Malin Clyde wrote:

2009-10-21

Coverts Folks,

Hello everyone!  I have a few updates for you, including an announcement about another another Coverts Field Trip planned for November 14th in Derry, at the property of Paul Dionne (CC01).  Hope you can make it!  As always, this announcement will be posted online at:  Volunteers Working for Wildlife .

 

Announcements

 

Deadline for the Coverts Survey is October 31!

So far, we’ve heard from 60 Coverts volunteers for this year’s survey, out of a possible 250.  I think we can do better 24%!  Please take a few minutes to take the survey online.  The deadline is October 31st   (Class of 2009 volunteers are exempt…until next year!) Click here to access the online Coverts Survey . 

 

Workshops

 

Invasive Plant Identification & Control

November 7, 2009, 9– 1 p.m., Brentwood Game Farm

Join Fred Borman, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator for Forest Resources and Roger and Adele Haskell, Community Tree Steward Volunteers, at the Brentwood Game Farm, a New Hampshire Fish and Game Wildlife Management Area, on November 7th for an invasive plant workshop. Learn to identify and how to control invasive exotic plants such as Oriental Bittersweet, Japanese Barberry, Autumn Olive, Multifl ora Rose, Burning Bush (winged euonymus), Glossy Buckthorn and Bush Honeysuckle. For more information, click here for the workshop brochure , or contact Fred Borman at 679-5616 or email here .

 

SAVE THE DATE – Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:30 – 12:30

Coverts Gathering and Field Tour, Dionne Family Property, Derry, NH

We are still working out the details for the next Coverts gathering, but this tour will take place at the property of Paul Dionne (CC01).  The theme will be how to manage for wildlife and habitat on relatively small acreages.  Here’s a preview from Paul:

“Susan & I have worked on wildlife habitat on our property for many years. We originally followed the national Backyard Wildlife Habitat program, but found it more for suburban settlings. Three years ago, we opened about ½ acre of our woodlot, using zero disturbance tree removal, and planted a meadow. It has resulted in the return of many grassland, scrub/shrub birds that we have lost as the forest grew, raptors are back in abundance, bluebirds have staked a claim on our area and reared 2 broods, butterflies, dragonflies and the like.”

As per tradition, we’ll gather for a walk and talk at the property, BYO lunch (picnic-style), and yes, Malin will bring cookies!  More information available next week.

 

Timber Income Tax

Nov. 17, 2009, 8:00 – 4:30, Fox State Forest, Hillsborough

Foresters, landowners, and tax professionals will want to join the US Forest Service National Timber Tax Team for two days featuring the current laws and rules on federal timber income and estate taxes. Come to either day or both days (see below).  Click here for complete brochure and registration materials .

                                                             

Estate Planning

Nov. 18, 2009, 8:30 – 4:00, Fox State Forest, Hillsborough

Foresters, landowners, and tax professionals will want to join the US Forest Service National Timber Tax Team for two days featuring the current laws and rules on federal timber income and estate taxes. Click here for complete brochure and registration materials .

 

Habitat Priority Planner – GIS Workshop

December 3, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., UNH Campus, Durham

The Habitat Priority Planner is an ArcGIS extension created by the NOAA Coastal Services Center used to make decisions about land use, conservation, and restoration. Different scenarios can be quickly explored—How would this restoration project impact the landscape? Where are wetlands that may contain species of concern? How many acres of forest are currently conserved? Thanks to the ease and speed with which this tool makes maps, visuals, and reports, the Habitat Priority Planner is very helpful when making decisions in a group setting.  Click here for complete description and registration information

 

 

Previously Announced Items

 

Reminder:  Good Forestry in the Granite State – Draft Available for Comment

Everyone who has attended the Coverts Workshop in the past 15 years has received a copy of “Good Forestry in the Granite State.”  It’s a valuable and thorough resource for New Hampshire Landowners, and it has just ungone a complete update.  A draft is ready for review, and Coverts volunteers and other landowners are encouraged to comment and provide feedback.  To read the draft and comment online, click here .  To attend a “Timber Talks” workshop to comment on the draft and hear a presentation about the new version, click here for a schedule of upcoming workshops across the state:

• October 26th - Runnells Hall, Tamworth
• October 27th - North Forest Heritage Park Bunkhouse, Berlin
• October 28th - Epping Town Hall, Epping
• October 29th - Fox Forest, Hillsborough 

Caring for Your Forest Workshops - Stoddard and Milton

October 23 - Cutting Firewood
October 30 - Selling Timber

Interested in taking better care of your woodlot? Sharpening your forestry skills? Come to one, two, or all four of these workshops. Each workshop is offered on the same day in two convenient locations. Choose the one nearest to you. The cost will cover refreshments and handout materials. UNH Cooperative Extension county foresters and specialists, and private foresters will teach the classes. You will be “in the field” for at least part of the day. Come prepared for weather. All workshops run from 12:30-4:30 pm. Eat your lunch before the workshop. Workshop locations are the Andorra Forest in Stoddard, NH and the NH Farm Museum in Milton, NH.  Registration Information and workshop brochure are available here . 

 

Asian Longhorn Beetle “Train the Trainer” Workshops

Nov. 17, 5:30 – 7:30, Brentwood

Nov. 18, 5:30 – 7:30, Meredith

Nov. 19, 5:30 – 7:30, Manchester

Learn about this serious forest pest, now at our doorstep.  Learn how you can help with identifying the beetle and its damage symptoms.  The earlier we discover this beetle in NH, the less is will cost to eradicate it.  Learn what we can do about it—you can help spread the word with neighbors, friends, and businesses in your region.  Click here for additional information and registration forms.

 

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Fall Workshops, 2009

Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is hosting the following events for the spring and summer. All programs are free and open to the public. Please pre-register at info@bear-paw.org, www.bear-paw.org, or 603-463-9400 unless noted otherwise.

• Land Conservation Options Workshop, November 10, 7-9pm, Nottingham Town Office, Nottingham