| News & Info Brief FLORIDA BLACK BEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will hold public meetings in west Florida to discuss management of Florida black bears. Under the FWC’s Florida Black Bear Management Plan, seven bear management units (BMUs) will be established throughout the state. The West Panhandle BMU, encompassing the counties of Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton, will be the first to be created. The BMU approach will allow the FWC to manage bears based on the characteristics of bears, people and habitat in this part of Florida. Information about the Black Bear Management Plan is at:
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/bmu/
Next public meeting is Oct. 29, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL FWC WILDLIFE LEGACY INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER
See the latest news at:
http://myfwc.com/conservation/special-initiatives/fwli/news/fall-2013/ TIME TO THIN ON YOUTUBE
Florida's Forest Stewardship Program is excited to announce a new instructional video on YouTube, "Time to Thin". In just a little over two minutes, it explains why thinning is important and how to get started, with a live link to more information. Check it out and give us feedback: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBxGxeAagtE 2013 TIMBER TAX TIPS AVAILABLE
“Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2013 Tax Year” is now available. This annual bulletin provides federal income tax reporting tips to assist forest landowners and their advisors in filing their 2013 income tax returns. The information presented is current as of September 15, 2013:
http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/tax.shtml SOMETHING BUGGING YOUR TREES?
Do you have pests or a disease in your trees? Leaves or needles wilting, and you don’t know why? Sawdust falling out of your trees, and you don’t know how to save them? There is help: contact the new Forest Health Diagnostics service at the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation: http://sfrc.ufl.edu/forestinsects/index.shtml. We are a group of forest health specialists at the University of Florida/IFAS. We guarantee fast and the most accurate forest pest and disease diagnostics available in the State of Florida. For a fee of $8, we can help you save your stand that’s worth thousands. PUBLIC INVITED TO REVIEW FWC IMPERILED SPECIES ACTION PLANS
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites your feedback on the Imperiled Species Management Plan, which will be the blueprint for conserving 60 species on Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species list. Be a part the process. See http://www.myfwc.com/Imperiled to learn more and participate. HELP STILL NEEDED - COYOTES VS BOBCATS: WHAT ARE THEY EATING?
The University of Florida is conducting a study of coyote dietary habits in Florida and needs YOU to donate your catch! We are especially interested in how coyotes are affecting white-tailed deer, turkeys, bobwhite quail, livestock, and pets! YOUR help is needed to obtain legally acquired coyote carcasses, with or without pelts. We will also accept coyote stomachs and intestines if you cannot store the whole carcass. Carcasses or stomachs and intestines should be frozen in a suitable bag or container, and include the name of contributor, animal weight/sex, date harvested/obtained, and location harvested/obtained. Arrangements can be made to get carcasses from you at the University or combine your animals with others in your area for a pickup. We have obtained a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for this project, and will keep information provided by you for this project anonymous to the extent possible by law. We greatly appreciate your help with this valuable study! Lauren N. Watine & Bill Giuliano
E-mail: LNWATINE@UFL.EDU
Office: 352-846-0575 | *** | EAST FLORIDA (Madison County, east and south) | | October 29 | Sandpine to Sandhill in the Urban Interface,10:00 am to 3:00pm ET, Julington Durbin Preserve, Jacksonville, FL. Join us for a tour of the sandhill restoration activities at Julington Durbin Preserve. Hosted by St. Johns Water Management District and and Conserved Forest Ecosystems: Outreach and Research (CFEOR). $6 fee for non CFEOR members. SAF CFEs pending. Details and registration at http://cfeorsjrwmdtour2013.eventbrite.com | | October 31 | Forest Stewardship Field Day: Tree/Plant ID (link to pdf flier) , 9 am to 3 pm, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32641. $10 fee covers lunch and materials. Details and registration online at http://fsp-workshop103113.eventbrite.com/ | | November 5 | Urban Tree Pathology Workshop, 1 - 4 pm, Seminole Heights Garden Center (Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept), 5800 North Central Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604. Presented by UF/IFAS Extension, the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County. Continuing education credits will be provided for International Society of Arboriculture, FDACS Pesticide Certification, and FNGLA. Free but you must preregister. Details and registration at https://treepathology.eventbrite.com/ | | November 6 | Florida Ag Expo (link) , 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598. See link for details and registration. | | November 7 | Last Day to sign up! Florida Tree Farm Tour at the property of Jeff and Melody Scott, Florida's 2013 Tree Farmers of the Year, 9 am to 1 pm ET, Suwannee County . Join us for a tour of the Scott Tree Farm, located near Live Oak, FL. Lunch will be provided. The tour is free. To sign up and get, call or email Phil at the Florida Forestry Association, (850) 222-5646 or phil@forestfla.org no later than Friday, October 25 | | November
21-22 | I-Tree Training Workshop (link), Jacksonville, location TBA. Offered by the Florida Urban Forest Council, learn how to inventory your urban forest using the i-Tree inventory and analysis system developed by the U.S. Forest Service. | | November 22 | 32nd Annual Volusia County Farm Tour, details to come. For more information contact David Griffis, UF/IFAS Volusia County Extension at dgriffis@ufl.edu, (386) 822-5778. | | December 7 | Landowner Field Tour, Alachua County, Presented by Florida Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. For information contact Joe Vaughn, (352) 955-2241, Joseph.Vaughn@MyFWC.com | | January
14-16, 2014 | 2014 Green Infrastructure Conference (link), University of South Florida, Patel College of Global Sustainability, Tampa, FL. See link for details. | | January 30 | Forest Certification Workshop, UF/IFAS Madison County Extension Office, Madison, FL. Topics include certification systems and process, product chain of custody and more. For details, contact Rose Godfrey, rosa23@ufl.edu, (352) 219-8717. | | February
8-13 | The Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management (link) , Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. See link for details. | | February 13 | Forest Certification Workshop, UF/IFAS Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Topics include certification systems and process, product chain of custody and more. For details, contact Rose Godfrey, rosa23@ufl.edu, (352) 219-8717. | | February 20 | Forest Certification Workshop, UF/IFAS Putnam County Extension Office, East Palatka, FL. Topics include certification systems and process, product chain of custody and more. For details, contact Rose Godfrey, rosa23@ufl.edu, (352) 219-8717. | | WEST FLORIDA (Jefferson County and west) | | October
20-27 | Seven Days of Local Delights – A Celebration of Local Food, Tallahassee, FL. A series of tours, workshops and talks about Tallahassee's small farms and local food scene. Presented by the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance. See link for details. | | November
6-8 | Principles of Ecological Restoration Workshop, Pensacola, FL. Presented by Gulf of Mexico Coastal Training. Cost is $90 Certified Floodplain Mangers can get approved for 12 core CECs for CFMs, Certified Planners up to 20 hrs. Details and registration at www.gulfalliancetraining.org | | November 14 | Forest Stewardship Tour at George C. Owens Farm, 8:30 am to 2 pm CT, meet at Washington County Extension Auditorium . Join us to learn the many benefits of silvopasture - combining livestock and timber. Details and registration at
http://fsp-tour111413.eventbrite.com/ | | November
19-20 | I-Tree Training Workshop (link), Pensacola, location TBA. Offered by the Florida Urban Forest Council, learn how to inventory your urban forest using the i-Tree inventory and analysis system developed by the U.S. Forest Service. | | November 21 | Forest Stewardship Tour at Kent-Carroll Forests, Holmes County. Details to Come. Join us to learn about this multi-enterprise property of forests, fruit production, ponds and wildlife. Details and registration at http://fsp-tour112113.eventbrite.com/ | | December 11 | Forest Certification Workshop, UF/IFAS Walton County Extension Office, DeFuniak Springs, FL. Topics include certification systems and process, product chain of custody and more. For details, contact Rose Godfrey, rosa23@ufl.edu, (352) 219-8717. | | December 11 | Mosquito Identification Training Workshop (link), Florida State University Panama City campus, 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City, FL 32405. Presented by Public Health Entomology Services. 4-5 FDACS Public Health Pest Control CEUs anticipated. Registration at link above. | | January 9 | Forest Certification Workshop, UF/IFAS Jackson County Extension Office, Marianna, FL. Topics include certification systems and process, product chain of custody and more. For details, contact Rose Godfrey, rosa23@ufl.edu, (352) 219-8717. | | January 14 | Cogongrass Workshop, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, UF/IFAS North FL Research and Education Center, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32351. To be broadcast via Polycom to 6 other Florida locations. Details to come. | | WEBINARS, REGIONAL OR NATIONAL EVENTS, OTHER | | October 25 | Webinar: Conservation and Management of Declining Bat Populations in Eastern Forests (link), 1 pm ET. See link for details. | | October 30 | Field Tour: Prescribed Fire in Natural Resource Management, 9 am to 3 pm ET, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, 3988 Jones Center Drive, Newton, GA 39870. Presented by the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center and the Southern Fire Exchange. Details and registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8477248679 | | October 30 | Webinar: Are there enough loggers to meet cellulosic demand? (link), 2 pm ET. See link. | | November 13 | Webinar: Environmental Evaluation Series: Planning for Endangered Species / Migratory Birds / Bald and Golden Eagles Special Environmental Concerns (link) , 2 pm ET. See link | | November
19-21 | Longleaf Academy: Longleaf 101, The Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center near Andalusia, Alabama. Presented by the Longleaf Alliance. $585 registration cost. For more Information or to register call Hila Gatewood at (334) 427-1029 or Office@longleafalliance.org | | November 21 | Webinar: Conservation Practices: From Farm Fix-It to Farm Portfolio (link), 12 pm ET. See link for details. | | November 22 | Landowner's Prescribed Fire Workshop, 8:30 am to 4 pm CT, Solon Dixon Forestry Center, Covington Co, AL. $10 fee includes lunch. Presented by Alabama Cooperative Extension, Alabama Forestry Commission, Florida Forest Service, USDA NRCS, Nature Conservancy, and Longleaf Alliance. To preregister, please call the Covington County Extension Office (334) 222-1125 by November 13, 2013. | |
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