The Rural Voice, 2003-03, Page 35and offered money to buy a couple of
them, says Steve Bowers, co-
ordinator of the Huron Stewardship
Council and advisor to the Huron -
Perth Woodlot Association. A
farmer's not apt to sell his cattle to
the first bidder but is more likely to
seek other prices or to take the cattle
to an auction to try to get the highest
price possible.
"The bottom line is the landowner
needs to look after his own interests,"
says Bowers.
Taking part in an association
allows woodlot owners to learn
from the experience of others,
all those interviewed agree. Though
he has been working in woodlots
most of his life. Horning says, tours
of other people's woodlots have
shown him things he never knew.
For Horning sharing information
on the latest diseases and newly -
discovered pests like the ash beetle
which has invaded the Essex County
area, is another valuable part of
belonging to a woodlot association.
Also through meeting with others,
the reputation, good or bad, of
logging companies is shared. If
someone has had an unhappy
experience with a logger, the word
will spread. But on the other hand,
says Roland, loggers also know that
if they keep woodlot owners happy,
they'll not only get called back again
but they'll have that reputation
spread. Because of that, more and
more loggers are wanting to co-
operate, he says.
Those attending association
meetings can also often get a chance
to meet with local woodlot
consultants in an informal setting and
learn if they're someone they'd be
comfortable hiring. For some reason,
Roland says, there's a hesitancy that
he can't understand on the part of
woodlot owners to hire consultants.
Many people in agriculture use
consultants for everything from crops
to nutrition for their livestock but
when it comes to woodlot consultants
they resist the idea of paying
someone to advise them on forestry
management, Roland says.
He himself uses two or three
consultants to give him a diversity of
advice to choose from — and not just
for marking trees. "You don't have to
call in someone just when you're
selling a hush," he says.
Walking through your woodlot
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Marvin L. Smith
B.Sc.F. (Forestry), R.P.F.
Farm Woodland Specialist
570 Riverview Dr.
Listowel, Ontario N4W 3T7
Telephone: (519) 291-2236
Providing advice and assistance with:
• impartial advice/assistance in selling timber.
including selection of trees and marking
• reforestation of erodible or idle land
• follow-up tending of young plantations
• windbreak planning and establishment
• woodlot management planning
• diagnosis of insect and disease problems
• conducting educational programs in woodlot
management
• any other woodland or tree concerns
2003 GREY -BRUCE WOODLOT
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"Woodlot
Diversification"
Elmwood Community Centre
Saturday, March 22, 2003
9:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
• View Displays (9:00 a.m. )
• Participate in Conference (9:30-3:30)
• Agroforestry - integrating trees onto agricultural
land in useful ways
• Growing Trees From Seed
• Trail Development
• Harvesting - minimizing damage
• Mushrooms & your woodlot
Pre -registration Cost - $20.00 per person, payable to Grey -Bruce
Woodlot Conference (includes hot meal) Registration at the door
$25.00 (includes hot meal)
Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
A field trip to explore how a woodlot is managed and see a trail sv stem.
Cost is $10.00. Admission is free for those who attend the Saturday
Conference or are a member of the Bruce County Woodlot Association
or Grey County Woodlot Association. Pre -registration is necessary
For More Information or to register contact:
Saugeen Valley Conservation 519-364-1255 ext. 33 or jpforest@bmts.com
Those who wish to set up an agroforestry display, please contact Jim
Penner 519-364-1255 ext. 33 or jpforest@bmts.com
The 2003 Grey -Bruce Woodlot Conference & Exhibition is hosted by;
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Grey Sauble
Conservation
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Bruce County
Woodlot Association
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