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WEEKLYPRESS.COM · UCREVIEW.COM · AUGUST 10 · 2011


Receive 10 Free White Flowering Dogwood Trees By Joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August


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dd color to your landscape all year long by


joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting in each member’s area, which will fall between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guar- anteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Planting instruc- tions are enclosed with each shipment of trees. “Dogwood trees will add color and beauty to your yard year-round


with their showy spring flowers, scarlet autumn foliage and red berries that attract songbirds all winter long,” said John Rosenow, chief execu- tive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. New members of the Arbor Day Foundation also receive The Tree Book, which includes information about tree planting and care, and Arbor Day, the Founda- tion’s bimonthly publi- cation. To receive the free white flowering dogwood trees, send a $10 mem- bership contribution to Ten Dogwoods, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Ar- bor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410, by August 31, 2011, or join online at ar- borday.org/august.


How Sustainable Are Our Nation’s Forests? S


ustainability is desired level of success when we look at how we’re


doing in relationship to the natural world. A new re- port on the sustainability of our nation’s forests can now give us some ideas of how well we’re caring for our for- estlands.


The second National Report on Sustainable Forests for the United States is on the streets. The first report was released in 2004 and, now, seven years later, we have a second snapshot to see how across the nation our forests are changing and the chal- lenges they face. The new re- port, prepared by the USDA Forest Service, provides data and analysis aimed at ad- dressing forest conditions and challenges and strives to create discussion about for- est sustainability.


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While the National Report on Sustainable Forests focuses on the big picture - the public and private forests of the na- tion, the key findings are rel- evant to Pennsylvanians and are worth considering in our local context. · Nationwide our forest area is stable. § For Pennsylvania, the most recent assessment sug- gest a small decline in forest area as development in our more urban areas outpaces farmland abandonment. · Nationwide fragmentation and forest loss is occurring in many regions and locali- ties, owing mostly to devel- opment. § According to the US cen- sus, Pennsylvania has one of the lowest population growth rates, yet data from other sources find we have one of the highest forest and agriculture land cover con- version rates in the nation.


· Nationwide levels of forest disturbance are rising, due to insect-induced mortality. § Pennsylvania has its share of disturbance challenges - emerald ash borer, hemlock wooly adelgid and elongat- ed scale, gypsy moth, and other native and non-native insects are changing the face of our forests. · Nationwide wood prod- ucts production is declin- ing relative to growing consump- tion, driving increases in imports. § In Penn- sylvania, the e c o n omi c downturn, especially in the housing market as it affects hard- wood con- sumpt ion, has shut- tered many hardwood s awmi l l s . This change in demand may, in the long-term, affect the ability of some forest owners to hold their land and lead to further develop- ment and fragmentation. · Nationwide there is sus- tained interest in public and private collaborations through projects devoted to landscape-scale conserva- tion. § In Pennsylvania, the dialogue about sustaining forests is expanding. The Department of Conserva- tion and Natural Resources’ landscape conservation ini- tiatives are increasing sus- tainable forest discussions. Twenty-eight woodland owner groups, covering


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about three-quarters of the state, are helping private landowners make sustain- able forest decisions. Forest industry is also supporting forest sustainability initia- tives through training and education.


The National Report sug- gests that three overarching issues emerge from their analysis. First, nationwide


the effects of these changes in the coming decades. At the same time that change is happening, we know forests sequester large amounts of carbon and that many peo- ple believe they are a source of carbon neutral energy. Harvesting our forests for energy could alter ecological and economic landscapes. Finally, forest health and disturbance patterns could lead to unex- pected con- s equenc e s . Careful man- agement and tracking are important on all forests.


To read the National Re- port on Sus- tainable For- ests - 2010, enter


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title into your web browser. If you want help man- aging your w o o d l o t f o l l owi n g principles of sustainable forestry, re- quest a copy


and locally we are going to face challenges as we lose forest land near urban cen- ters. This loss of forest cover will affect ecological and so- cial values such as clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and recreation. At the same time, loss of forest cover has economic costs as employ- ment tied to forestry and for- est products decline. While harvesting trees is not the leading reason among pri- vate landowners for holding land, a lack of markets will over time mean more land is lost to development. Sec- ondly, forests are at risk from climate change and bioener- gy demand. Already, there is evidence of forests affected by changes in temperature, precipitation, and insects. We will know more about


of Forest Stewardship Prin- ciples for Landowners by call- ing the Forest Stewardship office at PennState (800-235- 9473) or download a copy at http://sfp.cas.psu.edu/ pdfs/FSPrinciples.pdf.


The Pennsylvania For- est Stewardship Program provides publications on a variety of topics related to woodland management. For a list of free publications, call 800 234 9473 (toll free), send an email to RNRext@ psu.edu, or write to Forest Stewardship Program, For- est Resources Extension, The Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, 416 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA


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