Preparing Your Community for Emerald Ash Borer

[Scott G]

FYI, if you are interested. This is a potential additional income opportunity for horse/mule loggers involving sanitation by single tree selection. You just need to market yourself as an available resource for this specific task.

Dear ForestConnect Webinar participants:

See below for details to connect to the June 16, 2010 – “Preparing Your Community for Emerald Ash Borer.” Presented by Mark Whitmore, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources. The site is open and you can test your connection from the URL below now, or you can wait until the last minute to determine if there are any connection difficulties.

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thanks,
Peter

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Topic: Preparing Your Community for Emerald Ash Borer
Date: June 16, 2010
Times: 12:00 to 1:00 PM and 7:00 to 8:00 PM eastern times. Questions often last a few extra minutes
Webinar URL: http://breeze.cce.cornell.edu/r41934937// (click this link or copy and paste into your browser window. The site is active and you can test the link now.) Join the webinar as a guest using your first and last name. There are no logins or passwords for participants.
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Peter J. Smallidge, Ph.D.

NYS Extension Forester

Director, Arnot Teaching and Research Forest

Director, Cornell Maple Program

pjs23@cornell.edu

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[lancek]

Yes Scott
This is a good way to market yourself we have done a lot of ash extraction in this area and have gotten some good jobs by using this as a way to show are ability to remove timber in a sensitive way! I have also found that connecting with the highway department to extracted dead and dying timber from the road side is a great way to gain customers, people stop and are amazed at the way the horses work and will invite you to come see there woodlots to see what you can do there!

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