Managing Your Forest Workshop

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

* Participants can join either in person or virtually via Zoom! *

Registration is required by Tuesday, September 10.

Register online at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/forestmanagement2024_245

If you are unable to access the internet, call the CCE Seneca office at 315-539-9251 to register.

CCE Seneca and the Cornell Master Forest Owner program (MFO) invites you to an educational hybrid workshop. Participants can join either in person or virtually via Zoom. Those who attend virtually, will receive a link to join via Zoom, prior to the workshop.

The workshop will start with a portable sawmill demonstration followed by educational programming to help landowners learn how to manage their private forest.

Managing Your Forest is intended to help landowners learn about resources to help them actively manage their forested lands. “Many people have small forests and they want to use them for hiking, hunting, maple syrup or timber income” said Ryan Staychock, CCE Seneca Environmental Educator. Staychock added “this workshop will inspire people to manage their forests, especially at a time when NY Forests are under attack from invasive species and over browsed by white-tailed deer.”

NYS DEC Region 8 Forester Brice June will discuss the fundamentals of a forest stewardship plan and summarize how qualified landowners can leverage a cost-free forest stewardship plan. Peter Smallidge, the NYS Extension Forester and director of Cornell’s Arnot Forest, will discuss Best Management Practices for Small Parcels. Master Forest Owner Regional Director Lydia Williams, along with New York Forest Owners Association’s Dale Schaefer, will summarize various forestry related programs including the MFOs program. Certificates of attendance will be available for anyone that wishes to use this educational programming for professional development.

Agenda:

5:30pm: Pizza served while watching portable Sawmill Demonstration - Ryan Staychock, Educator, Seneca County CCE (for in-person participants only)
6:10pm: Forest Stewardship Management Plans - Brice June, Stewardship Forester, NYS DEC Region 8 (Avon)
6:45pm: Best Management Practices for Small Parcels - Peter J. Smallidge, Ph.D., NYS Extension Forester, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
7:30pm: Master Forest Owner and other forest programs - Lydia Williams, MFO NW Regional Director & NR Program Coordinator, Dale Schaefer, Western Finger Lakes NYFOA Chair

Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga, Schuyler, and Seneca.