Mapping Your Forest
Do it yourself tool from ATF can be a great start Maps are a basic and essential tool for anyone who owns or cares for a parcel of woodland. A good map starts with the property boundaries (see Knowing ...
The First 25 Years of ECFLA
ECFLA: TWENTY FIVE YEARS YOUNG 1979-2004 By Steve Broderick, Extension Forester The year was 1978. The second OPEC oil embargo in five years had people waiting in long lines at the gas pumps, and paying record prices when they finally ...
Letter to Editor – Wolf
LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING J. WOLF'S ARTICLE October 2, 2003 Dear Susan, I read with interest the article written by Jasmine Wolf in the last ECFLA Newsletter. I am very disappointed with the job the Ms. Wolf did of ...
Ten Reasons to Protect Open Space, Forest and Farmland
- by Bet Zimmerman, Woodstock , CT Experts indicate that if we don't take significant steps in the next decade to preserve open space and farmland in Connecticut , it may be too late. We may assume that everybody understands ...
Forest Stewardship Plans: What and Why
- by Steve Broderick, University of CT Cooperative Extension System A forest stewardship plan is a working guide for the landowner who wants to maximize the benefits he/she receives from owning a piece of forestland. Properly done, it combines the ...
A Forest Divided
- by Bet Zimmerman and Paul Wilbur Forest fragmentation poses a serious and growing threat to the ability of forests to support wildlife, clean air and water, provide recreational opportunities, and function as a sustainable and economically viable source of ...
A Forest Management Plan: A Landowner’s Perspective
- By Dennis Hodgin OVERVIEW I thought I would add my personal comments and detail some my experiences related to the companion Forest Management Plan (FMP). I am not a forest professional, so my intention is to provide information that ...
Another Kind of Woodland Tour (Ireland)
- By Susan Leavitt Recently John and I traveled to Ireland for a vacation. Having nothing other than an intense interest in the beauty of the land, people and culture, we spent 15 days traversing the landscape and shoreline, taking ...
Musings on a Forest Management Plan
- by S. Pearce Browning, III, M.D. First, every forest or woodlot is unique. They vary in size, soil types, tree population, amount of brook and wetland, the access roads, the impact of prior natural catastrophic processes, and lastly, what ...
Logging the Rad Ostby Memorial Forest
Logging the Rad Ostby Memorial Forest - by Art Talmadge, Connwood Foresters Inc The Rad Ostby Memorial Forest is being logged. That's right - logged. In January of 2003 Wolf Den Land Trust contracted with Connwood Foresters, Inc for the ...