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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST This is one of my favorite chainsaws; It’s the only Echo I have, but it weighs 5 lbs. and has a slim profile that fits well in tight spots while pruning out densely growing trees. Unfortunately, I ran into muffler issues where it justContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST Getting ready to launch CFA’s first prescribed burn in Delaware County now that the Burn Plan has been approved by NYS DEC. Been testing out–with CFA’s Staff–our new fire suppression equipment. As soon as the weather gives us a window in mid-April, we’ll beContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST How cool is this apple tree? This fallen tree was grafted 6 years ago with 3 different varieties. One graft–which was the size of a pencil when it was installed–was large enough to climb into. The largest is a ‘snow’ apple. Despite the parentContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST I guess early spring has arrived. One of the weirdest or more interesting displays of courtship are seen–or rather heard–by this small guy. The American woodcock is one snowbird that overwinters near the Gulf coast. It normally returns in March to access food sourcesContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST Pruned the grafted apple tree at CFA’s old office in Arkville today. It was grafted in 2014 where the cuttings or scion wood were the size of pencils. Kind of cool to be able to literally climb into this tree and prune it out.Continue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST I was going through my maple photo archives the other day and came across this one. It shows me pouring a bunch of sap on a “big run” day during the 2010 maple season. This was also the day that dumped a record 3Continue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? During the summer and fall you can go for a walk and find something sweet to eat hanging from a vine, bush, or tree in the form of berries, apples, or grapes. But the winter is often bleak for such sweet things. Unless youContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? The large, dark tree in the background is a red oak. All those tracks are from deer in search of last fall’s acorns. It’s amazing how roughed up the snow is from these hungry deer. All the more reason to open up your oakContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Although winter has been quite “wintry” this year and the forecast is calling for 2 more days below 0 at night, mid-February is right around the corner and showing highs in the upper 30s in central Ulster County. When those temperatures arrive, the firstContinue Reading

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WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? I’d say most of the apple trees we prune at members’ properties are less than 50 years old. Once in a while, we get to prune much older ones like this old “orchard” on an abandoned farm. Some of these trees may date backContinue Reading