UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Pennsylvanians now have
an opportunity to contribute to the
perpetual health and productivity
of the state’s 16 million acres of
forestland through Pennsylvania’s
Forest Stewardship Program.
“Forest Stewardship is a rela
tively new program in Pennsylva
nia less than a year old,” said
Dr. Stephen Jones, assistant pro
fessor of forest resources at Penn
State and one of the program’s
educational directors. “But if peo
Fish, Wildlife Seminar
FOREST HILL. MD. The
Harford County Office of the Uni
versity of Maryland Cooperative
Extension Service is sponsoring a
Fish and Wildlife Management
Seminar at the Southhampton
Middle School on Saturday,
March 7.
Robert Halman, county exten
sion director and chairman of the
seminar organization committee,
said “Wildlife management is par
ticularly important in areas like
Harford County where increasing
urbanization has reduced availa
bility of habitat but residents still
consider wildlife an important part
of environmental quality.”
Registration begins at 8 a.m. A
$5 fee covers program and litera
ture expenses.
The morning program includes
presentations on wildlife manage
ment and ecology, improvement
of wildlife habitat, wildlife man
agement incentive programs, and
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pie’s response to the program
approaches our expectations, it
will have a highly positive impact
on the future of the state’s forests.”
The Forest Stewardship Prog
ram provides educational, techni
cal, and financial assistance to
those who own or use the 12.5 mil
lion acres of privately held forest
land throughout the state.
“Our theme, Forests for Life, is
intended to make people aware of
the many life-sustaining benefits
that forestland provides and to
planning for wildlife management
on farms.
Topics for the afternoon prog
ram include pond management,
income opportunities and insur
ance considerations, managing
streams for trout habitat, and man
agement of deer and turkey,
waterfowl, and upland game.
The seminar will close with a
panel discussion and question and
answer period.
“This program will provide
interested landowners with the
information needed to make deci
sions about planning, and imple
menting and financing a wildlife
management program,” said Hal
man. “We encourage interested
farmers, property owners, and
anyone interested in wildlife and
the environment to attend.”
Further information can be
obtained by calling the Harford
Extension Office at (410)
838-6000, ext. 255.
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show them how forests can be
managed to preserve those benefits
both for today and for future gener
ations,” Jones said.
By enlisting the expertise of
natural resource managers from
diverse backgrounds, the program
can show landowners how to man
age their forests for multiple uses
while preserving the land’s pro
ductivity. “Over the years and
sometimes through past mistakes
—we’ve learned a great deal about
using forests for multiple benefits
without destroying the complex
and delicate balance among the
plants, anipials and natural forces
in a forest ecosystem,” Jones said.
“A forestland owner can reap
the economic benefits from tim
bering without sacrificing the fore
st’s other benefits, such as air and
water purification, soil conserva
tion, wildlife habitat and recrea
tional and aesthetic values.”
Jones hopes the program will
bring at least a million acres of pri
vate forestland under stewardship
management by the mid-19905.
“We are making people aware of
the program and spreading the
message that forests can be man
aged wisely for diverse benefits,”
Jones said.
“Another program component
gives forestland owners technical
and financial assistance in design
ing and implementing sound forest
management plans. The more peo
ple who get involved in the prog
ram, the better chance Pennsylva
nia has to leave a legacy of healthy.
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generations.” awareness and educational aspects
The Forest Stewardship Prog- °f t * ie program,
ram is administered nationally by Anyone who wants more infer
tile USDA Forest Service. Pen- mation on Pennsylvania’s Forest
nsylvania’s program is directed by Stewardship Program can call a
the Department of Environmental toll-free number, (800) 235-WISE,
Resources Bureau of Forestry with or write to Pennsylvania’s Forest
guidance from a statewide Forest Stewardship Program, c/o Forest
Stewardship Steering Committee Resources Extension, The Pen
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cooperating public and private Ferguson Building, University
organizations throughout the state. Parks PA 16802-4300.
Pork Prose
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Dr. T. Veum and others at the
University of Missouri recently
demonstrated that composting
works for dead hogs. They utilized
empty pens (approx 6.5 feet x 9.5
feet) in an open front hog building.
To each pen they added a layer of
straw (about 5 pounds per square
foot), then a layer of dead pigs, fol
lowed by a dry manure-straw mix
ture and another layer of straw
equal to one half of the weight of
dead pigs. The layers were
repeated until a final depth of
about 3 feet was reached.
During a recent phone conversa
tion. Dr. Veum shared the posi
tives and negatives of their results.
Composting was complete with
smaller pigs (only a brown spot
remained); however, larger hogs
and sows did not break down com
pletely, he believes, because the
mixture may have gotten a little
too dry. Not a single rodent was
observed, but when the mixture
was loaded onto the spreader at the
end, there were lots of
cockroaches.
He thought that 30 days would
be enough to compost a batch after
the last material is added, and he
was even optimistic that the pro
cess would generate enough heat
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to keep it going through the winter
months.
1. For large operations, sending
pigs to the tenderer continues to be
the most economical and practical
means for dead animal disposal.
However, as rendering costs rise
and the market value for rendered
material shrinks, producers may
need to consider alternatives.
2. Incineration is both effective
and convenient, but it’s also cosily.
3. Burial is currently legal, but
when done on a large scale, it prob
ably threatens our ground water
supplies.
4. Composting works, and with
a little innovation, it may catch on
in the years to come.
Veum, T. L., J. D. Firnitn, C. D. Fulhage,
R. L. Plain, and R. B. Miller. 1991. Com
posting dead swine on the farm. 1991
Swine Day Report. Missouri Agriculture
Experiment Station.
Veum, T. L
communication.
Houghton, D. 1991. Why Ernie got
gators. HOGS TODAY. November, pp 8-9.
Ramamurthy, K. 1989. Recommended
Criteria for Crematory Incinerators. Inter
nal memo to Engineering Service Chiefs,
Department of Environmental Resources,
April 17. 1989.
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