President Mark Ott mott@beasd.org Ph: (814)625-2741
Vice President (vacant)
Secretary Leslie Demmert  ldemmert@verizon.net
Treasurer Mark Ellenberger
Newsletter and Publicity Kathy Ryba kryba@beasd.org
Board Members Bill and Ruth Park, Jim Walizer, Susan Benedict
Advisors Tim Cole (DCNR); Dave Jackson (Cooperative Extension)

Wrap-up 2009 Festival of Trees – About $6,000 was raised for the YMCA Strong Kids Fund which allows children to participate in activities that they might not have had an opportunity to join. WOCC continues to support this endeavor by helping with the setup and teardown of this worthy event. This year WOCC’s tree was adorned with hornet nests, snake skin, grapevine and all kinds of pinecone kritters. Ruth Park, Jane Buzzell, Winnie Deppen and Leslie Demmert created and gathered the decorations! It was all natural.
Folks that helped at setup are John and Jane Buzzell, Mark Ott, Bill and Ruth Park, Keith Udine and Jim Walizer, Tim Cole, Dave Jackson and Kathy Ryba.
Keith Udine helped with both setup and teardown. Unfortunately, he passed away later the week of teardown. Keith became a PA Forest Steward in 2001. He was dedicated to the sustainability of the forest his family owns in Julian. Keith had been on the WOCC Board for many years. He came to the meetings with great ideas for programs. He took the WOCC logo and had hats and cups made, and reminded folks often that he had them for sale. He would bring one or the other to a program to be presented to the speaker. His friendship and love of the woods will be missed by WOCC. A $100 contribution will be made to the PSU Arboretum in Keith’s memory.
Another member of WOCC, Jane Madsen, died on January 1, 2010. Jane and her late husband, Harold Mitzel, were two of the founders of WOCC in 1993. They were part of the group that drew up the bylaws. Jane and Harold bought property in Julian and after much work opened the Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center. Many educational programs were held at Laurel Haven for groups of all ages. One spring, WOCC members helped collect and boil down the maple sap. This was followed by a pancake/maple syrup breakfast to which PSU President Graham Spanier came!! In 2001 Laurel Haven was deeded to Penn State. Jane was the first editor of WOCC’s newsletter. Being the educator that she was, she included a teacher page that she made up herself. WOCC has made a $100 contribution to the Laurel Haven Endowment Fund in Jane’s memory as well as planning a bi-annual work day at Laurel Haven. Jane’s contributions to WOCC will be long remembered.
Another cofounder and the person that began to form a group in 1993 to organize our local woodland owner organization, John Buzzell, will celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary this coming August. John and his wife Jane were featured in a Valentine’s Day article in our local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times. Congratulations to the Buzzells and thank you both for the many things you’ve done for WOCC and continue to do!!
2010 WOCC membership dues WOCC dues are for the calendar year January 1 – December 31. Associate Membership (no forest land owned) is $15 Full Membership is $20 Sponsor Membership is $50 Make checks payable to WOCC and send to: WOCC, Box 1156, State College, PA 16804. Include mailing address; phone number (optional); and email address. Upcoming programs: Saturday, February 27, 2010.
Central Region Forest Landowners Conference: What Every Forest Landowner Needs to Know. 9am-4pm, Penn State School of Forest Resources Bldg., University Park, PA. $20 per person. Registration deadline is Feb. 19. Contact: Dave Jackson, Penn State Extension, Centre County – 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu to register. Current estimates show there are more than 750,000 forest landowners in PA. Forests provide us with many important benefits. To provide proper stewardship of their forests landowners need to have an understanding of specific, “essential” information. This conference is intended to serve as a landowner’s guide to forest ownership. I hope you will plan to join us for a day of learning.
Back by Popular Demand: Chainsaw Safety Workshop with Lee Stover: Friday, April 9th – 6-9 pm Saturday, April 10th – 9 am to 3 pm. Rain date: April 16-17 Friday evening, the workshop will be held at the Forest Resources Lab (Room 304) for hands-on maintenance of your chainsaw and safety. Saturday’s program will be a hands-on program in a PSU woodlot. Cost is $20/person. See enclosed flyer.
May 5 (rain date: May 6th) – afternoon - Mark Ott has been working with the Bald Eagle Area School District on sustainable forestry on a tract of land behind the school (Wingate, PA). Mark will be planting seedlings with high school students. WOCC volunteers are needed to help assist the students in this endeavor. If you are able to share your time, expertise and love of the outdoors, please contact Mark for more details at mott@beasd.org or 814-625-2741.
Thursday, May 20 – 6:30 pm. Parson’s Christmas Tree Farm. WOCC members Bill and Rachael Parsons sold 700 fir, scotch, white pine and spruce trees this past Christmas season. Join us as they share the history and yearly operation of a Christmas tree farm that’s been in operation about 20 years. The farm is located on Dix Run Road, in Julian.
WOCC Annual Picnic – June 10, 2010 – PSU Ag Progess Grounds – 5:30 pm social time; 6:00 picnic dinner. Program: Treevitalize – A cooperative effort. Mark your calendars. This is an evening for WOCC members to come out, enjoy a picnic dinner provided by WOCC, socialize, and enjoy the program. More info coming.
Saturday, September 18 – Tree Farm Field Day – Susan Benedict’s Family Property in Snow Shoe. WOCC and Dave Jackson (Cooperative Extension) will co-host this day event. $20 registration fee. Mark your calendar for this outdoor educational day. More info to come.
PA Forests Web Seminar Center Tuesday, February 9, 2010: (http://rnrext.cas.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/default.html) to register. Regenerating Hardwood Forests: Managing Competing Plants, Deer, and Light - at noon and again at 7 pm. Dave Jackson will present a program on regeneration, or re-growth of forests that sufficient numbers of desirable trees seedlings become established following a timber harvest. The second webinar, "Deer Habitat Management," March 9 at noon and 7 p.m. When deer numbers are out of balance with their habitat, look for obvious browse lines, evidence of severe browsing on non-preferred species such as American beech, striped maple, and black cherry, and forest understories dominated by species deer avoid (e.g., hayscented fern, striped maple, American beech, hophornbeam, mountain laurel, blueberry, spicebush). Across Pennsylvania it is relatively easy to recognize areas where the deer-habitat balance has been upset for years: non preferred plant species, such as hayscented fern, cover the forest floor. Many Pennsylvanians have never seen a healthy forest understory. Can these habitats recover over time? How do we move them from undesirable species to create better deer habitat? What kinds of management decisions will lead to the best solutions? Resource managers have some of the knowledge and tools necessary to improve conditions, but sometimes the answers are evasive.
Saturday, April 3, 2010. Deer Density and Carrying Capacity Workshop, 9 am - 4:30 pm. Brush Mountain Sportsman’s Association, Pinecroft, Blair County, PA. $15.00, lunch provided, pre-registration required. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension-Centre County at 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu for more information. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Deer Density and Carrying Capacity Workshop, 9 am - 4:30 pm. Fin, Fur, and Feather Trading Post, Haneyville, Lycoming County, PA. $15.00, lunch provided, pre-registration required. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension-Centre County at 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu for more information.
Wednesday, June 2 and June 9, 2010. Sustainable Forestry I: Introduction to Forestry Course, 6-8 PM both evenings. Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center, Julian, Centre County, PA. Pre-registration required. Registration fee TBD. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension-Centre County at 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu for more information.
Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, 2010. PaFS Annual Meeting and Inservice. Rock Springs

To: FORESTSTEWARDSHIPNEWS-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU NEWS RELEASE (and Event Calendar) December 1, 2009 Will My Forest Recover from Winter Weather Damage? The snowfall in mid-October did some major damage across central Pennsylvania. Fall snow and ice storms are especially damaging because the leaves on many trees have not yet fallen, and the remaining leaves provided additional surfaces that hold snow, freezing rain, and ice. Even when the leaves are gone, heavy, wet snows that accumulate on tree limbs can cause breakage and loss. Faced with toppled trees, split trunks, and damaged limbs, the urge is to do something -- to salvage the damaged trees. Do not act too quickly. Safety is a principal concern. Obviously the storms have left behind many hazards, such as hanging limbs and severely damaged branches. Working in the forest under these conditions is dangerous. Mark dangerous trees and leave working around them to the experts. Due to greater exposure to the weather, trees near roads or other open areas often suffer more damage than trees in the interior of the forest, so the actual damage may look worse from a trail or road than it actually is. A good way to judge whether a tree will survive storm damage is to look at the upper branches. If less than 50 percent of the crown is damaged, the tree has a good chance of survival; however, depending on the extent of the damage, the tree's growth may slow down while it recovers. If between 50 percent and 75 percent of the crown is damaged, the tree may survive; however, its wounds may provide entryways for damaging insects and diseases, especially if large tops or large lower branches break or if extensive areas of bark tear. If more than 75 percent of the crown is damaged, the tree has a low chance of survival. What to do first? Start by doing a careful evaluation of the extent of damage. Consider paying a trusted resource professional to visit the site. Salvage might be one option; however, when working with hardwood or broadleaf trees it is often advisable to wait and see how they respond the next summer. Trees have an amazing ability to respond to this type of injury. Homeowners can consult trained arborists who can evaluate damage, remove dangerous trees and branches, and correctly prune trees to help them survive. Private forest landowners can consult natural resource professionals to assess damage to their woodland, mitigate dangerous conditions, and recommend appropriate management practices. Many of our hardwood forests have experienced ice and heavy snows before. Often times this is evidenced by forks in trees across the stand that are all at about the same height in the canopy. Sometimes the forked trunk will split again somewhat higher. This is especially evident on the Allegheny Plateau where cherry stands exhibit ice damage from more than 50 years ago. The point is that hardwood trees have mechanisms for responding to ice injury. Dormant buds beneath the bark will typically sprout, forming new branches and leaves. So, if you have a hardwood forest with ice- or snow-damaged crowns, wait and watch. If we have a good growing summer like last year, your trees may respond well. Standing trees with only partial ice- or snow-damaged crowns will retain their value long enough to more carefully plan your response. The biggest loss could be due to stain that eventually will enter the wounds. When trees are more severely damaged, having lost their crowns or have broken or split trunks, or were uprooted, a salvage operation may be the right response. Don't rush in, though. Hasty decisions, without proper road planning, can lead to site damage as well as residual tree damage. Wait and plan a harvest when conditions are better for logging in late summer. Softwoods, like pine and hemlock, unfortunately do not have the same adaptations as hardwoods. Severely damaged softwoods may show signs of insect damage and staining in the wood shortly after this winter's ice. They can withstand some injury and have mechanisms for containing some of the negative impacts. However, if the damage is heavy, seek professional input and consider recovering some of these trees this summer. Most importantly, use caution when entering and working in ice-damaged stands, even into the summer months. Take advantage of the expertise of natural resources professionals especially when thinking about helping your stands recover from natural disaster. The forests are an important resource to Pennsylvanians; however, their wise care and use is dependent on you. Take care.
Written by: Jim Finley Phone: 814-863-0401 Email: fj4@psu.edu
Valuable online resources A list of conservation resources is available at the following website: The list is extensive and may be of use to you on some occasion. http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/2010conservationgroups.pdf
WOCC’s website for up-to-date informative programs: http://woodlandownerscc.info
Final Note: If you prefer to receive the WOCC newsletter through email rather than paper, please email me at: kryba@beasd.org If you prefer to receive the WOCC newsletter through email rather than paper, please email Kathy Ryba at: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It's Time to Make Maple Syrup
As winter loses its grip on Pennsylvania, warm days (40 degrees and above) followed by cold nights (30 degrees and cooler) signal the beginning of maple syrup season. When spring conditions are right, sap in sugar maples begins to flow and sugars made with last summer's sun move from their storage sites in the tree's stem. Mid-February to early March normally heralds the arrival of the "right" conditions and the season runs until, hopefully, early April. Maple sugar products are truly North American. Native Americans were the first people to make maple sugar. We speculate they used hot stones and bark vessels to "boil" sap to concentrate the sugars. Early European likely appreciated this source of sugar, and, with the advantage of iron pots, they soon developed this seasonal industry and converted sap into sugar cakes or blocks, which were easier to store. Until tropical sugar sources became easily accessible, maple sugar was the ruling sweetener. As imported sugar became increasingly available, the maple industry switched to syrup production. Today, the maple industry produces a wide-range of quality products; however, syrup is the most common, best known and considered by many the ultimate natural product.
Many woodlot owners today look forward to the maple season as an important part of their family heritage. For some, it is a major cash crop. Among the state’s diverse farm products it is unique, as it is produced, processed, and often sold entirely on the farm.
Quebec Province leads North America in maple syrup production. Vermont has successfully built an association with maple products; however, Pennsylvania is a major producer, generally ranking sixth or seventh in the United States. In 2009, Pennsylvania ranked seventh. Other maple states include Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, West Virginia, Indiana, Iowa and Virginia.
Sugar maple is the species of choice for tapping to make maple sugar. Other maples such as black and red also yield sweet sap, but on average not as sweet as that flowing from sugar maple. Tapping done properly generally does little harm to the tree. Trees 10 to 18 inches in diameter (at 4 1/2 feet above the ground) receive one tap. Trees larger than 18 inches can have two. Tap holes are made by boring a 5/16 inch diameter hole at a slight upward angle into the tree to a depth of 1 1/2 to 2 inches. A hollow spout or spile is then gently tapped into the hole to fit snugly. Commercial maple producers collect sap in stainless steel buckets or weave a web of plastic tubing to connect trees and move sap to a common collection point. Small producers, working with only a few trees, can collect sap in clean plastic jugs (e.g., milk cartons) suspended from the spile.
Eventually sap is brought to the sugarhouse where an evaporator concentrates the sugar and turns the sap into the amber-colored syrup. After filtering to remove "sugar sand," mineral substances in sap concentrated in the boiling process, producers grade their product. Syrup grades depend on color (i.e., light, medium or dark amber) and flavor. Syrup by law has at least 66 percent sugar solids. The volume of sap needed to make a gallon of syrup varies with the concentration of sugar in the sap. Sap sugar content of sap varies from tree to tree, from less than 1 percent to rarely 10 percent. Normally, it is about 1.5 to 3 percent. Approximately 43 gallons of sap with a 2 percent sugar content yield one gallon of syrup.
Learn more about the maple syrup process by visiting a producer during the maple season. Look for steam rising from sugarhouses across the maple regions. Also consider visiting one of the state's many maple festivals to learn more about this sweet industry. The Endless Mountains Maple Syrup weekend is March 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Northwest Maple Association hosts a maple weekend March 20 and 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Potter-Tioga Maple Association Maple Syrup weekend is March 27 and 28 from 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Northeast Maple Association, Penn State Cooperative Extension and Wayne County Conservation District are sponsoring a maple tour on March 20 and 21. During these weekends sugar makers open their operations and are available to answer your questions.
To find sugar makers participating in the Maple Weekends, visit these websites: Potter –Tioga at http://www.pamaple.com, Northwest at http://www.pamaple.org, and Endless Mountains, visit http://bradford.extension.psu.edu/NResources/mapletour10.pdf for the event brochure. For the Northeast Tour contact Ed Pruss at Wayne Co. Cooperative Extension at (570) 253-5970 ext. 4110 or call Paul Reining at (570) 253-0930. The Somerset Maple Association also invites you to their annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival March 20-21 and March 24-28 in Meyersdale, PA. For more information go to www.pamaplefestival.com.
If you would like additional information on making maple syrup, visit the Pennsylvania Maple Syrup website at: http://maplesyrup.cas.psu.edu. The Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship Program provides publications on a variety of topics related to woodland management. For a list of free publications, call 800 234 9473 (toll free), send an email to RNRext@psu.edu, or write to Forest Stewardship Program, Forest Resources Extension, The Pennsylvania State University, 416 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA 16802. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry and USDA Forest Service, in Partnership with Penn State's Forest Resource Extension, sponsor the Forest Stewardship Program in Pennsylvania
Written by: Bob Hansen, Extension Educator, Forest Resources/ Maple Products
Phone: 570-265-2896
Email: rsh7@psu.edu
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Event Calendar
Central PA (Blair, Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder, and Union Counties)
Saturday, March 13. Blair Forest Landowners Conference, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Altoona Ramada. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $10 (includes lunch). General conference questions: contact Mark Maser, 814-472-1865. Registration to Norma Smith, 814-695-3298, RR 2 Box 223, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. Tuesday, March 23. Pennsylvania Tree Farm Program: Tree Farm Inspector Certification Training, 6 – 9 p.m., Forest Resources Building, Room 105, University Park (Centre). Pre-registration required. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension – Centre County, 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu.
Sunday, March 28. Perry/Juniata Woodland Owners Association: Tree Farm, the Forest Stewardship Program, and Cost-Share Programs, 2 p.m., Tuscarora State Forest Office Building, Rte 274, Blain. Contact Don Kline, 717-536-3191.
Saturday, April 3. Deer Density and Carrying Capacity Workshop, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Brush Mountain Sportsman’s Association, Pinecroft (Blair). Registration $15 (includes lunch). Please pre-register by contacting Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension – Centre County, 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu.
Wednesdays, June 2 and 9. Sustainable Forestry I: Introduction to Forestry Course, part 1 and 2, 6-8:30 p.m. both evenings. Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center, Julian (Centre). Pre-registration is required; fee to be determined. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension – Centre County, 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu.
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Northeast PA (Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Monroe, Northumberland, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties)
Saturday, March 6. Northeast Woodland Owners Conference: Economic Benefits from Your Woodland, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Penn College of Technology, Williamsport. Registration is $30 per person or $50 for couple from the same property. Contact Bob Hansen, rsh7@psu.edu, 570-724-9120. Saturday, March 13. Forestry Tax and Estate Planning Issues for Landowners, 9 a.m. – Noon., PPL Environmental Learning Center. Register by contacting the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, 570-226-3164 or conserve@delawarehighlands.org. Snow date – March 20.
Tuesday, April 6. Deer Density and Carrying Capacity Workshop, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Fin, Fur, and Feather Trading Post, Haneyville (Lycoming). Registration $15 (includes lunch). To pre-register, contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Cooperative Extension – Centre County, 814-355-4897 or CentreExt@psu.edu. Saturday, April 25. Lycoming Woodland Owners Association: Bluebird Trail Walk, 2 p.,m., Ertle Property, Mosquito Valley. Contact Chalmer Van Horn, ccvanhorn@windstream.net, 570-546-5548, for more information.
Saturday, May 1. Women and their Woods: Wooded Wetlands, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Milford, PA. Register by contacting the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, 570-226-3164 or conserve@delawarehighlands.org.
Saturday, June 13. Lycoming Woodland Owners Association: Results of Fern Spraying Field Trip, 2 p.m. Correll Property, Deer Lake Road. Contact Chalmer Van Horn, ccvanhorn@windstream.net, 570-546-5548, for more information.
Saturday, June 26. Delaware State Forest Open House and Botany Walk, 9 a.m. – Noon, Westfall Township (Pike). Register by contacting the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, 570-226-3164 or conserve@delawarehighlands.org.
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Northwest PA (Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, and Warren Counties) Thursday, March 18. Woodland Owners of the Clarion Allegheny Valley: Informative Talk about Coyotes, 7 p.m., DCNR Office, Clarion. Pre-registration required. Contact George Schmader, 814-354-6206 or hillwood@venustel.com, to register.
Saturday, March 20. Northwest Pennsylvania Woodland Association: Tree Pruning Workshop, 10 a.m. – Noon, Kost Farm, Centerville. Contact Tim More, 814-336-3149, for more information.
Monday, March 24. Mercer County Extension: American Chestnut Workshop, 7 p.m., Mercer County Extension Office. Call 724-662-3141 to register. Friday, March 26. Forest County Extension: American Chestnut Workshop, 2 p.m., Forestry Education Building, Tionesta. Call 814-755-3544 to register. Saturday, April 10. Deer Density Workshop, Clear Creek State Forest. Contact Scott Weikert, Forest County Extension, 814-755-3544, for more details. Saturday, May 22. Northwest Pennsylvania Woodland Association: Equipment Expo, 2 – 6 p.m., Ignazak Property, Edinboro. Contact Tim More, 814-336-3149, for more information.
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Southeast PA (Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, and York Counties)
Thursday, March 11. Cumberland Woodland Owners Association: Forest Regeneration and the Future of the Forest, 7 p.m., Franklin County Extension Office. Contact Fred Peabody, 717-776-3565.
Thursday, March 11. Dauphin County Woodland Owners Association: Real Property Rights and Legal Issues for Forest and Woodland Owners, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin. Call Dauphin County Cooperative Extension, 717-921-8803, to pre-register. Thursday, April 8. Cumberland Woodland Owners Association: Field Tour of Native Plants at Spring Haven, 6:30 p.m. Contact Fred Peabody, 717-776-3565. Thursday, April 8. Dauphin County Woodland Owners Association: Pollinators Within Our Forests and Woodlands, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin. Call Dauphin County Cooperative Extension, 717-921-8803, to pre-register.
Wednesday, May 19. Cumberland Woodland Owners Association: Reineman Sanctuary Field Trip, 7 p.m. Contact Fred Peabody, 717-776-3565.
Thursday, June 10. Cumberland Woodland Owners Association: Lehman’s Sawmill Field Trip, 7 p.m. Contact Fred Peabody, 717-776-3565.
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Southwest PA (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties)
Saturday, March 6. Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Forest Landowners Conference: Forest Stewardship and Invasives, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Breezewood Fire Hall, Breezewood (Bedford). Contact Ben Tresselt, 814-652-9150 or btresseltjr@pennswoods.net, for more details. Saturday, March 13. Western Pennsylvania Landowner Conference, Penn State Beaver, Monaca. Cost is $20 per person. Contact the Forest County Extension office at 814-755-3544 for more details or to register.
Wednesday, March 31. Southwestern Pennsylvania Woodland Owners: American Chestnut Revival. 7 p.m., First Floor Meeting Room, Courthouse Square Building, Washington, PA. Visit http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~daley/swpwo for the most up to date information.
Saturday, April 3. Southwestern Pennsylvania Woodland Owners: Chestnut Planting Field Trip, 1 p.m., Burnham Tree Farm. Meet at 12:30 p.m. at Building #10, Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. Visit http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~daley/swpwo for the most up to date information.
Wednesday, May 12: Southwestern Pennsylvania Woodland Owners: Sustainable Forestry: How Do You Know When You See It? 7 p.m., Building #10, Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. Visit http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~daley/swpwo for the most up to date information.
Saturday, May 15. Southwestern Pennsylvania Woodland Owners: Sustainability Assessment: Practical Application Field Trip, 1 p.m., Perkey’s Tree Farm in WV. Meet at 12:30 p.m. at Building #10, Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. Visit http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~daley/swpwo for the most up to date information.
Friday, June 11. Southwestern Pennsylvania Woodland Owners: Tour of the Keystone Cooperage Barrel Manufacturing Plant, 1 p.m. Meet at 12:30 p.m. at Building #10, Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg. Visit http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~daley/swpwo for the most up to date information.
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PA FORESTS WEB SEMINAR CENTER (http://rnrext.cas.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/)
To participate in one of these online seminars, you must be registered and have a “Friend of Penn State” user ID and password. Visit the website to register, see the list of upcoming seminars with descriptions, and to view recordings of previously held seminars. Seminars are held the second Tuesday of every month at noon and 7 p.m. Participants need to have a high speed internet connection and speakers to attend.
Second Tuesday of the Month Forest Stewardship Series
Tuesday, March 9. Deer Habitat Management. Presentation by Tim Pierson, Forest Resources Extension Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Noon and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 13. Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania. Presentation by Steven B. Jacobs, Urban Entomologist, Penn State Department of Entomology, Noon and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11. Migration Madness: Identification of Pennsylvania Migrant Songbirds. Presentation by Margaret Brittingham, Professor of Wildlife Resources, Penn State School of Forest Resources, Noon and 7 p.m.
First Monday of the Month Wildlife and the Plants They Love to Hate Series
Monday, March 1. Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner. Presentation by Gary San Julian, Professor of Wildlife Resources, Penn State School of Forest Resources, Noon and 7 p.m.
Monday, April 5. Deer Resistant Plants. Presentation by Linda Wiles, Extension Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Noon and 7 p.m.
Monday, May 3. Native Plants. Presentation by Linda Wiles, Extension Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Noon and 7 p.m.