CFRC Weekly Summary

News

Summer forest fire risk said to be high (Ore.)
The Olympian | May 7, 2009
A combination of predicted hot, dry weather, lightning and a widespread beetle infestation are spawning predictions of a summer wildfire season in Oregon worse than last year's. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105940

Decreasing Deer Damage To Trees, Shrubs And Crops
May 7, 2009
The nontimber forest products industry has been growing rapidly since the mid-1980s, contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy annually. Examples of nontimber forest products (NTFP) include edibles such as fruits and nuts, medicinal and herbal products, and specialty floral and decorative products. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105941

Potentially harmful chemicals found in forest fire smoke (Wash.)
ENN | May 7, 2009
Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest that smoldering fires may produce more toxins than wildfires - a reason to keep human exposures to a minimum during controlled burns. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105942

Barker: Wildfire plays larger role in heating Earth (Idaho)
IdahoStatesman | May 7, 2009
For more than 20 years, wildfire has played an increasingly influential role in the lives of westerners. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105944

Obama names nominee to oversee national forests (Ore.)
SeattlePost-Intelligencer | May 7, 2009
The Obama administration's pick to be the new agriculture undersecretary in charge of the U.S. Forest Service breaks a long-standing tradition of someone with a forest policy background. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105945

EU lawmakers call for tough watch on illegal timber
Reuters | May 7, 2009
Europe should push for tighter laws to curb the illegal timber trade by making both importers and exporters get licenses to show their wood does not come from endangered rainforests, lawmakers said on Wednesday. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105943

Events

Finding Airphotos & Mapping Your Land
May 12, 2009, St. Paul, MN
You'll learn where to find quality airphotos of any Minnesota wooded property. You'll also learn how to use free web-based mapping applications to build custom maps of your property's trails, boundaries, and other features.

For more information, contact Eli Sagor at 612-624-6948 or esagor@umn.edu, or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105907&categoryID=

Finding Airphotos & Mapping Your Land
May 14, 2009, Cloquet, MN
We'll show you where to find quality airphotos of your (or any other) Minnesota wooded property. You'll also learn how to use free web-based mapping applications to build custom maps of your property's trails, boundaries, and other features.

For more information,contact Eli Sagor at 612-624-6948 or esagor@umn.edu, or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105908&categoryID=

IPAW Annual Meeting
May 30, 2009, Madison, WI
The annual meeting of the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin will provide educational, social and entertainment opportunities. IPAW members and others are invited to participate. We are synchronizing our meeting with a 2-day workshop that will train more than 100 people on documenting and monitoring the location of invasive plants in Wisconsin with high tech tools.

For more information, contact the Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin, or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105906&categoryID=

Wetland Connections Conference
June 21-26, 2009, Madison, WI
Wetland Connections is a deliberately broad and inclusive theme for the 2009 conference. Although wetlands cover only 5% of the earth's surface, they maintain essential links between land and water — in inland lakes and streams, arctic muskeg, and where the inland waters meet the ocean in estuaries, salt marshes, and mangroves.

For more information, visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105535&categoryID=

Family Forestland Ownership and Taxes
June 23, 2009, International Falls, MN
Landowners with income from timber sales receive significant tax benefits if they operate as a business. Learn what you should do to show that you are operating as a business. You will learn about a simple record keeping method that can document a business interest and create a personalized history of your woodland.

For more information, contact Justin Berg at 218-283-1175 or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105946&categoryID=

Invasive Plant Species Control Measures
July 20, 2009, Grand Rapids, MN
Discuss problems presented by invasive non-native plants and the difficulties in eradicating them from your properties.

For more information, contact Ketih Matson at 218-246-8104 or keithmatson@hotmail.com, or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=105947&categoryID=.

Information

Information on Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine in Houston County, MN
On April 22, 2009, Minnesota established a quarantine area for emerald ash borer (EAB) which included all of Houston County. EAB has not been detected in Houston County, but Minnesota has established it as a quarantine area due to its physical proximity to a known EAB infestation in Vernon County, WI.

For more information on the EAB quarantine area in Minnesota, visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refid=105911.

Publications

Property Tax Relief for Forest Landowners
Mel Baughman | Feb. 26, 2009
An excellent document written by Mel Baughman for the Minnesota Forestry Association about SFIA and 2c. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105337

2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests
USDA Forest Service | Jan. 29, 2009
The Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests--2010 describes the state of forests in the United States of America and the indicators of national progress toward the goal of sustainable forest management.

Read the report at http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=105063.