let us know you will attend. This will allow us to plan for seating and beverages.

Annual Meeting & Holiday Christmas Party - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Randolph Community Center, 72 Main Street, Randolph, NY, 14772, United States
10:00 am Annual Meeting
Agenda
Vote on the 2025 Slate of Officers (This is a general membership meeting.)
Chair -Dick Brennan, Vice Chair – Greg Michalak, Sec. – Fran Michalak, Treasurer – Tony Pingitore
10:30 am Holiday Christmas Party
For the party please bring a dish to pass, we will provide coffee/hot water, paper products, and cutlery. A fun gift exchange event will be facilitated by Fran Michalak. If you would like to participate, please bring a “forest” related gift to exchange.
Door Prizes: Dwarf Alberta Spruce (live tree); Alpaca wool socks
We hope to see you there.

CDC Woodswalk
2024-10-06 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | NY
Join us on our WOODS WALK
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, NOON TO 3:00 pm
at 13 Coonradt Road, Cropseyville, NY 12052
The 60 acre property of Ellen Graf and Zhong-hua Lu is located on the Rensselaer Plateau about ¼ mile North of the conserved Valentino Community Forest on Stuffle Street.
Joined by a forester and Ellen as guides, we will concentrate on the upper part of the property which includes pasture being pioneered by young trees of several species, 2003 and 2004 plantings for wildlife food, and many acres of woodland. We will look at the results of several methods of controlling invasive species, consider the impacts of a 2020 timberland improvement cutting, have a look at some diseased areas, and, if we are lucky, have the experts talk mushrooms. The walk includes a view of Tomhannock Reservoir to the north. We will mainly use existing lumber roads that are not difficult to walk.
These landowners are very active on the wooded property they love, and there is much to learn from their experience.
There is plenty of parking in front of the house and on the grass to the sides. We will gather early and aim to begin the walk by NOON. Some chairs will be provided for those who want to sit (some of us are getting older, you know) and people are welcome to use the bathroom inside.
To RSVP, please contact Carol at happyinthehollow@gmail.com by October 4th.

WFL Annual Dinner
2024-10-01 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | NY
SAVE THE DATE!
We have tentatively set the date for the 2024 WFL Annual dinner
Please save the date
Tuesday, OCTOBER 1st

CDC Woodswalk
2024-09-21 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | NY
The Capital District Chapter of the New York Forest Owners Association inviteS you to a walk at the Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary and Center, a 1039-acre forest in southeastern Columbia County, that provides habitat for many at-risk climate-threatened bird species, such as Wood Thrush, Veery, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue-headed Vireo, and warblers such as Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Black-throated Blue, Black and White, and Blackburnian. The address for the woodswalk is 225 Cambridge Rd, Hillsdale, NY 12529
Eric Lind, Director of Center Programs and Education at the Sanctuary, will discuss land use and history at Rheinstrom Hill and how Audubon is managing the forest to improve diversity, habitat, health, and resiliency. By Demonstrating their successes to the public, Audubon is educating foresters, loggers and landowners on forestry techniques that benefit woodland bird species.
There will be discussion regarding the negative impacts deer can have on forest regeneration and the natural diversity of forest tree, shrub and wildflower species, which in turn affect native bird and mammal populations. Rheinstrom Hill has three demonstration areas with small clearcuts for habitat improvement. These cuts were done 8, 6 and 4 year(s) ago and half of each area has a deer exclosure. A fourth area with open canopy and existing oak saplings was recently fenced to demonstrate how wildlife habitat can be improved once deer browsing pressure is removed. The difference in regeneration within and without the deer exclosure is something you have to see to believe, and will be very informative to folks interested in healthy forests and wildlife habitat.
Audubon has an interesting magazine article that can be found at https://www.audubon.org/magazine/surging-deer-popu…. Thiselaborates on the deer problem in eastern forests and what they and Cornell University have been working on for solutions.
To register please email NYFOA member Carol at happyinthehollow@gmail.com by September 19.
Please park in the lots near the old nature center, with overflow along the gravel roadway leading into the sanctuary.
The event is limited to 40 participants to ensure a quality experience and facilitate group discussion.
