Jun 14, 2019
Forecon Inc. DMAP webpage is live!
Click the link below check out enrolled properties & download maps for the 2019 Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
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Jun 5, 2019
Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)
The spotted lantern fly is an invasive pest, primarily known to affect tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima). It has been detected on many host plants, including apples, plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, almonds, and pine.
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Jun 4, 2019
Peter Barron Joins the FORECON Team
Peter Barron joined our team of GIS professionals building maps & working with forestry data in early May.
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Jun 4, 2019
Highlights of the Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Markets – as of May 17, 2019
As of this writing, the US and China are still at a stalemate over continuing tariff issues, as trade negotiations have been put on hold while each side digs its heels in a little deeper on demands and expectations.
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Jun 4, 2019
What’s the White Stuff on Hemlock Branches and Needles?
Recently FORECON, Inc. has completed treatments to suppress the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Buttermilk Falls, Robert H. Treman and Letchworth Falls State Parks in New York.
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Jun 4, 2019
National Housing Starts and New York Housing Market Trends
A lot of timber market discussion has been dedicated to our current tariff/trade talks with China, and how the impact of these talks has affected our eastern hardwood markets.
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Apr 24, 2019
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese Barberry was introduced to the United States in 1875 from Russia at the Arnold Arboretum, and became known to naturalize in pastures and roadsides as early as 1910.
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Apr 24, 2019
US Hardwood Imports and Exports – Month of January 2019
To put our current hardwood markets conditions in perspective, its good to get a “30,000 foot” view of the general global trends we are experiencing with both our hardwood imports and exports.
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Apr 24, 2019
Ramps or Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum)
Spring forest floors in the U.S. Northeast are often covered with an Appalachian delicacy known by many as Ramps or Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum).
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Mar 26, 2019
Spotlight on the Forests of New York
It goes without saying that we wouldn’t be in business if it weren’t for the forests in our areas of operation.
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