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Atlantic Coast Hurricane Season
Storm Damage Resources for Landowners

Resources page from NC Forest Service on damage recovery: http://www.ncforestservice.gov/Managing_your_forest/damage_recovery.htm  

Information on the Emergency Forest Restoration Program from FSA: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/efrp_2015.pdf 

Decision Making Guidelines for Storm Damaged Trees: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/decision-making-guidelines-for-storm-damaged-trees 

Information from Alabama including a sample timber salvage agreement: http://www.forestry.alabama.gov/PDFs/Timber_Recovery_Issues_to_Consider.pdf

NRCS Cost Share Application
Deadline November 17th

Attention: those interested in receiving longleaf management cost share for 2018 need to apply before November 17, 2017.

Please get in touch with your NRCS District Conservationist. Please see the list below with contact names and locations in the counties with greatest longleaf acres. If your county is not listed, use this link to search for the contact information for your county. 
  • Harnett County - Darryl Harrington, District Conservationist.
    126 Alexander Drive Suite 200, Lillington, NC (910) 893-7584 (Ext. 3). Email: 
  • Moore County -  Kevin Williams, District Conservationist.
    707 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage, NC (910) 947-5183. Email: kevin.williams@nc.usda.gov
  • Scotland County - Jack Lee, District Conservationist.
    507 W Covington St., Laurinburg, NC 28352 (910) 277-2433. Email: jack.lee@nc.usda.gov
  • Richmond County - Jack Lee, District Conservationist.
    Rockingham Service Center 123 Caroline St., Rockingham, NC 28379 (910) 895-3950. Email: jack.lee@nc.usda.gov
  • Cumberland County - Renessa Brown, District Conservationist.
    Fayetteville Service Center 301 E Mountain Dr., Fayetteville, NC 28306 (910) 484-8479 ext 3. Email: Renessa.brown@nc.usda.gov
  • Hoke County - Renessa Brown, District Conservationist.
    Raeford Program Delivery Point 122 W Elwood Ave., Raeford, NC 28376 (910) 875-8111 ext 2. Email: Renessa.brown@nc.usda.gov

Have you ordered your seedlings yet?
Now is the time to order seedlings from the NC Forest Service nurseries.

The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) produces millions of tree and native grass seedlings each year for the land owners to order for local delivery pickup locations, or direct to your address. Among their many essential services, the NCFS has been in the business of producing native seedlings for over 75 years. Whether you want to reforest timberland, improve wildlife habitat or just enjoy the other benefits that trees provide, the NCFS Tree Seedling Store can serve you. 

Noteworthy Forestry News and Publications

WILDLAND FIRE IN THE SOUTHEAST

Fire plays an essential role in the southeastern landscape. Managed carefully, wildland fire increases the health of fire-dependent habitats such as longleaf and shortleaf pine ecosystems, is required for some plants to reproduce, and may decrease wildfire severity. Fire, however, can also be a destructive force on the landscape, threatening lives, property, and the natural environment. The Southeastern U.S. is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. This growth, notably along the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), can create complex wildland fire management challenges. Addressing these challenges requires broad collaboration and innovative solutions from diverse stakeholders.The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Fire Strategy) seeks to address these complex challenges.  Read more here .
Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners

October 3, 2017,  8:00 am - 4:00 pm - Chatham County Farm & Industry Tour.  Four educational stops, including equine husbandry, wine production, sustainable wood products, and industrial composting. For more information, call the NC Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center office at 919-542-8202.

October 3-5, 2017 - 4th Biennial Shortleaf Pine Conference, Galloway, NJ

October 4-6, 2017 - NC Forestry Association Annual Meeting, Wilmington, NC. Call 1-800-231-7723 for more information or download details here.

October 14, 2017 - Integrating Wildlife Habitat Into Your Land Management Goals and Objectives, The NC Tree Farm Program 2017 Annual Meeting. Deadline to register is October 2, 2017. The meeting takes place at the Grey House at Wallace Lodge, 29764 Aberdeen Rd., Wagram, NC. Call 919-917-8646 for details or use this LINK.

October 16-17, 2017 - NC Forest Service Prescribed Burner Course. Montgomery Community College, Troy, NC. Registration form here.

October 25, 2017, 6-8 pm - Onslow County Present Use Value Meeting, Jacksonville, NC. Learn more here and register to attend.

Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2017,  Bottomland & Swamp Forest Symposium , Wilmington, NC
This is a 1-1/2 day symposium plus full day field tour for those interested in managing forestland in swamp and bottomland areas of the Southeastern USA. Sponsored by NC Forest Service. Registration deadline: October 24, 2017.

November 1, 2017, 9 AM to 3 PM - Area Forestry Conference and Tour, Franklin County Extension Center Annex, 103 S Bickett Blvd., Louisburg, NC. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call to register, 919-496-3344.

Looking Ahead - Please save the date!

November 2, 2017 - Johnston County Forestry Meeting - Smithfield, NC (details coming).

November 16, 2017 - Hoke County Forestry Meeting - 5 pm - Raeford, NC (details coming)
Woodland Owner Notes E-news is an email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The 2017 editors are:

Mary Lou Addor, NC State University, Sentinel Landscapes Program, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Asheville, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Electric Cooperative, Roanoke Rapids, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC

Send Comments to: Kelley McCarter, at NC State University, Phone: 919-515-9563

NC State University
Extension Forestry
Campus Box 8008
Raleigh, NC 27695-8008
Phone: 919-515-5573
Website:  https://forestry.ces.ncsu.edu/