NYSAF 2004 Winter Meeting
The Challenges of Forestry and Forestland Ownership
The Father of Conservation is back! We are especially pleased this year to welcome President Theodore Roosevelt to our meeting to be the keynote speaker at the Awards Luncheon on Thursday. A fellow New Yorker and former Governor of our state, he was one of the greatest American Presidents and one of the most versatile and accomplished individuals to hold that office. His presentation should prove to be spirited and motivating.
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NYSAF 2004 Winter Meeting: The Challenges of Forestry and Forestland OwnershipFebruary 5-6, 2004 Double Tree Club Hotel, North Syracuse, New York Registration Fee $100.00 Approved for 9 Category 1 CFE credits |
Agenda: (Registration fee includes: 2-Continental Breakfasts, 1- Lunch, 1-Social)
Thursday February 5th
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided)
9:00 am Opening Remarks
9:00 am Operational Challenges: Foresters & Timber Harvesters ñ Do we misunderstand one another?
Perspectives from the Forestry and Timber Harvesting Communities
10:45 Break
11:15 Legal Challenges: Managing Liability and Risk in the Forest Industry
The Role of the Logger, Landowner, and the Forester - A Legal Analysis ñ David Grasso, Esquire, Costello, Cooney, & Fearon, Syracuse, NY
12:00 pmLunch (provided)
12:30 pm Awards
1:00 pm Key Note Speaker: President Theodore Roosevelt
1:30 Legal Challenges: Managing Liability and Risk in the Forest Industry
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OSHA Standards Affecting Timber Harvesting and How OSHA Views Arms
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Length Relationships - Mike Casler, U.S. Dept. of Labor - OSHA, Syracuse, NY
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How Much Insurance Do I Need? - Dave Ferris, President, Central Risk Managers, Ltd, Ithaca, NY
1:30 Concurrent Afternoon Student Session
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SAF - How it Works,
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How to get a job - An Employers Advice and Perspective
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Career Options in Forestry- Visiting with a Federal Forester, a State Forester, a Procurement Forester, an Industrial Forester, a Consulting Forester, and an Urban Forester
3:00 Break(refreshments provided)
3:30 How Should Our Industry React to These Kinds of Challenges? - Eric Johnson, Northern Loggers Association, Old Forge, NY
4:45 General Session Closing Comments
5:00 Reception(provided)
6:30 Dinner (on your own) - The Blue Tusk(A tavern located in downtown Syracuse, the Blue Tusk offers a diverse menu of gourmet sandwiches that can be served cold or grilled. But more importantly they have 74 different kinds of beer on tap, 40 to 50 of which come from microbreweries).
Friday February 6th
7:00 amContinental Breakfast(provided)
8:00 am NYSAF Business Meeting
9:30 am Financial Challenges: Land - Taxes, Value, and Other Cost Mitigating Options
Forest Land Assessment ñ Putting it into Context ñ James Dunn, New York State Real Property Tax Research Director, Albany, NY
10:15 Break
10:45
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Forest Land Appraisal - What makes an appraisal and how to analyze it - John Burton, John Burton Consulting & Fountain Forestry, Camden, NY
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Conservation Easements - A tool for the forest land owner Doug Thompson, Tug Hill/ E. Lake Ontario Director, The Nature Conservancy, Pulaski, NY Dave Smith, Regional Forester, NYSDEC, Watertown, NY
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Alternative Land Use Options - Leasing for oil, gas, minerals, communication towers, and wind mills - Dave Colligan, Managing Partner, Watson, Bennett, Colligan, Johnson, & Schechter, LLP, Buffalo, NY
1:00 pm Adjourn (lunch on your own)
1:15 NY Institute of Consulting Foresters Luncheon Meeting
