Florida Forest Steward Newsletter

Use these links to access the current issue and past issues of the Florida Forest Steward Newsletter. Check back for new issues!

Questions or comments concerning this page or the newsletter can be emailed to cdemers@ufl.edu.

2008 Issues (PDF)

• Volume 15, No. 1, Summer 2008
  • Greenbelt Property Tax Guidelines for Silviculture, BMP Courtesy Checks, SFI is Working for Florida Forests, Community Forest Steward Program
  Volume 14, No. 4, Spring 2008
  • Forest Stewardship and Tree Farm Team Up, Welcome New Co-editors, What is the Tree Farm Program, Timber Tax Tips for 2007, Wilson's Snipe, Cogongrass: Make it a High Priority to Control

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2007 Issues (PDF)

• Volume 14, No. 3, Winter 2007
  • Forest Stewardship Update, New Mat Logging BMPs, Operation Oak: Free Trees
  Volume 14, No. 2, Fall 2007
  • Lessons from the 2007 Wildfire Season
  Volume 14, No. 1, Summer 2007
  • Statewide RCW Safe Harbor Agreement, Conserved Forest Ecosystems Outreach and Reseach Cooperative, What's Killing Redbays, Succession Planning: What does the Future Hold for Your Forest Property?
  Volume 13, No. 4, Spring 2007
  • Forest Stewardship Program and Cost-share Update, Timber Tax Tips for 2006, New Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements

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2006 Issues (PDF)

• Volume 13, No. 3, Winter 2006
  • Volume Gains from Fusiform Rust Resistance Exceed Expectations, Highlights of Marketing Workshops, Operation Oak Program, Stewardship Publications New and Old
  Volume 13, No. 2, Fall 2006
  • Highlights of Wildlife Management Workshops, DOF Bridge Mat Loan Program
  Volume 13, No. 1, Summer 2006
  • Stewardship Appraisal Revisited, Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost-share Program, New Upland Bird Habitat Cost-share Program, Wiley Coyote: Curious Canine or Problematic Pest
  Volume 12, No. 4, Spring 2006
  • Happy 2006, Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source

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2005 Issues (Word)

• Volume 12, No. 3, Winter 2005
  • Food Plots vs. Native Habitats: Finding the Balance, New BMP Rule Protects Landowners
  Volume 12, No. 2, Fall 2005
  • Congratulations Jerry Davis: 2005 Forest Stewardship Landowner of the Year, Randy Hill Replaces Todd Groh as DOF Conservation Programs Manager, Forest Land Recovery Funds Available, Wildlife Plant Feature: Broomsedge
  Volume 12, No. 1, Summer 2005
  • Summary of the Tri-State Longleaf Pine Groundcover Symposium, Sell Your Timber for What it's Worth
  Volume 11, No. 4, Spring 2005
  • Timber Tax Tips for 2004, Highlights of Invasive Plants Workshops
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2004 Issues (Word)

• Volume 11, No. 3, Winter 2004
  • Post-hurricane Timber Salvage and Tax Tips, Highlights of Natural Stand Management Workshops
  Volume 11, No. 2, Fall 2004
  • Stewardship Landowners of 2003: Bob Reid and Betsy Clark, Natural Regeneration of Pines: Is it Right for You?
  Volume 11, No. 1, Summer 2004
  • Florida's BMPs: Spanning 22 Years of Success, Sudden Oak Death, Make Right-of-Ways Work for Wildlife, Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Wildlife Plant Feature: Gopher Apple
• Volume 10, No. 4, Winter 2004
  • Tax Tips for 2003, New Landowner Incentive Program, Stewardship of Cultural Resources, New Strategic Plan for Marketing Forest Products

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2003 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 10, No. 3, Fall 2003
  • Highlights from September Longleaf Workshops, Wildfire Preparedness, The Rural Lands Stewardship Act: Testing a New Method of Protecting Rural Lands, Widlife Plant Feature: Oaks
  Volume 10, No 2, Summer 2003
  • Forest Stewardship Program Update, Bronson Announces New Federal Cost-share Program, Horse Bedding: A Small but Promising New Market for Small-diameter Pines, Marketing Specialty Products, Wildlife Plant Feature: Golden Aster, Master Wildlifer and Master Tree Farmer on VHS
  Volume 10, No. 1, Spring 2003
  • Congratulations Master Wildlifers, Wildlife Forages for Florida, Energywood, Forest Legacy Program, Spotlight on Florida Wild Turkeys
  Volume 9, No. 4, Winter 2003
  • Tax Tips for 2002, New Findings by Longleaf Alliance, Wildlife Plant Feature: Greenbriars

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2002 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 9, No. 3, Fall 2002
  • New Private Landowner Initiative, Mottled Duck vs. Mallard, Wildlife Plant Feature: Milk Pea, Plant a Tree for Butterflies
  Volume 9, No. 2, Summer 2002
  • Forest Stewardship Program Update, 2002 Farm Bill, Southern Pine Beetle Update, Chromated Copper Arsenate to be Phased out by 2004, Thanks to Stewards for Hosting Tours
   Volume 9, No. 1, Spring 2002
  • Community Forestry: Landowner Associations and Cooperatives, Lloyd and Dara Dobson Named Stewardship Landowners of 2001, Native Wildflowers Beautify and Diversify

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2001 Issues (HTML)

•  Volume 8, No. 4, Winter 2001
  • The Future of Private Forestry
   Volume 8, No. 3, Fall 2001
  • Estate Tax Update, Minimizing Losses from Fusiform Rust, Farm Bill Conservation Programs on the Line, Timber Tax Simplification Bill, Wildlife Plant Feature: Beautyberry, Ask Joe Steward
   Volume 8, No. 2, Summer 2001
  • Thoughts on Science and Policy, Annosum Root Rot, Students Write Stewardship Plans, UF Agroforestry Center, Wildlife Extension Programs On-line, Thanks Tour Hosts
  Volume 8, No. 1, Spring 2001
  • A Stewardship Appraisal Category?, Tour Season, Tax Tips for 2000, Ask Joe Steward

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2000 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 7, No. 4, Winter 2000
  • Conservation Easements, The Suncoast Parkway, Effects of Prolonged Drought on Trees, Choosing a Planting Contractor, Ask Joe Steward
  Volume 7, No. 3, Fall 2000
  • Welcome Leslie Hawkins - Stewardship Biologist, Attack of the Southern Pine Beetle, Greenhouse Gas Effects Tree Growth, Black Bears in Florida, Emergency FIP, Ask Joe Steward
  Volume 7, No. 2, Summer 2000
  • Urbanization and Changing Forest Values, Wild Turkey Woodlands, Northern Bobwhite Quail, Issues Affecting Private Forestland Management, EPA Removes Forestry Provisions from TDML Regulations, Master Tree Farmer to Continue in 2001, Thanks to Stewards Hosting Tours
  Volume 7, No. 1, Spring 2000
  • 2000 - A Forestry Milestone, The Longleaf Forest - Then and Now, Research Report - Effects of Herbicides and Fertilizers on Water Quality, Spring Migrating Birds, The Estate Tax: A Major Conservation Obstacle,

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1999 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 6, No. 4, Winter 1999
  • Forest Stewardship Update, Trends in the Wood Product Industry, New Policies for Listed and Candidate Species, Proposed EPA Rules Bad News for Forestry, Make Way for Manatees, Next CRP Signup in January
  Volume 6, No. 2, Summer 1999
  • Opening Words, Stewardship Survey Summary, Working Trees for Wildlife, Sherman's Fox Squirrel
  Volume 6, No. 1, Spring 1999
  • Opening Words, Wildfire Season Forecast, Protecting Your Home from Forest Fire, Insects and the Wildfires of 1998: Reducing the Risk of Additional Tree Losses, SIP Cost Shares

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1998 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 5, No. 4, 1998
  • An Unusual Year, Cost-share Program for Forestry Practices, The Great Florida Birding Trail: An Income Opportunity for Private Landowners, Tax Tips, Master Loggers Directory
  Volume 5, No. 3, Summer 1998
  • Wildfires Ravage Northeast Florida, Stewardship of Longleaf Forests, Looking for Stewardship Landowner of the Year, Florida Forestry Website, Stewardship Landowner Survey, CRP Signup
  Volume 5, No. 2, Spring 1998
  • Glancy Family Named Forest Stewardship Landowners of 1997, Workshop Report: Integrating Wildlife Considerations for Your Timberlands, Shiitake Mushrooms: Part 2,
  Volume 5, No. 1, Winter 1998
  • Welcome to the New Year, WHIP and EQIP Sign-ups, Family Timberland Partnerships, Estate Planning, Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in Florida, Effects of Clearcutting on Wildlife, Recent Extension Publicatins, Free Tax Publications

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1997 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 4, No. 4, Summer 1997
  • News from the Forested Wetlands Workshops, Learning about Managing and Marketing Cattle and Pine Straw on Forestland, New Member of UF Extension Team, Ecosystem Management in the Southeast, Books and Articles of Interest, Restoring the Urban Forest Ecosystem
  Volume 4, No. 3, Spring 1997
  • Florida's Forestry Forum, A Stewardship Horse Story, Measuring Water Quality, Navigating the Net, News from Washington, Books and Articles of Interest
  Volume 4, No. 2, Winter 1997
  • A Visit with the Crofts, Congratulations on Certification, Floridians Using BMPs, Innovative Management of Cattle and Timber, Forest Stewardship Active Way Down South, Forest Certification Standards, New Wetlands Publication Available

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1996 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 4, No.1, Summer 1996
  • Landowner of the Year Nominations, Regulations and the Stewardship Program, Project Learning Tree, Southern Pine Beetle Update, Safe Harbor for Endangered Species, Bumper Crop of Longleaf Pine Seed
  Volume 3, No. 4, Spring 1996
  • The Value of Forest Stewardship, Forest Stewardship and SIP Updates, Sustainable Forestry, A Look at Thinning, Keep on Surfin

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1995 Issues (HTML)

• Volume 3, No. 3, Fall 1995
  • Welcome to Autumn, Federal Cost-share Update, Natural Regeneration and Cost Sharing, Hats off to "THE BIRD", Partners for Wildlife, Turn Over a New Leaf and Eat it, New Twist to Berry Pickin, Are you Ready to Plant?
  Volume 3, No. 2, Summer 1995
  • Greetings, Annual Forest Stewardship Report, Streamlined Forest Stewardship Plan Preparation, SIP Update, Paul Campbell Joins UF Forestry Extension, Migratory Birds, Vegetation Management, Parting Remarks
  Volume 3, No. 1, Spring 1995
  • Stewardship Update, Chuck McKelvy: Biologist Coordinator, More Information about SIP, Endangered Species and Private Property, Tax Updates, Hardwood Management, Effects of Global Warming on Trees, Florida's Forests Grow, CRP Plantations

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