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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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"Meet the Fire Starters Restoring One of North America’s Greatest Forests"
The National Audubon Society recently highlighted some of our Extension
Associates' work with wildland & prescribed fire. The story features longleaf pine restoration efforts, Prescribed Burn Associations, the recent women-in-fire training event in Eastern NC, key people, and more. Give it a read!
"In the Southeast, the fates of longleaf pines and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are inextricably tied. To save both, we must remember how to embrace fire."
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Don't Forget to Hang Sticky Bands to Prevent Cankerworm
If your trees are defoliated by cankerworms in the spring and you want to prevent this from
happening next spring, take this easy, very effective step to prevent cankerworms. Wait until most leaves have dropped and wrap sticky bands around your tree trunks. Female moths get caught in this sticky substance as they ascend, never making it to the tree top and therefore never lay eggs. Remember to check the bands often and remove them when the weather starts getting warm in early spring to protect other species.
Image: William A. Carothers, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.
Learn More »
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NC Timber Prices in Decline
Third quarter timber price data saw decreasing timber prices across NC. Prices decreased for pine sawtimber, pine chip-n-saw,
pine pulpwood and hardwood pulpwood while hardwood sawtimber saw a price increase. This drop in pine prices and increase in hardwood sawtimber prices is not unexpected due to historic seasonal trends. These seasonal trends are often the result of drier weather conditions alleviate supply constraints.
For more about these trends, Learn More »
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Time to Get Your Real NC Christmas Tree!
Christmas trees are grown in almost every county in North Carolina and Fraser firs from the NC mountains are shipped nationwide. For your Christmas tree to hold up through the holidays, it should be selected for your specific needs and cared for with freshness in mind. Farm-grown Christmas trees are better for the environment and NC economy than an artificial Christmas tree. Find out how and where to select your local Christmas
tree and how to care for your live tree after purchasing.
Learn More »
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
November 1st, 2023 (W), 9 AM - 3 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment Workshop. Join preservice teachers, K-8
classroom and nonformal educators as we explore activities in the newly released Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide that includes 50 hands-on, multidisciplinary activities to connect children to nature and increase young people’s awareness and knowledge about their environment. Registration is $20, due October 27th. Get more information and register in advance on the NC PLT
Guilford event portal.
November 2nd, 2023 (Th), 8:30 AM - 4 PM ET, Women's Chainsaw Workshop. Did you know North Carolina has an average of 4,400 wildfires per year? In this workshop, we will look at practical uses for chainsaw skills through creating defensive space
around the home. This workshop will take place in Stanley, NC. Registration is $20, including lunch. Register now before seats fill up! Get more information and register on the Forest Stewards Guild event page.
November 2nd, 2023 (Th), 9 AM - 4 PM ET, Forest Planning for Posterity. NC
Cooperative Extension Montgomery County is happy to announce this upcoming Forestry program on planning for future generations. Topics of community interest will include developing Forest Management Plans, determining and enrolling in Present Use Value programs, and timber markets. Get more information and register on the Montgomery event page.
November 2nd, 2023 (Th), 12 - 1 PM ET, Building Trails on Your Property. Whether you’re interested in wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting or controlling wildfire on your land, well-planned and constructed trails are key to providing the access you’ll need. This webinar will focus on important things to
consider before building trails on your property, resources available to you for trail construction and maintenance, opportunities for tying into trail networks, and general considerations for hosting people on your land. Learn more and register now on the Forestry Webinars Portal.
November 4th, 2023 (Sat), 9 - 11 AM ET, NC Bradford Pear Bounty (Wilmington). This program in Wilmington, NC encourages homeowners to remove their landscape Bradford pear or other planted cultivars of Pyrus calleryana (e.g., Chanticleer, Cleveland Select, Aristocrat) and replace them with free, native trees. Homeowners who want to participate in this event must pre-register and bring proof of tree removal to the event. Replacement trees are in 3-gallon containers and there are many native species to choose from. Up to 5 pear trees can be removed for up to 5 free replacements. First come first serve for tree species selection. This exchange is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to ensure tree pick-up runs smoothly. Learn more and
register on treebountync.com.
November 4th, 2023 (Sat), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Trees and Me Early Childhood Workshop. Join other early childhood classroom and nonformal educators 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. Registration is $20, due by October 27th. Learn more and register on the NC PLT event portal.
November 14th, 2023 (Tu), 6 - 8 PM ET, Forestry Landowner Meeting. This is a Forestry Landowner meeting for landowners within the Gates, Chowan, and Perquimans Areas. This meeting will focus on market updates, selling your timber in early and late stages, present use value, and updates on avaliable funding for landowners. Register for free on the Eventbrite sign-up page.
November 30th, 2023 (Th), 1 - 2 PM ET, Timber Tax: Landowner Issues and Considerations Webinar. This one-hour webinar will provide an overview on various timber tax topics. Topics include timber basis, IRS distinctions between a business, investment or a hobby, what is a back cruise and when is it helpful in determining taxes, when to use form T, and a host of other helpful topics for a landowner considering harvesting timber and curious about the tax implications and best strategies. Register in advance on the Forestry Webinars 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
2023 editors are:Mary Lou Addor, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
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
Rajan Parajuli, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, 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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