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Maple Tubing Workshop

Including: Small-Scale Woodlot Management & Low Impact Harvesting

Maple Tubing Workshop Pic 1Saturday, October 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Workshop will be held at 4632 W. Lake Road, Silver Springs

Cost: $10.00 per person (includes lunch)

This Maple Tubing Workshop will be held entirely in the sugar bush so come prepared for the weather. Topics to be covered include: preparing the sugar bush prior to tubing installation, site considerations, placing mainlines and setting the slope, installing the mainline support wires, installing main lines, sizing mainlines, installing lateral lines, tubing tools, sizing the vacuum system, dry line systems, boosters, tap hole sanitation, system maintenance, and working with sap ladders.  The workshop is conducted as an open discussion so you may hear a variety of suggestions for any given tubing situation.  The primary presenters will be Pete Smallidge, NYS Extension Forester, Stephen Childs, New York State Maple Specialist and Eric Randall, workshop site host and president of the Wyoming County Maple Producers Association.  This workshop is sponsored in part by Leader Evaporator, Swanton, Vermont.

Maple Tubing Workshop Pic 2A large percentage of woodlot owners want or need to be more active in collecting logs or firewood from their property. On many properties, there are too few acres or too few trees to attract a commercial-scale operation. In other cases, the owner just wants to be more closely involved in the selection, felling and moving of the wood. Before woodland owners undertake these tasks, they need special skills to remain safe and to ensure they accomplish their goals. Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Forest Connect program has developed a new workshop to help woodland owners learn the basic principles of small scale woodlot harvesting and management.

The workshop emphasizes three subjects: safety, silviculture, and technique. Participants at this workshop will learn how to inspect equipment and tools, utilize safe practices, understand basic silvicultural principles, and make appropriate tree selection choices for multiple ownership objectives. Also, participants will observe directional felling using a felling plan and observe the use of an ATV and arch for moving sawlogs and firewood. The course is designed for novice to intermediate woodland owners and anyone interested in learning about and discussing sustainable woodland practices. Participants should dress for the weather and be prepared for walking on moderately rough ground.

Participants are encouraged to bring a hard hat, clipboard, and pencil.

Registration is limited and required by October 25th.

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For more information please contact us at 585-786-2251.