CFRC Weekly Summary
A project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Legacy deal will
protect land Up North (Minn.)
Star Tribune | June 4, 2009
About 187,000 acres of northern Minnesota forest, wetlands and
shoreline will be permanently protected and open to public hunting,
fishing and other recreational uses under an agreement signed Wednesday
by Blandin Paper Co. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=106187
Indigenous people,
forest communities in Africa control less than 2% of forest
land
June 4, 2009
Less than 2 percent of Africa’s tropical forests are under community
control, hindering efforts to slow deforestation and alleviate rural
poverty, reports a new assessment from the International Tropical
Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Rights and Resources Initiative
(RRI), a global coalition of non-governmental and community
organizations. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=106183
'We Know What to Do:
Why Don't We Do It?'
The Guardian | June 4, 2009
Africans - and especially African women - will suffer most from climate
change. Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai intends to help them http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=106184
Yale Study Finds
Evidence that Damaged Ecosystems Can Recover
Rapidly
Environmental News Network | June 4,
2009
A recent study by Yale University’s School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies reports that if humans commit to the restoration
effort, most ecosystems can recover from very major disruption within
decades to half-centuries. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=106185
FSC certified timber
sales rise at Kingfisher
June 4, 2009
Kingfisher, whose main retail brands are B&Q, Castorama, Brico
Dépôt and Screwfix, has reported a rise of two percent in sales of FSC
certified timber to 47% of the groups total timber sales from February
2008 to 2009. http://www.forestrycenter.org/index.cfm?RefID=106186
Events
Bird Friendly
Forestry
June 6, 2009, La Farge, WI
Learn about sustainable forestry and bird habitat management! Join
leading experts in the field as they discuss forest stewardship options
and the management of forest habitat for neotropical migratory
songbirds.
For more information, contact David Wilson at 608-723-6377 ext. 135 or David.Wilson@rcdnet.net, or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=106032&categoryID=
Forest
and Range Owners Field Day
June 20, 2009, Republic, WA
The Forest and Range Owners Field Day is an out-in-the-woods
educational experience that will 1) increase awareness of fundamental
management techniques and emerging issues, 2) stimulate best practices
behaviors, and 3) unite landowners with products and services that will
help them accomplish their land stewardship objectives.
For more information, contact Andy Perleberg at 509-667-6540 or visit http://www.forestrycenter.org/events.cfm?refID=106143&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
Woody Biomass
Harvest for Habitat Restoration in Minnesota
An RFP titled "Woody Biomass Harvest for Habitat Restoration" has been
posted to solicit potential projects to be funded through the Woody
Biomass Project of the MN DNR Ecological Resources Division. Funds to
be dispersed in this final round resulted from previous projects that
were completed at a cost lower than originally estimated.
The project description, selection criteria, selection process, and application information can be found on the MN DNR Grants webpage at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/habitat/biomass.html. Application deadline is 12:00 noon on June 26, 2009. Please contact Barb Spears, Woody Biomass Project Coordinator, with any questions at 651-259-5849
New: How to
Respond to Questions about EAB in Minnesota
Since the discovery of EAB in St. Paul and just into Wisconsin east of
Houston County, Minnesota, you may have landowners calling you about
EAB. Attached is a one-pager that outlines EAB information sources and
who to contact if you or one of your clients has questions about EAB.
The document also addresses EAB quarantines, firewood restrictions, and
gypsy moth information. View the document by visiting http://www.forestrycenter.org/library.cfm?refID=106189.
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.
