Woodland News

It is not news that Northeastern forests are experiencing threats from a range of invasive insect and plant species.

For decades, baseball bats had been made almost exclusively of ash. But in the mid-1990s, Sam Holman, a sort of Johnny Mapleseed of baseball bats, started experimenting with maple, giving samples to several players for the nearby Toronto Blue Jays.

Summer in our region typically sees a mixed bag of market fluctuations; certain species (the maples in particular, but also some oaks and beech) are more readily affected by heat and direct sunlight than others after harvesting, and the demand for these species tends to decline a bit in the hotter months. 

One of our passions has always been to see our clients benefit from the hard work and patience they’ve put in to managing their woodlots and forests. 

We are grateful to be celebrating our 65th year serving landowners throughout NY, PA and WV, and are especially proud of our staff – our foresters, forest technicians, GIS specialists, appraisers, and our administrative folks – all of whom contribute greatly to the success of being in business so long.

AHEC has developed a fascinating interactive map demonstrating the status of our valuable hardwood resources, allowing users to view national and regional distribution, growth and removal information for most of the main commercial American hardwood species. 

With the G20 Summit behind us, we are still not quite sure what lies in front of us regarding our trade negotiations with China.

The cool, wet spring makes it not only difficult to mow your lawn and plant your garden, but it can also have a crippling effect on the success of hardwood regeneration, particularly black cherry.

Sixty-five years is an impressive milestone, and it should not go unnoticed. In honor of their 65th anniversary, Congressman Tom Reed recently stopped by FORECON in Falconer, NY to congratulate them on their achievement.

Whereas, Forest Recreation Ecology and Conservation (FORECON) is a national organization that was founded by Curtis Bauer in the Jamestown area and continues to work and help our community in Falconer NY...