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NYFOA Speakers Bureau
NYFOA's Director of Organizational Development, Mike Zagata, has developed a Speakers Bureau. This is a list of topics and speakers who have volunteered to talk about these topics at NYFOA events. Chapter Program Directors are invited to contact these speakers directly to arrange for presentations. Mike considers this a work-in-progress and invites all NYFOAns to contact him with suggestions for additional topics and additional speakers.
Here's a PDF of the table below.
| Current Topics and Speakers | |||||
| Topics | Name | Phone # | E-Mail Adrress | ||
| Real Property Tax Law - Forest Practices Act | Mike Zagata, Ph.D. | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Sec. 480-a and 480-b | Duncan Davies - NY Senate | (607) 432 - 5524 | davie@senate.state.ny.us | ||
| John Bartow - ESFPA | (518) 463 - 1297 | jbartow@esfpa.org | |||
| David J. Colligan | (716) 885 - 1150 | dcolligan@colliganlaw.com | |||
| Low Grade Wood Markets | |||||
| Biomass | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Early Succession/Young Forests | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Need for Openings | Scott Stoleson, Ph.D. | (814) 563 - 1080 | sstoleson@fs.fed.us | ||
| Cornell Ornithological Lab | |||||
| Habitat Value | The Nature Conservancy | ||||
| Mike Burger - Audubon NY | mburger@audubon.org | ||||
| Phil Zeph - Penn DCNR | pazeph@pa.gov | ||||
| Andy Weik - Ruffed Grouse Society | (607) 793 - 4832 | andyw@ruffedgrousesociety.org | |||
| Linda Ordiway - Ruffed Grouse Society | (412) 720 - 6034 | lindao@ruffedgrousesociety.org | |||
| Kaylee Resha - NWTF Lower Hudson | (518) 828 - 4385 | Kresha@nwtf.org | |||
| Wildlife - Species Specific | NY DEC 9 Regional Offices | ||||
| Deer | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| CCE of Greene & Columbia Cty. | (518) 622 - 9820 | ||||
| Bob Beyfus | (518) 622 - 9820 | ||||
| Marilyn Wyman | (518) 622 - 9820 X36 | mfw10@cornell.edu | |||
| Jerry Michael | (607) 648 - 2941 | gotreego80@gmail.com | |||
| Regeneration | John Hunter - Whitetails Unlimited | (607) 426 - 8292 | jhunterwtu@yahoo.com | ||
| Tim Day - DEC Kirkwood, NY | |||||
| Elena Steele - NRCS | (607) 723-1384 x-112 | elena.steele@ny.usda.gov | |||
| Tim Russell - QDMA | (315) 530-7328 | trussell@qdma.com | |||
| Walt Carson - Univ. of Pittsburgh | |||||
| Chris Tcimpidis | (845) 866 - 6200 | chris@bevanforestry.com | |||
| Wildlife | Shanna Shaw | shanna.shaw@ny.usda.gov | |||
| White Deer -Senaca Army Depot | Dennis Money - Canandaigua | (315) 759 - 8220 | info@senecawhitedeer.org | ||
| Turkey | Kaylee Resha - NWTF Lower Hudson | (518) 828 - 4385 | Kresha@nwtf.org | ||
| Ruffed Grouse | Andy Weik | (607) 793 - 4832 | andyw@ruffedgrousesociety.org | ||
| Linda Ordiway | (412) 720 - 6034 | lindao@ruffedgrousesociety.org | |||
| Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | |||
| Tim Flanagan - PA Photographer | (814) 623 - 7865 | tim-natureexposure@comcast.net | |||
| American Woodcock | Andy Weik | (607) 793 - 4832 | andyw@ruffedgrousesociety.org | ||
| Linda Ordiway | (412) 720 - 6034 | lindao@ruffedgrousesociety.org | |||
| Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | |||
| Tim Flanagan - PA Photographer | (814) 623 - 7865 | tim-natureexposure@comcast.net | |||
| Songbirds | Local Audubon Chapters | ||||
| Cornell Ornithological Lab - Kevin McGowan | kjm2@cornell.edu | ||||
| Audubon Breeding Bird Survey | |||||
| Audubon Christmas Bird Count | |||||
| Tom Kerr - Buffalo Audubon | (585) 457 - 3228 | ||||
| Joel Strong | joelstrong78@yahoo.com | ||||
| Mike Burger - Audubon NY | mburger@audubon.org | ||||
| Crows | Kevin McGowan - Cornell Ornithological Lab | kjm2@cornell.edu | |||
| Rick Marsi - Wildlife Photographer | www.rickmarsi.com | ||||
| Blue Birds | NY Bluebird Society | ||||
| Vegetation | |||||
| Wildflowers | |||||
| Invasives | Chris Tcimpidis | (845) 866 - 6200 | chris@bevanforestry.com | ||
| Multi-flora Rose | Bob Beyfuss | ||||
| Ginseng | Janet Allen | hg.cny@verizon.net | |||
| Mushrooms | Don Gasiewicz - Cornell | drg35@cornell.edu | |||
| Lake Ontario Fishery | |||||
| Altmar Hatchery | Fran Verdoliva - DEC | (315) 751 - 6047 | |||
| Salmon River & Tribs Fishery | Fran Verdoliva - DEC | (315) 751 - 6047 | |||
| Lake Ontarion Fishery | Fran Verdoliva - DEC | (315) 751 - 6047 | |||
| Fishing | Bill Hilts Jr. | billhiltsjr@gmail.com | |||
| Timber Harvest/Management | Chris Tcimpidis | (845) 866 - 6200 | chris@bevanforestry.com | ||
| Mike Blasko | (607) 373 - 9660 | mytreez@hotmail.com | |||
| Rod Jones | (607) 865-5917 | rjones52@stny.rr.com | |||
| Bernie Braun | bbraun1@nycap.rr.com | ||||
| History of New York's Forests | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| MFO Visits | NYFOA Volunteers | ||||
| Logger Perspective | |||||
| Sawmill Owner Perspective | Dave Wightman - Wightman Lumber | (607) 286 - 9201 | dbwightman@wightmanlumber.com | ||
| Dave Wightman - Wightman Lumber | (607) 286 - 9201 | dbwightman@wightmanlumber.com | |||
| Determing Wood Value | Dave Wightman - Wightman Lumber | (607) 286 - 9201 | dbwightman@wightmanlumber.com | ||
| Quality and Availability | Tom Gerow | (607) 760 - 7491 | |||
| Timber Markets & Availability | Markets (Domestic & Foreign) | NYFOA Volunteers | |||
| Dave Wightman - Wightman Lumber | (607) 286 - 9201 | dbwightman@wightmanlumber.com | |||
| Timber Theft | DEC ECO | ||||
| Sawmill Visit | Dave Wightman - Wightman Lumber | (607) 286 - 9201 | dbwightman@wightmanlumber.com | ||
| Ames/True Temper - Unadilla, NY | |||||
| Wagner Lumber - several mills | |||||
| Gutchess Lumber - Cortland | |||||
| Unalam - Sidney, NY | |||||
| Harden Furnature ? | |||||
| Ryan Marrs - Gutchess Mill in Freeddom | (716) 258 - 1797 | ||||
| Timber Harvest Management | Bruce Robinson | (716) 665 - 5477 | bero1@windstream.net | ||
| Pat Marren | pjmarren@gw.dec.state.ny.us | ||||
| American Chestnut | Alan Nichols | ||||
| NYS Timber Growing Contest | Dean Faklis - NYFOA | dfaklis@frontiernet.net | |||
| Dave Williams | kdwillmill@gmail.com | ||||
| Maple Syryp - Gathering & Processing | Steve Childs | ||||
| Eric Randall - Maple Producers Assn. | Randall-maple@msn.com | ||||
| Threats From Insects & Disease | Mark Whitmore - Cornell | ||||
| Gypsy Moth | Mark Whitmore - Cornell | ||||
| Emerald Ash Borer | DEC Regional Foresters | ||||
| Forest Tent Caterpillar (Sugar Maple) | DEC Regional Foresters | ||||
| Eastern Tent Caterpillar & Peach Bark Beetle | DEC Regional Foresters | ||||
| Asian longhorned Beetle | DEC Regional Foresters | ||||
| Surveying | |||||
| Archaeology | |||||
| Shale Oil | Cornell Co-Op Extension | ||||
| Pros & Cons | Kim Sherwood | ripguy@windstream.net | |||
| Economic Impact | Kim Sherwood | ripguy@windstream.net | |||
| Environmental impact | Kim Sherwood | ripguy@windstream.net | |||
| Natural Gas Pipeline Construction | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Pros & Cons | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Economic Impact | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
| Environmental Impact | Mike Zagata | (607) 435 - 0733 | mzagata@stny.rr.com | ||
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