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It states that she was a chaperone so I would almost assume she is not employed by the school and likely received no pay. It seems that if she was an employee her worker comp insurance would have had to pay? I also assume that like another poster said, she has been forced to sue by her...

I completely disagree with the article. The supreme court case had absolutely nothing to do with the recreational use statute, but they landowners tried to use it to shield themselves from what was probably a dumb choice by the landowner. He had a farm tour for kindergartners on his farm. He...

Unfortunately what you are running into is the direct result of what we have discussed in the other forester thread, severe budget cuts to the DNR's Forestry Bureau. They have barely been able to keep all of their foresters on the job, and the only way they have accomplished that is through...

Nobody is going to disagree that their is plenty of bloat in government spending these days, you just have to recognize where it is. The Bureau of Forestry's budget represents .0002% of the states general fund budget. Even if you eliminated 1000 examples like this, you have dented the budget...

True for some government functions, but if you ask about any private forester, they will tell you state foresters are incredibly important to their business. The more landowners district foresters meet with and stewardship plans produced, directly leads to more work the private foresters get...

I understand that and am not surprised that there are a few foresters that struggle to embrace some of the newer habitat techniques, such as hinging. In my opinion, you can easily meet both goals, and I can't think of any forest management activities that actually hurt habitat. If you are...

Quick update to bump this to the top. April 3rd is going to be the Coalition for Iowa's Woodlands day at the capitol. I assume all of you recognize the importance of Iowa's woodlands to the sport you all commit so much time to. This day at the capitol is an excellent opportunity for you to...

It is pissing and moaning matches like this one that has driven me away from this site. It seems that many many of the threads on here turn into exactly like this one. If I wanted to see this kind of stuff I would flip back and forth between Fox news and MSNBC. No matter what side of the...

Is this the case you are talking about? http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013302160029 The ruled that the scenario was not covered under the law. The law explicitly states that you have no liability when you invite someone to your property for recreational uses...

Couple of things - As it sits, the forest reserve law is one of the oldest tax laws on the books in the state of Iowa. It has been in existence, with very little alteration, for decades. It is by a wide margin the best forest tax law in the country, and is one of the very few incentives to...

HF 306 was introduced this week. It essentially requires an approved forest management plan be recorded for your property to enroll or remain enrolled in the forest/fruit tree reserve property tax program. It also states your plan must be updated every 10 years...

Thanks for the clarification hans1, and I do have a pretty good idea of which forester you are talking about. Get with your forester and ask him about some of the recent EQIP changes. Edge feathering and other early successional practices have been added, and the rates are quite attractive...

Wow hans, what a complete misunderstanding of how forestry cost sharing works. NRCS has established an MOU with Forestry delegating them all technical responsibility for any cost share projects with a forestry component. If your meddling reference is about non foresters, then it has no place in...

Ok guys, you are bouncing around between about 3 different silvicultural practices here, and I think you are confusing the desired outcome of what each of them are intended to do. The 3 you are discussing are weed tree removal, crop tree release, and aspen recycling (early succession...

If any of it is within 180 ft of the river bank, enroll it in the Riparian Buffer (CP22) CRP program, and plant it to shrubs with possibly some bur oak or swamp white oak, depending on the specific soil type. You would get cost sharing to plant the shrubs/trees (possibly up to 90%), an annual...

If you have a stream or any sort of water in the area you would be eligible to put a 180 ft buffer of trees on it with the Riparian Buffer CRP program. Of course that is just like any other CRP contract in that is pays a portion of the cost to plant the trees, and then you get an annual payment...

Vice president was in the state today I believe...........

Wanted to give you guys a heads up. They have announced a second round of EQIP rankings and the deadline to get signed up is March 30th. (You can sign up anytime of the year but they only do rankings a couple of times). EQIP is a great cost sharing program to complete forestry practices such as...

Make sure you go to the link and review what they are proposing. It actually shows the county by county recommendations for antlerless quotas. I also vote that you lose all rights to piss and moan on this website about the deer populations if you do not attend one of the meetings and voice...

DNR to hold public meeting to discuss fall hunting and trapping regulations Des Moines - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings on March 6, to discuss possible changes in the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall. The changes would affect deer and...