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Forestry Forum?

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Support' started by Shawn Curry, Sep 1, 2015.

  1. Shawn Curry

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    I think we have a few foresters on the site, and quite a few forest owners. This would be a place to discuss forestry related topics that aren't necessarily related to firewood - pest management, wildlife habitat, trail building and maintenance, etc.
     
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    I'm not any of the above but I would enjoy reading what landowners have to say. I like zaps posts when he's working his property
     
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    Sorry I just saw this post!!!

    I missed the page a few weeks ago I see!!

    Yea forestry forum is a great place. I been there for about a decade now. Not very active and its not got a huge following but great guys and great advice.

    I had e my little forester designation under my name there :D.

    From tree id to taxes to management to insects to sawmills its all there.

    Was actually the first place I found years ago when messing with saws for some reason.

    They have an annual pig roast every year. I would love to go bit its in michigan.
     
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    I think shawn is suggesting we have a forestry forum on this site, I think that's a good idea
     
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    Haha Yea that would be good.

    I thought he was redirecting us to forestryforum.com which is a real forum.
     
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    Moderating , apparently I did this wrong because it is not righ
    @manage
     
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    My question is would it be so different from the firewood neighbourhood that it needs its own forum, or would it be redundant and just confusing to know where to post.
     
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  9. Shawn Curry

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    I don't think it would be confusing for members to choose the right forum if it was grouped next to the neighborhood and sawyer room. What I think it does is raise the visibility of posts on that topic.

    So I think thats the real question - does it warrant its own topic here or are we not quite that kind of site at this time? Maybe it wouldn't get enough posts to even justify a separate forum.
     
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    Griz forestry question are different that look at this truck load I cut or what tree is this.

    A forestry question is like my trees are 16 years old and pulp prices are very strong in market. Should I clear cut today or should I thin like normal or carry the rotation out to 32 like I had planned.

    Or I have sour then pine effecting 32 of my 60 acres of planted pine. Should I clear cut it all today to avoid further losses and cut my losses or should I salvage what I have put A buffer on it and hope they dont spread further this year or next.
     
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    How bad is the Emerald Ash Borer in your parts, they are just getting to NH. Three counties under hardwood quaratine up here,
     
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    Thank goodness it does not exist down here.

    Also no sign of oak wilt.

    Least yet on these two
     
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    Oak wilt? I haven't heard of that yet. We can't afford to lose the oaks.
     
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    We are also on the northern range of the Hemlock Algedid, an important tree cuz it keeps the brook trout streams cool.
     
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    It's closing in... I'm about halfway between Buffalo and Rochester, NY, and there are some large quarantine zones around those cities. If I drive about 30 miles south of my house, all the ash trees seem to be dying or dead. I have tons of them too - it's probably my second most common species behind red maple. I have a couple of pure stands of it that go on for acres - it seems to dominate the lower spots on my property.
     
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    We are eat up with the Hemlock woolly adelgid. Its sad when I go into the mountains to see the dead and infected ones :-(
     
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    It came from California , like all good things :). I can't remember its original place or country but it I believe as of years ago it had not yet been discovered anywhere other than like a nursery or shipment or something . Thats where they theorize it came from is a nursery and then it was shipped around on host plants and dispersed. I dont think its this way yet.

    Also we have no big outbreaks of gypsy moths!!
     
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    And see down here our forests...if not pine which is lots of our acres now , our woods are dominated by oak/hickory. Thats the hardwood forest type we describe it as down here. Those are your main trees. We have Ash but it is so uncommon no one unless you have a big yard tree would really miss it.
     
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    Ash is around here, but is not widespread. But they are being being cautious.
     
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    The Ash Borer got here about 2 years ago. Now the city's around here are either cutting them down & replacing them or trying to medicate them....
     
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