Heard on the RADIO – Holiday December 2022
Heard on the RADIO - Holiday December 2022 As we approach the holiday season, it’s important to reflect on the year’s blessings, and also time to plan for the future. Your friends at [...]
Heard on the RADIO – Recreational properties, farms, rural homes and camps offered for sale at TimberlandRealty.net
Heard on the RADIO - Recreational properties, farms, rural homes and camps offered for sale at TimberlandRealty.net This is a great time of year, for us here at FORECON, to say thanks for all your [...]
Heard on the RADIO – Trusted Service Since 1954
Heard on the RADIO - Trusted Service Since 1954 When was the last time you walked your woods, or checked your boundary lines for storm damage and insect problems? Here at FORECON, our [...]
Chainsaw Safety, Maintenance and Best Practices Event for the Public
The Northwest PA Woodland Association is presenting an opportunity for those interested in proper chainsaw use and maintenance to attend a workshop taught by Kevin Snyder, a very skilled professional logger and instructor. [...]
Shawn Hilton Spraying to Control Hemlock Wooly Adelgid at Audubon Nature Center – Jamestown NY
Helping the Audubon Community Nature Center in Jamestown, New York, Shawn Hilton applies control treatment for invasive pests. The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid has been responsible for tree mortality in the area, and FORECON has [...]
FORECON Team Member Earns Society of American Forester’s (SAF) “Certified Forester” Designation
We are very proud and happy to announce that Travis Cunningham, FORECON’s Chief Silviculturist/Chief Forester, has obtained his Certified Forester® (CF®) designation from the Society of American Foresters (SAF). This is a terrific accomplishment, [...]
FORECON Streamlines Operations and Gains Vital Insight with Unanet A/E
FORECON continues to explore improvements in business practices to increase customer value and improved overall company service offerings and efficiencies. Partnering with Unanet A/E, FORECON developed an implementation plan that created company-wide improvements across [...]
White Oak Poaching on Increase Amid Rising Popularity of Tennessee, Kentucky Spirits
From "Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 4, 2021" White Oak Poaching on Increase Amid Rising Popularity of Tennessee, Kentucky Spirits Tennessee Division of Forestry officials said much of the driving force behind what appears [...]
With Change Comes … Change
Pretty philosophic title, huh? LOL – anyway, its immediately what came to mind when trying to summarize what several forest industry groups, including the Forest Landowners Association (FLA), have been tracking as the new [...]
Are Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires the Result of Climate Change?
Our good colleagues out west – Mason, Bruce & Girard – have recently taken a look at the current wildfire situation out west from a forester’s viewpoint – we thought it would be of [...]
Hardwood Export Highlights
The most recent Hardwood Leader (September 2020), a publication put out monthly by the Hardwood Publishing Co., Inc., looked at export markets for both hardwood lumber and logs. There has been some “solid growth” [...]
China on the Rise…..Again???
While we are encouraged by the news that other Southeast Asian markets are developing for our hardwood resource (see article on Vietnam’s role in hardwood consumption), it is very heartening to hear as well [...]
USDA Loan Program Announcement: Hardwood Sawmills Should Be Eligible for Loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available and expanding eligibility for up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Agricultural producers [...]
To Our FORECON Clients/Friends
No need to tell you we are living in some surreal times right now. The affects of the COVID-19 virus have had impacts on all of us in a variety of ways. Many are homebound, everyone is (or should be) practicing “social distancing”, and we are being informed 24/7 with updates on the infection rate, where the “hotspots” are, and the need for personal protection equipment for our fantastic doctors, nurses, and health care workers who in many cases are putting their personal well-being aside for the good of us all.
Forest Landowner Issues Discussed on Capitol Hill
Every year in the early part of February, the Forest Landowners Association Staff and Board of Directors convene in Washington, DC to discuss the interests and concerns of private forest landowners across the US, with [...]
FORECON Participates in SAF Field Tour in Pennsylvania
FORECON's Travis Cunningham (Staff Forester) On Wednesday, August 14th, several FORECON employees hosted a field tour for the Society of American Foresters (SAF) Plateau Chapter in northeastern Pennsylvania. Brock Sanner (Director of [...]
FORECON, Inc. – Celebrating 65 Years in Business!
Ron Johnson (VP, FORECON); Andy Johnson (Principal, EcoStrategies);Alison Hunt (District Director for Tom Reed); George Borrello (Chautauqua County Executive);John Gifford (President, FORECON); Congressman Tom Reed (US Representative for NY’s 23rd Congressional District); Katrina [...]
Chautauqua County Certificate of Recognition — George M. Borrello – Chautauqua County Executive
In recognition of its 65th Year in Business on July 1, 2019. It is through the dedication and commitment of this Professional forestry Consulting firm, which is headquartered in Falconer, N.Y., that it continues to [...]
New York State Assembly Citation July 2, 2019 Andy Goodell — NYS Assemblyman for the 150th District
New York State Assembly Citation July 2, 2019 Andrew Goodell, Member of Assembly Congratulations FORECON, INC. as you Celebrate your 65thh Anniversary. Best Wishes as you continue using innovative, cutting-edge technology to help landowners, [...]
Congressional Proclamation, United States of America, House of Representatives
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; and Whereas, [...]
