Dear IFWOA members,
As we come to a close this year, we want to thank all our members for their support and woodland stewardship. Happy holidays! IFWOA Board of Directors and Liz Jackson, Executive Director
Sign up now for 2022 webinar series "Forestry Taxes: Learn, Plan & Save Money"
This five-part weekly webinar series will run from Jan. 18 through Feb. 15, 2022, live at Noon CT/1 PM ET and recorded. Many forest landowners pay more taxes on their timber than they should. When planning your forest management activities, knowing the timber tax rules will help you keep your records in line and save you money.
Jan 18: Seeing the forest for the trees: An overview of forestry taxes
Jan 25: Basics of timber bases: Re(setting) the table
Feb 1: Keeping more of your timber income following a timber sale
Feb 8: Timber management expenses and deductions
Feb 15: Coping with the losses from nature and chance
When you go to the link you will be asked to select all the webinars of interest to you. They will be recorded and available a few days after the live version.
Some of these events have limited enrollment, so register early to ensure a spot!
January 15: Breakfast with a Forester
8:30 am, Chambers Restaurant, Spencer, Owen County
RSVP to (812) 829-2605 or owenswcd@gmail.com.
January 29/February 17/April 2: Forest & Woodlot Management 3-part series
Warrick County Fairgrounds
Register at (812) 897-2840 ext. 3 or susan.king@in.nacdnet.net.
January 31- April 25: Forest Management for the Private Woodland Owner 8-week course
6-9 PM
Southern Indiana Purdue Ag Center, Dubois County
Learn more and register: https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/events/9576/
February 2: Conservation Tree Planting webinar
1- 4 pm
Sponsored by Arrowhead Country RC&D
Register with jpotthoff@dnr.in.gov.
February 10 and 12: Winter Tree ID Workshop
Feb 10, 6-8 pm, Feb 12, 9-noon
Spring Mill State Park, Lawrence County
RSVP to 812-278-0139 or tdligman@att.net.
Ravenna grass, credit Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org
Invasive Watch: Ravenna Grass
From the SICIM website, this is the December Invasive of the month:
Also known as Hardy Pampas Grass, Ravenna Grass (Saccharum ravennae L.) is a perennial, clumping grass that invades old fields, prairie plantings, marshes, pond/lake edges, roadsides, ditches, fencerows, and other disturbed areas. This grass grows to a large height of up to 13 ft. tall and easily stands out in late summer through winter.
In this episode of A Woodland Management Moment, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee talks about a variety of hand tools you can use to assist with invasive species control and timber stand improvement on your property if you choose not to use power tools.
Ticks Don't Take A Christmas Vacation...So We Need to Stay Alert During Winter Too
It's easy to think of ticks as a spring/summer problem. But did you know that adult blacklegged ticks are actually the most active during the winter? Here are few things that EVERYONE needs to know about ticks during winter.
According to the TickEncounter experts, "Adult stage deer ticks become active every year AFTER the first frost. They're not killed by freezing temperatures... Deer ticks will be active any winter day that the ground is not snow-covered or frozen. This surprises people, especially during a January thaw. " (Top ten things to know)
Anyone entering the woods in the winter could encounter adult female blacklegged ticks which can carry Lyme disease.
It's a coin toss (50/50) as to if the tick will be carrying Lyme disease.
Tick checks are a must! Put clothes in your dryer before washing them, then do a tick check as soon as you come in. (How to do a tick check.)
Enjoy the Indiana outdoors safely all winter!
Information provide by Indiana Lyme Connect, learn more about them.
Watch for IFWOA at Upcoming Events
We will be hosting booths at the upcoming Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts annual meeting (January 24-25) and the Indiana Small Farms Conference (March 3-4), discussing forest stewardship with woodland owners and sharing resources. If you are there, stop by and say hello!
Indiana NRCS Announces First Sign-up Period for Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Jerry Raynor announced that Indiana is now accepting applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the nation’s largest conservation program. While applications are accepted year-round, interested producers should submit applications to their local NRCS office by January 28 to be considered for this funding period. Information about CSP, including national and state ranking questions and enhancement descriptions, is available at www.nrcs.usda.gov/csp.
