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Volume I, Issue I, The CommunityForesterisapublication ofMontana DNRC's Urban andCommunityForestryprogram
Winter 1997-98
his has been a busy year for
l
the Montana Community
Forestry Program. I stepped into
the role of state coordinator in January
with a full plate of work to be done.
We
were busily working on Tree City
Welcome lo our new USA
applications, looking ahead to
look! We've made
Arbor Month, and planning the work
the newsletter more
informative, with objectives for the new fiscal year
sections for beginning in July. The Montana YOUR COMMUNITY FORESTRY TEAM
arborists, new Community Forestry Council was in a
Perry Brzezinski, Jeff Roe, Mark Lennon, Paula
websites, regional stage of rebuilding, and the program’s Rosenthal, Glenn Roloff & Chris Tootell
updates, and a five year plan needed revision. This,
calendar of events. among the other key program activities,
We
will also like assisting communities with their The Council met three times this past year,
continue to feature community forestry programs. with the main focus on our five year plan.
articles from guest
writers. If you have Council members took a look at the last five
a submission for the In the Spring, amidst Arbor Day and years, reviewed our old plan, and drafted a
> Spring issue, mail to spring tree plantings, we co-hosted an strategic direction that truly serves the needs
us at the address on ArborMaster Training session with the of the program - and ultimately the needs of
the hack. Thanks! City ofMissoula. This intense training ourcommunities. Theplan is now in it’s final
workshop provided CEU’s for our editing, layout, and printing phases, and will
IN THIS ISSUE: certified arborists and facilitated be signed by State Forester Don Artley by
valuable networking among industry New Year’s Day. The Council is slated to
t) State U&CI Report professionals. Montana was also meet again March 26th at the NRCS Plant
2) 5yr Plan Revision represented at an International Society Materials Center in Bridger. This is one day
free City USA of Arboriculture Tree Climbing after another exciting event we have planned
ISA Update
3) Winter Tree Injury Jamboree in Wyoming. Jon Paul in March: the first ever “Trees, People, and
4) Regional Updates Paulsen went on to represent Montana the Law” conference through the National
New U&U at the regional competition. Arbor Day Foundation.
5)
Weltsites
During the Summer, the Community When I look back on this year, it’s hard to
"The Wilderness of Forestry Program teamed up with the believe we accomplished so much! The staff
Nature teaches us Montana Conservation Corps to and all of our partners worked diligently to
the wonder, the conduct street tree inventories in eight bring the best possible programming to
fearlessness and the Montana communities. A BIG thanks Montana, and by all accounts, we’ve enjoyed
fr-aLgiAlVi.tyGoiflbleirfet." to the local volunteers, city officials, a healthy measure of success. The program
and businesses who supported the crew really stretched and grew this year, and we’re
The CoimminitN and helped make thisprogram a HUGE planning on more ofthe same in 1998. Enjoy
fmoardesetrpvosPsribolgeram is success! Plans areunderway forgetting the holiday season and look for more exciting
through grant from all of this data into usable programs events on the horizon with the DNRC
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the l.iSDA forest for these towns - thanks for your Community Forestry Program!
Service. patience as we work on this phase of
the project.
As autumn turns to winter it is inevitable Large trees may become a hazard to personal property
that the trees and shrubs in our landscape if injured. The injured trees should be assessed by a
may be host to avariety ofwinter related professional for falling branch potential, splits in forks,
problems. Winter damage can occur if or the eventual falling ofthe entire tree. Care must be
snow and ice have covered our plants taken in assessing not only the risk of tree failure but
long enough to cause branches and whole plants to bend, also what targets are in reach. Consult a certified
droop, split or break. arborist, forest consultant, or plant professional to
determine whether tree damage is repairable. Solutions
Snow cover may also provide a home for rodents. may include pruning, guying or even removal. Ifyou
have decided to prune the tree yourself, there are self
Rodents injure bark and water-nutrient conducting
help guides available from thethree regional community
tissues by feeding on them. Winter injury also can
forestry offices. Remember to adhere to the 3-cut
occur as a result of temperature extremes and
method (see figure below) for any pruning, no matter
fluctuations, and/or by drying winds while the ground
what size is cut.
is frozen and the roots cannot provide the plant with its
needed moisture.
Remember that winter injury to woody plants is
When inevitable in Montana. With the diversity of climate
the days become longer and spring is right
and the ever changing weather patterns it will be a
around the comer, it is time to assess your plants for challenge for any homeowner and green industry
damage.
professional alike. As the industry evolves so to shall
the species selection for landscapes, and the techniques
Winter injury may come in the form of:
and strategies for their maintenance.
c^> dried and brown bads
Written by Dan Rogers, City Forester, MissoulaMontana
Taken inpartfrom the Missoula County Integrated Plant
dried and brown stems Committeefactsheet tt6
bark splitting and tearing
ez$> limb and branch breakage
Injured plants can become targets for disease infections
and insect infestations. Bark beetlescan be atremendous
problem in conifers, especially in broken tops and
branches. In deciduous trees large wounds can be more
susceptible to stem-boring insects. If left untreated it
may eventually kill the tree. Tree wounds such as split
bark, may become ports of entry for stem and heart
decays in both shade trees and conifers. Wounds can Whenremovingheavylimbs,firstmakeanundercut
also enhance the spread of disease. Some plants such several inches outside of the collar, then remove
limb by a second cut an inch or so outside ofthe
as rose, mountain ash, apple, pear, crabbapple, juniper, firstcut. Removestubwith athird cutjustoutside
and arborvitae, can be very susceptible to disease such ofthe collar, (Feucht, 1985)
asfireblight.
meenamA
WESTERN EASTERN CENTRAL
A
salute to In the past Congratula-
several
the Arlee tions to
months Terry
Historical
Museum for many things Jordahl of
a very suc- have been Great Falls
cessful fund going on in and Don
raising cam- eastern Hannen of
paign. They Montana: Kalispell,
Mark Lennon raised over Jeff Roe Hardin was Perry Brzezinski new certified
$8,000 to- nominated arborists!
NADF
ward land purchases and an ambi- for an award for city im- The Community Forestry program
tious landscape plan that includes provements and plantings, Baker participated in Montana Educators
rock and rose gardens, trees, shrubs held a Tree Care Workshop on prun- Association training conference in
and with an engraved memorial ing, planting and maintenanace, and Billings. Over 4,000 teachers from
stone. Glendive has a Dutch Elm Disease across the state attended, many
A devastating micro burst wind program for homeowners. projects were discussed.
storm hit Libby last summer caus- Eight communities (Ashland, Bill- Harlowton's USFS grant is doing
ing millions of dollars of damage ings, Huntley, Jordan, Opheim, well! The irrigation is running on
and clean-up costs. The commu- Savage, Sidney and Warden) con- 45 trees and 300 caragana, planted
nity and the tree board responded ducted School Community Forestry to shelterthe playgroung at Hillcrest
by seeking funding and planning for programs with 9 schools and over Elementary. Losses are low and
| tree replacement. The local chap- 700 students participating. These morejunipers were planted this year.
ter of the Society ofAmerican For programs provide excellentoutreach A special pat on the back for Dean
:
esters have volunteered to help up- for community questions on urban Blomquist and the Harlowton tree
date Libby’s tree inventory as well. forestry and also function to create board!
Whitehall is busy implementing a new community forestry projects. I will be conducting a tree care ses-
Vision 2010 project that will revi- Miles City has an ongoing Park sion later this fall in Great Falls.
talize the community, and address project which the Washington I also plan on helping extension
social, economic and physical needs Middle School children havenamed agent Bob Brastrup conduct awind-
for the next 25 years. Milwaukee Park after the historical break planting session in Havre this
The communities of Corvallis, Co- owner, Milwaukee RR. Trinity Rail winter.
lumbia Falls, Three Forks, Manhat- Service has made several donations Additionally Havre, along with Ft.
tan and Hamilton completed street and we are exploring a Walmart Benton, participated in and com
tree inventories last summer. grant for irrigation help. pleted tree inventories of their
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Corvallis received a Forest Service Tree Care Workshop program is communities.
grantto complete their inventory and being implemented in Glendive for Lastly, I am working on a
develop a management plan. The January through March 1998. Dutch Elm Disease
inventory was completed by dedi- Tenetative dates have been set. If project with Cas-
cated volunteers and Mr, Phil you are interested in attending, cade.
Leonardos high school class. please contact my office.
Also, congratulations to the
Missoula Little League Program and
) the community of Townsend who
received Forest Service grants to
implement tree planting projects.
!
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Scotch Pine COUNCIL REORGANIZES
AND WITH
ASSISTS
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
FOR COMMUNITY
FORESTRY PROGRAM
Pirns sylvestris: The Montana Community Forestry Coun-
ThenativepineoftiijeScot-; cil metseveral times thisyear. Their main Council working group members (L-R) Dan
tish Highlands, this is the purpose was to assist with the revision of Rogers, Perry Brzezinski, GeoffBogie, Peter
most widely distributed the 5-Year Plan, Montana’s Strategic Di- Kolb, Ryan Stover, Mark Hughes,JeffRoe,
pine in the world and one Mark Lennon, Marvin Brush, and Bob Logar
rection for Community Forestry. Coun-
ofthemost important Eu-
ropean.timbertrees. Inthe cil members discussed the successes ofthe program since its inception and performed
U.S., nativepinesare bet- a needs assessment for the future. The result is a new plan which will be signed by
ter adapted for forestry the State Forester and put into effect on January 1, 1998.
plantations, but Scotch!
Pine is commonly grown
forShelterbelts, ornament With the plan completed, the Council will turn its attention to its own development.
andChristmastrees. Issues such as funding, nonprofit status, membership, and scope will keep the Coun-
TheScotchPineisa beau- cil members busy into the Spring. Our next meeting is scheduled for March 26,
tiful, large (up to70’), in- 1998 in Bridger. Bob Logar and Joe Scianna from NRCS have graciously agreed to
troducedtreewith acrown NRCS
host the meeting and include a tour ofthe Plant Materials Center (where we’ll
ofspreading branchesthat
become rounded and ir- be meeting) in Bridger. If you would like to learn more about the Council, or if
regular with rich blue- you’re a former member, you'll want to come to Bridger to see what we're up to! If
greenfoliage. Ithasa habi you're planning on coming to the meeting, please RSVP early, so that we can plan
tat of various soils from accordingly. Thanks again to NRCS for hosting the meeting.
loamsto sand anda native
rangethatspansacross Eu-
ropeand N. Asia southto The Montana Community Forestry Council is an integral component of the DNRC
,
Turkey andhasbeennatu- Community Forestry Program, For more information about the Council, call Paula
,
ralized throughout N. Rosenthal at 542-4284.
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Program welcomes program
Participating in Tree City USA represents astrong community commitment
assistant GeoffBogie. Geoffis
a UM forestry student and he to management of your trees and other resources.
joined our stafflast September. Twenty-one Montana communities continued their commitment to
He provides support to the comprehensive community forestry programs be being recognized as Tree
Regional Community Foresters. Cities for the 1996 calendar year. Applications for certification or
wwaa.ss..:v-iinnssttrruummeennttaall", ii.nn tthhee recertification for 1997 are due December 31st.
development and layout ofthis Contact your Regional Community Forester for
newsletter, and has worked
details.
extensivelywith our 5-yearplan
(*) Additionally these communities received Growth
revision. Geoff's office is in Awards for extra efforts and improvements in their
Missoula, andhis phone number
is 542-4239. Welcome Geoff! %tree programs. TREECITYUSH
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TREES, PEOPLE &
THE LAW
COMEEREWCE COMES
TO
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The National Arbor Day Founda-
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tion will present Trees, People
the Law in Billings on March 25,
Interested in finding a copy ofa brochure on pruning that you had last 1998. This one-day seminar is ex-
spring? Want some advise on planting those new trees you just pur- tremely popular, and we’re fortu-
chased? That and just about anything else concerning community for- nate to be bring it to Montana. Vic-
estry is on the INTERNET. Community Forestry sites are multiply- tor Merullo leads the course, and
ing rapidly on the WEB. The following are just a few addresses that topics include: liability issues, prop-
you may want to check out: erty and personal damage caused by
(1) “http://www.odf.state.or.us/urban.htirr Oregon Department trees, damages recoverable for
of Forestry - Urban Forestry with links other sites. damace to trees, negligance and
"http://www.lstresource.eom/t/treedoc/topping.htm” Tree
(2) nuisance concepts, and current le-
Topping Hurts factsheet gal trends. The fee for the seminar
(3) "http://www.forestry.uga.edu/links.html” Extension Forest Re- is $125 and includes a copy of the
sources - University of Georgia, links to other states. book Arboriculture and the Law.
\4) “http://www.reeusda.gov/new/statepartners/usa.htm” Links Check your mailbox for a flyer and
to State Partners of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and registration information directly
Extension Service. from the National Arbor Day Foun-
(5) “http://willow.ncfes.umn.edu” Northeast Region US Forest Ser- dation, and mark your calendar to
vice Home page, on-line publications on pruning, insect and disease be in Billings on March 25th!
factsheets, tree care, Hazard Trees web page, natural resource man-
agement and other forestry related topics plus many links.
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Look for us at
MAN There are many opportunities to earn CEU’s
the
Congratulations to the City this winter and spring. Check out the Asso-
Trade Show in ciation of Montana Turf & Ornamental Pro-
of Missoula! They were
Missoula in fessionals (AMTOP) Convention in February.
nominated for a "Gold Leaf
January There are also credit-bearing courses at the
Award" from the Rocky & Montana Association of Nurseryman
Mountain Chapter of ISA Tradeshow in January - and there will be a
At the
for "Best Arbor Day Cel- AMTOP special utility training workshop in conjunc-
Con-
ebration" for their annual tion with this event. This line clearance work-
vention in
"Run for the Trees" which shop will fulfill the training requirements of
, Bozeman in OSHA 1910.269 and parts of the ANSI
is a premier racing event in
February Z133. 1-1994 safety standards. Contact Paula
Missoula each spring
Rosenthal, Community Forestry Coordinator
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Montana Community Forestry Program
Bulk Rate
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
2705 Spurgin Road
MT
Missoula, 59804 U.S. Postage
PAID
MT
Helena,
Permit No. 345
Roe
Jeff
DNRC
P.O.Box 1794
MT 59301
Miles City
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December 31, 1997 Tree City USA Deadline. Ifyou are recertifying, materials will be sent to you from
the National Arbor Day Foundation. If you are certifying for the first time, call your Regional Community
Forester.. TT-T..; -
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January 7-9, 1998 M.A.N. Conference, Missoula. Workshops, seminars, and a huge tradeshow.
CEU opportunities for arborists. Call 721-7334 to register.
January 7, 1998 Utility Training Workshop, Missoula. Meets some OSHA training requirements. Call Paula
Rosenthal, Community Forestry Specialist for details.
AMTOP &
February 9-11, 1998 Convention, Bozeman. Association of Montana Turf Ornamental
Profesionals. Pesticide Applicators and ISA Arborist Certification exams are planned.
March 1-3, 1998 Tree City USA Conference, Nebraska City, Nebraska
March 25, 1998 Trees, People and the Law, Billings. A one-day seminar which addresses legal
issues surrounding trees, property, damages, etc. Fee is $125 and CEU's are available.
March 26, 1998 Montana Community Forestry Council meeting hosted by NRCS. Meeting and
tour at the Plant Materials Center in Bridger.
March 29-31, 1998 Building with Trees Conference, Nebraska
April 1998 ARBOR MONTH!! Montana's ArborDay is officially on April 24, 1998.
