Florida Forest Steward Newsletter
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2009 Issues (PDF)
- Volume 16, No. 3, Fall - Winter 2009
- Congratulations Mike Adams - 2009 Forest Stewardship Landowner of the Year, Eucalyptus: Promising Short-rotation Energy Crop or Invasion Invitation?, Longleaf Pine Restoration Landowner Incentive Program, Operation Oak 2009-2010, Contratulations Forest Stewards and Tree Farmers, Tour Announcement, Timber Price Update
- Volume 16, No. 2, Summer - Fall 2009
- Welcome New Forest Stewards and Tree Farmers, New Reporting Rules for Lump-sum Timber Sales, The Southeaster American Kestrel Needs Your Help, Landowners are Focus of Florida Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Landscape Mulches - Potential Fire Problem?, New UF Extension Publications, Thanks Stewardship Program Sponsors, From the Stump, Contratulations Forest Stewards and Tree Farmers, Timber Price Update
- Florida Invasive Species Parternship, Mulching: a New Forest Management Tool, Certified Stewards, Timber Price Update
- 2008 Farm Bill Opportunities, RCW Safe Harbor Myths and Truths, Congratulations Certified Stewards and Tree Farmers, Timber Price Update
2008 Issues (PDF)
- Volume 15, No 3, Fall-Winter 2008
- Perspectives on Florida's Forest Stewardship Program, American Tree Farm System Receives Endorsement by International Program; Glen Harris Selected as National Tree Farm Inspector of the Year; Greg Dunn, Service Forester of the Year; Operation Oak 2008-2009; Corrections on Comments in Last Issue; Congratulations Certified Tree Farmers and Forest Stewards; Timber Tax Tips for 2008; Prescribed Fire Workshop Series Announcement, Timber Price Update
- Are We Valuing and Serving Family Forests?, Congratulations Don Ashley - Forest Stewardship Landowner of 2007, Thanks 2007-2008 Tour Hosts, Thanks Sponsors, Timber Price Update
- Greenbelt Property Tax Guidelines for Silviculture, BMP Courtesy Checks, SFI is Working for Florida Forests, Community Forest Steward Program, Timber Price Update
- Forest Stewardship and Tree Farm Team Up, Welcome New Co-editors, What is the Tree Farm Program, Timber Tax Tips for 2007, Wilson's Snipe, Cogongrass: Make it a High Priority to Control, Timber Price Update
2007 Issues (PDF)
- Volume
14, No. 3, Winter 2007
- Forest Stewardship Update, New Mat Logging BMPs, Operation Oak: Free Trees, Timber Price Update
- Lessons from the 2007 Wildfire Season, Timber Price Update
- Statewide RCW Safe Harbor Agreement, Conserved Forest Ecosystems Outreach and Reseach Cooperative, What's Killing Redbays, Succession Planning: What does the Future Hold for Your Forest Property?, Timber Price Update
- Forest Stewardship Program and Cost-share Update, Timber Tax Tips for 2006, New Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements, Timber Price Update
2006 Issues (PDF)
- Volume
13, No. 3, Winter 2006
- Volume Gains from Fusiform Rust Resistance Exceed Expectations, Highlights of Marketing Workshops, Operation Oak Program, Stewardship Publications New and Old, Timber Price Update
- Highlights of Wildlife Management Workshops, DOF Bridge Mat Loan Program, Timber Price Update
- Stewardship Appraisal Revisited, Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost-share Program, New Upland Bird Habitat Cost-share Program, Wiley Coyote: Curious Canine or Problematic Pest, Timber Price Update
- Happy 2006, Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source, Timber Price Update
2005 Issues (Word)
- Volume 12, No. 3, Winter 2005
- Food Plots vs. Native Habitats: Finding the Balance, New BMP Rule Protects Landowners, Timber Price Update
- Congratulations Jerry Davis: 2005 Forest Stewardship Landowner of the Year, Randy Hill Replaces Todd Groh as DOF Conservation Programs Manager, Forest Land Recovery Funds Available, Wildlife Plant Feature: Broomsedge, Timber Price Update
- Summary of the Tri-State Longleaf Pine Groundcover Symposium, Sell Your Timber for What it's Worth, Timber Price Update
- Timber Tax Tips for 2004, Highlights of Invasive Plants Workshops, Timber Price Update
2004 Issues (Word)
- Volume 11, No. 3, Winter 2004
- Post-hurricane Timber Salvage and Tax Tips, Highlights of Natural Stand Management Workshops, Timber Price Update
- Stewardship Landowners of 2003: Bob Reid and Betsy Clark, Natural Regeneration of Pines: Is it Right for You?, Timber Price Update
- Florida's BMPs: Spanning 22 Years of Success, Sudden Oak Death, Make Right-of-Ways Work for Wildlife, Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Wildlife Plant Feature: Gopher Apple, Timber Price Update
- Volume 10, No. 4, Winter 2004
- Tax Tips for 2003, New Landowner Incentive Program, Stewardship of Cultural Resources, New Strategic Plan for Marketing Forest Products, Timber Price Update
2003 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 10, No. 3, Fall 2003
- Highlights from September Longleaf Workshops, Wildfire Preparedness, The Rural Lands Stewardship Act: Testing a New Method of Protecting Rural Lands, Widlife Plant Feature: Oaks, Timber Price Update
- Forest Stewardship Program Update, Bronson Announces New Federal Cost-share Program, Horse Bedding: A Small but Promising New Market for Small-diameter Pines, Marketing Specialty Products, Wildlife Plant Feature: Golden Aster, Master Wildlifer and Master Tree Farmer on VHS, Timber Price Update
- Congratulations Master Wildlifers, Wildlife Forages for Florida, Energywood, Forest Legacy Program, Spotlight on Florida Wild Turkeys, Timber Price Update
- Tax Tips for 2002, New Findings by Longleaf Alliance, Wildlife Plant Feature: Greenbriars, Timber Price Update
2002 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 9, No. 3, Fall 2002
- New Private Landowner Initiative, Mottled Duck vs. Mallard, Wildlife Plant Feature: Milk Pea, Plant a Tree for Butterflies, Timber Price Update
- Forest Stewardship Program Update, 2002 Farm Bill, Southern Pine Beetle Update, Chromated Copper Arsenate to be Phased out by 2004, Thanks to Stewards for Hosting Tours, Timber Price Update
- Community Forestry: Landowner Associations and Cooperatives, Lloyd and Dara Dobson Named Stewardship Landowners of 2001, Native Wildflowers Beautify and Diversify, Timber Price Update
2001 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 8, No. 4, Winter 2001
- The Future of Private Forestry , Timber Price Update
- Estate Tax Update, Minimizing Losses from Fusiform Rust, Farm Bill Conservation Programs on the Line, Timber Tax Simplification Bill, Wildlife Plant Feature: Beautyberry, Ask Joe Steward, Timber Price Update
- Thoughts on Science and Policy, Annosum Root Rot, Students Write Stewardship Plans, UF Agroforestry Center, Wildlife Extension Programs On-line, Thanks Tour Hosts, Timber Price Update
- A Stewardship Appraisal Category?, Tour Season, Tax Tips for 2000, Ask Joe Steward, Timber Price Update
2000 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 7, No. 4, Winter 2000
- Conservation Easements, The Suncoast Parkway, Effects of Prolonged Drought on Trees, Choosing a Planting Contractor, Ask Joe Steward, Timber Price Update
- Welcome Leslie Hawkins - Stewardship Biologist, Attack of the Southern Pine Beetle, Greenhouse Gas Effects Tree Growth, Black Bears in Florida, Emergency FIP, Ask Joe Steward, Timber Price Update
- Urbanization and Changing Forest Values, Wild Turkey Woodlands, Northern Bobwhite Quail, Issues Affecting Private Forestland Management, EPA Removes Forestry Provisions from TDML Regulations, Master Tree Farmer to Continue in 2001, Thanks to Stewards Hosting Tours, Timber Price Update
- 2000 - A Forestry Milestone, The Longleaf Forest - Then and Now, Research Report - Effects of Herbicides and Fertilizers on Water Quality, Spring Migrating Birds, The Estate Tax: A Major Conservation Obstacle, Timber Price Update
1999 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 6, No. 4, Winter 1999
- Forest Stewardship Update, Trends in the Wood Product Industry, New Policies for Listed and Candidate Species, Proposed EPA Rules Bad News for Forestry, Make Way for Manatees, Next CRP Signup in January , Timber Price Update
- Opening Words, Stewardship Survey Summary, Working Trees for Wildlife, Sherman's Fox Squirrel, Timber Price Update
- Opening Words, Wildfire Season Forecast, Protecting Your Home from Forest Fire, Insects and the Wildfires of 1998: Reducing the Risk of Additional Tree Losses, SIP Cost Shares, Timber Price Update
1998 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 5, No. 4, 1998
- An Unusual Year, Cost-share Program for Forestry Practices, The Great Florida Birding Trail: An Income Opportunity for Private Landowners, Tax Tips, Master Loggers Directory, Timber Price Update
- Wildfires Ravage Northeast Florida, Stewardship of Longleaf Forests, Looking for Stewardship Landowner of the Year, Florida Forestry Website, Stewardship Landowner Survey, CRP Signup, Timber Price Update
- Glancy Family Named Forest Stewardship Landowners of 1997, Workshop Report: Integrating Wildlife Considerations for Your Timberlands, Shiitake Mushrooms: Part 2, Timber Price Update
- Welcome to the New Year, WHIP and EQIP Sign-ups, Family Timberland Partnerships, Estate Planning, Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in Florida, Effects of Clearcutting on Wildlife, Recent Extension Publicatins, Free Tax Publications, Timber Price Update
1997 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 4, No. 4, Summer 1997
- News from the Forested Wetlands Workshops, Learning about Managing and Marketing Cattle and Pine Straw on Forestland, New Member of UF Extension Team, Ecosystem Management in the Southeast, Books and Articles of Interest, Restoring the Urban Forest Ecosystem, Timber Price Update
- Florida's Forestry Forum, A Stewardship Horse Story, Measuring Water Quality, Navigating the Net, News from Washington, Books and Articles of Interest, Timber Price Update
- A Visit with the Crofts, Congratulations on Certification, Floridians Using BMPs, Innovative Management of Cattle and Timber, Forest Stewardship Active Way Down South, Forest Certification Standards, New Wetlands Publication Available, Timber Price Update
1996 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 4, No.1, Summer 1996
- Landowner of the Year Nominations, Regulations and the Stewardship Program, Project Learning Tree, Southern Pine Beetle Update, Safe Harbor for Endangered Species, Bumper Crop of Longleaf Pine Seed, Timber Price Update
- The Value of Forest Stewardship, Forest Stewardship and SIP Updates, Sustainable Forestry, A Look at Thinning, Keep on Surfin, Timber Price Update
1995 Issues (HTML)
- Volume 3, No. 3, Fall 1995
- Welcome to Autumn, Federal Cost-share Update, Natural Regeneration and Cost Sharing, Hats off to "THE BIRD", Partners for Wildlife, Turn Over a New Leaf and Eat it, New Twist to Berry Pickin, Are you Ready to Plant?, Timber Price Update
- Greetings, Annual Forest Stewardship Report, Streamlined Forest Stewardship Plan Preparation, SIP Update, Paul Campbell Joins UF Forestry Extension, Migratory Birds, Vegetation Management, Parting Remarks, Timber Price Update
- Stewardship Update, Chuck McKelvy: Biologist Coordinator, More Information about SIP, Endangered Species and Private Property, Tax Updates, Hardwood Management, Effects of Global Warming on Trees, Florida's Forests Grow, CRP Plantations, Timber Price Update