A42-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 2002 I hi V alue of Deadwood Ranee Scott Harmon Penn State Forest Resources Extension UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Most of us recognize the importance of living trees: they provide wildlife habitat, oxygen, timber, beauty, and many other assets. However, a common belief is that when a tree's vigor deteri orates, so does its ability to pro vide benefits. In fact, my Ameri can Heritage Dictionary defines deadwood as “anything burden some or superfluous” certainly not the qualities of something a landowner would want to have around. However, dead and deteriorat ing trees are actually vital ele ments of healthy forests; they re lease nutrients, prevent erosion, store moisture, protect seedlings, and supply food and shelter for wildlife. Despite their impor tance, the number of dead and dying trees in many forest lands has declined due to timber sal vaging, fire prevention, firewood National No-Till Conference Slated For January BROOKFIELD, Wis. Heading into its 11th year, the National No-Tillage Conference, being conducted in Indianapolis, Ind„ from Jan. 8 to 11 promises to provide hundreds of new ways to reduce costs and increase profits. Planned exclusively by no-tillers for no-tillers, the National No-Tillage Conference features 54 no-till experts, 18 informative no-till classrooms, seven general sessions and 80 no-till round tables in a four-day stretch. Best of all, it’s all no-till, all the time, with 125 hours of intensive no-till learning In a much-anticipated Thursday morning ses sion, Jill Clapperton, a rhizosphere ecologist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Leth bridge Research Centre in Lethbridge. Alberta, will explain how microscopic animals in no-till ed soils stabilize soil aggiegates while helping build a better soil habitat and improve soil struc ture, tilth, and productivity Conference organ izers have fulfilled a three-sear quest to get this speaker, who has a woildwide reputation, on the program. "Thursday morning speaker Jill Clapperton is years ahead of anyone else when it comes to analyzing the microbiology ol no-tilled soils," said I es Seiler, a no-tiller from Fayette. Ohio. "She'!' have answers loi things happening in no till fields that you can't explain." Another session that is sure to be a hit among no-tillers is the Wednesday evening panel dis cussion dealing with the 2002 Faim Bill and how it’s going to affect no-tillers. Four reputable no tilleis will take the stage, bieak down the effects of the Farm Bill, and answer questions dealing with this important topic. Aside from all the \aluable knowledge and networking, no-tdlers also will receive six no-till books and reports valued at $148.70. No-tillers can also save money by registering other members of their farm at a $5O discount. Foi moic infon.’.a'ion on this, to request a ..opy 01 me i2-pag, aiiw ptogiam 101 youiiv.ii or neighbors, 01 to register lor the conference, contact Alice Musser at (800) 645-8455 (U.S. only) or (262) 782-4480. Also, check out No-Till Farmer’s Website, www.notillfarmer.com to find a printable file of the entire conference program and registration cutting, and worker safety regu lations. Good forest stewardship, then, requires us to consider both living trees and deadwood as vital, interacting components of the forest ecosystem that we can manage to meet sustainable for estry objectives. As a tree’s health deteriorates, it begins to lose the battle against invading organisms and the wood becomes weaker and softer ideal for the work of cavity ex cavators such as woodpeckers. Many wildlife species use tree cavities for sanctuary against predators, extreme temperatures, and unfavorable weather condi tions: and for nesting and brood ing. 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