Forest Focus

 

 

www.caseyandcompany.com                         June 2009                               336-838-5766
 
 

 

 

 


The purpose of Forest Focus is to provide forest landowners and other interested folks with information about forests and the practice of forestry.

And of course, sell our services and real estate listings.

 

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Real Estate Listings

 

New Listings

 

Text Box: 2 acre lot in Parkway Valley - near the Blue Ridge Parkway $35,000 21.8± acre tract off of Buckwheat Road in Wilkes County $91,500            

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about all of our listings please go to:

http://www.caseyandcompany.com/Real_Estate_Sales/Navigation/Land_For_Sale.htm

 

 

Gypo Logging is a board game that takes into account the impact of log markets, environmental and cultural issues in the forest products industry, and the individual worker. It also seeks to teach and share knowledge about and industry and its workers. For more about the Gypo Logging go to http://www.gypologging.com/index.htm

 

The Forest History Society is a 501©3 nonprofit educational institution that links the past to the future by identifying, collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating information on the history of interactions between people, forests, and their related resources. To learn more about FHS or to support their activities by joining check out their website at http://www.foresthistory.org/index.html .

 

Their blog, http://www.peelingbackthebark.org/ , features posts about online exhibits, photo galleries, and new acquisitions.

 

Bat disease closes Forest Service caves, mines

By Nanci Bompey  Asheville Citizen-Times

 

Officials are closing most mines and caves on national forests in the Southeast for one year to protect bats from a disease that has killed almost

a half-million of the animals in the Northeast.

 

Under the order, signed by U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester Liz Agpaoa, all caves and abandoned mines on national forests and units in 13

Southeastern states will be closed unless otherwise posted.

 

To read the full article please go to http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090523/NEWS01/905230329

 

 

The US Forest Service Southern Research Station has released a new version of Estate Planning for Forest Landowners: What Will become of Your Timberland? The purpose of this book is to provide guidelines and assistance to non-industrial private forest owners and the legal, tax, financial, insurance, and forestry professionals who serve them on the application of estate planning techniques to forest properties. The book presents a working knowledge of the Federal estate and gift tax law as of September 30, 2008, with particular focus on the unique characteristics of owning timber and forest land. It consists of four major parts, plus appendices. Part I develops the practical and legal foundation for estate planning. Part II explains and illustrates the use of general estate planning tools. Part III explains and illustrates the use of additional tools that are specific to forest ownership. Part IV describes the forms of forest land ownership, as well as the basic features of State transfer taxes and the benefits of forest estate planning. The appendices include a glossary and the Federal forms for filing estate and gift taxes.

 

To download a copy go to http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/31987

 

A ‘Torrefic’ Energy Solution

By Anna Austin

 

Torrefaction, a process commonly used to dry and roast coffee beans, has evolved into a promising bioenergy innovation. Traditional biomass and coal may soon be playing second string to torrefied feedstocks, if companies striving to commercialize torrefaction technologies are successful.

Torrefaction involves using extreme heat on biomass - most companies developing torrefaction technologies are currently centered on wood—in a low-oxygen environment, during which volatile organic compounds, water and hemicellulose are separated from the cellulose and lignin. These changed properties produce a fuel that is easier to transport and store and is carbon neutral.

 

For the full article:  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2407&q=&page=1

 

Global Warming or Climate Confusion:  Like many of you I am concerned by global warming. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry,  I try to pick out the scientific facts from all of the talk and debate that surrounds this issue and by nature I do try to look at both sides of most things. checkout Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog for another take on global warming. Dr. Spencer has a Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was a senior scientist at NASA and is involved in climate research. Is he right? I don’t know but his blog makes for interesting reading.

http://www.drroyspencer.com/

 

Dovetail Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that provides information about the impact and trade-offs of environmental decisions. On their website that have an interactive map showing the location of forestry education sites across the U.S. that provide the public access to forestry information. Check out their website before you leave on vacation. http://www.dovetailinc.org/content/forestry-education-sites

 

Consulting Foresters and NCWoodlands Form Alliance

RALEIGH, NC (5 June 2009) – At their recent meeting in Browns Summit, the North Carolina Chapter of the Association of Consulting Foresters (NCACF) approved affiliating with NCWoodlands.  The vote was unanimous.

“I’m excited about this new connection.  I think it’s safe to say that all ACF members in North Carolina share NCWoodlands’ goal of increasing public awareness of forestry and its importance to the economic well-being of the state,” said Jerry Tugwell, ACF’s Southern Regional Director.  “This is just another way ACF members can partner with landowners to preserve green space, improve wildlife habitat, create wealth, and make our state's woodlands healthier.”

Incoming NCACF Chapter Chairman Jon Barnes added, “Our association with and support of NCWoodlands is one indication of our commitment to helping private woodland owners understand the multiple benefits of practicing forestry on their land.”

“A partnership between both groups just makes sense,” said ACF member Jim Gray of Dunn.  “Our job as consulting foresters is to help woodland owners achieve their objectives through good stewardship of their property.  That fits hand-in-glove with what NCWoodlands is all about.”

NCWoodlands is an independent grassroots not-for-profit organization that provides its members with a voice on national, state, and local issues affecting North Carolina’s private woodlands.  Its mission is to advance the interests of North Carolina’s woodland owners and to encourage responsible stewardship of their property for their benefit and of all the state’s citizens.  To join NCWoodlands, contact Stephen Whitfield at (919) 787-1220. Annual dues are $15 for basic individual membership.

For more information about these organizations:  www.ncwoodlands.org and www.acfnc.org.

 

The Cradle of Forestry is offering its Woodland Steward Series in Asheville beginning July 10th. The Cradle of Forestry is located at the site of the Biltmore Forestry School, the first forestry school in the United States For more information about the Cradle of Forestry and the class, visit www.cradleofforestry.com or contact Amy Garascia, program coordinator, at amysworkshopinfo@aol.com or

828-884-5713, ext. 26.

 

 

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