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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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New Publication about Tree Site Selection
By making strategic land management decisions, landowners can have a forest that meets their
needs. Whether you are in the Mountains, Piedmont, or Coastal Plain, tree species have certain sites that they are most competitive in. This is influenced by the terrain, soils, and existing species. This publication can help landowners determine what tree species they can expect to grow in different parts of their property.
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Wildfire Awareness Month
May is Wildfire Awareness Month. There are many resources available regarding wildfire in North Carolina that can help you keep informed of current wildfire conditions, learn about wildfire, and take action to reduce your wildfire risk.
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1st Quarter 2024 Timber Price Report
The 1st quarter timber price report for 2024 is available now! Prices were down in five out of six timber product categories. The price report provides state-wide, average standing timber prices for pine, oak, and mixed hardwood sawtimber, pine chip-n-saw, and pine and hardwood pulpwood. Timber prices may vary greatly depending on many factors including location, species, products, access, and distance to mill.
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Growing a More Climate-Resilient Christmas Tree
NC State University assistant professor, Dr. Justin Whitehill, was recently featured on WUNC NC Public Radio about the NC State Christmas Tree Genetics Program and his efforts to grow trees that can be harvested sooner, hold onto carbon more efficiently, and look more like the “perfect Christmas tree”– with a goal to benefit growers, consumers and the environment!
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New Bertie County Forestry Association
After several years gathering interest from local woodland owners, the Bertie County Forestry Association was officially formed on March 27! With approximately 315,000 acres of privately owned timberland, Bertie County ranks among the top 5 counties in timber sales in North Carolina annually. With this type of resource, it is only natural for interested parties to gather together with the common goal of promotion and education. The goals of the Assn. are to promote best management practices of forest and timber management among woodland owners of all size and to promote the forest
industry in Bertie and surrounding Counties.
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
May 4th, 2024 (Sat), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Project Learning Tree K-12 Workshop: Climate Change Focus at the North Carolina Arboretum. Join classroom and nonformal educators in Asheville, NC as we explore climate-related activities in Project Learning Tree's Explore Your Environment K-8
Activity Guide and the secondary module Southeastern Forests and Climate Change. Participants will also receive access to PLT's Carbon & Climate E-Unit. This workshop is geared towards educators working with middle and high school students, but is open to anyone that is interested in the subject and materials. Register for $20 by April 26th at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT Arboretum event page.
May 8th, 2024 (W), 9 AM - 3 PM ET, Heirs Property Summit (Robeson County). Attend our hands-on, practical workshop about heirs property in Lumberton, NC! Learn about the origin and history of heirs property and estate planning and legal strategies to secure their land. Come to connect with resources and other technical assistance including some potential opportunities to listen from a panel who are dealing with heirs issues. Registration is free and open to all in surrounding counties. Get more information with the NC A&T Heirs Property Summit page. Register now using the May sign-up form.
May 10th, 2024 (F), 9 - 11 AM ET, NC Coast Songbird Identification Workshop. Join ForestHer NC in Currie, NC for a fun and educational workshop on identifying different types of songbirds and managing your land to provide invaluable habitats for them. Whether you're a birdwatching enthusiast or just starting out, this workshop is perfect for all levels of experience. In this workshop, walk through several different forest types, including wet pine (longleaf) savannas that have
been managed by the National Park Service for nearly 30 years. Register for $10 and get more information on the NC Coast ForestHer NC event page.
May 16th, 2024 (Th), 12 - 1 PM ET, NC Tree Farm Program Webinar: Pond Management. Join this webinar to learn about pond design and construction considerations, stocking ponds and harvesting, maintaining balanced fish populations, common pond management problems and how to solve them, and more. Presenters include Roger Pittman, president of Triangle Pond Management, and Caleb Hopkins, fisheries manager. Register in advance for free on the Forestry Webinars Portal.
May 17th, 2024 (F), 9 - 11 AM ET, NC Mountain Songbird Identification Workshop. Join ForestHer NC in Morganton, NC for a fun and educational workshop on identifying different types of songbirds and managing your land to provide invaluable habitats for them. Whether you're a birdwatching enthusiast or just starting out, this workshop is perfect for all levels of experience. Register for $10 and get more information on the NC Mountain ForestHer NC event page.
May 21st, 2024 (Tu), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment Workshop at Allison Woods Outdoor Learning Center. Join classroom and nonformal educators in Statesville, 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 May 15th at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT Allison Woods event page.
May 23rd, 2024 (Th), 9:30 - 3:30 PM ET, Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour. Join us as we examine forest management conducted in Avery and Mitchell
Counties and see what practices can be employed on your property to generate a beautiful and profitable stand. A myriad of natural resource professionals from the Natural Resource Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, Roughed Grouse Society, and the landowner, Jim Phillips, will provide a walking panel discussion on managing quality hardwood sawtimber in the Appalachian Mountains. The cost for this event is $20. Costs cover a provided lunch and transportation during the event. Please pay via check by mailing it to the Mitchell County Extension office at 10 S Mitchell Ave, Bakersville, NC 28705. Or you can drop it off at the Mitchell County office in person. Get more information on the Eventbrite event page.
June 15th, 2024 (Sat), 9:30 - 4 PM ET, Trees and Me! Project Learning Tree for Early Childhood Educators. Join other early childhood classroom and nonformal educators at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Trees and Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children activity guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of the guide. Register for $20 by Friday, June 7, at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT NC Botanical Garden event page.
June 21st, 2024 (F), 8:30 - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop. Join classroom and nonformal educators in Greenville, 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, June 14 at 5 PM. Get more information and register on the PLT Pitt County 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, NCSend Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
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