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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS- Series of 15 articles for forest owners:

A Count-down to Planning: Nine Reasons why you need a Forest Stewardship Plan

Is clear-cutting a dirty word?

Controlling White-tailed Deer Herds with DMAP Hunting

Know the New York Limits: Hunting and Posting on Private Property

Sweet Songs from your Forest

Why Did That Tree Die? (An Introduction to forest pathology)

"What's In Those Woods?"

To Plant, or Not to Plant: a Question of the Forest

Support Your Stream

Improve Your Woodlot for Wildlife

Frog Friendly Forests

Trail Building Tips for Forest Owners

Know your forest from the ground up!

Benefits of Trees

Learning to talk the talk of forestry

Private Woodland Management in Anticipation of Emerald Ash Borer

Forest Insect Articles - Introductory indentification and role of forest insects- Doug Allen's series of articles as published in the Forest Owner magazine

Forest Resource Management: A Landowner's Guide to Getting Started www.nraes.org

The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas around Your Home www.nraes.org

Small Woodlot Owner's Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource (item #7053) extensionpubs.umext.maine

National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildife Certification backyard

Publications available from Cornell University Dept of Natural Resources pubs

Cornell Cooperative Extension Forest Connect for entire list of their publications. Among those publications available in the Fact Sheet Series are:

Controlling Invasive Species in Woodlots
Enhancing Wildlife Habitat
Forest Gardening
How to Choose Firewood Trees
The Stewardship Ethic: Guide for Using Your Land
Tree and Forest Health

Firewood Characteristics for Northern NY Chart

"Forest Owner" - Annual Index 2003-2005:

The New York Forest Owner – 2005
Volume 43, Numbers 1-6

Entomology
Peach Bark Beetle - Results of Research and News of Work in Progress,
Douglas C. Allen, January/February, p. 16
Maple Webworm is Often Prevalent During Forest Tent Caterpillar Outbreaks, Douglas C. Allen, March/April, p. 16
Ecology: Ginseng Threatened by Bambi's Appetite, Erik Stokstad, May/June, p. 19
The Large Carpenter Bee, Douglas C. Allen, July/August, p. 16
Northeastern Extraordinaire, Shavonne Sargent, September/October, p. 8
An Outburst of Lecanium Scale - a Sticky Business, Douglas C. Allen, September/October, p. 16
Sirex noctilio - An introduced wood-boring wasp, Douglas C. Allen, November/December, p. 16

Forest Policy & Law
Commentary - New York's Forest Tax Laws, Scott K. Gray III, May/June, p. 18
Why 480-A Works And How Not to Fix It, John R. Sullivan, November/December, p. 12

Miscellaneous
Compensating Consulting Foresters, Jerry Michael, January/February, p. 8
Trends in New York Stumpage Prices, Jerry Brian and Duane Chapman, May/June, p. 8
Planning the Future Forest, Thom J. McEvoy, May/June, p. 12
To Know a Tree, Shavonne Sargent, May/June, p. 17
Cornell's "Other" Ag Experiment Station Works To Improve the State's and Region's
Forestry Resource, Michael P. Voiland, September/October, p. 12
Know Your Trees - White Spruce, January/February, p. 22
Know Your Trees - Balsam Fir, March/April, p. 22
Know Your Trees - Eastern Hemlock, May/June, p. 22
Know Your Trees - American Larch, July/August, p. 22
Know Your Trees - Northeastern White Cedar, September/October, p. 22
Know Your Trees - Red Cedar, November/December, p. 22
Wild Things in Your Woodlands: Chestnut-sided warbler, Kristi Sullivan, May/June, p. 15
Wild Things in Your Woodlands: Eastern newt, Kristi Sullivan, July/August, p. 15
Wild Things in Your Woodlands: Eastern Screech-Owl, Kristi Sullivan, September/October, p. 10
Wild Things in Your Woodlands: Black Bear, Kristi Sullivan, November/December, p. 10

NYFOA News
NYFOA General Director Candidates - Election Form, January/February, p. 12
43rd Annual Spring Program - February 26, 2005, January/February, p. 13
DEC Proposes Changes in Cooperating Forester Program - NYFOA's Response, January/February, p. 19
NYFOA Awards, March/April, p. 14
NYFOA Merger Announcement, July/August, p. 11
New Executive Director for NYFOA, November/December, p. 9

Stewardship
Avoid Trespass During Hunting Season, Bob King, January/February, p. 20
Pineholm: 50 years of a Multi-value Tree Farm, Norm Richards, March/April, p. 8
No-Op to Co-Op, Barbara A. Tucker, March/April, p. 18
Special NYFOA Member Tour - Big Flats, May/June, p. 11
Chronology of a Forest Steward, Dan Palm, May/June, p. 20
The Palm Family - 2005 Outstanding Tree Farmers, July/August, p. 21
Someday...When You Can't Hear So Well, Jim Ochterski, November/December, p. 15
Forest Food: Mast, Jim Finley, November/December, p. 19

Woodlot Management
Ask A Professional: Crop Tree Management, January/February, p. 6
Ask A Professional: Manage a woodlot to provide optimal habitat for Wood Thrush and Cerulean Warbler, March/April, p. 6
Ask A Professional: Prepare a rural site for the planting of seedling trees, May/June, p. 6
Ask A Professional: Manage a woodlot to restore production to a sugarbush, July/August, p. 6
Ask A Professional: What to consider about girdling, September/October, p. 6
Ask A Professional: What ecological effect does hay-scented fern have on the forest, November/December, p. 6
HOW TO: Manage a Woodlot for Firewood, January/February, p. 10
HOW TO: Protect Newly Planted Seedlings, March/April, p. 5
HOW TO: Implement Forest Farming Practices, May/June, p. 5
HOW TO: Manage Vole Damage, July/August, p. 5
HOW TO: Improve Hardwood Forests-One Seedling at a Time, September/October, p. 5
HOW TO: Protect Trees from Winter Damage, November/December, p. 5
Arranging a Timber Sale, Brian Bullard, January/February, p. 14
Acorn Planting, Ed and Wanda Piestrak, May/June, p. 16
Invaders!, Shavonne Sargent, July/August, p. 9
Pond Management, Rebecca Schneider, July/August, p. 12
Portable Skidder Bridges Made Easy, Steve Bick, July/August, p. 18
Fencing To Exclude Deer, Edward and Wanda Piestrak, September/October, p. 18
Keeping Your Chainsaw in Shape, Joe Smith, September/October, p. 20


The New York Forest Owner – 2004
Volume 42, Numbers 1-6

Entomology
Insects and the Decomposition of Woody Material, Douglas C. Allen, January/February, p. 16
Insect Growth and Development – strange but true!, Douglas C. Allen, March/April, p. 16
Sugar Maple Petiole Borer and a Stem Borer of Black Cherry, Douglas C. Allen, May/June, p. 16
Forest Owners Must Adjust to Tent Caterpillar Defoliation , Douglas C. Allen, July/August, p.16
Caterpillars of Some Common Giant Silkworms and Royal Moths, Douglas C. Allen, September/October, p. 16
Sudden Oak Death: Not Just a West Coast Problem, Rebecca Nisley, November/December, p. 6
The Startling Beech Blight Aphid, Douglas C. Allen, November/December, p. 16

Forest Policy & Law
Why New York’s RPTL §480-a Does Not Encourage Forest Stewardship, David J. Colligan, March/April, p. 10
Further Thoughts Regarding 480-a, Michael Greason, May/June, p. 6
Commentary: New York’s Forest Tax Law 480A, Henry Kernan, November/December, p. 14

Miscellaneous
Know Your Trees – Eastern White Pine, March/April, p. 20
Another Great Grass Roots Volunteer Program, Dick Fox, March/April, p. 21
Know Your Trees – Pitch Pine, May/June, p. 15
Top Ten Environmental Benefits of Forestry, May/June, p. 18
Commentary: The Catskills and the Nature Conservancy, Henry Kernan, May/June, p. 19
Two Heros of American Forestry, Thom McEvoy, July/August, p.13
Know Your Trees – Red Spruce, November/December, p. 22

NYFOA News
In Memory of John Krebs, January/February, p. 4
Tom Cutter: NYFOA Disbursement Administrator, January/February, p. 9
NYFOA General Director Candidates - Election Form, January/February, p. 12
42nd Annual Spring Program – February 28, 2004, January/February, p. 13
Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), Tom Cutter, March/April, p. 14
NYFOA Awards, May/June, p. 12

Stewardship
Southern Finger Lakes Chapter Delivers a Solid Program, Gary Goff and Kelly Smallidge, January/February, p. 6
Biodiversity in Post Agricultural Forests, Greg McGee, March/April, p. 6
Becoming a Wildflower Fan, Rance Scott Harmon & Jim Finley, March/April, p. 8
Conservation versus Preservation, Bob Patterson, May/June, p. 10
We Are All Part of Nature, Diane Ackerman, May/June, p. 20
Boonville Business on the Right Track, Brendan Kelly, July/August, p.10
Sustainable Forestry at Indian Chimney Farm, Chris Grant, July/August, p.18
The Forest Nobody Knows, Rebecca G. Nisley, September/October, p. 11
Path Leads Way to Pollution Protection of Water Supply, JoAnne Castagna, Ed.D., September/October, p. 13

Woodlot Management
HOW TO: Determine if Pines Need Thinning, January/February, p. 5
Another Use for Cull Trees, James A. Hart, January/February, p. 10
In Praise of Aspen, James P. Engel, January/February, p. 14
HOW TO: Buy An Ax, March/April, p. 5
HOW TO: Stake Newly Planted Trees, May/June, p. 5
Ask A Professional: Consulting Foresters and Marking Property Boundaries, Compiled by Peter Smallidge, May/June, p. 8
HOW TO: Understand the Timberland Appraisal Process, July/August, p. 5
ATV Log Cart, Richard R. Starr, July/August, p.6
Ask A Professional: Self Harvest Marketable Trees, Compiled by Peter Smallidge, July/August, p.8
HOW TO: Maintain Forest Boundary Lines, September/October, p. 5
Ask A Professional: Price of White Ash, Compiled by Peter Smallidge, September/October, p. 6
Forest Owner Response to Spring and Summer Storms, Peter Smallidge & Douglas Allen, September/October, p. 8
HOW TO: Design a Woodland Trail, November/December, p. 5
Abandoned Town Roads, Ken Ayers, November/December, p. 12


The New York Forest Owner – 2003
Volume 41, Numbers 1-6

Entomology
Adaptive Forest Management & Forest Pest Management, Douglas C. Allen, January/February, p. 16
The Red Turpentine Beetle, Douglas C. Allen, March/April, p. 16
The Carpenterworm: A Wood Boring Caterpillar, Douglas C. Allen, May/June, p. 16
The Pitted Ambrosia Beetle, Douglas C. Allen, July/August, p. 16
Forest Insect Pest Alerts, Douglas C. Allen, September/October, p. 16
Keep Your Eyes Peeled for Emerald Ash Borer, Douglas C. Allen, November/December, p. 14

Forest Policy and Law
The Knots of Timber Tax, Lloyd R. Casey, May/June, p. 5
Three Timber Theft Bills Introduced in NYS Legislature, Robert Malmsheimer, May/June, p. 6
Forest, Farm Land Protected by Conservation Easement, Andrew Zepp, May/June, p. 8
The Knots of Timber Tax, Lloyd R. Casey, July/August, p. 5
NYS Legislature Enacts Timber Theft Bill, Robert Malmsheimer, July/August, p. 6
The Knots of Timber Tax, Lloyd R. Casey, September/October, p. 5

Miscellaneous
The State’s Toughest Tree Test, Dan Anderson, May/June, p. 4
Answers to the State’s Toughest Tree Test, Dan Anderson, July/August, p. 4

NYFOA News
NYFOA Is Moving Ahead, Ron Pedersen, January/February, p. 5
Plan of Merger – NYWS & NYFOA, January/February, p. 6
NYFOA General Director Candidates – Ballot Included, January/February, p. 12
NYFOA Annual Spring Program, January/February, p. 13
Building Bridges, Ron Pedersen, March/April, p. 4
NYFOA Awards, May/June, p. 10
Western Finger Lakes Spring ‘03 Woodswalk, Chuck Winship & Gary Goff, September/October, p. 18
NYFOA SAC Recognizes NYS Tree Farmers, November/December, p. 9

NY Forestry
Help is a Phone Call Away, March/April, p. 18
NYFOA Toasts DEC Foresters at Retirement Brunch, Gretchen McHugh, May/June, p. 14
Forestry Awareness Day in Albany, May/June, p. 18

Stewardship
One Man’s Battle With Invasives, James Engel, March/April, p. 8
25 Years Certified Tree Farms, March/April, p. 11
Need for Communication, Michael Greason, March/April, 12
Why Are They Putting Goats in the Woods?, Charlie Mowatt, July/August, p. 8
Managing a Private Forest: Profile of a Landowner/Logger Partnership, Douglas R. Allen, July/August, p. 10
2003 Spring Planting, Wanda and Edward Piestrak, July/August, p. 18
A Better Logger, Michael J. Burns & Brandon Kelly, November/December, p. 12

Woodlot Management & Assistance
HOW TO: Manage Storm Damage, January/February, 7
Maple Syrup Prodution For The Beginner, Anni Davenport and Lewis Staats, January/February, p. 8
ATV Logging, Brendan Kelly, January/February, p. 14
Signs and Access, Dan Palm, January/February, p. 18
Money Does Grow on Trees, Renee J. Bouplon, January/February, p. 20
Controlling Access to your Property Through Posting, Jim Ochterski & Daniel Palm, March/April, p. 5
HOW TO: Buy the Right Chainsaw, March/April, p. 6
Forest Crops: The Other Money from your Forest, Robert Beyfuss, March/April, p. 18
FFA Forestry Workshop, March/April, p. 20
HOW TO: Care for Seedlings, May/June, p. 13
The Swallow-worts, Fran Lawlor, July/August, p. 14
HOW TO: Treat Reactions to Poison Ivy, July/August, p. 17
Working With Foresters, Peter J. Smallidge, September/October, p. 6
A Landowner’s Guide to: New York’s Forest Land Enhancement Program, September/October, p. 8
HOW TO: Know When to Fertilize Your Forest, September/October, p. 14
HOW TO: Design a Windbreak, November/December, p. 5
Forestry Practices to Avoid: Just Say No to Highgrading, Peter J. Smallidge, November/December, p. 6
Arranging a Timber Sale, Brian Bullard, November/December, p. 10
How to Make and Enjoy Your Own Bluebird Trail, Rich Wells, November/December, p. 16

"Forest Owner" - Annual Index 2003-2005 (88kb PDF)

"Forest Owner" -Table of Contents 1996-2005

The following lists the table of contents for back issues of the "The New York FOREST OWNER", a publication of NYFOA, which is sent free to NYFOA members (see membership page). You may want to use your web browser's "find" or search capabilities to locate titles, authors and some subject keywords in this list. If you wish to submit articles, contact the editor.

November/December 2005

• From the Executive Director, Mary Jane Packer, p. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • HOW TO: Protect Trees from Winter Damage, pg. 5 • Ask a Professional, pg. 6 • New Executive Director for NYFOA, pg. 9 • Wild Things in Your Woodlands, Kristi Sullivan, pg. 10 • Why 480-A Works and How Not to Fix it, John R. Sullivan, pg. 12 • NYFOA Award Nominees, pg. 14 • Someday...When You Can't Hear So Well, Jim Ochterski, pg. 15 • Sirex Noctilio – An Introduced Wood-Boring Wasp, Douglas C. Allen, pg. 16 • Forest Food: Mast, Jim Finley, pg. 19 • 2005 New York Forest Owner Index of Articles, pg. 20 • Know Your Trees – Red Cedar, pg. 22

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September/October 2005

• From the President, Alan White, pg. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • HOW TO: Improve Hardwood Forests One Seedling at a Time, pg. 5 • Ask a Professional, pg. 6 • Northeastern Extraordinaire, Shavonne Sargent, pg. 8 • Cornell's “Other” Ag Experiment Station Works To Improve the State's and Region's Forestry Resource, Michael P. Voiland, pg. 12 • Aa Outburst of Lecanium Scale – A Sticky Business, Douglas C. Allen, pg. 16 • Fencing to Exclude Deer, Edward and Wanda Piestrak, pg. 18 • Keeping Your Chainsaw in Shape, Joe Smith, pg. 20 • Know Your Trees – Northeaster White Cedar, pg. 22

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July/August 2005

• From the President, Alan White, pg. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • HOW TO: Manage Vole Damage, pg. 5 • Ask a Professional, pg. 6 • Invaders!, Shavonne Sargent, pg. 9 • NYFOA Merger Announcement, pg. 11 • Pond Management, Rebecca Schneider, pg. 12 • Wild Things in Your Woodlands, Kristi Sullivan, pg. 15 • The Large Carpenter Bee, Douglas C. Allen, pg. 16 • Portable Skidder Bridges Made Easy, Steve Bick, pg. 18 • The Palm Family – 2005 Outstanding Tree Farmers, pg. 21 • Know Your Trees – American Larch, pg. 22

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May/June 2005

• From the President, Alan White, pg. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • HOW TO: Implement Forest Farming Practices, pg. 5 • Ask a Professional, pg. 6 • Trends in New York Stumpage Prices, Jerry Brian and Duane Chapman, pg. 8 • Special NYFOA Member Tour – Big Flats, pg. 11 • Planning the Future Forest, Thom J. Mcevoy, pg. 12 • Wild Things in Your Woodlands, Kristi Sullivan, pg. 15 • Acorn Planting, Ed and Wanda Piestrak, pg. 16 • Know a Tree, Shavonne Sargent, pg. 17 • Commentary – New York’s Forest Tax Laws, Scott K. Gray III, pg. 18 • Ecology: Ginseng Threatened by Bambi's Appetite, Erik Stokstad pg. 19 • Chronology of a Forest Steward, Dan Palm, pg. 20 • Calandar, pg. 21 • Know Your Trees – Eastern Hemlock, pg. 22

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March/April 2005

• From the President - 2005 Farm Show, Alan White, pg. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • HOW TO: Protect Newly Planted Seedlings , pg. 5 • Ask a Professional, pg. 6 • Pineholm: 50 Years of a Multi-Value Tree Farm, Norm Richards, pg. 8 • NYFOA Awards, pg. 14 • Maple Webworm is Often Prevalent During Forest Tent Caterpillar Outbreaks, Douglas C. Allen, pg. 16 • No-Op To Co-Op, Barbara A. Tucker, pg. 18 • News and Notes, pg. 20 • Sirex Noctilio – An Introduced Wood-Boring Wasp, Douglas C. Allen, pg. 16 • Calendar, pg. 21 • Know Your Trees – Balsam Fir, pg. 22

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January/February 2005

• From the President – 2005 Farm Show, Geff Yancey, p. 3 • In the Mail, pg. 4 • Ask a Professional - Crop Tree Management, pg. 6 • Compensating Consulting Foresters, Jerry Michael, pg. 8 • HOW TO: Manage a Woodlot for Firewood, pg. 10 • NYFOA General Director Candidates - Election Form, pg. 12 • 43rd Annual Spring Program – February 26, 2005, pg. 13 • Arranging a Timber Sale, Brian Bullard, pg. 14 • Peach Bark Beetle – Results of Research and News of Work in Progress, Dougles C. Allen, pg. 16 • DEC Proposes Changes in Cooperating Forester Program – NYFOA’s Response, pg. 19 • Aviod Trespass During Hunting Season, Bob King, pg. 20 • Calendar, pg. 21 • Know Your Trees – White Spruce, pg. 22

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November/December 2002

• NYFOA 2003 Spring Meeting, p. 4
• Woods and Wildlife, p. 5
• Cooperating Forester Program, p. 6
• HOW TO: Maintain Forest Roads, Steve Wilent p. 9
• Fish in Ponds & Lakes: Good Management Choices, Clifford Kraft, p. 12
• The Yellow Birch Leaf Folder, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• 2002 New York Forest Owner Index of Articles, p. 19
  

September/October 2002

• John Olney Named Tree Farmer of the Year, p. 5
• Logging Off The Third Reich, Mike Monte, p. 6
• Amending the New York Forest Tax Law, Kevin Brazill and René Germain, p.12
• Managing New York’s Conifer Plantations, Mark Keister, Harry Dieter & Lloyd Dieter, p. 14
• Beetles That Damage White Ash, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• The FLTC Tax Report, p. 19
• Developing a Woodlot Stewardship Management Plan, Peter J. Smallidge, p. 20
  

July/August 2002

• 2002 Farm Bill Provides Assistance to Forest Landowners, Robert Malmsheimer, Michael Goergen, & Donald Floyd, p. 6
• A Tale of Two Visits: One a Victory, One a Draw, Jerry Michael & Gary Goff, p. 8
• Ask The Forester, Robert Brock, p. 10
• Advice from the Lucky, Tiim Levatich with Photos by Gary Goff, p. 12
• Stone Walls: A Great Place to Cross Over, Larry Van De Valk, p. 14
• The Checkered Beetles: Well Equipped to Search & Destroy, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Help for Forest Regeneration Problems, Jill Cornell, p. 18
• NYSAF Summer 2002 Meeting, p. 19
• Oh To Be A Logger, Mitch Dickerson, p. 20
• A World View of Forests, Henry Kernan, p. 21
  

May/June 2002

• The Future of Timber Supply in the U.S., David Laband and Larry Teeter, p. 5
• Woodlot Thinning to Achieve Landowner's Goals, Peter Smallidge, p. 6
• Invasive Plants B Part III, Bob Berkemeir, p. 10
• NYFOA Awards, p. 12
• NYS Legislature Considers Bills Affecting Forest Landowners, Robert W. Malmsheimer & Donald Floyd, p. 15
• The Role of Silviculture in Pest Management, Douglas C. Allen, p.16
• Timber Theft B An Update on Activities of the Timber Theft Advisory Committee, Hugh O. Canham, p. 18
• Southern Adirondack Chapter Visits Old Tupelo Trees, Melinda Durller, p. 20
  

March/April 2002

• Opinion: Trade Twists, Eric Johnson, p.5
• Wood Lot Tools and Equipment, Patrick H. Kelly, p. 6
• Invasive Plants - Part II, Bob Berkemeir, p. 10
• Master Forest Owner Class of 2001, Richard Taber, p. 12
• Education and More, Walt Friebel, p. 13
• Collembolans Spring to Life in March & April, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Trail Development to Improve Your Property Value, Carl Wiedeman & Ron Neadle, p. 18
• Performance of Fall-Lifted Red Pine Seedlings, Michael R. Bridgen and John Solan, Sr., p. 20

January/February 2002

• Continuing Problem of Timber Theft, Michael Greason, p. 5
• A Brighter Future for Pallets in the Northeast and Lake States, Eric Johnson, p. 6
• Invasive Plants, Part I, Bob Berkemeir, p. 10
• General Director Candidates, Ballot Included, p. 12
• 40th Annual Spring Program, Reservation Form Included, p. 13
• The Oak Skeletonizer,  Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Statewide Fall Meeting, Charlie Mowatt, p. 18
• Internet Resources to Connect Private Woodland Owners, p. 20
• Over the River & Through the Woods,  Walt Friebel , p. 21

November/December 2001

• Attracting Woodland Wildlife: A Primer, Gary R. Goff, p. 6
• Wanted: A Few Good People,  Hugh O. Canham, p. 9
• In This Case, Talk is Far From Cheap, John Munsell and René Germain, p.      10
• Matching Grants, p. 1
• Nature Conservancy to Set Up Forest Bank, p. 13
• Finger Lakes National Forest, Henry Kernan, p. 14
• Aquatic Insects: Important Members of the Forest Community, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• NYFOA Article Index, p. 21

September/October 2001

• Timber Theft Public Hearings, Ronald C. Brach and Sheila D. O'Sullivan, p. 6
• What is the National Network of Private Forest Landowners?, Jill Cornell, p 8
• Book Review, Richard Taber, p. 9
• Controlling Interfering Vegetation, David L. Sturges, p. 10
• Old Phenomenon, New Term: Forestland Parcelization, René Germain, Kevin Brazill and Seth LaPierre. p.14
• A Word on Behalf of American Beech, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Thinning Young Forests, Michael Greason, p. 21
• Fall Harvest Weekend, p. 22

July/August 2001

• How To Remember Bird Songs, Christine Tarski, p. 5
• Volunteers Making a Difference, Gary Goff, p. 6
• Hunting Leases That Protect the Landowner and the Resource, Robert Malmsheimer & David J. Colligan. p. 8
• NYFOA Fall Membership Meeting, p. 12
• Reward For Finding Near Extinct Trees, p. 14
• Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), p. 15
• The May Beetle, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• The A Father of Conservation@ and What He Taught Us, Kelly Sevier, p. 18
• Forest Landowner Tax Council, p. 21
• What Can New York Woodland Stewards Do For You?, p. 20

May/June 2001

• The Bear Facts, Kristi Sullivan, p. 5
• Foresters Branch Out with Old Growth Database, Jim Rogalski, p.6
• New York's Paper Industry, Hugh O. Canham, p. 8
• NYFOA Awards, p. 12
• Carbon, Climate Change and Forests, Todd Mathes and Robert Malmsheimer, p.14
• The Insect Egg, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• John Druke Receives Donald Stearns Forestry Award, p. 18
• Forest Fragmentation, p. 19

• What's Up With Tree Planting, John Solon, p.4
• Be A Forester For A Day, Billy Morris, p. 5
• Poles, Pallets & Plastic: The Building of a Swamp Road, Robert Johnson, p. 6
• Revisiting A Forest After 20 Years,  Michael Greason, p.8
• Ask The Forester, Craig J. Davis, p. 10
• Managing The Equity In Your Woodlot, Ron Cadieux, p.12
• Grey Towers: The Estate of Gifford Pinchot, Henry Kernan, p.14
• Tax Tips: For Forest Landowners for 2000 Tax Year, Larry M. Bishop, p15
• The Prominents, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Opinion: New Rules A Mistake, Kelly Sevier, p. 22

January/February 2001

• Tree Farm News, p. 5
• Awards Presented to NYFOA Members, p. 6
• Zen and the Art of Forest Ownership, Dick Fitts,  p. 7
• Update on Estate Planning Fore Forest Owners, David J. Colligan, p. 8
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail, by Irene Szabo, p. 10
• General Director Candidates, p. 12
• 38^th Annual Spring Program, p. 13
• How and Insect Overwinters B A Lesson in Adaptation, by Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Attention All Forest Enthusiasts, p. 19

• Woodlot Management: Porcupine Control,  Robert Johnson, p. 6
• Stand By Your Stream, Rebecca Schneider, p. 8
• Assistance for New York Forest Owners, p. 10
• New York Woodland Stewards News, p. 12
• Ask The Forester, Lewis Staats and Michael Greason, p. 14
• Seed and Cone Insects, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Journal of A Small Conifer Planting, Patrick H. Kelly, p. 18
• Review of Section 480-A, Henry Kernan, p. 21

• EPA Withdraws Silviculture Provisions, Robert Malmsheimer & Michael Goergen, p. 6
• Stand By Your Stream, Rebecca Schneider, p. 8
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail, Irene Szabo, p. 10
• NYFOA 2000 Fall Conference Registration Form, p. 13
• Ask The Forester, Arlyn W. Perkey, p. 15
• Biological Approaches to Pest Management, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Oil & Gas Opportunities for Tree Farmers, David J. Colligan, p.18
• A Guide to Lyme Disease, Joan Kappel, p. 21
• Woodsmen's Field Days, p. 22

May/June 2000

• Timber Theft: Escalating Across Rural New York, p. 5
• ESF's Pack Forest B Education, Forestry, Vacation,  Mary Binder, p. 6
• Stand By Your Stream, Rebecca Schneider, p. 8
• ShortBTerm Chronicle of a Tree Farmer, Peter Zubal, p. 10
• NYFOA Awards: Jim Lassoie & Eriwn and Polly Fullerton, p. 12
• Ask The Forester, Michael Greason, p. 14
• The Pitch Mass Borer, Douglas C. Allen, p. 16
• Tree Value: A Basis for Woodland Management, Gary R. Goff and Peter Smallidge, p.18
• Forestry: 100 Years and Growing, Henry Kernan, p. 21

March/April 2000

• Arborvitae, Gerry Rising, p. 5
• What About These Stumpage Prices?, Michael C. Greason, p. 6
• Satellite Videoconference, p. 7
• Overheard in a Woodlot, Henry Kernan, p. 8
• NYFOA Fall Meeting Planned B September 22-24, 2000, p. 9
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail, Irene Szabo, p.10
• Open Letter to NYFOA Members, Jill Cornell, p. 12
• Ask The Forester, Donald E. Peterson, p. 14
• Saratoga's Secret is Out, David J. Lee, p. 15
• Native Insect Pests of Hemlock, Douglas Allen, p. 16
• Timber Theft Hearings, Hugh O. Canham, p. 18

January/February 2000

• Mail: p4-5
• Monitoring Private Foresters, Benjamin Haad
• Private Sector Foresters, Frank Dunstan
• Another Great Year for the MFO/Coverts Program, Gary R. Goff, p6-8
• Passage, Dorothy Darling,, p8
• Hard Wood, Jack A. Ward, p9
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail: An Unplanned Article, Irene Szabo, p10-11
• City in a Forest, Maek Keister, p11
• General Director Candidates, p12
• Annual Spring Program, p13
• Wood Destroying Insects:  The Powder Post Beetles, Douglas C. Allen, p14-15
• The Catskill Watershed, Henry Kernan, p16-18
• Report From Conservation Organization Meetings, Dick Fox, p20-21
• NYFOA News, p22
• Multistate Video Conference
• Edward G. Dixon Passes Away
• Ask the Forester

• Mail:
• Are Private Foresters Monitored? James Martin, p4
• Gas Companies and Access
• EPA Proposes New Silviculture Regulation, Robert Malmsheimer and Michael Goergen, p5
• Leaf Color Change in Our Hardwood Forests, Christopher A. Nowack, p6-7
• This House, Dorothy Darling, p7
• New York's Forests, Then and Now,Peter Smallidge, p8-9
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail: George Fraley: rara avis, Irene Szabo, p10-11
• Managing Birds in New York, Kristi L. Sullivan, p12-14
• Congress Directs USFS to "Promote Sustainable Use of the Eastern Hardwood Resource": Institute of Hardwood Technology  Transfer and Applied Research, Rolf Wentorf, p15
• Insect-Produced Silk: From Textiles to "Tents", Douglas C. Allen, p16-17
• Bears and Cats and Other Things, Mary Binder, p18-19
• Seventh Annual ReLeaf Conference, David Colligan, p20-21
• Book Review: "Requiem for Nature " (by John Terborgh), Jane Geisler, p22

• Mail:
• Woodlands Field Day, Peter S. Levatich, p4
• Listening, (Words on Role of Consulting Foresters) Dinnie Sloman (Chair, NY Society of American Foresters and Executive Director of the Catskill Forest Association), p5
• A New Renewable Energy Source Growing on Western New York Farms, Stacie Edick and Tim Volk, pp6-8
• NYFOA Fall Membership Meeting, sponsored by Western Finger Lakes chapter, p9
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail: A Gift from the Beans of McGraw, NY, Irene Szabo, pp10-11
• Getting Started in Forestry, Peter Smallidge, pp12-13
• Defoliation by Oystershell Scale, Douglas C. Allen, pp14-15
• Motorized ATVs and Dirt-Bikes: What to Do about Them?, Richard Gibbs, pp16-18
• Leisure Logging, Patrick Kelly, pp20-22
• NYFOA Scholarship Fund, p22.

• Mail:
• Privatizing NY Forestry, Frank M. Dunstan, p4
• Privatizing NY Forestry, Rick Percoco, p4
• Congratulations Go Out!, Elizabeth Nichols, p4
• Forestry Awareness Day '99, Jill Cornell, p5
• Such Beauty Must Quickly Charm, Dorothy Darling, p5
• Understanding and Preventing Timber Theft, Peter Smallidge, p6-7
• Sharing a Seedling Resource, Henry S. Kernan, p8
• '99 NYFOA Fall Membership Meeting, Western Fingerlakes Chapter, p9
• Along the Finger Lakes Trail: The Garrison's Island of Hospitality, Irene Szabo, p10-11
• Author, Dorothy Darling, p11
• NYFOA Awards:
• Heiberg Memorial Awad Presented to James E. Coufal, Robert M. Sands, p12
• Schaefer's Receive NYFOA Service Award, Robert M. Sands, p13
• NYFOA News:
• Tree Farm Stamp Petition Deadline Extended, p13
• New Editor for the New York Forest Owner, p13
• New Outstanding Forester Award Presented to Hastings and Cadieux, Jill Cornell, p14.
• Thank You To Our Retiring Editor, Dick Fox, For a Job Well Done, p15
• Peach Bark Beetle and Black Cherry, Douglas C. Allen, p16-17
• Lumber Production, Kevin King and Hugh Canham, p18
• Woodpulp & Paper Production, Kevin King and Hugh Canham, p19
• PAY a consultant?, Mike Greason, p20-22
• NYFOA Scholarship Fund, p22.

• Fragments, poem by Dorothy Darling, p3
• NYFOA Scholarship Fund, p3
• Common Sense, Tim Ward, p4-5
• State FWMAB Considers Controversial Topics, Dick Fox, p6
• Why is Swamp Thing Taking Over the Forest?, (Penn. State University), p6
• Return of the Fisher, Lexy Nichols, Richard Henry, p7
• The Benefits of Forestry Add Value to Your Woodlot, Peter J. Smallidge, p8
• Sustain, Sustainable, Sustained, Jim Coufal, p9
• Spring "HotSpots" - Trailing Arbutus, Irene Szabo, p10
• A Timber Sale Turned Sour, Andrew J. Wiencek, p11
• Editorial - Privatizing NY Forestry, Dick Fox, p12
• Dear Friends of the Forest:, Billy Morris, p12
• Letters, Southeastern Adirondack Chapter, What are Your Tree's Worth?, Tioga Chapter Plans, Mosquito Murder, Forest Property & Taxes, NYFOA Loses a Friend (Harold W. Kollmeyer), p13
• The Tree Farm Program, a National Update, Rod Jones, p14
• Choosing Native vs. Exotic - For the Home Landscape, Michelle Buckstrup & Nina Bassuk, p16-17
• Rabies, Cornell Cooperative Extension, p18-19
• Moths That Affect Pine Shoots, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• I'm Just Wild About Harry, Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Reforest Buffalo Committee, David J. Colligan
• NY Woodland Stewards, Inc. (NYWS) Receives Large Grant, p3
• Wildlife Marshes: Should You Add or Enhance One?, Lawrence Lepak, p4-5
• Master Forest Owner Update, Gary R. Goff, p6-7
• Additional Harvest Considerations, Mike Greason, p8-9
• Ask a Forester - Cherry Jelly, Steve Davidson, p10
• General Director Candidates/Annual Spring Meeting Agenda, p11, 12
• Letters: Landowner Workshops, Deer to Venison, p13
• Creatures & Other Neat Things, Jim Coufal, p13
• By-law Changes:
• Boring · But!, Betty Densmore, p14
• Equal Time, David Swaciak, p14
• On the Loss of Affiliates, Jack McShane, p14,
• To: The Members of NYFOA, Bob Sand, p15
• Cooperating Consultant and Cooperating Industrial Forester Program, p15
• One Lucky Stumble, Irene Szabo, p16-17
• New York City Likes Forestry, Henry Kerman, p18
• Pruning and Physiology, Jerry Bond, p19
• Identifying Trees at Risk From Ice and Wind, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• Dreaming in Winter, Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Woolybears Are Fuzzy Forecasters, Forest Stewardship quarterly, p3
• The Gift, Dorothy Darling, p3
• The First Cut is the Deepest - Or How We Survived Our Timber Harvest, Patricia Kay, p4-5
• Special Notice - Proposed Bylaws for NYFOA, p6-8
• Family Forest Fair '98- A Rousing Success, Mary Binder, p9
• Small Landowners Seize Opportunity to Access New Makets, Conserve Forests, and Protect Wildlife Habitat through Forest Certification, Fran Raymond, 10-11
• Resource Manager Certification in the Northeast, Two Trees Forestry, p11
• A Special Woodswalk, Gerald Michael, p12
• FIP in/SIP out, Woodland Report (National Woodland Owners Association, 11/98), p12
• Invitation To NYFOA/NY Tree Farm Members, (Media Relations), p12
• Changes in New York's Forest Land Area vs. Time, Just the Facts, Hugh Canham, Kevin S. King, p13
• Humor: A National Delicacy, Costly Queries, Some Whimsey, p13
• Ask A Forester, Stephen Davison, p14
• From Field to Forest, Peter J. Smallidge, p15
• Forty Years of FWMA, A Brief Summary of the Foundings of the Fish and Wildlife Management Board and its Accomplishments, Thomas L. Brown, p16
• NYS FWMA Board Supports NYFOA Resolution, Dick Fox, p17
• Is There a "DMAP" in Your Future?, Jim Snider, p17
• Easements - Friend of Foe, David Colligan, p19
• The Maple Trumpet Skeletonizer - a Clever Recluse, Douglas, C. Allen, p20-21
• From Deer to Venison, Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Book Review, Images, Dorothy Darling, p3
• Forest Trails, Peter S. Levatich, p4-6
• A Little Extra "TLC" for New York Forests, Peter J. Smallidge, p7
• Adventures in Clearcutting the Natural Way, Rolf Wentorf, p8-9
• Eastern White Pine, Robert A. Hellman, p10-11
• For Engineers& Mathematicians Only, From the Internet, p11
• Letters - Help  (NYS Real Property Tax Law), p12
• Free Wheeling, Wayne Oakes, p12
• Overheard in Albany, p12
• Early Report on Family Forest Fair '98, Jill Cornell, p12
• Historic Forest Use in Central Europe, Jane Geisler, p12
• Forest Land Property Tax Survey, form, p13
• Ask A Forester, Stephen Davison, p14
• Tax Free Exchanges, David Colligan, p15
• Turn in Poachers and Polluters - the TIPP Program, Timothy Noga, p16
• My Wake Up Call About Tree Farmers, Rodney M. Jones, p17
• The Fall Meeting, Ron Petersen, p18
• NY Storms and State Forests, Mark Levanway, p19
• The Cryptic World of Leafminers, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• Plants and the Fall Meeting, Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Night in Concert, Dorothy Darling, p3
• A Tax Deduction, Ron Petersen, p3
• Maintaining Your Pond (Part III), Mary Binder, p4-6
• Midsummer Musings of A Forest Owner, Robert Bamber Marshall, p7
• Grousehaven Revisited, Anthony J. Conte, p8
• Profile: NYS DEC Deputy Commissioner of Natural Resources - Peter Duncan, Jill Cornell, p9
• NYS Supports American Chestnut Research, Charles Maynard, p9
• Getting Started with a Timber Sale, Peter J. Smallidge, p10-11
• Testimony to the Oak, David Roche, p11
• The Evolution of Our Pond, Elizabeth D. Nichols, p12
• Forest Land Property Tax Survey, p13
• NYFOA Annual Fall Meeting, p13
• At Least the Horse Knew the Ropes, Peter S. Levatich, p14-16
• Some Thoughts on Private Rights, Responsibilities and Public Concerns, Keith A. Argow, p17
• Ask A Forester, Stephen Davison, p18-19
• Purple Loosestrife, John S. Braubitz, p19
• Mourningcloak Butterfly - the spring beauty, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• What's Good for the Goose..., Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Souvenir, Dorothy Darling, p3
• NYS DEC's Mike Geason Retires, p3
• International Paper - 100 Years of Growth, Jill Cornell, p4
• Forests and Climate Change, Stacie Edick, p5
• Building the Perfect Crush Pile, Paul A. Johnson, p6,7
• Springtime In Our Westchester Wilderness, Robert Bamber Marshall, p8-9.
• New Forest Tax law?, Henry S. Kernan, p10
• Ask a Forester, (Bad Beech and Burls) Stephen Davison, p11
• Letters (Help - labor exchange), p12
• Interludes In A Waterfall, David H. Roche, p12
• SEA Woodswalk - A Broad Program, p12
• NYFOA Fall Meeting Notice, p13
• The 36th Annual Awards, Robert Sand (Peter S. Levatich), p14
• NYFOA's Outstanding Service Award,  (Charles P. Mowatt), Robert Sand, p15
• Death of a Friend, Sidney L. Perry, p15
• NYS 1998 Tree Farm Award (Ron and Peggy Pedersen), Donna Rogler, p16
• NYFOA's Spring Meeting (photo highlights), Dick Fox, p17
• You Build It and They Will Come: A Wildlife Primer, Gary Goff, p18,19
• Locust Borer May Be In Your Back Yard, Douglas C, Allen, p20-21.
• O, The Buzzin' of the Bees, Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• New FOREST OWNER Policy, p3
• NYFOA Tour of Pacific Northwest, p3
• Building  a Pond - An Art as Much as a Science, Mary Binder (part 2), p4-6
• Beaver, Love Them or Leave Them - Part Two, John S. Braubitz, p7
• New York's Own "Barking Dog" - The Eastern Coyote, Robert F. Gotie, p8-9
• The Return of the Wolf - Should Wolves Be Reintroduced to the Adirondacks?, Lexi Nichols, p10-11
• Those Other Deer Tick Diseases, Elizabeth Nichols, p11
• Letters - Landscaped State Land in Limbo, Mummy Shows Embalming Older Than Once Thought, The Killing Forest, SAC Chapter Award, p12
• Tree-Hugger, Howard Nelson, p12
• Paradise II, J. Kania, p12
• Forestry Fast Forward, David Beers, p13
• Ask a Forester - Frost Cracks, Cubic Measure, Stephen Davison, p14
• My Favorite Tree, Mike Greason, p15
• Wanted! - A Few Good Neighbors, Gary R. Goff, p16
• Cornell Cooperative Extension Publication Tells How to Enhance Wildlife Habitat, p17
• Propagation and Use of Black Walnuts in Northern New York, Michael Bedoian, p18
• To Cut or Not To Cut - Our National Forests?, Henry S. Kernan, p19
• Pine False Webworm - Potential Threat to NY's White Pine, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• Bee Well, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• This Day of Rising, Dorothy S. Darling, p3
• NYFOA's Fall Meeting, Charlie Mowatt & Betty Densmore, p3
• New York SAF Awards, p3
• Preliminary Guidelines for Forest Owners Following the January Ice Storm, Douglas C. Allen, Peter J. Smallidge, Lewis Staats, p4-5
• Beaver, Love Them or Leave Them - Part One, John Braubitz, p6
• 36th Annual NYFOA Spring Meeting form, p7
• NYFOA director's voting form, p8
• Building a Pond - An Art As Much As A Science, Mary Binder, p9-11
• Free Publications, p11,
• Widow Makers - Advice/Experience, Peter S. Levatich, p12
• Tree Farmer's Guide to Computer Lingo, p12
• Letters, open space, 480a tax law, burl buyer, volume conversions, NFC woodswalk, p12
• Stumpage Price Trends (1973-1996) for Reporting Area L: Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties, Jeffrey S. Prime, p14-15
• This Thing Called Forest Management - Does It Really Differ From Gardening?, Peter J. Smallidge, p16-17
• Wrestling with Ploutos, Henry S. Kernan, p17
• Limiting Landowner Liability Through Insurance, Rober W. Malmsheimer & Donald W. Floyd, p18-19
• Nominations Notice, p18
• And When You Die ...?, Irene Szabo, p20-21
• Bye-Bye, Bambi, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Life on Our Forestfarm, Robert Bamber Marshall, p4-5
• Internet Resources, p5
• The State of World Forestry, Henry S. Kerman, p6
• The Water Wheel, Dorothy Darling, Patricia Kay Photography, p7,
• New York's Forests - Then and Now, Peter J. Smallidge, p8-9
• Meet Debbie Gill, Betty Densmore, p10
• The NYFOA Scholarship Fund, p11
• Verses, Forestry Facts, Help NYFOA to Update its Archives, p13
• Trained Logger Certification (TLC) Program, David J. Colligan, p14
• Widow Maker, Dave Taber, p15
• Forest Service to Convert to Cubic Measure, Northern Logger & Timber Processor (Sept. 1997), p16
• Stalk the Tubes, Doreen Schiven, p17
• How to Make an Ash Broom, (NYFOA 18:2 1980), p17
• How to Blaze Boundaries, David E. Belford & Melvin H. Jenkins, p18-19
• Property Boundary Line Trees,  (NYForest Owner 21:4, 12, 1983), p19
• Maple Leaf Cutter - the Story of a Moth and its Mobile Home, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• Rip Van Winkle had Good Health, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• OSHA "Danger Tree" Rule, A. Egan & C. Alerich, p4-6
• Growing Ginseng Workshop, Jill Cornell, p7
• Just Say No To Highgrading, Peter J. Smallidge & M. Greason, p8-9
• Legislation, David J. Colligan, p10
• Forest Management in NY - You've Got Questions? We've Got Answers!!, Ella Elman, p11
• Volunteer Liability Protection Act - 1997, Ron Jones, p13
• Why Not Build a Log Cabin?, Barbara Tucker, p13
• Willow Biomass For Renewable Energy, Stacie Edick & Tim Volk, p14
• NYFOA's Fall Meeting, p15
• Managing A Woodlot Timber Sale, D. Schaufler & D. Chapman, p16
• 1997 Maple Production, Lewis J. Staats, p17
• A Bit Of Irish Forestry, Henry Kernan, p18
• Note Card Images, p19
• Gypsy Moth-Down And Out?, Douglas Allen, p20
• Holy Herbs, Flowers And Fate, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Childhood , Dorothy S. Darling, p3
• Thinning Forest Stands: Not Essential, But May be Useful, Normal Richards, p4-7
• Thinking Through Your Forest Management Objectives, Peter Smallidge, p8
• NYFOA's Fall Meeting, Heiberg Forest, Tully NY, Sept. 26, 27, Map & Events Schedule, p9
• The Problem With Property Taxes, Hugh Canham, p10-11
• NYFOA's 1997 Family Forest Fair, Mike Greason & Patricia Kay, p12-13
• First Patent Issued for a Spruce Hybrid, National Woodlands, p12
• The Tulip Tree, John Sellick, p14
• Sharing, Henry Kernan, p15
• Money is Available for Land Management Projects, Mary Binder, p16-17
• The Woodlot, Jennifer Sullivan-Smith, p17
• Workshop on Sustainable Forestry: Are Our Woodlots Regenerating?, Jill Cornell, p18
• Landowners Meet in Washington, Ron Petersen, p19
• The Twolined Chestnut Borer, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• The Winning Ways of Wildlife, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord,  p22

• Notice , (request for information/instances of marijuana plots found on property ) Jill Cornell, p3
• Forest Snakes of New York, Glenn Johnson, p4-5
• One...Two...Tree!, (Urban tree survey) Literally Speaking, p5
• When Doing Your Own Thing Isn't Good Enough, Carl Wiedermann, p6-7
• Selecting A Forester, Peter Smallidge, and Mike Greason, p8
• One Mater Forest Owner Volunteer's Story, Mike Valla, p10
• 1997 MFO Class Announced, p11
• Using the Biltmore Stick, Paul W. Steck, p11
• How to Report a Timber Theft, p12
• Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment Workshop (MAIA), p12
• Firewood Survey, NYS Legis. Newsletter, p13
• The Andean Condor, Henry S. Kernan, p14
• Just What is it That Forest Owners Care About?, Alan Knight, p15
• Awards, Robert Sand, p16-17
• The 1997 NYFOA Annual Spring Meeting, Charlie Mowatt, p18
• Introducing NY's 1997  Outstanding Tree Farmers, p19
• Pheromones - Exploiting an Insect's Sense of "Smell", Douglas, C. Allen, p20-21
• Silvicultured Gardens?, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Starting Over, Peter S. Levatich, p4-5
• Living Trusts: Fact and Fiction, David Colligan, p6-7
• A Note on Assessments, John J. Mettler, Jr., p6
• Selling Timber on a Scale Basis May Not  be the Best Option For You, Gary A. Miller, p8-9
• NYSAF Winter Meeting, Robert Sykes, p10
• Skip the Whitewash, Ron Petersen, p11
• Joint Tour, Barbara Tucker, p12
• Knowing Trees, Wayne Oakes, p13
• My Favorite Tree, Liriodendron Tulipifera, John S. Braubitz, p14
• Fostering Forest Richness, A Response, Michael C. Greason, p15
• Will Private Forest Owners Have Any Cherry, Ash or Oak to Cut in 100 Years? Does Anybody Care?, Jerry Michael, p16-17
• Ron Petersen Appointed to National SFI Forum, John Heissenbuttek, p17
• Land has always fascinated me..., Don Huber, p18,
• NY's Proposed Roundtable Conference - Some Suggestions, Henry S. Kernan, p19
• The Asian Longhorn Beetle - A Potential Threat to Maple, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• The Big Ginko, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• NYFOA's Board of Directors and Its Leadership, R. J. Fox, p3
• Amphibians & NY's Forest Ecosystems, Glenn Johnson, p4-5
• In Praise of Aspen, Jim Engel, p6-7
• A Maple Mini Mystery, Gene Bryant, p8
• Indian Sugar, James H. Wait, p8
• Is it Spring Yet?, John S. Braubitz, p9
• Fostering Our Private Forest Richness, Norman Richards, p10-11
• Forest Community Profiles, Alec C. Proskine, R. J. Fox, p12
• Forestry Procedure, p13
• New York City's Watershed Agreement ... Some Observations, Henry S. Kernan, p14
• The Sustainable Forestry Initiative^SM is Moving Forward in New York, Rene' H. Germain, p17
• Have You Checked Your Assessment Recently?, David J. Colligan, p18-19
• Scale Insects with a Hard Covering, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• Ladybug, Ladybug...., Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• Sierra Club Opposes Logging on Public Lands, Disk West, Guest Editorial, p3
• All About Chestnuts, Audrey, Bob and Peter Childs, planting, harvesting, recipes, p4-5
• Can You Eat Christmas Trees?, John S. Braubitz, bark patties, tea, pinion nuts, native Americans, p6
• NED Workshop, Art Harris, computer models (PC/Windows) for forest management planning, p7
• The Farm Meets the Forest at Cornell, Louise E. Buck, agroforestry experiences (forest farming, intercropping, silvo-pastoralism, riparian buffers, windbreaks.), p8
• The Plunge Felling Cut, Peter S. Levatich, illustration of a safe tree cutting technique, p9
• Penn State Researchers Develop New Bat House Design, Paul D. Curtis, p10
• WATCH OUT, Don't Be Liable, Dinnie Sloman, p11
• Educator Award, Donna Rogler, p11
• Presidents Message, Bill Minerd, leadership workshop, NYFOA Fall meeting, gypsy moth, p12
• NYFOA Chapters Join in Program Event, Jill Cornell, NYS Nursery tour, seed extraction, planting, biomass project, p12
• Family Forest Fair Moves, p13
• Tree Squirrels, Phillip A. Wellner and Paul D. Curtis, p14-15
• 1996 - The Year of the 7^th American Forest Congress, Henry S. Kernan, p16
• Governor Kills State Park Logging, The Northern Logger and Timber Producer, p17
• Experimental Silviculture in Southern Brazil, Robert Bamber Marshall, p18
• Image, Mark Keister, p19
• Scientists Produce "Redwood" Aspen, The Northern Logger and Timber Processor, p19
• Seed Bugs and Lady Beetles - Searching for Beds But Not Breakfast!, Douglas C. Allen, p20
• Letters, p21
• Hunting Leases and Liability, p21
• A Bath is More than Getting Clean, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22
• 1996 Professional Timber Harvester Award, (Lee H. Woods), p23

• GREEN CERTIFICATION: Maybe We're Nuts, John Schott (Guest Editorial), p3
• One Single Birth, Dorothy S. Darling, p3
• The Fall Meeting, Patricia Kay, p4-5
• Biomass-for-Bioenergy: A New Agri-Forest Crop Slated for Commercialization, Daniel J. Robinson, Lawrence P. Abrahamson, Edwin H. White and Timothy A. Volk, p6-7
• NY State Conservation Council Awards Tree People, Tim Noga, p8
• Nuts to Meat?, John Braubitz, p9
• The Master Forest Owner/Coverts Program, Bonnie Colton, p10-11
• Woods Wisdom, Bonnie Colton, p11
• Chapter/Affiliates News, p12
• Leadership Conference/Editorial Meeting, Dale Schaefer, p13
• Route 20 Bluebird Research Trail, (Kevin Colton) Bluebird News, p13
• The Green Cape That is Brown, Henry Kernan, p14-15
• Forestry Award to Extension Educator, (Laurel Gailor), p15
• Selected Highlights on the Professional Life of Dr. Hardy Shirley, Dean Emeritus at SUNY-ESF, Robert A. Zabel, p16-17
• New York Chapter Society American Foresters, p17
• Some SIP Stats, NYFOA CDC Newsletter, p17
• Death and Taxes, David J. Colligan, p18
• In The Dead of Night, Dorothy Darling, Winterscapes Patricia Kay, p19
• The Pine Bark Adelgid, Douglas C. Allen, p20
• Herbs are Fun, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22
• Tree Star, James E. Cooufal, p23

• Pruning Trees for Pleasure and Profit, Norman A. Richards, p4-7
• Gymnocladus dioica, John Braubitz, p7,
• Of Dangers ,Accidents & Risks, Peter S. Levatich, p8-9
• We Believe, R. J. Fox, p9
• Saving the American chestnut through genetic engineering -Part two: Adding defensive weapons in the plant-pathogen battle, C. A. Maynard and W. A. Powell, p10
• Jamaica's Hillside Farmers, Henry Kernan, p11
• Chapters/Affiliates, (Southeast Adirondack), p12
• Leaf, J. E. Coufal, p13
• Pay a Consultant?, Mike Greason, p14-15
• If You Want SIP, Michael Greason, p16
• Cornell Produces Video on Biodiversity (Rich Gray), p17
• Water & Trail Construction and Water Diversions, Jim Minor, p17
• 1996 NYFOA Fall Meeting, p18
• The NYFOA Scholarship Fund, p19
• The Cicadas, Douglas C. Allen, p20-21
• My Garden Grows Contrary, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22
• The Leaf, Dorothy S. Darling, p23

• Sitting Around, James E. Coufal, p3
• Risky Branching, Peter S. Levatich, p4-5
• Shady Reflections (or Stopping by Woods in the Summer Heat), Michael C. Greason, p7
• Wanted! Forest Owners to Help Neighbors, Gary Goff, p8
• Some Do's and Don'ts - As I See It, Verner Hudson, p9
• The Galapagos Islands - and cultural evolution, Henry S. Kernan, p10-11
• Chapter/Affiliates, p12
• Letters, p13
• Hamiltons Win Heiberg Award, p14
• Betty Densmore Wins NYFOA Service Award, p14
• Tree Farm System Awards, Jack Hamilton, p15
• NYS Wooodsmen's Survey Needs Help, p16
• Spring Meeting, p16
• Death and Taxes, David J. Colligan, p17
• The NYS Forest Practice Act of 1946, Victor Johnson and Walter R. McAllester, p18
• Japanese Knotweed,John S. Braubitz, p19
• Cornell's New Extension Forester, (Dr. Peter Smallidge), p20
• NY Logger Training Provides Benefits, David Taber, p20
• Be on the Lookout for Bruce Spudworm, Douglas C. Allen, p21
• Afraid of the Woods?, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22

• I Always Enter The Woods With Awe, Dorothy Darling, p3
• Of Woods & People in the Roberts Family, Al Roberts, p4-5
• Elm Spanworm, A Frequent Visitor to Eastern Forests, Douglas Allen, p6-7
• Jack-in-thePulpit, CFA News, p7
• Who are We and Why are We Here?, John Marchant, p8-10
• Ethics in Forestry, Lloyd C. Irland, p10
• New Videotape, p10
• Chapters/Affiliates ,p12
• New OSHA Standard, p13
• Management Plans, Peter S. Levatich, p14-15
• Symposium on Nonindustrial Private Forests: Learning from the Past, Prospects for the Future, Michael C. Greason, p16-17
• More on Land and Its Roots, James T. Curtis, p18-20
• New Legislation, David J. Colligan, p21
• Tree Magic, Dr. Jane Sorensen Lord, p22
• Of Woods & People, Experiences, survey & cruise, silviculture, TSI, firewood production, cherry, selling roadside