Stewardship, Small Farm Update

Updated events calendar: 

January 19 Land Management Workshop, 9 am - 2 pm ET, Tenoroc Fish Management Area. Topics will include fisheries management, exotic vegetion control, prescribed fire, habitat management and assistance programs. Please contact Cheryl Whitney and RSVP by January 2, 2011 at (863)-534-7077. January 20 CFEOR Tour of Green Circle Bio-Energy Plant, Cottondale, FL. Details and registration: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/CFEOR/Upcoming%20Events.html#green January 29 Agritunity 2011, Bushnell, FL. West Central Florida Agricultural Center. For more information, call 352-793-2728 ext. 221. February 4 2010-11 FL-GA Game Management Update Series, Financing Conservation on Private Lands, UF-IFAS Leon County Extension Center, Tallahassee, FL. Cost is $25, lunch and materials included. Details and registration on-line: http://flgagmus.eventbrite.com/ February 18 2011 Tree & Landscape Shortcourse, 8 am - 3 pm, Trinkle Center, Hillsborough Community College – Plant City Campus, 1206 North Park Road, Plant City, FL 33563. $30 fee per person, materials and lunch included. Details and registration online: http://2011shortcourse.eventbrite.com/ February 24 Forest Stewardship Workshop: Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm ET, Austin Cary Memorial Forest near Gainesville, FL. $10 fee includes lunch and materials. Register online at: http://fsp-workshop022411.eventbrite.com February 25 Small Scale Mushroom Production on Hardwood Logs, Live Oak, FL. For more information, contact Lydia Von Borstel at 386-362-1725 ext. 109 or lvonborstel@ufl.edu. March 3 Forest Stewardship Workshop: Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration & Management, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm CT, Blackwater River State Forest, Bear Lake Pavilion. $10 fee includes lunch and materials. Register online at: http://fsp-workshop030311.eventbrite.com/ March 14-15 and 18-19 Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business, Live Oak, FL. For more information, contact Lydia Von Borstel at 386-362-1725 ext. 109 or lvonborstel@ufl.edu. March 18 2010-11 FL-GA Game Management Update Series, Nuisance Animals, Trulock Plantation, Thomas / Grady County, GA. Cost is $25, lunch and materials included. Details and registration on-line: http://flgagmus.eventbrite.com/ April 1 2010-11 FL-GA Game Management Update Series, Food Plots, Alford Arm Greenway, Tallahassee, FL. Cost is $25, lunch and materials included. Details and registration on-line: http://flgagmus.eventbrite.com/ April 29 2010-11 FL-GA Game Management Update Series, Vegetation Management for Upland Wildlife, Dixie Plantation, Jefferson County, FL. Cost is $25, lunch and materials included. Details and registration on-line: http://flgagmus.eventbrite.com/ May 13 2010-11 FL-GA Game Management Update Series, Balancing Timber & Wildlife for Upland Game, Cobey Property, Gadsden County, FL. Cost is $25, lunch and materials included. Details and registration on-line: http://flgagmus.eventbrite.com/ More events: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/Extension/florida_forestry_information/events_calendar/index.html

News Recording of 12/14/10 Videoconference on-line: Forest Stewardship Videoconference: Greenbelt Update - Conservation Use Assessments http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/Extension/florida_forestry_information/events_calendar/conservation_assessments_videoconference.html U.N. Declares 2011 'Year of Forests' The United Nations has designated 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness about sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. The U.N. created a website to serve as a global platform to celebrate people's action to sustainably manage the world's forests. Visit www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/index.shtml to find information about an upcoming international forest film festival, a calendar of forest-related events in 2011, preparations for the observance of Forests 2011 and more. Emergency Forest Restoration Program Congress has appropriated $18 million for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, a program that was started in the 2008 Farm Bill.  This program provides funding for forest landowners who need to restore forests damaged by a natural disaster.  A natural disaster includes the following: Wildfires; Hurricanes or excessive winds; Drought; Ice storms or blizzards; Floods; Naturally occurring resource impacting event;  Insect or disease infestation. (FSA will work with partner Federal and State agencies to make these determinations) If you experienced one of these natural disasters on or after January 1, 2010, and you had an existing forest that has been impaired or endangered, then you can sign up at your county Farm Service Agency office (Service Center Locator: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?state=us&agency=fsa) Conservation Stewardship Program open                                          The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the ranking period cut-off date for their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Producers now have until January 7, 2011, to finalize their applications; but are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The CSP program, authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, offers payments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and who agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland and nonindustrial forestland. CSP self-screening checklist is available to help producers determine if CSP is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic information about CSP eligibility requirements, contract obligations and potential payments. It is available online at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/new_csp/csp.html  For information about CSP or other NRCS conservation programs, visit: http://www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov or phone Jeffrey Woods, 352-338-9515.

For more Forest Stewardship Program resources and events visit: http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship Thanks to our Program Cooperators:   FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE IMPLEMENATION COMMITTEE UF-IFAS SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION UF-IFAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION UF-IFAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE USDA NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE AND A HOST OF OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS AND SPONSORS Thanks Sponsors! http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/Extension/florida_forestry_information/events_calendar/bulletin_board.html#sponsors If you wish to renew your sponsorship or become a sponsor of this year’s Forest Stewardship Program events (2010-11 year), contact Chris at (352) 846-2375, cdemers@ufl.edu

 

Chris Demers, CF

Forest Stewardship Coordinator

UF-IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation

PO Box 110410

118 Newins-Ziegler Hall

Gainesville, FL 32611-0410

ph: (352) 846-2375

fax: (352) 846-1277

mobile: (352) 514-0819

http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/forest_stewardship