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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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North Carolina’s State-Wide Average Timber Prices See Little Improvement Since 2019
Over the past five years, North Carolina’s state-wide standing timber prices have fluctuated from quarter to quarter with some quarters performing better than others. Comparing the second quarter of 2024 standing timber prices to standing timber prices from five years ago we see pine sawtimber and pine chip-n-saw prices have risen slightly while pine pulpwood prices dropped. Compared to 1 year ago prices for pine sawtimber, pine chip-n-saw, and hardwood pulpwood are up. Hardwood sawtimber and pine pulpwood prices have declined. In a review of quarter-to-quarter state-wide average price data for the second quarter of 2024, North Carolina’s standing timber prices are up compared to the first quarter of 2024 in all five product classes.
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Forest Health Videos
The N.C. Forest Service has released videos on managing invasive pests in your forest. Current videos released include invasive insect trapping for the southern pine beetle and the emerald ash borer and extracting the emerald ash borer. Learn from a forest health specialist how to manage these insects with this forest health playlist.
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Distinguish Between Joro Spiders and Native Spiders
Joro spiders, large invasive spiders that have been in the news quite frequently lately, are in a very diverse group known as orbweavers, which contains a few closely-related families. Due to the great diversity of these spiders, there are some in North Carolina that resemble Joro spiders. These include orchard spiders, basilica orbweavers, golden silk spiders, and black and yellow garden spiders. Learn how to identify these spiders in this article from NC State Extension Plant Disease and Insect Clinic. Learn More »
And, remember, Joro spiders are not as scary as they look! Learn More »
Photo: Native orchard spider from NC (Tetragnathidae: Leucauge argyrobapta). By: Matt Bertone
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Meet the Newest Christmas Tree Specialist
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Will Kohlway to the NC State Extension Forestry team! Dr. Kohlway is our newest Extension Specialist in Christmas Tree Production and Marketing, based out of western NC.
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
August 8th, 2024 (Th), 9:30 AM - 4 PM ET, Project Learning Tree: Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators at the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery in Linville, NC as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Register for $20 by Friday, August 2nd at 5pm. Get more information and register on the PLT Grandfather Mountain event page.
August 13th, 2024 (Tu), 8:30 AM - 3 PM ET, NC Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting 2024. Join the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council our 2024 Annual Meeting at Brevard College in Brevard, NC. The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council will co-host our 2024 Annual Meeting with the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists in the Mountains region! This meeting includes an optional field trip and social on Tuesday and field trip on Wednesday. There are several options for meeting attendance. Prices are based on the membership fee structure outlined on the PFC website. We do plan to provide a virtual attendance option in which attendees can watch the meeting live via Zoom. In-person meeting attendance includes lunch and snacks as well as the evening social. Get more information and register on the Annual Meeting Eventbrite page.
August 14th, 2024 (W), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Workshop - Southeastern Forests & Climate Focus. This workshop at Blue Jay County Park in Raleigh, NC will cover the Southeastern Forests and Climate Change Secondary Module, selected activities from the K-8 Explore Your Environment guide, and provide access to PLT's Carbon & Climate e-Unit. Registration is $20. Get more information and register in advance on the Blue Jay PLT event page.
August 15th, 2024 (Th), 12 - 1 PM ET, NC Tree Farm Webinar: Agricultural Conservation Easements and Military Partnership Easements. An agricultural conservation easement is the best tool for the long-term protection of working farms and forests. Discover the restrictions of the agricultural conservation easement, what rights are retained and how to start the process of enrolling your land in farmland preservation programs. Pre-registration is required. Sign up for this NC Tree Farm webinar on the Forestry Webinars event page.
August 20th, 2024 (Tu), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree: Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators at Belmont Abbey College as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Register for $20 by Wednesday, August 14th at 5pm. Get more information and register on the PLT Belmont event page.
September 7th, 2024 (Sat), 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Forestry Landowner Summit. If you own forested property or are interested in forest ownership in the mountains of North Carolina, this workshop will provide you with essential knowledge on a variety of forestry and wildlife topics that you can apply to your forest. You will learn about current issues impacting our forests and practices you can implement to improve and keep your forest for generations. You can choose from a wide selection of topics including forest farming, basic forestry terms, wildlife, forest succession, and private land recreation. Registration is $25. Get more information and register on the NC State Reporter page.
September 7th, 2024 (Sat), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree: Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators at the Agape Center for EE as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Register for $20 by Friday, August 30th at 5pm. Get more information and register on the PLT Agape event page.
September 20th, 2024 (F), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Project Learning Tree: Invasive Species Focus Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators at the White Deer Park Nature Center as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide which includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Register for $20 by Friday, September 13th at 5pm. Get more information and register on the PLT White Deer event page.
Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The 2024 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Electric Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Nathan Gatlin, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilkesboro, NC
Jameson Boone, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
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