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NAASF Forest Management Chiefs Meeting Report Bruce Wight National Forester Atlantic City, New Jersey May 2012. Photo credit: Kathryn Conant. Forest Conservation Systems Applied FY-2010: 1,904,918 Acres. Forestland Treated 2010. Northeast Area about 1/3. All Programs (acres).

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  1. NAASF Forest Management Chiefs MeetingReportBruce Wight National ForesterAtlantic City, New JerseyMay 2012 Photo credit: Kathryn Conant

  2. Forest Conservation Systems Applied FY-2010: 1,904,918 Acres Forestland Treated 2010 Northeast Area about 1/3 All Programs (acres)

  3. Forest Conservation Systems Applied FY-2011: 2,515,729 Acres Northeast Area about 1/3 All Programs (acres)

  4. Forestry Practices Applied 2009-2011

  5. Forest Management Plans Written (106)FY-2011 = 2172

  6. Agroforestry Practices Applied 2009 - 2011

  7. Forestry Financial Assistance EQIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program WHIP: Wildlife Incentive Program

  8. Conservation Stewardship Program 2011= About 600,000 acres Forestland

  9. New England/New York Forestry Initiative

  10. Working Lands for Wildlife Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program March 2012

  11. Forest Related Both need Early Successional Habitat

  12. Examples of Forestry Related Conservation Innovation Grants 2008-2010

  13. Forestry Related Conservation Innovation Grant 2011 - Northeast The American Chestnut Foundation (KY, OH, PA, VA, WV) $541,136 • Use chestnut to establish forest plantings on reclaimed mine sites in Appalachia, develop an online trees database to store, share & track data, run workshops to evaluate mined sites for plantings • Gather feedback from collaborators and landowners who participate in workshops and plantings. • Volunteers will measure and monitor the new plantings input data into a database.

  14. Managing Your Woodlands:A Common Template for Forest Management Plans – Released 2010

  15. Implementation 2012-2013 - Beginning an Analysis of Progress: • States were asked to review the template and evaluate its value as a tool for landowners – What are the results? • States are encouraged to add their own state specific information – How much modification has there been? • For those states who adapted and are using, what process is used for landowners to apply for a plan? • Feedback will be used to adapt/modify Version 2.0

  16. Questions or Comments? Bruce Wight Contact Info: bruce.wight@wdc.usda.gov 202-720-3921

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